Gateway to Namadgi Cuppacumbalong, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By SecretSquirrel-BJC on 25-Aug-07. Waypoint GC15CHB

Better to archive and make way for someone else

Geo mum and son went for a walk to find this one as other logs say it was easy i was a bit disappointed not to find it.

This needs a visit to confirm its existence

We wandered out here today to book a couple of campsites as we will shortly be camping with muggle friends. I have a list of caches that just 'need' to be done that will be right at our doorstep, so to speak - it's amazing how people can convince me to do stuff by saying 'there'll be caches around there won't there???'. Anyway, sites were booked, spoke to the staff and then it was off for a quick wander to acquire the very nearby cache. If only all SS-BJC's caches were this simple!!

Well, actually, that would be boring now, wouldn't it?? Still, it was nice to know that this one wasn't going to be anymore taxing than 'Who crosses the bridge first when you both approach it at the same time????'

TFTC - TNLNSL

I think this is our first visit to the Namadgi visitors' area. It was a short but pleasant walk to the cache. There were quite a few people around, starting to picnic I think, but none near the cache, so we were able to grab it without trouble.

A quick find with Just a Cacher on a morning run south. I was surprised that this one survived the increase in water flow recently. SL TFTC

tftc.

We stopped on the way out after spending the week end in Namadgi. Great place TFTC

Found with Keith, our last during our drive today. tftc

Agree with previous log, a fun and easy find. And thankfully I finally found one before the geokids!

On to Namadgi....

i have found this cache on the way to the campgrounds
awsome hide that took a short while to find.
found with my sidekick bleeding boy!
injuryman

Found this with my trusty geofriends, Dark Mad Viking, Inuryman and Bleeding-Boy(formerly known as T20.) one after visiting the visitor's centre.
Great cache TFTC.

Ta,
Jezza10!

Reperio at 1720. The last cache for the day, and after waiting for some muggles to leave the car park area, I made a quick dash to GZ for a nice quick find. Nice spot for a cache and will no doubt be returning this way plenty more times in the near future.

Gratias SS.

A fun and easy find.

Although rbirtles had already found this cache, he let me stop by on our way though. Took the Victoria Bushfire geocoin to move it along. Thanks, SecretSquirrel!

A quick visit here with Tienhua as she had yet to find this cache. Last time I was here it was near darkness at some crazy time before dawn with Newberys.

Found with rubai on our way down to Namadgi for the day. TFTC.

#458: Found with Beltaines_Fire on our way to Namadgi for the day. Surprisingly no one around given its a public holiday. Left geocoin

[This entry was edited by rubai on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 12:43:00 AM.]

A quick find on our way out of Namangi after a great day out! TFTC

Newberys reminded me that I had forgotten to log this cache. This was the first cache of the day for our exploration of Orroral Ridge and the few GC and GCA caches located there. Got here early in the morning just as the sun was rising. The local dam/billagong was a chorus of various small creatures and the smell was not too lovely though. Cheers and thanks for the cache SS-BJC.

Found with Rbirtles on the way into Namadgi for a fun day's caching. Centre not open at 6:20am, so no going inside today.

It's always a pleasure to have a nice easy find to start the day on the right foot. This was the only easy SecretSquirrel-BJC cache that I had found, but the day showed more of his up. Nice clue TNLN, thanks SecretSquirrel-BJC!

Found it this morning while walking tennant. Nice easy cache to start the day.

HAHA, like the clue very... unique =) TFTC

2nd of the day

A quick walk before heading into Namadgi and doing some caches in Orreal

Took Ian's 60th Birthday TB

TFTC

Found it after a day in The national park , did the Yankee hat walk and visited some space centers...

After finally making to the bottom and to be honest I don't enjoy going down hill really, but at least this was a flat easy walk and probably a good thing too as my battered and brused body wasn't up for too much else... yes Namagi is full of interesting caches
thanks for this one...
Found with Everlasting and Tealby and Sol and Fitzy

Last cache for the day. Accompanied with Tealby, Sol de Lune, Fitzy 1965 and Mtrax. Lovely National Park area. No swap. SL. Thanks SecretSquirrel-BJC for organising the cache and hunt.

TFTC

Nothing taken. Signed and returned.
TFTC

Very pleasant cache found by the kids on a sunny day, after spending an evening partying at Caloola Farm.
Took grimace and little house with a pig
Left hello kitty bag, flouro mini gel pen and pack of kids card.

SL TFTC

Found with O319 and Justjessie and rest of family on a caching and picnic day.

1st of 6 finds on a family picnic to the Orral valley. TFTC.

