Forever Autumn Springwood, New South Wales, Australia
By
alnic39 on 20-Jan-17. Waypoint GA9570
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Micro |
| Coordinates: | S33° 42.150' E150° 33.919' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 274355E 6268168N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 339 m |
| Local Government Area: | Blue Mountains City |
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Description
Fairy Dell area and trail lead to many different places of interest.
The Fairy Dell Area offers a shady alternative for the heat of summer. As you descend from the street, you will feel the temperature drop. Beyond the picnic area you will find a lush rainforest-like area along easy to walk tracks. You will come across a number of beautiful waterfalls and creek crossings and the birds are singing constantly.
The forest floor and track is constntly covered in leaves and, though not deciduous, the cool temps and surrounds remind me of...autumn.
Hints
Onfr bs irel ynetr fghzc ba gur perrx fvqr. |
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Decode |
Logs
Came down to the area for a letterbox and saw on the cache page that this one existed so we had to have a look.
The tin is doing ok. Logbook was very soggy. Added a slice of paper to write on. TFTC
The tin is doing ok. Logbook was very soggy. Added a slice of paper to write on. TFTC
found. well hidden as area not disturbed after no finds for 2 years. log a little bit damp though. avenged previous dnf.TFTC
A quick walk with the youngsters at twilight to find this one. Nearly dark by the time we returned to the road. TFTC
A quick punch in the late afternoon – 3 from 6 AGC caches along this track found today – found the likely hiding spot & the hint matches but no cache. Well a photo or photos are a thousand words – I have learnt a new Aboriginal word – gunyah - meaning an Aboriginal bush hut, typically made of sheets of bark and branches.
And 'Carinya' is an Aboriginal word meaning 'happy peaceful home'. Consistent with this theme and to reflect the cultural heritage of the site, street. names within Carinya Park have been selected from Aboriginal words meaning. water, space, land aspects and home. So Carinya gunyah.
Well back to the cache a maintenance check I reckon is needed here – in any case many thanks for the visit to the area.
And 'Carinya' is an Aboriginal word meaning 'happy peaceful home'. Consistent with this theme and to reflect the cultural heritage of the site, street. names within Carinya Park have been selected from Aboriginal words meaning. water, space, land aspects and home. So Carinya gunyah.
Well back to the cache a maintenance check I reckon is needed here – in any case many thanks for the visit to the area.
Going down the track we were so busy chatting we walked right past, so looked for it on the way back. I could see the container out in the open. It looked like something had been scratching around the stump and the container got in the way so it got kicked out of the way! Signed log and returned to its hiding spot. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
#GA2489 - 16:55; Day one of a caching mission in the Blue Mountains with Sol de lune. After an early start in Canberra, we collected a few of the newer caches along the highway before we reached the foot of the mountains and started the major part of the mission, to collect GCA caches to help us meet some dragonZone trophy requirements. We had enjoyed a great start having picked up a few caches already, including the 10K series, as we were now headed around in the hills. After a bit of urban caching in Springwood, it was time to head bush again for a few more down in the Dell. Picked up one near the entrance and another near the carpark then it was off into the rainforest. The GPSr was still struggling under the tree cover as we approached GZ, so the hint was again useful in making the find. TFTC alnic39 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Up from Canberra with LuckyL10n for a 2 day run around the Blue Mountains. We took the walk down the path and once at the GZ, the cache was a quick find. Great to find a few caches that makes the walk worthwhile...
Thanks for another one alnic....
Thanks for another one alnic....
Rated: for Overall Experience
after a couple of dnf's nice to log a find on one.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this one early this morning whilst doing a GA cache run in the area. Container located in the first location we looked. Logsheet was very wet and hard to write on. TFTC alnic39
Rated: for Overall Experience
Second find for the day, after we walked right past the second one on the track! This one took a little bit of searching for, as the camo had been replaced really well & looked natural. Got it after a few circuits.
Thanks
Thanks
Came with the CO for a walk down this trail that I have been down a number of times in the past so they could find out if the coords were accurate. Got to this one and also wanted to keep on going but saw the hide mentioned in the hint as I was walking around to work out where the hide was an Eastern Water Dragon was sitting beside me watching what I was doing it must be used to humans as didn’t move as I walked passed it & stood near it. Well found the cache and signed the log and replaced as found. Thanks for the cache alnic39
Rated: for Overall Experience
Out and about in Springwood with pjmpjm, a kind of GCA power trail down the creek.
Thanks for the caches.
Thanks for the caches.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Joint FTF with rogerw3!
Cache in good condition. TNLNSL.
Many thanks to Al for the latest GCA traditionals in the mountains!
