YARRA - The Last Dragonzone Fairfield, Victoria, Australia
By
n0w0rries on 10-Jul-19. Waypoint GA12476
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Podcache |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S37° 48.000' E145° 0.485' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 324632E 5814506N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 15 m |
| Local Government Area: | Yarra |
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Description
Adding Yarra to the Dragonzones.
The Yarra River has a detailed and complex geological history. It was utilised and managed sustainably by the Wurundjeri for around 40,000 years, however since the European settlement and use of the river in the mid-19th century, its geography has changed substantially reflecting the unsustainable use of the river and surrounding resources.
The river is fed by a number of small unnamed creeks and streams in the Yarra Ranges as well as 49 named tributaries, most of which are creeks.
The river's lower reaches travel through central Melbourne. It is approximately 242 kilometres (150 mi) in length, with a mean annual flow of 718 gigalitres (2.54×1010 cu ft), which is roughly 50% its original flow prior to damming.
It is the most westerly snow fed river in Australia. The total catchment area is approximately 4,000 square kilometres
Once upon time there were no Dragonzone caches in Yarra...
Now there is one hidden nearby...
Listen closely to find it:
(I have also added written comments to the file.)
Listen to GA12476 Yarra - The Last Dragonzone by n0w0rries on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/user-762151751/ga12476-yarra-the-last-dragonzone
This is the view from near the cache:
Hints
Onfr bs snyyra gerr. Evire fvqr. |
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Decode |
Logs
Like those before I had solved this one many moons ago.
Well doing a little research I notice this one will help me on the way to gold.
So with nothing to do this afternoon I was off to check out GZ.
Boy did I make hard work of it.
After an intitial search I revereted to the hint.
This put me in an even more confused state.
Then I noticed it had been found within the last 24hrs.
So I was sure it must still be here.
So back to the drawing board and digging a little deeper I was soon back on track.
I signed and wa on my way!
Time to shoot some hoops!
TFTC
Well doing a little research I notice this one will help me on the way to gold.
So with nothing to do this afternoon I was off to check out GZ.
Boy did I make hard work of it.
After an intitial search I revereted to the hint.
This put me in an even more confused state.
Then I noticed it had been found within the last 24hrs.
So I was sure it must still be here.
So back to the drawing board and digging a little deeper I was soon back on track.
I signed and wa on my way!
Time to shoot some hoops!
TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found by caughtatwork at 15:10 on 28/03/2021
Oh, wow. I solved this challenge a little whiole ago but had not ventured out this way for amny reasons including COVID and a lack of other caches to find here, but today was the day to grab this, another GCA and another nearby GC.
This was a tricky find as the location had me about 5m away at the wrong tree, but after that was exhausted I looked around and checked the next closest location that could hide a geocache and ... bingo!
The cache is in great condition, perfectly dry and well hidden in it's location.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks for this experience here. Not too many of this cache type around so ilt was nice to try for this one in the warm afternoon today.
*Overall Experience: 4*
GAFF 1
*Recommended*
Oh, wow. I solved this challenge a little whiole ago but had not ventured out this way for amny reasons including COVID and a lack of other caches to find here, but today was the day to grab this, another GCA and another nearby GC.
This was a tricky find as the location had me about 5m away at the wrong tree, but after that was exhausted I looked around and checked the next closest location that could hide a geocache and ... bingo!
The cache is in great condition, perfectly dry and well hidden in it's location.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks for this experience here. Not too many of this cache type around so ilt was nice to try for this one in the warm afternoon today.
*Overall Experience: 4*
GAFF 1
*Recommended*
Rated: for Overall Experience
#GA4978 - 16:25; In Melbourne with Sol de lune for a flying visit to collect some items and get them delivered in time for Christmas. After an early start we had completed the first pick up, but our drop off point was quite some way away. We couldn't do the drop off by closing time, so that left us some time to collect a few caches. Collected another short series by the CO, then headed here on a round about route to the city and our hotel. A short steep drop before we added our names to the log. TFTC n0w0rries 
Rated: for Overall Experience
After hitting a few caches a little further south, LuckyL10n and I made our way up to Yarra to tackle this one. Had the GZ sorted in the car on the way down this morning and once there we took to the path and were soon scrambling around looking for the cache. A great hint and we soon had the prize in hand and our names in the log book. Was harder getting back to the path than it was getting to down the cache.
