Sensors Working Overtime Jubilee, Queensland, Australia
By julianh on 25-Mar-08. Waypoint GC1A90G

Happy to grab oldies before people mark them for archival, this is the best feeling. We just hope newbies respect wear and tear and assist in maintenance.

Muggle65 has been keen on grabbing older caches so this was on the list today. Thank you for the fun

The debate which inspired this cache is irrelevant now in the day of the Smartphone. In fact most geocachers dont own a gps at all. I thought I might need one to be able to do this cache but it turns out my Smartphone was quite sufficient.A lovely stroll through the park and the forest and a fairly quick find of the old cache that is still in good condition. Thanks julianh for the cache which so nicely highlights how quickly our technology changes our hobbies.

I was out this morning to grab a mystery for a challenge. It was quick easy find.
julianh thank you for placing and maintaining this cache for my enjoyment.

Looked for a while but could not find

Kolour and I had agreed to collect a lab bonus today, and decided to take a look at this one as well. I had looked at it many times but didn't feel confident I could get my GPSr to do its magic. Kolour had a different suggestion so we figured we'd give it a go.
With the details captured, we moved to our next stop keeping our fingers and toes crossed. A number was spotted, some calculations done and a green light from the checker, we were on our way.
After a bit of wandering around at gz, I finally spotted something which matched the hint, very happy to find the cache here.
Log signed, all replaced as found. A great team effort!
Thanks julianh for the interesting cache.

I was looking for something quick and easy to find today to continue my caching streak, after two long exhausting days of geocaching on the weekend, so the Bluey bonus was it but this oldie which has intrigued me for some time was nearby so I couldn’t resist an attempt at it. Willis007 was happy to join me as she too hadn’t found either.
I had the apps on my phone as recommended by a previous finder (the altitude one I’ve had for a while) which proved helpful. At the posted coordinates, I worked out a projection and we headed that way, along with Willis007’s dog Bella, who was wondering why we weren’t going into the dog park! Near the new altitude we saw a sign which had what was needed. Willis007 did the calculations and got the green tick.
At gz, we wandered around for a bit looking for the hinted location which was soon found. Logbook was very wet but we could sign. I took the tb for onward travels.
I enjoyed finding this one as I was expecting it to be harder than it was which is why I had ignored it for so long. Tftc

I was in the area a couple of weeks ago taking care of other caching business when I decided to have a proper look at this cache…

I don’t own a fancy GPS… but I have learnt to pay attention to those lines on the map that cause such pain….

I had a theory and decided to invest a little time to test it… turns out I’m not just pretty…

Returning today I went for a short but enjoyable walk to collect the cache…

Tftc… left Signal Frog Gift Tag to carry on…

A Sunday morning clear and it was time for two of us to take the dog for a walk. This particular cache has been sitting tempting me for many years, and is the 4th closest to home unfound.
I had always thought that I didn’t have the tools required to have a go at this cache. Today I needed to tick this off, and necessity being the mother of invention (or at least step mother), I had a bit of a search for some tools that might help me.
I did have an altimeter, a free app called my altitude. That had been used fr another cache found at the scenic rim. Today I was concerned about plotting the true course and being able to follow deviations from the pre-determined path.
I found that another free geocaching app called GCTools had a function called Point Projection. Tested this at home and looked like it was going to work.
Arrived at the posted coordinates and climbed the incline to take the bearing of the required houses. One of the trees has clearly had some growth since this cache was placed, but manager to set the direction and off we went.
Found one number but had not dropped the required measurement in height, but took note anyway. When I was at what I thought was the required level, there was no other sign I could see, so tested the potential coordinates with this number and the final looked very feasible.
Headed back uphill and in about 10 minutes we were looking around for the cache. Found quite quickly with help from the clue.
Log book has seen better days. Managed to scribe my name and everything was replaced.
Thanks very much for the cache julianh. Cheers

Soon after this geocache was hidden, and for a few years after, I would've laughed at the premise that it should be difficult. And indeed, I remember looking at it, thinking it's well within my capabilities. But, a few years ago I broke my third (or was it fourth.. or fifth?) Garmin with these capabilities as standard. I could just pay the nominal fee to have it sent back and refurbished, but alas it sits in a drawer still awaiting that fate. No, instead I went the long way around.

