Hwy17/A3 Monto Mulgildie, Queensland, Australia
By GeoScrubers on 02-Jul-07. Waypoint GC13Y2P

not only is the cache gone ... all the trees are gone too

On the way home back to Brisbane after five days at Cania Gorge, we stopped in this park to sort out something rattling in the back of the car. Checked for the cache under some concrete next to the tree at GZ, but came up empty.

Been a while now since the needs maintenance log was posted, so perhaps the CO could check on this one and replace it if required?

TFTC Geoscrubbers

Pete

Unfortunately this cache is gone and requires replacment

passed by and saw that the trees are definitely not suitable for hiding a cache in anymore Thanks to Scottnloz and Quasar3671 for saving the original and placing a micro. Hopefully, we can get a larger one to replace it again

When we got to this one we knew we weren't going to be looking as driver reviver was open and muggles around also saw where trees had been pruned so will try again next time we are passing.

Unfortunately Quasar3671 is right - the Council pruned the trees at GZ right back and found the cache a few weeks ago.

Luckily I intercepted it and am holding onto it for the moment until it can be re-planted nearby or in a totally different spot in town.

Sounds like there's an Eclipse tin there for the moment anyway. Thanks Quasar3671.

9416 kms travelled in 21 days, one awesome eclipse observed near Mt Carbine in Northern Queensland and 712 cache finds, including a small handle of FTF's.

This was a trip I'd been planning for over 12 months with the main reason being to observe the solar eclipse on the morning of the 14th of November. I had decided to drive to Palm Cove and back, where my penthouse accommodation was located, while the rest of the family flew up and back. I love the drive and the unknown adventures that lay ahead; and I even think the last time I did one this big may have been for the previous eclipse in Australia which occurred over SA.

Apart from the great experiences, awesome scenery, and the characters met, the other reason to drive was to also do some serious caching, with the plan to stop at some power trails along the way including the Fruit Run and A.S. series near Stanthorpe on the way up and the Mid North Coast Wander series, just out of Port Macquarie, on the way back.

I had five days to travel each way with ten days in between spent in Palm Cove holidaying with my family. My route up took me from Melbourne to Tocumwal and up to Glenn Innes, through Toowoomba, Rockhampton and the coast road to Cairns while my route back was a bit more erratic. Heading from Cairns to Townsville then via Charters Towers to Rockhampton. From here it was through the amazing mining region to Roma then across to Dalby down through Stanthorpe (again) to Armidale, Port Macquarie, Wagga Wagga, Tocumwal and then home - phew.

After staying the night in Goomeri I cached my way along the Leichhardt Hwy to the Capricorn Hwy and in to Rockhampton where I arrived around 7:30 pm and stayed the night in some proper accommodation (as opposed to the back on the Prado). Looks like the council workers have been busy here. The trees at GZ had been well and truly pruned and the area cleaned out. No cache found so replaced with a new log and eclipse container under small piece of concrete at base of tree at GZ. Not sure if the work here has finished so this may disappear too. Thanks GeoScrubers.

Found en-route to rockhampton. TNLN TFTC

An easy find than a cuppa, what a great way to start the day
tftc

Our very first find!! Woohoo! ??

Really enjoyed this stop tftc

Nice easy find and a good spot to stop at

Pulled in for the driver reviver and the cache on our way for a week at Cania Gorge tourist park. TFTC.

Two vaners just drove off as I was approaching so it made the coast clear.
But it wasn't that easy to retrieve because of the sharp branches.
After a bit of blood loss the log was signed.
TNLN TFTC.

Found while travelling with GEOTRECAZ. TNLN. Thanks.

After stopping for lunch at the showgrounds, we came here for an easy find. TNLN, but Trecaz Trakkie visited. Thanks again Geoscrubers.