Found with the rest of the family, took Frog, left Grimmace..... TFTC

Found this one easy and traded something, thanks for the cache.

Found this one no dramas - swap completed.

Thanks for the cache, love this part of Canberra.

Found it with Norkmeister on the way back from a ftf further down the road.

Knocked this one over in the dark on the way back from being FTF on Old Sparky. Sorry to disturb the roos.

Logged from my phone using the Geocache Navigator by Trimble

Fun and easy to find. Great for the kids.
L Barnyard pig
T Badge

#365

This would turn out to be my last cache of the day, which was very disappointing after some frustration during the day.

I had done something to my ankle and had to limp my way over to the GZ. It was an easy enough find, but being in pain meant I didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to - no reflection on the cache, just on my own frailty!

This cache did make realise two things. 1. Mt Tennant is freaking HUGE and I am going to have to be in good shape before tackling those caches. 2. Namadgi is calling me and I may need to finally come down here and cache soon (as soon as my ankle heals that is).

TFTC SSBJC, I think this cache accomplished just what you set it out to do - give a taste of what is in store in this great national park.

AR found it.

Last cache attempted for today and we finally found one (out of three).

TFTC

One of our first Geocaches and still trying to work out this game.. Found with Kokoda Kids and RatPackLeavings. TFTC

The start of a Duke of Ed navigation final assessment, using caches as WP's to check navigation accuracy (yes, old fashion map and compass navigation).
This cache was the start point for the first bearing, an easy find for the Duke of Ed kids however we did have to stop them when re-hiding 'do you want me to put it somewhere else, I could find a better hiding spot?' No - that isn't what caching is about, and I can imagine the annoyance future caches would experience.

T - Wombat TB with the intent (underline, in bold) to relocate to one of the Tennent Trio Mystery caches, L - RAE insignia.

TFTC

The start of a Duke of Ed navigation final assessment, using caches as WP's to check navigation accuracy (yes, old fashion map and compass navigation).

This cache was the start point for the first bearing, an easy find for the Duke of Ed kids however we did have to stop them when re-hiding 'do you want me to put it somewhere else, I could find a better hiding spot?' No - that isn't what caching is about, and I can imagine the annoyance future caches would experience.

T - Wombat TB with the intent (underline, in bold) to relocate to one of the Tennent Trio Mystery caches, L - RAE insignia.

TFTC

SamWalkers without Sam!
Took Grandma out instead.
Does that make us the GrannyWalkers?
Woof woof woof!

Well it is Grandma's GPS.

We have been travelling Wombat Al TB around with us and this seemed like the right sort of place to drop him off.

Enjoy his company and hopefully take him further into "Furry Nose" country.

1:56pm
We saw this on on the way in, but we had plans that could not be broken. So, we stopped back in here as we came past once more.

Nice to see such a reasonable sized cache. After doing the deed, we walked back to the visitors information centre, which has a really cool python in residence and a rather cool backlit sign/toppo map of the area.

Grabbed some drinks, and thus started my evil master plan to get Doc to eat lots of junk food this weekend, will I succeed?

Cheers

With maintenance done and two Earthcaches in the bag, it was time to head back into town. A quick stop for a cold drink and a cache was in order. Perfect place to get both. They should have a kiosk here, would be lovely to enjoy the view of Mt Tennant knowing some poor geocacher is heading up the hill.

I dropped in to the Visitors Center just to check what was new before heading up onto the side of Mt Tenant - and collected this cache while I was nearby.

I agree with Secret Squirrel - Namadgi is a great playground and this is a good 'gateway' cache. Thanks SS-BJC.

Nice and easy to find. Good idea worth the effort to visit Park Building, liked the snake on display. TFTC

The visitors centre is always interesting and we went for a bit of a stroll to find the cache. There was a bit of water on teh top but perfectly dry inside so the container is doing it's job well.

TFTC

A quick find - once I got down there.

Drove all the way from far north Canberra to the Namadgi sports flyers field to watch the scale remote control airplanes do their thing.
Good day, lots of nice planes and heaps of crashes to watch if your that way amused. (I am)
Couldn't leave this one alone being so close along the road, so did my best billy goat impersonation and found it.

TNLN TFTC

Found by Mary & David at 1535. A nice quick and easy one compared to the others back down the road earlier today. Enjoyed our return visit to the area after many years absence. TNLN, but collected TB 'Pita'. Our thanks to SecretSquirrel-BJC.

Grabbed this one after a day cooling off at Angles Crossing. Found a bearded dragon guarding the cache but fled the scene when I got really close for a photo.
T: GC
L: TB
TFTC

#105 - Nice easy find after completing walk to Mt Tennent summit. TNLN, TFTC.

