Woodenbong ICEM Woodenbong, New South Wales, Australia
By
MattyRx on 18-Sep-11. Waypoint GA3384
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S28° 23.353' E152° 36.865' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 462225E 6859620N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 397 m |
| Local Government Area: | Kyogle |
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Description
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I've Cached Everywhere, Man - GCA Geocache Series |
I've Cached Everywhere, Man is the largest cache series hidden in Australia. It is made up of the locations made famous by Lucky Star in the song "I've been everywhere" in 1962, lyrics by Geoff Mack. Woodenbong is mentioned in the fourth verse.
Woodenbong is a town of 600 people in the North East of NSW. It's a sleepy little village located 10 km from the QLD border.
Since the 1890’s Yowie sightings have been a regular occurrence in the Upper Clarence Region of Northern NSW, if we are to believed local folklore.
Two sightings in the 1970’s caused much media speculation and scientific teams attempted to investigate the reports, but unfortunately the women who reported the sightings were subjected to ridicule and no further sightings have been officially reported. The most recent alleged sighting was at the end of November 2001, very early in the morning when two women went out to check on a mare due to give birth. Low cloud hung over the escarpment and the light was poor. The two women saw what appeared to be an ape like creature, about six feet tall and covered in dark hair. After the initial shock, the younger woman got out and followed the creature at a safe distance while the older woman went back to the house to get a camera. The younger woman watched as the creature move over toward the rock face of the escarpment but the cloud and mist rolled in and the creature disappeared from view. When the second woman arrived back with a camera they went to the place where the creature was last seen, but it had disappeared. They drove back to the house, thinking that nobody would believe them. When they rang their neighbors they were told to “just shut up about it, don’t say anything, it will only cause trouble” the women were confronted with this attitude from every person they asked.
The cache is a small lock and lock container with a logbook, pencil
and some swaps.
Hints
Ybpngrq ng gur onfr bs n cbfg, jvgu n ebpx ba gbc. |
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Decode |
Logs
A quick detour on our way home the rock is missing otherwise all good TFTC
After only recently figuring out how to use GCA on my iPhone, my main focus has been Trig point finds. I was into Trigs long before I was introduced to geocaching so this has redefined my adventuring and road trips. I was having a beer at the local hotel and I thought to myself it’s about time I actually signed a logbook haha. Trigs have dominated my find list with a few Virtuals found along the way. So I checked after first finishing my Tooheys Old and there happened to be one only a few meters away, Ha! Found quickly and in surprisingly good condition. Replaced as found. Thanks for the cache 
Called past today and checked this cache out. Still nice and dry after all these years!
Taking the inland route to NSW rather than our usual coastal trek meant a chance to find this cache. I had WillPunkey with me who made the find. Thanks MattyRx.
#GA3601 - 08:30; Day 5 of the tour de South East Queensland with Sol de lune as we wrap up our caching and get ready to head for home tonight. An early morning change of plans saw us head south through the picturesque countryside from Beaudesert to Woodenbong which enabled us to claim a find in Kyogle dragonzone. Stopped off on our way into town to have a look for this cache and after a short search found the cache in good condition, despite only one find in nearly four years. Log signed and cache replaced in its hide before heading further through the town for the local CORS. TFTC MattyRx 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Day 5 of the SdL and LuckyL10n tour around south east Queensland. Our plans did not include coming this far south, however looking at the map this morning we noticed these couple of caches less than 100klms away from where we were staying at Beaudesert....and in the dZ of Kyogle, so the decision was made to head down. No much traffic around which was great, and the drive itself from Beaudesert was scenic, and it just after 8.30am and the cache was in hand. Log was signed and we headed off for the nearby CORs before heading back the way we came.
Thanks Mattyrx....another ICEM.....and dragonZone,crossed off the list.
Thanks Mattyrx....another ICEM.....and dragonZone,crossed off the list.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Wow! This 'unloved' cache is still here. 
And it's in perfect condition
When we saw this ICEM cache was on our route on the way home to Qld AND it's one of the scavenges for the SoN game we decided to stop. We only had to dig down a little way before we uncovered it.
