Tasmanian Trout GeoArt #30 Miena, Tasmania, Australia
By
DEZ055 on 07-Oct-23. Waypoint GA27358
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | GeoArt |
| Container: | Micro |
| Coordinates: | S41° 59.371' E146° 41.001' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 473771E 5351339N (UTM) | |
| GeoArt Coordinates: | S41° 50.223' E146° 43.521' (WGS 84) |
| 31N 166021E 0N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 1036 m |
| Local Government Area: | Central Highlands |
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Description
This brand new series will have you exploring various areas around the Great Lake in Tasmania's Central Highlands.
Great Lake (also known as yingina) is located 1,034 metres above sea level on Tasmania’s Central Plateau. Prior to its damming in 1916, it was one of Australia’s greatest natural freshwater lake systems. To boost storage, the Miena multiple arch dam was built across the outlet in 1922. Downstream, a sloping core rock fill dam was built in 1967. The rock fill dam was then elevated 6 metres in 1982, and a levee was constructed over a saddle on the storage rim. The lake has a capacity of 17,610 hectares and 3,178 million cubic metres of water when full.
The Great Lake is also well known for its Trout fishing and is a go to fishing spot for some Tasmanians.
Some of these caches will be driveby but other will require some walking. Some will require you bring your own writing implement while others may have a pen in them.
This area maybe inaccessable during the winter months when there is snow around if you dont have the appropriate vehicle or gear.
If attempting this series in the snow you do so at your own risk. So make sure you check the forecast before heading off to do this series.
If you’re spending a whole day here or staying overnight, it’s worth remembering that this is a very isolated part of Tasmania. There are limited options for buying food, you may want to bring in your own food and if necessary any medication or first aid supplies.
Hints
Unatvat Fubhyqre Uvtu |
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Decode |
Logs
VK7HCH and I hatched yet another plan to whip it up to the north to continue our plundering of caches both GC and GCA. As there are so many caches in this area we had freedom of choice to do those we wished to. We have solved a few puzzles so we can find those and lots of others. Although I didn’t find the girl U want, the caches were enough. It’s a beautiful world here in Tassie.
Thanks for hiding the cache for us to find today.
FTF: No
Mates: VK7HCH
Muggles:
Condition: Good
Weather: slightly cloudy
My favorites:
Creative - Back to the future 1 by peaches (GCA5JYD)
Hardest - Men in Black Holes by SG-3 (Archived)
Most visited - Dragons Lair by Shagzter (GC2E33)
We had to watch for muggles, but soon realized they didn't have any interest in us
Thanks DEZ055
Having found the right track we started with No28, then No29 and finally this cache. We made the short walk from the track and had no trouble spotting the cache. Reaching it was another matter as we needed to climb onto a lower branch. After a little prodding and poking we were sure the area was solid. Once closer to the hide we were able to access the cache container and add our name to the list of finders.
Thanks for this cache Dez055. We were glad it was only 6 degrees as this area can be quite snakey in hot weather. As there was a lot of water on the track we turned and headed back the way we came.
Continued south along the track a short distance to the boat ramp ane exit.
Have thoroughly enjoyed this series of caches taking me to places I've never been to and being able to explore all the tracks.
Many thanks DEZ055 for placing a great geoart series in a great location....highly reccommended...and very much appreciated...cheers ST.