After a failed attempt on the Tidbinbilla multi (I got something wrong ) we dropped in here on our way home. I haven't been into Namadgi for a number of years and coming here to the front door has re-awakened my desire to - I feel a Namadgi trip coming up.

Anyway we wandered down to GZ were the kids made a nice quick find and made their swaps before we headed back to the Geomobile and on to home. It's a pity the water level is so low, this used to be a much nicer place to watch the native birds.

L GC

SL TFTC

#403 - Last for the day as we left too late and had to be back in town too early to fully enjoy - oh what a shame, we'll have to come back to Namadgi (4 times last year, nothing like the owner's record!!). TNLN, TFTC

Did this after climbing the Mount (and hiding a cache - gosh I hope it isn't within 100m of a puzzle cache).

769 - My very first Namadgi cache - although probably not my last !

Its been years since I ventured any further into Namadgi than the Visitors Centre - and thats a nice place to start again I guess. A nice quick find with no one else around.

TNLN - TFTC !!

Cheers....

Went out today with the geosister and a geoneice and geonephew. This was our first for the day. After visiting the visitors center we went to get this cache. We got to gz and I went to get the cache, while the kids caught ants to watch them in the bug catcher. Yes we released them after looking at them. Kids did some swapping and we went for my 200th cache at honeysuckle. TFTC

Nice easy one to start the day

TFTC

TNLN

A good easy one TNLN TFTC.

Great cache thanks. Geokid is studying Nat Parks at school so this ended up being a great spot.

Loved the clue.

Quick find on the way to find more caches in Namadgi. TFTC. Took TB will move ASAP.

#546 at 1452

A nice easy one to end the event trip.

Dvixen and I pulled into the visitor's centre after the event long enough to find and log this one, before heading home again. An easy find, pretty much exactly where I expected it to be.

TNLNSL TFTC!

Found via Eynowd after the event.

TNLN, TFTC

This was found on our way back from the Event today, after closing hours for the Visitors' Centre, so it was just a quick in and out. Left the Travel'n Chicken TB and my pathtag.
Thanks for another hunt, SecretSquirrel-BJC.

#131

A nice find on the way out to Orroral with Mc Kenna and Redbudgie1. We were worried about the kids doing some gardening at the info centre but it turned out there was a brilliant clump of bushes between the cache and them. Perfect for hiding us from view.

Thanks heaps,
Gwen

On the way to an event we grabbed this one. We thought we were going to have to hide from the muggles but bushes worked in our favour.

TFTC
MC KENNA

#94

found this one after the event today with cbr900rr and geobabies

geotoddler took frog for himself and butterfly for his sister.

nice easy find with an icecreams and postcards for the ride.

#214

Found with Lady Timelord after the event cache

TFTC

Quick grab on the way home from the event today. I have driven past here on numerous occasions but decided today to be a fitting day to make the find. TNLN and TFTC.

Date/Time : 24CT @ 1658
Who: Ksenija
In : Butterflies And Army man
Out : Frog and Spider
*Overall Experience: 4*
GAFF 1
Notes : Had just been to the visitors centre as we are camping out at Honeysuckle Creek. Lovely spot.

TFTC : Team VK3JAP

Rated: for Overall Experience

Sorry
I did this some weeks ago and forgot to log it. Yes the visitors centre is a valuable place, not only as a starting point for Namadgi caches, but veiwing the large scale map of the area, being a meeting location and advice from the rangers.
Thanks for the cache.
ZZ7

thought we go for a quick drive over Tharwa bridge since not have gone out that way for a while... decided to drive bit further and pick up this cahce, nice area.. TFTC!

I thought I had better drop in to this place for a minute or two, seeing as how I was heading for Namadgi
After saying 'hi' and sorting out the camping formalities for tonight, I hopped back into the geomobile.
Wait a minute, what's that on the GPS. It wasn't a fly, it was a cache symbol only a hundred metres away [:o]
'Almost missed that one' I thought as I strolled down the garden path to retrieve the cache
There is a very nice little walk around the lake here.
TFTC.

Nice little spot, good for children to find. Took a little froggy (sooooo cute) and left a pokemon :p
Thanks

Nice cache. There was no-one around so we didnt need to be careful.

T: a Frog (sorry I just had too)
L: nothing - I know but please dont shoot me.

TFTC

At the visitors centre this is a nice little loop track on which to stretch the legs. Hardly anyone about today enabling a quick location of the cache, carrying out of the cache duties and it’s replacement. Made no swaps here.

