KAOOTA BLUE - From Dusk to Dawn Tasmania, Australia
By
OldSaint on 13-Dec-18. Waypoint GA13319
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Regular |
| Coordinates: | S43° 1.587' E147° 11.074' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 515037E 5236231N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 372 m |
| Local Government Area: | Kingborough |
/147.184567,-43.02645,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
A great walk or ride on a well defined tracked, placed in support of other caches in the area in an effort to get more visitors and cachers to the area
Kaoota means dusk
This gently graded track meanders through varied bushland, including dry eucalypt forest and rainforest, following a section of the historic Kaoota Tramway. While large sections of the tramway are now in private ownership, Council has been able to develop 6 km for people to enjoy – its width and gradient perfect for walking or riding abreast. Constructed in 1906 , the 20 km long two- foot gauge tramway was used to transport coal from the mine at Kaoota to the wharf at Margate. After coal mining ceased the tramway was used to transport logs, fruit and passengers. The line was dismantled in 1922 after bushfires destroyed several bridges. Keep a lookout for historic relics, such as railway sleepers, rails and coal spills.
Limited parking at S43° 01.164' E147° 10.815'
Note: Due to the abundance of native wildlife along this track, dogs are prohibited.
Enjoy the ride or the walk
Cheers OldSaint
Hints
Va n fznyy pnir be penpx va gur ebpxf
Cyrnfr ercynpr nf sbhaq purref |
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Decode |
Logs
Had my gpsr as well as my phone. Reception really bad in this area. Hoping to find the gca caches along this track but spent half a week in hour here. My only spare time this weekend, fingers crossed for the rest
This took us quite a while to find,even with two previous finders with us. Glad we got there in the end.
Thanks OldSaint.
Great to catch up at the event
Thanks OldSaint.
Great to catch up at the event
Hi OldSaint
Out caching again and loving it like I used to. Thanks for reigniting my fire for this great activity that we have shared many times together.
Sadly my GPS has had too long a break and whether it was the tree canopy or the cloudy day it just kept having a hissy fit.
I knew you would have a sensible hide so after a lit of unnecessary scrambling (which isnt ideal when your arm is in a cast) I looked where I figured you would hide it and there she was. 
Thanks old friend.
red tag (Cathy)
Out caching again and loving it like I used to. Thanks for reigniting my fire for this great activity that we have shared many times together.
Sadly my GPS has had too long a break and whether it was the tree canopy or the cloudy day it just kept having a hissy fit.
I knew you would have a sensible hide so after a lit of unnecessary scrambling (which isnt ideal when your arm is in a cast) I looked where I figured you would hide it and there she was. Thanks old friend.
red tag (Cathy)
Hi OldSaint,
TFTC,
This one is a bit of course but we found it much faster this time as opposed to the last time when we didn't find it.
Thanks again,
KingSmev
Find number: 2️⃣5️⃣
TFTC,
This one is a bit of course but we found it much faster this time as opposed to the last time when we didn't find it.
Thanks again,
KingSmev
Find number: 2️⃣5️⃣
We had had two old caches, Black Gold and Kaoota Tramway on our to do list for quite a few years but today was the first time we had unlimited time to cache while in Hobart. After a walk up Chimney Pot Hill we headed to the top of the tramway walk just out of Kaoota where, after collecting the information for Black Gold, we headed towards this cache.
It was a pleasant walk under the canopy but the constant crunch of the dry wattle seed pods under our feet was a constant reminder of how dry the under growth is. The smell of smoke from the nearby bush fire reminded us how quickly this forest would burn.Our GPS wanted us on top of the cutting but after failing to find anything in keeping with the hint we expanded our search. We tried to tread carefully as the mosses were very brittle. Finally one of us looked up and spotted the hide. After letting our GPSs settle both indicated we were 13 m N of GZ.
Thanks for another cache between the two old ones Old Saint. Not sure CWA cooks would approve of this container - only 4 Roses flour in paper bags for them.
It was a pleasant walk under the canopy but the constant crunch of the dry wattle seed pods under our feet was a constant reminder of how dry the under growth is. The smell of smoke from the nearby bush fire reminded us how quickly this forest would burn.Our GPS wanted us on top of the cutting but after failing to find anything in keeping with the hint we expanded our search. We tried to tread carefully as the mosses were very brittle. Finally one of us looked up and spotted the hide. After letting our GPSs settle both indicated we were 13 m N of GZ.
Thanks for another cache between the two old ones Old Saint. Not sure CWA cooks would approve of this container - only 4 Roses flour in paper bags for them.
After a walk up Chimney Pot Hill Mr W and Mr T decided to do the Kaoota Tramway Track. Mr W had never been on the track and was pleasantly surprised at how well maintained it was. He may return with the grandsons for a bike ride with them. Thanks for hiding a cache to find along the way. A great walk. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
On a caching trip to Hobart finding caches that have been published since our last visit and this was one of them. What a beautiful trail to walk thanks for bringing us here.