Determined I could solve this somehow, I set about doing anything but getting my GPSr fixed. I couldn't be bothered looking for a phone app, and I'm reasonably sure any available + my phone wouldn't be capable or accurate anyways. Time for alternatives!

I read through the description carefully and pondered the locations could be inferred remotely. Some street-view, Google Earth, and an online topographic map intitially gave me all sorts of nonsense, but when I was more careful, I virtually arrived at a likely looking location. This was definitely not the most economic way to solve this geocache - would've been cheaper to just get the Garmin fixed!

This afternoon it is raining and I'd like to get out for some solved, old mystery geocaches. Given the weather, I figure people will be sparse and unlikely to sneeze on me. I navigate to my chosen parking area, acknowledge where I ought to have started and made my way to the projected waypoint. Only a few puddles to jump over.

When I arrived I was close to some thingies that matched the description, and a number that matched even better. Could it be!? I crunched the numbers, wrote co-ordinates on my hand and when put into the app, looked good. Oh snap, the checker even says I'm in the green!

Right, off for a walk. Even farther away from muggles, so I'm happy. The wildlife was loving the wet weather. I saw and heard a lot of birds. And I saw four car wrecks - interesting decor. And just as I got close to GZ, the heavens opened. I retreated under a leaning tree for the few minutes, and began the hunt. Only a minute before I happened across the final container.

Alright, this has gone exceptionally well! Inside was wet and the logbook was all fused together. But the name was legible so I'm very happy. I packed it away before it got rained on and began my way out and it was after 18:10. I'm glad I had maps as I nearly got lost on the few tracks. Somehow I could brute-force this puzzle, but a few gravel tracks might undo me. I love the concept of this geocache and very happy to have finally done it. One day I might get that GPSr fixed and do something similar again. Thanks for this experience and adventure, julianh

A nice evening walk with Davidwazza! TFTC!

This evening, [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T) and I drove to nearby Bardon Bushland Park for a short walk around, before we lost total light. A nice walk in one of Brisbane's many suburban bushland areas, and we weren't the only ones to walk around, passing other joggers and dog walkers.

An interesting field puzzle, and my first that I needed such a reliance on technology to complete! Like others before us, we had some trouble performing the identification and looking around for the sign at the intermediate waypoint, before searching further out to find something that seemed to match.

We arrived at our calculated GZ, and again, we were wandering around for 10 minutes until eventually finding something that matched the hint. The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks julianh for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance. It was also nice to have found an oldie 03/2008 hidden geocache, which is also one of Queensland's 1000 oldest and active geocaches.

Since arriving in Brisbane a few years ago, we have looked at this field puzzle a number of times.
Today with a little bit of spare time we decided to give it a go.
I guess technology has given us all an edge with navigating, however we still decided to do a bearing and a clear altitude measure to get the right numbers.
Our first reading and attempt took us to a sign which did not agree with the Geochecker.
We had time to sit and think and doublecheck our direction from the starting point and tried once again. Although a little further than we had anticipated, and with not a totally clear altitude reading, we soon found a sign that could possibly work. We did the maths and got the green light.
It was then time to walk past all the puppies who were enjoying this Saturday afternoon in the park, and make our way into the bushland.
With accurate coordinates, it was under the first rock we looked at.
All was well with the log, safe and dry.
Domsky
We have added our name.
Thanks julianh. That was a really fun field puzzle.
 it was also lovely to find such an old one today.

We didn’t have any fancy tech but used an old-school Silva compass to find the sign. Geochecked the final coordinates and all good until we got to GZ. Think we turned over every rock within a 20 metre radius at least 3 times with no luck. Hasn’t been found for several months so wondering if it’s still there? But I think we’ll count that as half a find!!!