Went for a drive from Biloela today and found a beaut memorial to a very talented local, tragically taken though. TFTC

Easy find with good cover had a cup of tea as we pondered our next direction Cania here we come TFTC

28/06/2012 11:40

We were camping at the nearby Cania Gorge camping grounds and needed a few more 'essential' supplies, so off to Monto we go, and while stocking up on 'essential' supplies we needed to make another 'essential' stop in the area (to find a cache... of course... )

Pulling up to close to GZ (literally only a few metres away), no need for us to even get out of the car as I just pointed GZ to the Geokids and said 'go for it'. I think before the last geokid got out of the car, the first was already returning with the find. The usual 'battle' over who gets first pick of any swaps soon entailed... That quickly sorted, the log was signed and cache returned to it's resting spot.

Thanks for the hunt,
Cheers,
Ksix
'Eat... Sleep... Geocache...'

Travelling around and another nice place here. Reviver driver working in loveley park even though raining. Easy find. TCTF TNLN

Gem83 had to travel up this way for work so An Old Hag and I hitched a ride to share the driving with her.
This was a cache / loo break. Great stop
TFTC

A nice little road trip to accompany Gem83

A nice spot for a rest stop

TFTC ...[^]... GeoScrubbers

On our way back to Brissy thought we try this one, great clean toilets near by TFTC. Found with Amelia & co and An Old Hag

Stopped off at this park on the way to Cania Gorge. There were a couple of families near the swings so I had to plan my entry to GZ on the side away from them. Found it in good condition and signed log. TFTC Geoscrubbers.

tftc nice little find while passing through

Hi
Unfortunately could not find this one, I am on holiday in the area from the UK. You Australian's certain hide them well but I am a novice Geocacher!!
PS I am back in the UK now

This entry was edited by Savory Sweet on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 at 11:57:04 UTC.

AN easy peasy Monto find. Gotta love these finds and the 3 moon art work. The story of the 3 moons is a beauty. Some pictures here for your enjoyment.

Thanks to GeoScrubers and clear skies from TeamAstro.

Nice easy find on a Caching run through Monto

Our 11th and last for the day.
Great hide where you would not be seen signing the log as long as they did not see you before.
There was no GC in the cache
SL TFTC GeoScrubers
Took - Ball
Left - Heart Rubber

Great rest area.

Stopped for lunch in the park so grabbed this one while I was here.

Found this one after a very frustrating 400km journey filled with muggles, DNFs, and upset GeoKids. It was our only find for the day. TFTC. TNLN.

Found while in town for work. Took nothing and left nothing. The trackable coin isn't in the cache. TFTC

Easy find on our way to Rubyvale. Last one for the day. Found with Austrackers and Crazy Lady Lisa.

Last cache of the day found with Questing4 and Crazy Lady Lisa. A quick find as we read the hint before starting our search as it was getting late. Retrieved the Puc GC. Thanks for the hunt.

Found with AusTrackers and Questing4. Thanks for the cache.

Quick stop for a breakfast cache, grabbed a TB and coin, dropped off Canada Micro Puck GC. TFTC

Dropped off 3 trackables today.

In our travels home from a camping extraveganza, we (MrsGreenGeckos, AKA the obsessed one) decided we do some caching along the journey. Can't say I was disappointed by that, at all.

Not only was every man and his OR HER dog there today, but they bloody well were parked all over the place, making getting out with a trailer more difficult that it had to be.

Every man and his dog was stopped here today! TFTH

There was a Driver Reviver site set up so I stopped and had a chat to the ladies at the stall. They recommended Cania Gorge so I did a quick stop and walk in there before going to Biloela. Well worth a visit. Thanks for the cache.

Found with Pure Sri. TFTC

Heading down South and we stopped for this one to give the Driver a break. Hint wasn't much help and the GPS was out by about 10m, but when I stopped and looked, there was obvious 'Cacher Sign' and the cache was soon at hand.

TFTC, the break and the park. TNLNSL.

