between a FOX and a BAT Salisbury Heights, South Australia, Australia
By SA_ParrotHead on 14-Apr-07. Waypoint GC125A1

Made a bridge to get across the creek with a plank found! Great find, wonder what FOX and BAT mean?

Finally able to put pen to paper.

Came here during winter (out of snake season) but creek was too wide for me to cross. Attempted this from the north, but too steep.

Lost a pair of glasses trying to cross the creek on time.

But today all things lined up

Cache still there.

TFTC SL

Found with Team Waldron on a caching run to the northern, western and inner suburbs. We decided to target this particular cluster of caches before the day heated up too much. Found a suitable spot to cross the creek to get to the cache, and an even closer crossing on the way back to the path. Can confirm that the cache is in good order. Thanks for the cache SA_ParrotHead!

Today after the morning event I headed off with Featherwaite to grab some caches.

We went to all points of the compass.

Featherwaite made a quick find on this one.

TFTC

Has been recent fires in the area, could not find

This evening after work, I decided to travel north towards Salisbury Heights, Elizabeth and Craigmore, targeting a few geocaches that were well constructed caches with high Favourite Points, oldies, and attractive D/T geocaches. After taking a walk along Little Para River, I caught up with gridge98 and we then travelled around the vicinity, of which he helped to visit a few geocaches that he had once previously visited. A nice balmy evening of weather, and daylight savings allowed us to comfortably geocache until about 21:30 hr.

During my walk back along the valley, I called by this location, knowing it was a bit of a 2007 oldie. As I came along the river, I realised that this whole area has been impacted and burned from the grass fire a few weeks ago. Thus, I had my doubts that this cache was still around, but I thought I'd have a search anyway, and much to my astonishment, this cache is fine! Its hiding place protected the cache very well, and there doesn't appear to be any sign of a fire / heating of the sistema container! The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks SA_ParrotHead for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance. I'm glad to see this cache living on another day!

TFTC ️️

Thanks

Found it! Cache is stuck though and I was not able to reach it. Found @1326 TFTC

Been a miserable morning today but the Sun has poked its head out from behind the clouds. Therefore Magic [8] and I decided to poke about in the shrubbery behind the Old Spot Hotel before the rain returned. Favourite Points were distributed today and a few Pathtags were dropped off for the next treasure seekers.
Got a little wet and one of us got a little bit more wet. A good day in the soursops!
TFTC TN Left footsteps everywhere.

Found while out and about with Team Honda for a couple of hours this afternoon.

Great day to play in the creek....

TFTC

Tftc. Tnln. Made a long arm

Managed to get the tribe and geodog across the river to find this one. But we didn't have a pencil to sign it as we were only out for a walk. Tyftc. Jones Family

Cheers

Found it!!!!

It was a hard one to decide how to get to this cache, I decided to just run and jump across the creek right near GZ, all was good and I didn’t get wet, cache and contents are all good though. Should have just gone a little further up the river as there is a nice rock wall to get across

Today with uni now being placed online due to COVID-19 I decided to go for a walk and collect some caches early in the morning before it got to hot. Overall a nice morning walk and a few drive bus for 15 in total.

TFTC

TFTC

Eye spied, Eye found, Eye logged, Eye trinket swapped, Cache replaced in hiding spot. Gottcha !!

Thanks for the cache. I counted my steps from the river crossing and was only 8m short. Glad I put the phone away, there is barbed wire in the grass. So glad it is not in the palm tree. Nice day out walking.

Found a nice easy spot to cross the flowing creek and then a nice easy find. TFTC

Crossing was a task with flowing water but got there. Tftc

Found but accidentally left my pen at last cache

A lovely night for a romantic walk in the park.

Thanks for the cache SA_ParrotHead. Found on 14 Feb 2018 at 9:40 pm. Find #5795.

The last cache of this gully for us tonight TFTC

Great day to take the geodogs out for a walk. Found it an placed a geocoin for the next lucky person to find. TFTC

Great little hidey hole!

Arm nearly got stuck! Tftc. Such a gorgeous spot

After making it across the running creek a likely spot emerged. "Who will put their hand in" I said to the geo-wife. Guess it will be me. Thanks

what can I say. A mild misty morning with long grass and a lot of dew. Those rocks were a little slippery and doubling back along the other side of the creek was quite an adventure. In fact, just the adventure I was seeking today.
Thank you very much!