Took a slight detour on the way to work - to pick up a few puzzle caches that oz_bean_counter and I have on our joint radar now. For some reason I have never truly looked at this cache, and it's been around over a decade. Time to give it a red hot go. Once I moved my easily distracted caching partner past the doggies, I whipped out the requisite technology and took in the starting intelligence. OK, then, a little unsure just how accurate sight-and-go and elevation readings are on my Garmin Oregon (not functions I've ever really focussed attention on previously) we headed off.

As promised, walking in a straight line didn't happen, and with doggies around there was always a likely side-quest, but in due course we arrived at a likely looking area that matched the intel my Oregon was supplying. And a quick re-read of the information we were seeking very quickly had us with numbers that "made sense". A short walk later and we were happily signing a logbook.

That worked extremely well, and I could not fault my technology. So very pleased all round. I'm giving this a FP for the unique aspects of it, the great area, and today's adventures.

No better way to start a work day - good coffee, good company, good weather, good fun.
Thanks julianh for entertaining me at this location.
*{Overall find #7967}*

Sixth cache for the day. The coffee had kicked in by now, which means, my fantastic personality was beginning to emerge from its overnight slumber.

Headed out this way with my caching companion, Mr P, to grab a few mystery caches (seeking to fulfil a few challenges that require my mystery count to increase, so watch this space!) and some other random caches along the way. Was a great morning - good weather, good coffee, good company, so I wasn't complaining. Well I was, but not about any of that .

Well, this was a great cache. I was not sure how it would work out, but Mr P had the technology and attention to detail that I lacked, and so in the end we got there. Nice easy find once we'd solved the field puzzle. Another oldie in the bag . The cache, not Mr P.

TFTC and TB visit.

I needed a walk after work today so I set off to find this cache. I love this piece of bushland and really enjoyed the walk. As a bonus, I git to use some features on my GPS that I had never used before and am now much more comfortable using it. Thanks for teaching me this and TFTC

Got my senses and sensors in check, put the hiking boots on, and went and found this one. All in good shape here, left a TB for the next finder to grab.

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Log signed at 09:41 and cache returned as found. Thanks for the smilie **julianh**. This log is trackable, mention where you saw it.

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Monday. Both SPs were out today to find some caches. After my GPS fell of my windscreen, it was left to Mr SP to guide me to GZ. After taking me up the garden path (or the path of the nearby building anyway). We did a Uturn and parked across the road where. Look! There’s a pathway right to where we need to go. So we went in and came to a bit where the path diverges. We took the path less taken and got to GZ quite quickly. Took a few minutes of searching to find this one. Looks like we’d walked past this one but we got it in the end! Thankfully there was a good piece of paper in there for us to sign.

This was the 3rd of 6 caches found on today's trip.

Thanks ***julianh***, for showing us this place.

Both Dora the Explorer! and I own a Garmin Montana GPS. These GPS's have the functions available to complete this cache however we used the GPS in tandem.

I used the sight and go function and had the path that I needed to be on and Dora the Explorer! was using the altimeter function to determine her elevation.

The elevation calculation was spot on when we found the first waypoint however the calculated line was some 50m away from the waypoint. This was not a real problem however, as the way point was found easy enough.

After doing the calculations, the checker gave us the green tick immediately, so off we headed for the final. Off course we did not find the easy track at first so we bush bashed to GZ and took the easy way back.

It was not to long before the cache was in hand once we arrived at GZ.

All is good with this cache.

Find #1659

TFTC ***julianh***

A favourite point for the concept.

Quick and easy find using Montana Garmin GPS with CDAH55 also using Montana GPS. First clue quickly found. Then got a green tick from the checker. Joy oh Joy. Quick find at the final.

My GPSr has me about fifty metres from where I eventually found the sign but I’m not sure if that was my error or not. Cool concept though. Had to shake the angry looking ants off the cache before signing. Thanks for placing

TFTC. Don’t have a lot of gadgets in my kit but some online tools got me sorted for this one in any case. Chose the wrong angle on approach and did a bit of creek bashing, then cleared away the ant infestation, dried the container, signed the log and tucked it back into its spot. Cheers.

Being my 6th geocaching birthday I thought I would treat myself with a little bit of unloved goodness! What better way to celebrate it then with my faithful companion Jelly the Wonderdog and 1MinnieMoo. Jelly and myself had a little bit of fun running around the dogpark until 1MM was able to join us. Rightio! Let's go

We made our way to GZ with a new container and replaced it with the old logbook inside.