Many thanks OldSaint for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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This was a challenge.
I looked for some time on the way in, checking any likely hideyhole.
On the way back after finding the other seven caches down the way, I repeated the search.
I then tried to look at the previous logs on my GPS, but budgie's enormous log seemed to stop me viewing any more.
Luckily I had just enough reception on my phone to see EeePees' log, and realise that I had to go off the track.
After some more searching, I found the cache about 6m north of the new coords - after letting my GPS average for a while, it came up with S43 01.584 E147 11.073.
Lovely spot, but.
Thanks.
I looked for some time on the way in, checking any likely hideyhole.
On the way back after finding the other seven caches down the way, I repeated the search.
I then tried to look at the previous logs on my GPS, but budgie's enormous log seemed to stop me viewing any more.
Luckily I had just enough reception on my phone to see EeePees' log, and realise that I had to go off the track.
After some more searching, I found the cache about 6m north of the new coords - after letting my GPS average for a while, it came up with S43 01.584 E147 11.073.
Lovely spot, but.
Thanks.
Had a great walk along the kaoota tramway after work. 2 hours in total with 4 finds and 4 hides
TFTC and Happy New Year
Found this cache while out and about today
Journey or Destination
Game Period: 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.
On your entry to the game you will be asked to create a playing field with a number of ground tiles. Your playing field is a grid 20 x 20 ground tiles making a total number of 400 possible steps you can take on your journey or destination. You choose whether you want to find and follow the path or whether you wanted to meander around. A playing field is unique to each player so there is no benefit in teaming up to beat the system through brute force.
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath. There are a number of different ground tiles that will be revealed when you click on your playing field. It should be noted that there are no punishments for clicking a tile but there will not always be the reward you were hoping for as you reveal each tile.
Dirt. The ground beneath the ground tile is just plain old brown dirt.
Dirt with some points. The ground beneath the tile is brown dirt but it has some points associated with it.
Concrete. The ground beneath is part of the pathway that will lead you on your way to your destination but has no point value.
Start. A concrete ground tile that has a blue map marker.
Destination. A ground tile that has a green map marker.
Meandering around and avoiding the path will accumulate points that will be used to place on you the ladder of wanderers. The more you stay off the path the higher the number of points you will accumulate and it will be your journey that will be the determining factor in whether you place into a prize winning position. You are free to select any ground tile to click on; they do not need to be next to each other.
Trying to find the path may mean you strike out on the dirt until you eventually come across the path and as a geocacher who can't say that this isn't a tried and true method. Once you find the path however will you try and follow the path as it changes direction around your playing field? Do you go North, South, East or West to try and find the next concrete tile along the path? If you head one way are you heading towards the start or towards the destination? When you do happen upon the destination tile then you will automatically be in a winning position.
At any point you are free to change from the journey to the destination and vice versa but you won't be able to regenerate your playing field. You are also free to keep playing as long as you have qualifying geocaches, accumulating more and more dirt tile points and placing you higher and higher on the ladder.
Qualifying geocaches fall into two categories. Finds and Hides.
A qualifying find is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date prior to the game commencing
The geocache was logged by you on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache was physically found by you during the game period
The geocache is not owned by you unless it is a moveable geocache
The geocache has not previously been found by you during the game period
The geocache is one of the following types:
Burke and Wills
Moveable (you will qualify only once for a find on a moveable geocache)
Traditional
TrigPoint
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
A qualifying hide is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date after the game has commenced
The geocache was published on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache has a container size of regular or larger (Note: A regular geocache has a volume of 1 litre or more)
The geocache is one of the following types:
Moveable
Traditional
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
The game tracking mechanism relies upon your honesty when logging geocaches as found or hidden.
The games administrators will undertake verification of a statistically significant number of logs.
Players who continually log inaccurate information will be disqualified from the game. The game administrators decision is final.
The game administrators will subtract qualifying hide or find geocaches from your tally if they are found to be not genuine.
The game administrators reserve the right to provide clarifications to the rules at any point during the game.
Don't forget to claim your limited time game trophies, if your qualify, while the game is in progress. Once the game completes the ability to claim your trophies is lost for ever.
TFTC and Happy New Year
Found this cache while out and about today
Journey or Destination
Game Period: 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.
On your entry to the game you will be asked to create a playing field with a number of ground tiles. Your playing field is a grid 20 x 20 ground tiles making a total number of 400 possible steps you can take on your journey or destination. You choose whether you want to find and follow the path or whether you wanted to meander around. A playing field is unique to each player so there is no benefit in teaming up to beat the system through brute force.
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath. There are a number of different ground tiles that will be revealed when you click on your playing field. It should be noted that there are no punishments for clicking a tile but there will not always be the reward you were hoping for as you reveal each tile.
Dirt. The ground beneath the ground tile is just plain old brown dirt.