Found by Sunshine Toledo and Her Majesty at 4:00pm. The cache was easily found east of the sign and the cache is in good condition. TFTC

Found during a short walk. One down, lots more to go. Left a Bertie Beetle eggcup, took nothing

Quick and easy great clue, Thanks

Was over in Monto today for a shoot at the rifle club, so visited this cache today
Thanks!
The Bryces

Our first find! To think we drive past it every day oblivious to this little treasure. We look forward to many more hours of fun!

No muggles but lots and lots of water - must have been heaps of rain TFTC

Easy to find yet hidden from prying eyes.Added insulation tape to cache as it never goes astray. TFTC.

Found at 15:30 hrs T - Ring and L - Puma....TFTC

Midway through a 570km cycling tour, I sat in my tent and fired up the GPS. Hmm, a cache only 305m from me? I guess I better go check that out! A short stroll later and the cache was quickly in hand. Nicely hidden, GeoScrubers, TFTC!

Not too many people around today, managed to justify yet again why I have my username

TFTC

Found after petrol spot and morning tea break on way to Cania Gorge lots of people around so had to be careful
TFTC

A quick find on our way home after 2 weeks of bush camping. Enjoyed reading the history of the local jockey.
Tftc

EASY FIND ON TEA BNREAK ON THE WAY TO CANIA GORGE

TFTC

Another fun hide ..although goehubby didn't think it was too funny, he got the job of golden retriever & was a tad scratched ,but a nice cuppa & a piece of cake & all was forgiven & forgotten .Did a trade then off too the next treasure TFTCx

Easy one to find - glad we had the kids to retrieve though. Took - spongebob item, pokemon card. Left - Ring, Hairclip and Australia Brooch.

Visited on week end at Cania

Ok, in the morning after spending a night at the campsite, we coulnd't hesitate to pick up this stats point too...

TFTC
Roland aka tasdevil13

Spent the night over there at the camp site and did the cache first thing in the morning.

Better luck here but an endless procession of muggles saw it take forever to replace, another good location, liked the jockey's story, thanks.

Quick find as I ducked in without the muggles looking in my direction. Have a few cuts up my arm from theose pesky twigs all over the place. TFTC

last one for the day ...
just on dusk
in and out NP
except for all the little branches poking me everywhere
SL and replaced
cheers

Frog tried to get up my trouser leg while retrieving this cache. Wonder what the woman are like hewe abouts.
Good cache
TNLN

Dropped in while on a quick trip from Cania Gorge to the Monto markets. Easy find. Thanks

TFTC

Gday
I live in Monto and after my brother-in-law introduced my wife and I to geocaching, we were excited to see yours hidden in our town. So off we go with our two granddaughters who are with us for a couple of days and down to the park where by the way we have served on Driver Reviver. Found the cache after a few minutes - our first one! Even found out a new thing about the park while we were looking (only lived here 8 years!). Anyway thanks for putting it there and glad you enjoy your stays here.
Montonian

nice rest area to have breakfast and quiet enough at that time to locate the cache and sign the log
TFTC TNLN
ps: you can pick a geocacher, they're the ones with dirty knees and grass, twigs, leaves, spider webs, seed pods in their hair and stuck to clothes!
it is great fun

[This entry was edited by gypsy jj on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:00:38 PM.]

good find on way to nambour nice to have a reason to stop.

quick stop for a break and cache

Head down and here we go, yep there it is and then we found out what ants are all about, they really like to crawl all over you and make friends (not) SL TNLN TFTC

Cachers much look so odd. Why would a preggo lady and her hubby disappear into the bushes? Lucky all was quiet today...TFTC...eatmorchikin & Stigglepot, Brisbane

Body...wanna feel my body?
Body...such a thrill my body
Body...wanna touch my body?
Body...it's too much my body
Check it out my body, body.
Don't you doubt my body, body.
talkin' bout my body, body,
check it out my body

(Wait this is going somewhere...)