THanks for the cache and smiley julianh

11/7/17, 12:20 pm Find #1012
I love this sort of day. An unexpected early mark from work (for the second day in a row - not a bad way to start the term!) and a message on my phone from the awesome NyssaFlutterby about a cache with some nice unloved on it! And on her 6th geoversary too!
Hmmm well I'm also now booked in to head over to the Southside to pick up my eldest from uni, and grab the last of my July challenge caches, but hey, I'm in!!!
So a few minutes later, and I've arrived at the parking area to see Nyssa and Jelly the Wonderdog, and we were off on our way. With all information under our belt it was a nice walk to GZ, to find a container that had sadly seen better days, with a hole in the lid and ants enjoying making a nest out of it. Thankfully I had a replacement in the car, so we have replaced the container, but put the original logbook inside, along with some more paper as the logbook was too wet to sign.
Replaced back in its spot, but watch out for the ants when grabbing this one as they were still all around it when we replaced the cache.
Thanks for the cache julianh.

First time using the altimeter on the GPS. Combining that with the compass, it was a good learning experience using a Magellan. With the phone number collected, on the way to GZ picked up two dedication caches and had to bypass the Post Meridan as it had plentiful mutts n muggles all caged.

Took some time finding the cache at GZ. When the rock was removed, an upset ant colony ran riot. Was unable to sign the log as it was a sodden mess.

The cache definitely needs maintenance and log replaced with the CO seemingly out of action for a number of years. Can the next finder be prepared when they visit. TFTC julianh

An interesting cache. I did use the altimeter and compass built into my etrex 30. I gathered the line of sight direction and set off around all the obstacles. I'm not really familiar with all the technology on my GPS, so I calculated a back bearing to the listed coordinates, which I checked periodically.

When my elevation change was 13 metres according to the GPS, I came across a sign with an appropriate number. New coordinates were crunched and checked, and soon enough I was at the final. the container is in a poor way and the logbook soaked. I ended up signing the front plastic cover of the logbook, as i doubt I could have opened it to find a page to sign.

Many thanks julianh

Pete

#3,024

Locating the phone number was quiet easy. The bigger challenge was to find the best ad shortest way to GZ. Finally made it and logged the cache.

TFTC

Georode

By chance I was in the area for a short time today but alas I didn't bring my Garmin GPSmap 62! Rats, it would have made things a lot easier I imagine. Instead, I lined myself up with trees and structures and went for a walk. This is a clever puzzle and I will try out this feature when I get home. Look out Sunny Coast, I have a new idea for a puzzle!
I eventually found the required information and did the maths. It was getting pretty warm in the middle of the day but I thought I'd just go for another quick walk in the bush before I head home. I found the broken saturated container but as I had not planned to visit this cache I didn't have any spares with me. This cache is worth keeping in the game because it is unique so I hope the CO or someone does the necessary maintenance as soon as possible. Couldn't sign but I have photo if required. Thanks julianh for showing me a different way to navigate!

Learnt a few new tricks with this cache this morning.

I had some fun doing this mystery, thanks for it

Given a recent injury a difficult walk was cancelled for me, so i decided it was time to tackle something else. As I was searching I noticed this one had been unloved for some time. I have looked at it many times, as it was one of my closest unfound to home. It looked interesting, and challenging.
Last night I thought I would try and use a bit of Dr Google to help me solve it bed=fore I left home, and came up with something reasonable that might be worth a look. I headed to my projected coordinates, but came up empty handed. When I re-read the cache page I realised my mistake! D'oh. (FYI I think I could have had a fair crack at WP1 if I hadn't read the description incorrectly!)
Ok so now I have to solve it the same way as everyone else. Unfortunately my navigational and elevational use of garmin is poor at best, so after trying this and that I eventually had a thought to try. It wasn't to long before I saw what I expected, only to find it was completely wrong! Thinking one way, thinking the other.....20 meters hey.....hmmmm .....could it be THAT! YES!
I was not comfortable with my GZ calculation so stuck it in the coords checker, and what do you know I must have the right sign!
A quick (and painful) walk with my sore knee, and I was at the cache. The container was out of its hide, and even open upside down on the grass. Looks like someone moved it. The logbook was fine, but the container is damaged beyond repair. A hole in the lid, and no clips for the lid. I left it as covered as could, but the next finder should take a small system to replace.
Thanks julianh, an enjoyable find.