As Feathertop indicated its best to get your coffee and cakes before you get to here! The information centre is interesting enough although we couldn't find a map of Namadji with much detail without having to get all the 1:25,000's. We actually started driving off before returning to get this cache. Thanks secret squirrel for the stash.

We were heading south to Tharwa and beyond and stopped in here for some information. Didn't manage to buy a map though and bought some rather coldish coffee from a complicated coffee machine instead.
The cache though was more rewarding.
Thanks TNLN.

I grabbed this cache on the way back from Mount Tennant. This was Bufonts Apprentice first cache and he was surprised at its size. Nice spot at the entry to Canberra's Best National Park!!!

Thanks. Here several time pre GPS purchase. None the wiser. Geokids found on strength of clue only.

Left Magnify glass. Took Snake

Found it upon exiting the park.

I was really sore after walking too and from William Totally Rocks and then riding to the bottom of A Way to Namadgi with MtBikerOz. He's crazy [or just really fit].

Check out the nearby tree covered in cicada skins!

Thanks for the cache, Jezzza Xtreme

Found @ 1500 hrs on our way to mum n dads from canberra Nice spot did not have time to call into the visitors centre will do so next time.
TNLN TFTC

Found @ 1500 hrs on our way home from canberra Nice spot did not have time to call into the visitors centre will do so next time.
TNLN TFTC

After an early morning start and it being dark when we first drove past this one, we left it to our way out. Dropped into the visitors centre and had a look. We then set about finding the cache. A nice quick find in the midday heat.

Thanks SecretSquirrel-BJC for the cache!

TNLNSL

After hiking up Mount Tennent, this one was a breeze! It was a nice ending to an exhausting, but fun day. What a great introduction to the wonderful world of geocaching! Thanks.

The third find for the day, and by the time we came across it after going up and down Mt Tennant I felt like taking the contents out, putting myself inside and sleeping until the next person found me. Great fun though, Myself and my new caching buddy BecSmith pretty much had the hang of it by this one. A fun way to start the new year.

Found with Hayleylou and the new troop of Geocachers, recently awarded their stripes after clambering up Mt Tennent for a cache!
Nice easy one to end a trio of caches for the day.
TNLN
TFTC!

Found with frebbles and our two new caching buddies on the way back to the car from Tennent's Tip. Was feeling thoroughly sunburnt and exhausted by this point too! A nice end to the day of caching though, and our last cache for 2007
TNLN TFTC

My first find since joining in my own right.

Went out to check out the NP and see what it had to offer. Agree with Mr Sol, will be back again to do some walks......in the cooler weather.

Saw the cache and Mr Sol retrieved. Log signed and we on our again.

TNLN & TFTC.

As someone who has recently returned to Canberra, I took the owners advice and went for a look at this local National Park. As it turns out, the vistors centre is only 23.6 km's from home.

I didn't realise the park was that big and with so many walking tracks. We bought a map and are now looking at what we might be able to do. Mt Tennant looks like the first destination.

After looking around the visitors centre, it was off to find the cache, which, as it looked, was very straight forward. We signed the log and headed back to car, and then it was off to try 'High & Dry', just down the road.

TNLN and thanks for the intro to park. I look forward to going back. Who knows, maybe even a group effort could be on the cards.

Cheers,

Found on a trip from Cairns to Canberra. Enjoyed our visit to the visitors centre. Took Homer Simpson TB. SL. TFTC.

I did a lap of the pond to show willing but it still felt very exposed to the visitor center. Thanks.

1017.6. TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 07 Compass Rose Gold GC A#76

Albida

Got this one on the way back home - Time for ice-cream - Yipee!! Nice easy to finish off a wonderful days caching.
Thank you.
T - Stringy thingy / L - Fish

Appropriate cache to do as heading down to Namadgi for some caching on a nice sunny day. Easy find. TNLN, thanks.

We are looking for TBs to take along to Tealby's WWFM event so were thrilled to find this little cache of TBs hiding from the troll. Luckily no troll today, must have been out to lunch - only frogs and ducks. Very peaceful but not for long as we left TB Homer's Odyssey and we all know how quiet he is - DOH! Thanks for bringing us out here on a beautiful day, TFTC

Found @7:20am.

Second find this morning on the way to Namadgi. I have been planning to get down here again (while SecretSquirrel is on holidays in Qld) and pick up all those SS caches in the hills. At least this is one down (easy one) - 4 more to go.

Thanks SS. TNLN

A nice cache to get warmed up on a trip down into the wilderness.

A quick find, nice and early in the morning. There was still ice on some of the walkways. Later down the bottom end of Namadji (near Mt Cleer), there was snow on the sides of the road.

Now off to do some Namadji caching. Left TB.