Cache and log is all dry.
What beautiful countryside around here.
Thanks heaps for placing this cache and adding more fun to our day.
And it's in perfect condition When we saw this ICEM cache was on our route on the way home to Qld AND it's one of the scavenges for the SoN game we decided to stop. We only had to dig down a little way before we uncovered it.
Cache and log is all dry. What beautiful countryside around here.
Thanks heaps for placing this cache and adding more fun to our day.
we stopped off for lunch at the pub and I strolled down the road. A bit of digging and I uncovered the cache. I removed the soggy mints and matches. TFTC.
GA3384
Woodenbong ICEM
071346KDEC12 (Google DTG for details)
128km from Home
Our ‘Day of Infamy’ run... (Refers to FDR speach after the bombing of Pearl Harbour on this date)
On the way to our Car Racing Team's Christmas party.
Almost missed this one even after reading the hint. Took a second look before finding the cache and signing the log.
Took nothing but memories and left nothing but our tag and footprints.
Hide, log and container are in good nick.
Thanks for the cache MattyRx
Roaring Ford.
Discovering Australia and the World, one hidden treasure at a time.
Woodenbong ICEM
071346KDEC12 (Google DTG for details)
128km from Home
Our ‘Day of Infamy’ run... (Refers to FDR speach after the bombing of Pearl Harbour on this date)
On the way to our Car Racing Team's Christmas party.
Almost missed this one even after reading the hint. Took a second look before finding the cache and signing the log.
Took nothing but memories and left nothing but our tag and footprints.
Hide, log and container are in good nick.
Thanks for the cache MattyRx
Roaring Ford.
Discovering Australia and the World, one hidden treasure at a time.
The Yeti Markets were to be held this morning in Woodenbong 
I was too early to purchase one though
Most of the townesfolk were still in bed....
Well at least those who had not been kidnapped from their beds during the night by Yetis
On my way out of sleepy hollow I parked the geomobile and sauntered across the road to grab me a geocache.
An easy find, unlike the Yeti !!
A bit later while heading north on the highway I noticed a "Yeti X-ing" has been installed a few kilometres out of towne
I was too early to purchase one though
Most of the townesfolk were still in bed....
Well at least those who had not been kidnapped from their beds during the night by Yetis
On my way out of sleepy hollow I parked the geomobile and sauntered across the road to grab me a geocache.
An easy find, unlike the Yeti !!
A bit later while heading north on the highway I noticed a "Yeti X-ing" has been installed a few kilometres out of towne
Rated: for Overall Experience
Loved this cache for the story that goes with it. We didn't find a yowie but we did find a cache. A long time between visits to Woodenbong for us but because of the number of caches out this way we took a detour today.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Back in the area toda in daylight as yesterday was a day I enjoyed but would rather forget in far as my time estimation and actual distance to drive was involved. Left Stanthorpe at 0700 for the drive back to Nanango via the big loop of a scenic route. there were a couple I could have done last night but at around midnoght all I wanted was a safe drive back to the motel and bed.
I put just as much effor into hiding and finding GCA caches as I do with the other one. In my opinion it is a pity more cachers do not do both. I cut my teeth on gca before I relaised I had to be doing the other one if I wanted to really enjoy the numbers.
Quick find at 1024. TNL:NSL TFTC MattyRx
I put just as much effor into hiding and finding GCA caches as I do with the other one. In my opinion it is a pity more cachers do not do both. I cut my teeth on gca before I relaised I had to be doing the other one if I wanted to really enjoy the numbers.
Quick find at 1024. TNL:NSL TFTC MattyRx
Thoroughly enjoyed the drive across from Warwick to Casino. Wonderful views but less than wonderful road! No too many finder of this one yet. My first ICEM and one of three today. Thanks MattyRX.
412. On the way to Stanthorpe via Mount Lindsay Rd we made comments about the name of this town that appeared on Signposts. Little was I aware that we were going to pass through it and that it had a cache. My first ICEM. Nice.
TFTC and the high.
TFTC and the high.
Rated: for Overall Experience