I tried several times to find this cache. I don't have Sight'n'go on my GPS. I have an elevation part on my GPS and standing at the Waypoint, I lined up the house on the mountain and wandered down the required elevation. Nope that did not work. Couldn't find anything for the required numbers. Took geopartner to the beginning and explained it all and tried it again. Nope. Turns out we were further down the hill than required. Had to do it another way, thanks for the hint friend and this brought me to the required numbers I needed. Plugged these in and set off for GZ. Went one way and then decided another way was the better option. Soon at GZ. The log book was soggy. Managed to scrawl my name on double bagged and then pushed in further under structure and replaced cover. Hope the logbook does not go mouldy. The next cacher may need to bring a logbook. The cache is looking worse for wear with 2 clips broken. May need some TLC and a revamp
TNLNSL TFTC Thanks julianh Needs TLC but still a good cache to do and a different way to cache

I noticed that it was almost 12 months since this cache was last found so I made an effort today to grab this one. Had a search through the functions on the GPS and soon had the right functions set up and ready to go. Passed some muggles on the way to GZ but they took no notice as I took the bearing as directed in the cache notes. I must have done a reasonable job of sighting because once the altimeter had counted down to the necessary drop I was only about 10m away from the required information which was easily visible from where I ended up. Sat in the shade of a nearby tree to work out the final coordinates and soon had the necessary numbers worked out. I was going to grab another nearby cache before heading off to the final but there were some muggles sitting right where that cache was located so no choice but to head off. Apart from having to cross from the wrong side of a gully it was a good walk to GZ. Spotted the cache from a short distance away. Upon opening the cache I discovered it full of water and all the contents absolutely soaked. The logbook is a sodden mess and tried to dry it out a bit before signing but it was futile. Tried to engrave my name as best as possible but took photos to prove the visit. Tftc. It was definitely something different for finding a cache.

Log book is a sodden mess and 2 of the clips have come off so doesn't seal properly.

I've looked at this one a couple of times as it's very close to where I work, but was never able to give it the time it obviously needs. When T-Tech had a look a few days ago, he was able to do the hard yards, and all I had to do was run the numbers through the checker He went out the next day to get it, and I saved GZ for this afternoon. After I finished work I took a leisurely walk through the bush, and soon arrived at GZ, where the cache was a quick find. The log is pretty damp but I was able to add my name. TFTC, julianh.

Went out today on the bike and collected this cache.
The solving ended up being a combination of an on line program to guesstimate the way point, then a trip there after work to collect 10 digit number. After I put the number through the checker and getting a positive I just had to find the time to find the cache.
Sorry if I some what by passed the altimeter and compass [:o]
The cache is very wet, and as a result needs a new log book.
TFTC julianh

thinking by the coords for the cache, which I'm pretty certain were dead on from calculations at the clue location, that the cache site may well have been washed away during the 2013 Australia Day tropical cyclone Oswald flooding in the area.

Time for some ninja caching. I had a small window of opportunity so raced over to the starting point, recognising an earlier target nearby which caused a lot of angst at the time due to dogs and muggles. I spotted the required roof, though the trees have grown up since the cache was placed, I guess!
I could have used my Garmin, but decided I would try the iPhone, and I downloaded an "Elevation" app some time back, entirely for use with this cache when the time was right. I walked downhill, watching the elevation markers ('GPS' and 'Map') decline and very shortly indeed found myself looking around. The only likely sign I could see had quite a few numbers, so I tried the top one and discovered it was way off the mark.
I then decided to follow my nose in a wider sweep of the area and very shortly found myself looking at a sign which was unmistakably the right one.
With darkness falling, I raced up the hill, dodging MTB riders, cutting through here and there, and found the cache where it should be, but not quite in pristine condition, I fear. I think the rock may have overbalanced or else an inquisitive animal has had a poke around. Even though the lid was still on, the logbook is soaked, though still markable. This is one of those difficult situations where it seems worse to trap the log inside a bag, but there's not much you can do. I won't put up an NM log, but it clearly could use some drying out. Replaced all and raced away before it could get any darker.
TFTC Julianh, and the chance to finally use that 'Elevation' app!

