Rosebank Recreational Reserve Rosebank, New South Wales, Australia
By Now To Morrow on 29-Oct-23. Waypoint GA27445

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	Multi-cache
Container:	Small
Coordinates:	S28° 40.641' E153° 23.100' (WGS 84)
	56J 537614E 6827699N (UTM)
Elevation:	108 m
Local Government Area:	Lismore City

Map

Whodunit Difficulty

Description

The given coordinates for this geocache will take you to a reserve with a few signs beside the road you will need to read to find the answers to the below:

A = "We have restored 12? of the original rainforest species growing around the Yankee Creek in the days of the Big Scrub."

B = "5500 trees, bushes and ground covers were established on 1? sites including this reserve.":

C = "A collaboration between Rosebank Public School and Rosebank Reserve Trust commenced in 201?"

D = "[Rosebak Reserve] was originally donated by the Elford family in 19?1"

E = Rosebank Reserve is "Reconnecting to Country" site number _?

F = "In 201? a composting toilet was constructed for the benefit of all reserve users"

G = Number of letters in the word on the large wooden sign under "welcome to"

H = Value of the missing letter in "Jahna ngali garimal?h jogun"

The geocahe can be found at
S28 4A.BCD E153 2E.FGH
There is a geochecker for you to make sure you have hte correct answers. If you are having trouble with the geochecker, it's possible I have made an error - please contact me if so.

No instructions are being given for the way to this cache as the journey of finding your way there is the fun part. As tree cover made pinpointing the coordinates difficult, I have added a photo hint or two. Good luck. And why not try a different route back.

Bonus points for photos added to your log of all the things one might classify as 'little treasures' found along the way there and back. Bonus bonus points if you can find 6 different coloured things in nature whilst out there. Maybe fungi, feathers, flowers, or Rubus probus ...YUM! Bonus bonus bonus points if you are colourblind and can find what you think might be 6 different coloured things.

BTW, this was going to be a GC cache, the third of a group of caches hidden at Rosebank on 29/10/23... so if you are waiting for the GC cache to be published, don't hold your breath - this is it.

Logs

04-Nov-23

MattyRx

After finding the traditional cache up the road a bit, I made my way to Rosebank Recreational Reserve. I’ve never been up this road, or to this reserve – so I was a bit excited to see something new so close to home.

I had a printout of the information with me – I’m a bit old school like that, and after reading the information at the listed coordinates I had a set of coordinates so off I went.

I took a slow stroll, checking the place out, with my eye open to try an earn some bonus point. What a nice place – even though the Camphor Laurels dominate the forest, it’s still an amazing spot. As I was walking along, I wondered if they were as detrimental to the ecosystem as people think.

It wasn’t long and I made my way to the co-ordinates I had calculated. I may have made this more complicated for myself that necessary – but that’s the usual way with geocaching. I was treated with another amazing container at GZ, and a very picturesque and tranquil spot. I signed the log then eyeballed the creek for platypi. None today.

The unexpected treasures I found at Rosebank Reserve today were the thought that the kids from the local school get to come down here as part of class, my growing appreciation for Camphor Laurels and the environment they create underneath them and of course the cache container and how well it fit into the environment at GZ.

Treasures also come in different colours:

RED: The fallen flowers from the single flame tree I found out there.
YELLOW: The wet buds of a tree who’s name I do not know. Also the colour of the Canna Lilly flowers that were beside where I parked my car
ORANGE: The burnt orange colour of the leaves on the forest floor.
PURPLE: Even the flower on weeds can look good close up.
GREY: The mixture of the blackness of the water and the white bubbles in the creek.
GREEN: It looked even brighter since the rains started here this week.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a ripe raspberry to eat, but found plenty of places that they grow. Awesome cache, this one shouldn’t be missed! Glad it was listed on GCA rather than the less interesting site too.

Rated: for Overall Experience

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