The BFT Tasmania, Australia
By
The Hancock Clan on 11-Jan-20. Waypoint GA14303
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S41° 2.479' E145° 22.289' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 363122E 5455378N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 263 m |
| Local Government Area: | Circular Head |
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Description
A small cache hidden close to a Big Fat Tree!
Browntop stringybark (Eucalyptus obliqua) trees can be found in forests throughout the cooler parts of south-eastern Australia. It is difficult to calculate exactly, but the tree would be close to 400 years old. Eucalypts usually reach their maximum height by around 150 years, but can live for several more centuries.
This particularly tree is 62 metres tall. This is not exceptional given that this species typically attains heights between 45 and 90 metres. The tallest trees are found in wet eucalypt forest where the rainfall is high and the soils are fertile. In Tasmania, the tallest Browntop stringybark grow in the Florentine Valley, near Maydena.
The exceptional fact about this tree is its circumference. It's 16 metres around the base which is unusually large.
Hints
Erne bs cyngsbez, haqrearngu |
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Logs
Nice area. Yet another Tassy "big tree". Took a bit of looking but in the end we found a couple of caches 
. Tronador sorted out the confusion with the CO and we were on our way. Lovely spot.
. Tronador sorted out the confusion with the CO and we were on our way. Lovely spot.I was in the area today with Altaire and we came here to visit the beautiful stringybarks with their massive trunks after visiting the falls. I walked around in circles for quite some time and found nothing. So I took a different approach and saw the glint of plastic, but not where the hint said the cache should be. On further digging I uncovered the original cache. Opening the log book, sure enough, the last finder was DEZ. So this was the original cache. I knew wazza9 had replaced it after assuming it might be missing but we couldn't find this new cache, until Altaire finally spotted it. It blended in well. So now there were two caches. Knowing the CO I gave him a quick call and removed the replacement. The original is now back in its correct position, logbook signed and we were on our way after admiring these majestic trees.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A lovely spot to come too. Signed and replaced. Thanks to The Hancock Clan 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Today i was working at Smithton and on the way back i detoured in to Dip Falls to grab the Multi cache, and the one at the big tree.
as i approached the back of the tree the cache was sitting out for the world to see so it made for an easy find, the log had all random people signed in it and some offensive drawings so removed those pages and signed my name. i placed the cache back into hiding and made sure it was covered over so it wasnt easily spotted by muggles. TFTC
as i approached the back of the tree the cache was sitting out for the world to see so it made for an easy find, the log had all random people signed in it and some offensive drawings so removed those pages and signed my name. i placed the cache back into hiding and made sure it was covered over so it wasnt easily spotted by muggles. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
A reasonably quick find. A small amount of water in the container but the log was O K. This tree certainly has seen a lot of life.
We found the BTF easily but it took a bit of time to find the cache. I'm attaching a photo of the nearby BFDT.
Thanks for the cache Hancock Clan. Now back to the falls
Thanks for the cache Hancock Clan. Now back to the falls
Rated: for Overall Experience
Have driven past the Big tree
many times while fire fighting further out Rabalga Rd.
Great to see a cache here now.
Used the new 66s gpsr as the montana hates it under trees.
Once near gz the hide was spotted.....sat the gpsr above the cache and it read zero m to the cache...can't get better coords than that....spot on.
The cache had water inside but the log was dry...ziploc doing its job.
The falls today were awesome....way more water than expected due to subdued rainfall.
Many TFTEC The Hancock Clan...awesome out in this forest...much appreciated...cheers ST.
many times while fire fighting further out Rabalga Rd.
Great to see a cache here now.
Used the new 66s gpsr as the montana hates it under trees.
Once near gz the hide was spotted.....sat the gpsr above the cache and it read zero m to the cache...can't get better coords than that....spot on.
The cache had water inside but the log was dry...ziploc doing its job.
The falls today were awesome....way more water than expected due to subdued rainfall.
Many TFTEC The Hancock Clan...awesome out in this forest...much appreciated...cheers ST.
Rated: for Overall Experience
When we were planning our trip to Stanley to catch up with family we decided to add this cache to our list for the day. We noticed the last log was a DNF so we left plenty of time for the 50km detour plus time to search.
Although it had been very overcast when we left Ulverstone the sky had cleared by the time we reached the Sisters Hills and we enjoyed the drive through the country side to the Dip forest reserve. There were two cars in the car park when we arrived but the occupants of one were just emerging from the track and the other group were on their way out. We were pleased that we wouldn't have to wait for muggles and could search uninterrupted. We did our usual circuit of the search area, firstly from the board walk then from the area below. On this second circuit we spotted the container perched well clear of the ground. We soon had the log signed and the container returned. Our GPS was a little unsettled when we checked it but cacher instinct and the hint enabled a quick find.
Thanks for this cache The Hancock Clan and for bringing us back to this lovely area. No water over the falls today and the forest floor was very dry. The old trees are continuing to stand majestically in this section of the forest.
Although it had been very overcast when we left Ulverstone the sky had cleared by the time we reached the Sisters Hills and we enjoyed the drive through the country side to the Dip forest reserve. There were two cars in the car park when we arrived but the occupants of one were just emerging from the track and the other group were on their way out. We were pleased that we wouldn't have to wait for muggles and could search uninterrupted. We did our usual circuit of the search area, firstly from the board walk then from the area below. On this second circuit we spotted the container perched well clear of the ground. We soon had the log signed and the container returned. Our GPS was a little unsettled when we checked it but cacher instinct and the hint enabled a quick find.
Thanks for this cache The Hancock Clan and for bringing us back to this lovely area. No water over the falls today and the forest floor was very dry. The old trees are continuing to stand majestically in this section of the forest.
Today while dropping off the father in law to get his new car I came down to attempt to find this one. The gps was a bit jumpy but the hint should have helped locate the cache but I spent 30mins search under and around the platform and could not locate the cache anywhere.
Rated: for Overall Experience
We decided short notice to go for a drive to Dip Falls today. Before we left home I thought I would see if there is a geocache nearby. Imagine my surprise when one pops up created 2 days ago! 
We were the first to find it. Managed to retrieve it before some muggles arrived, then quickly put it back when they left. Hopefully it stays in good condition.
We were the first to find it. Managed to retrieve it before some muggles arrived, then quickly put it back when they left. Hopefully it stays in good condition.Rated: for Overall Experience