Thought this would be straight forward using our orienteering skills. The way point for the phone number seemed a little off the bearing but right height and as the answer looked sensible we were on our way into the forest. Good steady climb but a bit of a search followed before the cache appeared.
ETrek20 with hand held compass worked fine.

We were checking which caches were in this area we were yet to find and noticed we hadn't logged this find. Just as well others in the puzzle solving group had written such descriptive logs which enabled us to remember our antics on the day and that we had actually found this cache with them. We thought we had logged the find at the time but it seems not! Thanks for the cache julianh

Gunnie69 lead the navigation of this one, and the necessary information was found to calculate the final co-ords. Passed a number of scouts of a day of activities, but fortunately they were out of the way when it came to finding the cache.

Always enjoying something a little different.

TFTC julianh

A little armchair projection provided an estimated WP1 so this morning, a few puzzle solving types headed straight there in search of the number... Some started at one side, some on the other but it wasn't long before we had converged. I expected to find a mobile number, given the structure on the cache page but that was not what we found... It was the only number around though and it did match what we were after... [^]

Offset applied, we took to the trails. Enroute, we encountered half a dozen small groups of scouts who were working there way through the area doing various tasks. Luckily, when we reached GZ, the nearest were quite a way off and we were free to commence the hunt. It didn't take long to spot the likely hiding spot and a clean dry container was found...

I took the pencil out of the log bag as the lead tends to puncture a hole, making the bag useless. Thats when I realised it was a money bag and had holes anyway... Ah well, the thought was there...

Cheers julianh.

We have been meaning to get around to this one for quiet some time as it is close to home. Finally today with a group of puzzle solvers we took the plunge. With a bit of assistance we worked out the co-ordinates for GZ. The area today was heaavily populated with boy scouts doing various activites. Luckily GZ wasn't close to the action and we managed to find the cache and sign the log unnoticed. We always love walking around this area as it is so beautiful.

Thanks for the challenge and the cache.

Sorry I'm logging this late. We had decided to explore this piece of bushland today so we used this cache as an excuse to do so. The cache was found safe and dry. TFTC

Well we did have the fancy GPS and it did get us to the cache and it wasn't that hard I suppose! I have left this one for far too long thinking it looked too difficult to attempt but today we decided to at least give it a go and ended up with the smiley! Thanks julianh. Also nice to visit this lovely area again.

Found with Bedmaker.
We worked out the co-ords then went off in search of the cache.
Wow, there are a lot Golden Orbs in this area. Good thing Bedmaker went in first to clear a path.
Co-ords were spot on as we found it quickly.
Thank you julianh for this interesting little exercise.

Found this with TassieGirl13.
Don't know why this one has taken me so long to find, it was easy enough.
We were even in the area a few months ago but it somehow got overlooked that day.
Finally now our names are in the log and the icon is now a smiley.
TFTC.

838 - Had two attempts at this one. On the first we were a bit off in our bearings, but the altitude was within a rough tolerance of what we were looking for. However the coordinates calculated from the possibilities were a long way off the mark. So we tried again with the "Sight N Go" feature locked on and whilst we didn't get it working exactly right, it had us heading to a new location which soon revealed a possibility right on the correct altitude. We did the required calculations and then made our way off in search of the cache which we found in good condition at 5:01pm. We were the next group to find it after macsbytwo who introduced us to this great sport almost 2.5 years ago. Thanks for the great idea for a cache julianh.