Another lovely morning for a walk along these trails before market shopping (with wet feet). We didn't manage to find anywhere this morning to cross that wouldn't result in wet feet but the river is flowing well today and we have no sense of balance! We enjoyed seeing the revegatation work that is going on this this area.
Thanks for the hunt this morning SA ParrotHead

Beautiful morning feet got a bit wet

Dodging a few showers we met up with Mattycat and decided a walk through this part of the little para river would burn off a little energy, finding a suitable crossing spot was more the challenge today after all the rain the little para was flowing well, cahe was found all safe and dry TFTC SA_ParrotHead

Joined Mr and Mrs Froghoppin for some caching in the rain,
Well it did stop a couple of times, but was determined to make the Little Para into more of a river!
With the heavy rain we never quite made it up to the foxbat, but we did get between them
Nicely hidden in the obvious spot - once we had forded the torrents and found a way in
TFTC SA_ParrotHead

Today I spent a couple of hours picking up a few solved mysteries and nearby Traditionals in the Northern suburbs. The sun was shining - perfect weather for geocaching.

A suitable place to cross the water was located then it was an easy walk to the GZ. Quick find.

Thanks for the cache.

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Found it
No pen or pencil - didn't get to sign..

Found with bririsch after a tough battle with the terrain and being convinced the reeds had grown over the crossing haha very satisfying find TFTC

Enjoyed the route to the cache very much! Got a bit over excited by a nearby tree hollow, large enough to fit me. Tftc!

Well all I can say is I thoroughly enjoyed the cache trail, even though it was raining, windy, foggy, bloody slippery as buggery and nearly fell to my death. This certainly put a smile on my face. Thanks

Nice easy find off the trail.
Creek was running, so found a rocky path to cross.
TFTC!

At last one off the beaten track...found with ryanmc05

Whilst Gugless went in to retrieve I looked for an easier way to cross. I found a lovely small trickling waterfall. And a great big log. Really nice to stop and have a drink. Then to cross. Lol tftc. Used reeds and rocks to balance above the water.

Great adventure, the creek was running so had to put a log over to cross. Little cacher thought it was great. Plenty of treasures. Left a digger took a little car. Tftc

Great adventure, the creek was running so had to put a log over to cross. Little cacher thought it was great. Plenty of treasures. Left a digger took a little car. Tftc

Clearing flag on this as it seems to still be ok.

Nice little trek off the track, which led to a quick find :c) TFTC!!

Well that was an adventure. Once we were close we followed some tyre tracks! down towards the creek. Found were people had crossed previously but the water was wider and flowing today. So we found another branch to add to the ones that were already there and jack went across and started searching.
Didn't take him long to find it...no pen. So he throws to across the water for me to sign and i throw it back to be put back. So glad we found it after all that.
Took mighty bean, left a couple of small toys.
tftc

We found an easy spot to cross the creek...even short legged me was able to step straight over it and made our way to GZ. I made sure to make a lot of noise as we wandered through the long grass...with the weather warming up I reckon there must be a few slithery things waking up hungry

Co-ords were spot on and the cache was soon found, log signed and then replaced.

Thanks very much for the hide SA_Parrothead [^][^][^]

Took some effort to get myself and the kids across the creek
to retrieve this one, but worth while. TFTC

On our tour of Australia via Oz Mega we are currently staying nearby but today we had to take the GeoCruiser into the panel beaters after some damage at the Mega.

So now in our LOAN Geo Mobile it was time to see what we could find.

After the previous DNF we were not sure about tackling another cache about fox and bat's. Thankfully this cache was a quick find after the last DNF.

TFTC SA_ParrotHead

Sorry for the late log, Jim and I took the dogs for a walk back in April to find these caches. Nice day to be a mountain goat and also do some of the fabulous phobia series.

Cheers and thanks for the cache

I loved it

Once we found a way across was easy from there love the area. TFTC

Missed doing this last time I was in the area, had some time before a nearby event and went a wandering.

Dropped off the 'South Australia Tag' TB.

Found my own place to cross the creek right near the cache.
Just walked over the reeds. Lucky I don't weigh too much.
Thanks ParrotHead. Find #560

Found it with a friend after a nice lunch. The cache was in horrible condition and needed urgent repair. We duct taped the container up and replaced the log book and added some stash and most of it had gone moldy.

Out on a caching day with SLS_Challenger, a great find, having already found this back in Jan 2012.
Cache does need maintenance (see maintenance log)
Thanks for the cache!

Cache needs urgent maintenance.

Container cracked and contents destroyed. Have taped the container back together and replaced log book and swag.

quick detour on our way out after finding some amazing hides in the surrounding area. cache looked like it could use some attention but did manage to sign it.