Dirt with some points. The ground beneath the tile is brown dirt but it has some points associated with it.
Concrete. The ground beneath is part of the pathway that will lead you on your way to your destination but has no point value.
Start. A concrete ground tile that has a blue map marker.
Destination. A ground tile that has a green map marker.
Meandering around and avoiding the path will accumulate points that will be used to place on you the ladder of wanderers. The more you stay off the path the higher the number of points you will accumulate and it will be your journey that will be the determining factor in whether you place into a prize winning position. You are free to select any ground tile to click on; they do not need to be next to each other.
Trying to find the path may mean you strike out on the dirt until you eventually come across the path and as a geocacher who can't say that this isn't a tried and true method. Once you find the path however will you try and follow the path as it changes direction around your playing field? Do you go North, South, East or West to try and find the next concrete tile along the path? If you head one way are you heading towards the start or towards the destination? When you do happen upon the destination tile then you will automatically be in a winning position.
At any point you are free to change from the journey to the destination and vice versa but you won't be able to regenerate your playing field. You are also free to keep playing as long as you have qualifying geocaches, accumulating more and more dirt tile points and placing you higher and higher on the ladder.
Qualifying geocaches fall into two categories. Finds and Hides.
A qualifying find is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date prior to the game commencing
The geocache was logged by you on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache was physically found by you during the game period
The geocache is not owned by you unless it is a moveable geocache
The geocache has not previously been found by you during the game period
The geocache is one of the following types:
Burke and Wills
Moveable (you will qualify only once for a find on a moveable geocache)
Traditional
TrigPoint
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
A qualifying hide is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date after the game has commenced
The geocache was published on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache has a container size of regular or larger (Note: A regular geocache has a volume of 1 litre or more)
The geocache is one of the following types:
Moveable
Traditional
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
The game tracking mechanism relies upon your honesty when logging geocaches as found or hidden.
The games administrators will undertake verification of a statistically significant number of logs.
Players who continually log inaccurate information will be disqualified from the game. The game administrators decision is final.
The game administrators will subtract qualifying hide or find geocaches from your tally if they are found to be not genuine.
The game administrators reserve the right to provide clarifications to the rules at any point during the game.
Don't forget to claim your limited time game trophies, if your qualify, while the game is in progress. Once the game completes the ability to claim your trophies is lost for ever.
Hello OldSaint thanks for the cache.
On the way down the track EeePees and I walked past this cache on our way to another one of your caches.
On the way back up the track we stopped and had a lengthy search before phoning for some help.
After awhile we managed to find the cache and empty log book.
Another great walk with EeePees as they always are.
Found on 16 December 2018 at 1350
TFTC
On the way down the track EeePees and I walked past this cache on our way to another one of your caches.
On the way back up the track we stopped and had a lengthy search before phoning for some help.
After awhile we managed to find the cache and empty log book.
Another great walk with EeePees as they always are.
Found on 16 December 2018 at 1350
TFTC
FTF with AlbyDangles at 1:48pm Saturday 16 December 2018.
I could say we decided to do these two new caches in order (GA13118, then GA13119), but we actually walked past the first one without realising, and once that dawned on us 150m onwards, we decided to continue onto the further one and try this one on the way back - and hope no-one finds it before we return.
This one then took quite a while to find, the GPSrs bouncing around, we just couldn't find it. We extended our search, and still couldn't find a likely hide to match the hint, that would hold a 'regular' sized container. A call to the CO and we were advised that we *would* need to leave the track! We did so, still took a few minutes, but eventually, AlbyDangles spotted it!
Yah, another empty logbook, nice!
We found it about 6 metres off the east side of the track, according to one Garmin at -42 01.582, 147 11.069
Thanks for the cache OldSaint, and another excuse to come and use this track, and thanks too for the nudge on the phone!
A great short walk on a nice day that had otherwise touted heavy rain and possible storms - still to eventuate.
Thanks for the excellent company Alby, as always.
I could say we decided to do these two new caches in order (GA13118, then GA13119), but we actually walked past the first one without realising, and once that dawned on us 150m onwards, we decided to continue onto the further one and try this one on the way back - and hope no-one finds it before we return.
This one then took quite a while to find, the GPSrs bouncing around, we just couldn't find it. We extended our search, and still couldn't find a likely hide to match the hint, that would hold a 'regular' sized container. A call to the CO and we were advised that we *would* need to leave the track! We did so, still took a few minutes, but eventually, AlbyDangles spotted it!
Yah, another empty logbook, nice!
We found it about 6 metres off the east side of the track, according to one Garmin at -42 01.582, 147 11.069
Thanks for the cache OldSaint, and another excuse to come and use this track, and thanks too for the nudge on the phone!
A great short walk on a nice day that had otherwise touted heavy rain and possible storms - still to eventuate.
Thanks for the excellent company Alby, as always.
Rated: for Overall Experience