Found this one after doing the maths with various potential phone numbers we found on the sight line. Did use the elevation feature on the GPS but it jumped about + or - 5m, thus the use of several numbers. Used the result that had us heading towards the Bardon bush. Enjoyed this one especially as we could walk from home.TFTC

This was the first cache of 37 for the day, on my Puzzle run day. I had tried this one on my last visit in June but had only just acquired my new gps and was still trying to work it all out, on returning to Victoria I did a little research and it made it so much easier today, I enjoyed the walk to this cache. My thanks to julianh for the cache.

Decided to tackle this one. After doing some figuring out - both on the ground and in my Mio, I located said sign. Tapped in some co-ords and they seemed likely. Set of on a nice bushwalk. Getting to GZ was interesting.. I did take a slighly longer way than needed - but got to GZ a-okay. Hunted around for a bit and came up with the goods. The cache is in excellent condition - guarded by a centipede and all. TFTC Julianh - a good puzzle with a difference

Caching is often a good test of how rigid one's mind-set is, and certainly I discovered that I had a very hard one for this cache - over the past 15 months or so I must have had 4 or 5 trips here looking for the 'number', and finding 4 or 5 candidates which passed at least one of the tests. I would have never progressed without a huge clue (thanks, Austral000). I think though I'd like to hold the compass if I was bushwalking with any of the previous finders ....... I was also thrown by reports of going xxx m off line - I would have gone with the direct approach across a couple of 'crossable fences'.
A fun puzzle on lots of levels, cheers.

In terms of solution - first try I used a Garmin Summit (with barometric height), middle attempts emploted random walking in the general area where I expected the number, 2nd last try used Google Earth, successful one used Austral000's clue.

I really liked this one. I have been watching it for ages but I don't have a GPS with all the extra sensors and so I thought it might be too hard.

Today, I felt a bit optimistic and so I turned up at the posted co-ordinates with a compass, basic Garmin GPS and regular "senses working overtime". The compass allowed me to take a bearing and then I projected a waypoint off into the distance. I headed off trying to keep on a straight line between posted co-ords and projected coordinates and before long came across the required sign. Once the new GZ was calculated, the rest was straight forward. The GPS took me to within 2m of the cache which was found easily enough. There was a little water in the cache but the log was dry and in good condition.

I really recommend giving this one a go even if you have a standard GPS. It is not as hard as it seems from the listing.

TNLNSL - TFTC

I had worked out a rough location soon after the cache was published. Today I tried out my theory and was only 30 metres from the clue.

Took the wander to the cache and had to watch for High school muggles doing a bit of orienteering in the area.

There was one in sight as I was signing the log but like a good cacher I blended into the landscape. TNLN.

Found by Jabiru230. Pleasant walk in the bush again. Cache is in good nick. This area doesn't appear to have been touched by the storms at all.

My sensors were working undertime today - the most basic GPS AND my brain had decided to go on hiatus for the afternoon. I swapped the numbers around I was supposed to add, then when I worked out I'd stuffed that up, I still added them up wrong! But despite my failings I still managed to come up with the cache - eventually. TFTC

Never actually found that sign. I had taken a stab in the dark about where the sign maybe and used that other great caching tool to find a number that provided success. Used GPSr with all the extra sensors to find cache. TFTC

No luck for us on this one. We looked and looked but only found one phone number and given the results, it would appear to be the wrong one!

No problem finding this without all the technology.
Started at GZ, walked in the right direction and watched the elevation drop on the GPS. The sign was found closeby, and the cache was located about 360m away. No problems.
TFTC

I'm afraid my poor old Garmin doesn't have all the fancy stuff, so I just headed in the direction of the houses until I descended by the required amount and looked about. Then off to find cache. TFTC

I missed the Cootha challenge a few weeks back so decided this morning was as good as any to revisit this little hillside.

I had the technology but like many others found WP 1 appeared to be a tad out. The human correction factor soon had me back on track (some 32 m off course according to the GPS -Map 60 CSx). A short track through the bush had me back round on the road and off to find a piggy and a fern.

TFTC and the chance to work on a fuew features of the GPS.