Sorry For The Late Log fell abit behind Late Last Year

TFTC SA_ParrotHead

Found It!
Nice little walk into this one but the cache was full of water and the log book was soaked. Definitelty needs some maintenance soon.
TFTC

Found with group after the Old Spot event. Log very wet so put logs on a dry piece of paper. The container needs maintenance.

A quick easy find ,in the company of a few other cachers, after the Old spot event. This location was appreciated, after all the hard yards we had done earlier,on other caches.Thanks for the hide.Log was quite wet.

Oooo, this surely was a bit of a trek! After being scratched, biten and sliced by all the lovely fauna and flora around this area, we found the cache.. Thank god for that! We'd put in too much effort to not find it. But on the way back, I misjudged the creek and not only did we come home with a smiley, but with a car full of mud. Mmmm.. squishy.. TFTC!

While out on a beautiful day doing this little trail.. Feet wet but had great day!! Badly needs attention though..thanks HONEYSUCKER for adding nice new dry log paper!!! A good Geocache always comes prepared!! Tftc sl

a good quick find ona nice afternoon walk

I finished up at the Fire Service Training College early so called up the bee to see if he was up for a walk on a few caches in the 'badlands' Sure, especially with a possible FTF up for grabs.

It wasn't too cool and was pretty humid so it wasn't long before we had worked up a sweat.

Quick find but unfortuneately the container needs replacing. TFTC.

Harleyjohn2569
My 300 geo so cool and happy Tftc

Everything I touched while crossing the creek seemed to have some kind of sharp point! Found a crossing west of GZ that didn't require pushing through weed or getting feet wet. Just sharp stuff! Once across the creek the going was a bit tough with a steep incline and lots of slippery grass. Managing to remain upright most of the time I made it to GZ and quickly spotted the obvious place. Nothing was living in there so I made a quick grab. TNLNSL TFTC SA_ParrotHead!

See the photo of the dog near the creek with the rocks? That was taken in 2007.
Fast forward to 2013, the rocks are still there (and you'll need to know that while the first one is wobbly, the rest are solid and still there). This will stop you from being BAMBOOzled when you get about 25 metres away from ground zero.

When there, look for the red berries and you will find this path across

I felt like a modern day explorer doing this cache today. Crossing the river was fun. And the whole walk to the cache I was praying for there to be no snakes.

Great spot, Grew up always walking around here, so many changes to this area. Great spot and loved having to work out how to get over the creek.

lots of prickles! left a tweety bird took a lizard tftc charlie the dog loved the creek

Found while taking the Rat dog for a sroll. Great container. While returning home we were rewarded with an aerial display. TFTC

Thankfully this was a lot easier that the previous cache and I needed the break and the cool water helped.I did notice scratchings in the area around the cache....something has been digging up the Nutgrass(and there's plenty of it),this work is not that of a rabbit or hare,I was wondering if it may be possums?, anyway I enjoyed the adventure,tftc

Out with Arthur and ttrogg. Found easily, nice spot. Thanks SA ParrotHead for this one. Apologies for the LATE!! log.

Went for a walk with gadanga and ttrogg to get this one. Great place in suburbia. Crossed creek without any mishaps and found cache. Thanks SA parrotHead.
TFTC

This has been one of the three that I have been really wanting to do, I set of with my girl and the dog and had a great walk. After getting wet feet I made a quick find. TFTC awesome spot. I think I will be doing this walk more often

Magic spot. EZ find after walking back along the river.

Thanks for the cache, SA Parrothead.

It was a pleasure to stroll to this cache after escaping from Foxbat's Revenge!
I found an easy way across the creek and didn't even get my new boots wet.
Managed to locus cache so SL.
Took badge and left an Easter Rabbit as the cache surrounds would be an awesome spot for bunnies
TFTC SA Parrothead

Found in the company of a smart Blonde from Paris called Laura while I dragged the cubs along! The crossing was 150m further down n a large fallen gum tree and once we made our way over there the find was a cinch!
Great area, nice hide. Glad we never saw any snakes else the Laura lady would have abandoned me!

Had been wanting to find enough time for a decent walk and today was almost it, so this one and it's upstream friend seemed like a good warm-up. went past to cross over then found in second spot checked after finishing almost BSE style.
TFTC

Really enjoyed the evening stroll along the creek. Made use of a nearby gum tree to cross the creek and then backtracked to make an easy find. There was really only one nearby place it was going to be! Thanks for the cache SA ParrotHead

A great hide! Thank you.