Every man wants to be a Monto Monto man
to have the kind of body, always in demand
Jogging in the mornings, go man go
works out in the health spa, muscles glow
You can best believe that, he's a Monto man
ready to get down with, anyone he can

Hey! Hey! Hey, hey, hey!
Monto, Monto man (Monto man)
I've got to be, a Monto man
Monto, Monto man
I've got to be a Monto! Ow....

Sorry !! I've never been able to drive through this towne without humming THAT tune
Seeing some of the utes driving around these parts only supports my theory [:o]
Purple !! Who would paint their ute purple ?
Well that is what drove past GZ while I was rustling through the bushes looking for the cache today

I took Toby - The Travelling Geo-Woof travel bug for walkies.

Luckily there were few muggles today, as two middle aged women head down in the bushes would have raised some eyebrows. We left Toby TB for a kind-hearted geocacher to pick up and move on. There were no other TBs in the cache. TFTC

Quick find then a coffee at the rest stop. TNLN. TFTC.

Quick and easy. Last for the day.
TFTC

Found nice one.Lucky not much muggle there due When I stop have a coffee from community hall free coffee for driver only..Now on the way to Gladstone get find the hunt and more caches.Thank you for the organising the cache and hunt!!

T.F.T.C

The cattle sale was on today, or was it preparations for the Monto Show? In any case there were lots of cattle trucks accross the road from the cache.
TNLN. TFTC.

Snuck in the 'other' entrance to avoid being seen by park users. The bag around the cache doesn't provide any waterproofing, but it is useful for camouflage. TFTC GeoScrubbers.

On the way to cania gorge and this was on the driveby list............great
TFTC

Found on our way to Cania Gorge with the gang. Stopped at the driver reviver and grabbed the cache as well. TFTC

Mrs Temingi made the coffee while I found the cache .TNLN TFTC

My GPS upload must have been corrupted. I was at the PUB, not the PARK

After re-entering the Co-ords I found it.

Nice little Town, lots of history.

TFTC TNLN

3PM found easily - great spot to stop for smoko and a quick Cache TFTC-GeoScrubbers

2nd for the day on my trip from Bluff to Bribie Island for Christmas.

Found at 1000 hrs.

A bit hard to be discrete when in HiViz workwear.

Cheers
Bundy

Nice park, Found with Deathtrip

TFTC

Jimw83

Found with JimW83 and Co. quickly mid morning after spending the weekend at Cania Gorge.

TNLN

Thanks,
Deathtrip

Picked up GC

Travelling from Toowoomba to the Atherton Tableland with scanas2 (Geo grankids) we called in to this one, first for the day, found it is not a good idea to get between the Grandaughter and GZ !!!.
T Geocoin
L drill bits
TFTC

Travelling from Toowoomba to the Atherton Tableland with Team Beaufort (Geo grandad). These older people sure are slow at finding these neat treasures.
Took a coin and left a drill set
Thank you

Found it No. 706 .. easy find .. took 2 geocoins to move on and left geocoin

On the way from Cania Gorge to Kingaroy was an easy find but the pen is leaking so be careful as it needs replacing but did not have a spare.NI-NO thanks GeoScrubers

Found at 1300 today. GZ was easy to find but actually getting at cache is more difficult when there are three lots of Grey Nomads at the park for lunch. Eventually signed log and replaced in spot found. Good hiding spot. TFTC TNLN

an old chook visited

Easy find on a jaunt to Monto whilst camping in the area. Dropped in 2 x Travel Bugs, took 1 x travel bug. TFTC.

Found at 13:50hrs. Stopped for lunch on way to Cania National Park. Quick find in a nice hiding place. Nice park and amenities.
Dropped "Not another Micro Coin"

TFTC. SL

JG

TFTC
Beeen past plenty of times & thought I had better stop & add this one to my collection
TNLN

Found easily.I'm surprised this one survives,the local council must either be very understanding or to lazy to pick it up.No swaps today.Thanks for the cache GeoScrubers.

Checked on cache on return home..... stopped to use driver reviver and amenities Cache secure and dry