IN: Geocoin

I wandered over to the start coordinates with my trusty old GPS and proceeded to do the 'calibration dance'. Two spins on the spot and the compass now worked properly
Next I entered the correct barometric pressure and got the altimeter set up
Fortunately the starting spot was in a shady area. I spent the next 15 minutes trying to find the 'Sight and Go' menu
With that found I set off to find the waypoint, but the off track indicator just followed me around and didn't show me off track at all, just a varying heading to an imaginary point 55kms away [:(!]
I gave up on that method and just set a waypoint on the correct heading about 400m away and used the route function to get a line plotted on the GPS display to follow
The sign was found and a quick stroll to the cache followed. There are a lot of trails through this great bit of bushland, but local knowledge got me on the right one
TFTC and mental and physical exercise. I dropped in SNSpencer's Micro Micro Geocoin #6

found by helyl & rachy
found with the GPSmap 60CSx

TFTC

Now that was a cool way of doing things. I don't have the compass feature in my GPSr, but I took a real compass with me and projected a WP. hmmm, 11° magnetic variation, about 2km, now create a route from here to there, set a data field to "Cross Track", another to "Altitude", note altitude, walk to WP. I've not used cross track before. Thanks for making me find it and learn about it. Sure is a lot easier than the 1 in 60 rule I learned in flying training. My altitude was up and down like ... ( family website ) and I was about 30m off track when I found the sign. Like you said, "look around" . GZ was about 400 metres away, so off I went. The GPSr seemed a bit nervous, but pointed me to a tree and bugger me if it wasn't the right one . Signed the log, took two stamps that Mrs Lat&Long will like and left the Puzzle TB. It wants to visit new, creative puzzles and this one certainly qualifies. Good job, 'julianh' [^].

We were pleased to see this pop up during the week because it offered us our first opportunity to use some of the special features on our new eTrex but others were able to get there before us.
After setting up 'Sight 'N Go' in the eTrex and reading the elevation, we headed for the place where we thought the waypoint might be. When there, the elevation was right but the track was slightly off to the left but we found a phone number that fitted the clue. We then tried to get closer to the track and found the same phone number on another metal sign at about the same elevation and a bit closer to the track but off to the right. We were satisfied we had the right numbers, did the maths then headed for GZ.
We must have had the right numbers because our GPSr guided us successfully to the cache.
We took the Puzzle TB.
Thanks julianh, we enjoyed this.

I obviously didn't make this one hard enough! Four finds in the first two days, and not one of them did it "properly"!

Oh well, I'll have to try to think of something really devious for my next cache.

Having an older style gps I did not have the features available so I had to resort to local knowledge

With the sound of thunder and lightning visible it was a very quick trip to collect the clue and then off to gz.

This is one of my favourite walking areas...and the geohound doesnt mind a visit either.

Thanks julianh for the cache and an excuse (not that I really needed one) to head out for another walk. Great idea for a cache...look forward to seeing what you come up with next.

[This entry was edited by wingaap on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 4:40:44 PM.]

Kudos for the time and effort put into this cache. Found "Sensors Working Overtime" this afternoon. My GPSr doesn't have sensors, but I have to admit to cheating a little and using some alternative tech. for this one. As they say, there's more than one way to skin a cat. By the way, an eventual upgrade with barometric altimeter and compass sensors is on my wishlist. SL. Thanks julianh. It looks like an interesting bit of bushland.

I figured out the location of the clue using "Google Earth" and some local knowledge. I rang Gefscofix to confirm my hypothesis, Later that night (while getting the geotoddler to sleep in the car) I went out and found the phone number (I found 2, but I confirmed the right one with Gefscofix). This morning the cache was easily found on my way to work.

No Compass
No Altimeter
No Worries

TFTC

[This entry was edited by totalube on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 6:07:44 PM.]

There’s food for the thinkers

Only one of these statements is correct:

1. gefscofix has a GPSr with inbuilt compass, altimeter, heart rate monitor and BO sensor.

2. Conventional navigation techniques still work.

Following a discussion with totalube on possible approaches (props for the heads up, T) this was a quick find in the dark with the GPSr in use for the cache find only.

T - TB "A Little Further North" LN

TFTC

Placed Travel Bug "A Little Further North" (TB212RK) into cache as a reward for "First To Find"