"The DNA Experience" or "Gnomes Holiday" Kings Park, Western Australia, Australia
By Lyn Pat and Nathan on 05-Sep-01. Waypoint GC1B4A

This cache has been removed by the management of the park.

I was searching the Cache for a while and i couldn't find it. And then i saw on the internet, that all King Park Caches are removed.

I drop down TB Nick virtual and pick it up again.

In: TB Nick
Out: TB Nick

Anyway thanks for the Cache.

We completed all stages with "FlyingPigSquadron" on Wednesday 18 October but there was a lot of "activity" at ground zero. One man was doing Tai Chi for over an hour and several others coming in and out talking to him, including a ranger. We decided it would be prudent to return another day to sign the log but I guess that will not happen now.
Thank you for the cache, we enjoyed showing interstate cachers our lovely park.
We have logged a find with the permission on the Owner.

[This entry was edited by iluvtrekking on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 5:34:47 PM.]

We thinks the ranger had taken the cache.....we searched for it and its not there...such is life.

Feel Free to Log the cache as a Find for the next two weeks...I will fully Archive it after that time so this is the grace period. As long as you have either done the treck as far as the DNA tower or place a photo near one of the waypoints we are happy to see that as a find.

Last flight leaving in two weeks

FlyingPigSquadron has landed - well nearly, flight path was not totaly clear. Thanks to Lyne, Pat and Nathan, for a fun day, we enjoyed your Kings Park.

Times have changed and its Time to Archive this cache on Request of the "Kings Park Authority" we assume.
We were sent an email that caches "off path" were not allowed. The email was polite and seems a reasonable request.
I will be removing the cache on Friday 26 oct 2007.
Please dont attemt to find the cache as it wont be there.

For a short while I will accept a photo of you standing near "waypoint one" as a find for the cache.

Remember do not try to find the cache and do not go off path.

Easy find with *Quokka - TNLNSL TFTH

With *Monkey, found the cache somewhat waterlogged. Did not try to log visit in soggy notebook

Kings Park was my childhood playground so took the short-cut to the cache with *Monkey.

In: Scout Magnet
Out: Tracks

After a stroll through the park and a great look around, we were able to locate the final location. Thanks for showing us through Kings Park. TNLNSL

found with mum and geokid, hundreds of muggles around today, I forgot the kings park festival was on. I was very surprised at how close it is to another cache. Everything was wet as lid is badly cracked and brittle, poured water out, let it air a little and replaced bag for log and put container on an angle so water can hopefully run off. TFTH Cheers!
took 2cars left finger monster and hair tie+clip

What better way to work out the double stands of CGTA and see the diverse genomic landscape the King’s Park has to offer. Just a walk in the park as they say. Clear skies and TFTC Lyn Pat and Nathan, TeamAstro. [^]

Really enjoyed the long walk around the park. The view from tower was great and worth the climb.
TNLN Thanks Jacqueline and Peter #1526

A great way to see the ~Park, found parking at DNA a good spot to also get to other caches in area. Cache very wet, emptied out water, put back upside down, will need some TLC.
TNLN -TFTC - Bushpigs

A great plkace to look around. Just found in time ( power run out of my gps)
T: 0
L: card
thanks

an interesting stroll thru the botanic gardens onn the way to see Queen Victoria and return
tnlnsl

A shame it was removed. This one provided a nice romp through King's Park. A good one while it lasted.

Found this one today with a Canadian friend I was wandering in King's Park with. He can no longer claim to be a muggle! Cache is still damp, and was completely uncovered and visible; I covered it as best I could without changing its location, but it is still quite visible. TNLN. Thanks, it was a lovely walk.

The wild flowers are starting to blossom.

Enjoyed our trip around King's Park collecting the clues. Not too sure about the number of steps so were glad there was a backup calculation method. Cache still very damp.
TNLN TFTH

As tourists (from Tasmania), we had heard that Kings Park was a must – so we figured that completing a multi cache was as good a way as any to see it!! Found all the info without too much hassle (although the info centre did tell us a different number of stairs to what we counted!!!). Sorry to report that the cache had quite a bit of water in it. We dried it as best we could, and removed the mouldy Barbie book, mouldy postits, sodden secondhand hat and handkerchief, the toothbrush that was in a bag of brown water and a few other bits! Log book is also damp. Dried things as best we could and left them inside our only plastic bags. Placed cache upside down to try to avert further water intake. T as above, L Frog. Thanks

Stopped in on my walk around Kings Park this afternoon. Cache had a little bit of water in it, but was generally in good condition. Great to see these historic caches still holding up well!

Spent mothers day trapsing around the Perth area and found this one. Interesting trying to find this one without drawing to much attention to your self, especially when there are big signs saying keep out. And every muggle in the metro area was out for lunch. Thanks for the hunt.