Thanks n0w0rries.....great to see another Podcache out in the field of play.
Thanks n0w0rries.....great to see another Podcache out in the field of play.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Following the statement from the Victorian Premier announcing a Level 2 Shutdown due to COVID - 19, I have decided to temporarily disable this geocache.
I will review this decision on a regular basis over the coming weeks / months and reassess it as needs be.
Stay safe everyone, see you on the other side.
For the full statement, please go to:
https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-from-the-premier-33/
I will review this decision on a regular basis over the coming weeks / months and reassess it as needs be.
Stay safe everyone, see you on the other side.
For the full statement, please go to:
https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/statement-from-the-premier-33/
I had to find a couple of GCA caches today with a total D/T combination of 8 in order to log the locationless February 29th 2020 (GA14467). This one was perfect as I'd solved it quite some time ago and it would give me ¾ of the D/T requirements 
(if I could find it and its GCA neighbour up the track a bit of course 
).
I took a bit of an overland trek to GZ given the terrain rating but once there, I had a squiz at the hint and was signing the log not long after at 10:35.
TNLNSL. Thanks n0w0rries.
(if I could find it and its GCA neighbour up the track a bit of course ). I took a bit of an overland trek to GZ given the terrain rating but once there, I had a squiz at the hint and was signing the log not long after at 10:35.
TNLNSL. Thanks n0w0rries.
Rated: for Overall Experience
solved at home before a weekend with the boys in Melbourne. Found with stainless steel rat and 1toolman
quick find while out with goose and egg and Toolman
doing a raiding mission from Tassie
thanks for the cache
doing a raiding mission from Tassie
thanks for the cache
Today we were heading across Melbourne as we continued to collect data for Victoria's Biggest Sudoku but our main focus was to find this cache as Yarra is the last lga we need to find a cache in to qualify for several mission trophies.
We made our way round the beautiful parklands and headed to our calculated oordinates. Our GPS decided to go into a spin and took a long time to settle. Then we took a long time to locate the cache container - we just didn't search deeply enough. We sat nearby to sign the logbook and to admire the view across the water.
Thanks for this cache N0w0rries. We really enjoyed your first podcache and appreciate that you placed it in the Yarra dragonZone. This find will qualify us for both Melbourne Capitalist and Victoria Statesman Missions. And we really enjoyed our visit to this part of Melbourne as we had not been here before even though we do have some solved puzzles that have final coordinates not too far away.
We made our way round the beautiful parklands and headed to our calculated oordinates. Our GPS decided to go into a spin and took a long time to settle. Then we took a long time to locate the cache container - we just didn't search deeply enough. We sat nearby to sign the logbook and to admire the view across the water.
Thanks for this cache N0w0rries. We really enjoyed your first podcache and appreciate that you placed it in the Yarra dragonZone. This find will qualify us for both Melbourne Capitalist and Victoria Statesman Missions. And we really enjoyed our visit to this part of Melbourne as we had not been here before even though we do have some solved puzzles that have final coordinates not too far away.
*FTF* at 3:21
I saw this one pop up but decided it was best not to do this morning in the dark. I'm glad I waited for daylight. I listened to the audio add did what was required to get the location for gz.
After a bit of a scramble and initially checking the wrong spot, I had the well hidden container in hand.
Thanks N0w0rries for the cache and nice effort on the different type.
I saw this one pop up but decided it was best not to do this morning in the dark. I'm glad I waited for daylight. I listened to the audio add did what was required to get the location for gz.
After a bit of a scramble and initially checking the wrong spot, I had the well hidden container in hand.
Thanks N0w0rries for the cache and nice effort on the different type.