Followed the trail until the GPS was reading about 30 meters away then decided to go bush, couldn't directly cross the creek but remembered that an easier crossing was a little further past.

Walked 150 meters past the cache and found a large tree that has grown across the creek, made crossing easier and managed not to go for a swim!

Walked around for a little while looking in a few different spots and eventually hit the mark.

Took cow toy and left plastic dinosaur and other bits and pieces.

SL, TFTC!!

Searched for the easy way across the stream but no luck as way to many reeds blocking our view/path
Was hoping to find a flying fox to take us across but no luck
Went in search with fellow cachers Earthlight and Dayseekers
Disappointed that we had walked all that way not to come up with the cache

Crossing the creek was a challenge!

Great day for a walk, followed the GPS and found it easily. Then we noticed the HUGE spider in it web right behind us.

Found with Kay on a Little Para power trail. We took the direct route from Civil Cults, up & over the hill, and found ourselves needing to cross over to go anywhere other than back up the steep slope. We tried to run across the flattened reeds like ninjas, but still got our shoes, socks & trousers wet. On approach to GZ, I found some rocks to hop across the creek and back again. I found & signed the cache, then we turned back towards the car, went home for some dry shoes and left Foxbat's Revenge for another day.

what an adventure, tricky walk than we thought it would be, dog and owners had very wet feet. TFTC

It's probably appropriate that we did a Parrot cache on the day that they were celebrating their 5000th find.

A little bit of rain, and some wind, didn't deter us, and with WD giving us a hint on where to cross the river, we found this one quite easily, though not in the first spot that we looked.

No bird life today, but we still enjoyed the walk none the less.

TNLNSL

Well it sure don't look like those pictures any more!

Great occasion to find a Parrot cache, and a great little team to wander upstream with. TFTC

It had started to rain and the creek was up, but there was no way we were going to miss doing a Parrot cache while we'd absconded from the party! Found a good spot to hop across the water, look in the wrong spot then in the right spot. We didn't see any interesting birdlife but we found some interesting bird poop on the cache! TNLN, and on towards revenge.

Had a look at this one a while ago and decided to solve it today. Creek crossing as you descrbed it was much easier than the way we tried it last time, also found a great hiding spot for the kids in a hollowed out tree as we waited out a shower.Took alien left cow SL TFTC

Finally got this one off my closest to home list. A really nice day for a walk, with a huge number of butterflies around near gz. Could not find the "easy" creek crossing, so made one myself. A tricky hide, as I searched the most obvious spot first (must learn to trust my gpsr). TNLN. TFTC.

Enjoyable walk, now off to get "revenge". Tftc

Our 2nd find out of a group of 3 in the area today, a lovely walk on a great day.
Thanks for the cache.

Found after getting wet feet. I didn't think there would still be water here in mid February.
If you go about 160 meters up stream there is a rock crossing, if you want to keep your feet dry.
Thanks for the cache.

Nice walk first thing in the morning. Especially with wet shoes. Nice hide TFTCSL TNLN

Planned for three finds on the way home from work, this being the first one. Didn't plan on getting my feet wet though, geoP left it to geoD when she saw a chance of getting her feet wet.

Found the cache easily enough with the GPSr leading me straight to the cache.

Salisbury City has left the owner a message in the cache.

TNLN SL TFTC

Nice afternoon for a bike ride with the geowife on a day off while the geotwins were at school.
Took TB.
TFTC.

Accompanied with Snapper for the day... We couldn't find the access the rocks so I dare walked across the creek - thanks it was low water. my shoes is wet but waterproof - I am so happy found the cache... No swap. SL. Thanks SA_ParrotHead for organising the cache and hunt. [^] [^] [^]

We parked at the 'Old Spot' and did an evening walk to the cache, we saw lots of bunnies and even a Kangaroo close to GZ.

We took geokid, geobaby and geo dog along for the walk which probably wasn't the easiest cache to do with a pram. The walk along the path was really pleasent, but we came to the spot where I think team 'everlasting' crossed in the reeds, and there was no way I was going to get my tribe through there, we went a little further and found the rocks where parrothead had crossed - decided we would leave the pram and carry bubs to GZ instead. Our poor geo dog who is a maltese, suffered the most and is now full of prickles - think we will be brushing her for days to get those prickles out

Any way this was find number 50 for us and prooved to be a good adventure. A great hide, I went to where I thought was the obvious spot and fossicked around, but then had to trust my GPS to find the cache.

Thanks SA Parrothead for another good cache - Took Nothing Left TB.