Found this one during my lunch break, a nice stroll under threatening skies for me. TFTH!

Wouldn't like to climb that twice - I hate heights - count carefully !
T: Mac TB and Massachusett GC

First find in WA. Enjoyed the clues. Kings Park is a great spot - heaps of locations here for caches.

Cache container is cracked - might need a check so as not to have water damage soon.

Signed Log, Left TB Mac The Macropod. Took nothing.

TFTC

Sorry, cheated... just wanted to drop off a geocoin after ANZAC Day dawn service. Found one of Aushiker's secluded caches (Nerang) a year ago on Anzac day so thought it appropriate to place his geocoin there & then.

Found after solving the interesting clues, nice tour, good spot, took Thirlmere key ring left $100 key ring and calling card, SL. Thanks for the hunt Lyn, Pat and Nathan

Fun for the kids as well. It kept them busy for a while.

The kids enjoyed looking for it. It kept them busy for a while.

Glad I started this one before the Kings cache, saved a goog deal of walking. Hide spotted on the approach.

TNLN TFTC

Found on a drizzly Easter Sunday. Nice hunt.
Left - HK$1 coin
Took - Nil

unfortunatly i didnt have time to do the whole quiz, and was a bit bemused that the answer was given anyway.

Was glad that i didnt have to climb the stairs, as im not too keen on heights. would be a good view from up there though

found the cache a bit exposed

Found cache exposed, covered with what we could find but I guess it is pretty safe where it is. Left TB

i saw a log in kings cache that said DNA final cache wasnt far, i cheated, sorry it was too tempting with the answer in the hint and thats 2 hours of finding other caches saved!
took candle + easting TB
left spinner toy
tftc

Although the puzzle looked interesting, I couldn't help myself and went straight to the cache.

great walk in the park, which only after the fact did i find i didn't have to do! TFTC! TNLNSL
acwentz and Chessie except that Chessie is back at home in CO, USA

Found this one by accident by walking right past it on our way to get another traditional in the area.
On a hot 38 deg, we were immensly pleased to have avoided the reported 2hr walk to collect it up .
I guess you take them any way you get them [^]. TNLN. Cheers

I found this cache by accident while searching for King's Cache (no luck there as the Sky Gods were feeling a little confused). It was nice to still find a cache though. I feel I have cheated a bit by not solving the puzzle though. TNLN Thanks

Thanks for the exercise and the history
TNLNSL

Answered the clues, found the cache, was second cacher here today. TNLN. Thanks.

Got saturated getting to the cache after the morning rain, but had fun working this out anyway. I counted the same number of steps on both sides of the tower.

TNLN, T4TH

Great Cache ThankYou, Think Queen Victoria lived much longer than this! Think you'll find that these are the dates of her reign! Otherewise T4TC Moved the Geocoin on otherwisr TNLN

We have altered the page to reflect common knowledge that that the clue refering to birth and death of Queen victoria is infact the her years of Reign. The Clues are still the same and the issue with the steps numbers on the tower are still the same so just use the hint and cheat if you find it confusing in any manner. The walk/drive hasnt changed and the park is as usual worth the time to visit. Thanks for all the feedback

I think I got all the bugs out. The cache hasnt changed as such just the reference about Queen victorias birth and death has been changed to reflect that it was infact her years of Reign. If I missed one then email me and I will change it.

Out for the day with Dad dropping a heap of trackables. I don't like heights but I climbed to the top anyway.
Easy find, TFTH [:X]

Out for the day with Dad dropping a heap of trackables. I don't like heights but I climbed to the top anyway.
Easy find, TFTH [:X]

Geocoin Scaw's Coin Town

I've experienced this before but it's always worth a return visit with a twist TFTH

Yay. My first multi

I was in the area and had some time to kill so I thought "Its time for your first multi". TFTH.

This one was nice and easy for a multi newbie.

TNLN

Our bigest problem on this cache was counting the number of stairs as several muggle kids were doing same. Nevertheless we had an interesting chase and saw some beautiful plant growth in our pursuit.
Many thanks!
T black thingo
L candles

It was really one of those perfect "nearly spring" days that simply beckoned us to meander through Kings park. Little Doc confronted her fear of heights up the tower and proudly made it to the summit - jelly legs all the way down again!
I'm sure the queen's birthday dates don't match up , unless my addition skills are as bad as my navigation skills, but thanks to the extremely cryptic clue (NOT!)we successfully found the cache. T: koala L: pencil sharpener. Thanks for the find.

Called by on a Geocoin raid, picking up "ADAcache isn't here." Found the cache in good condition.

On our tour around Australia we had decided to do a couple of caches in Kings Park in Perth, and this was one of them. Had a great time finding the clues and working out the final co-ords. However, have to say that we couldn't get Viccys dates to add up to the clues you gave us!!

The boys loved counting the steps, and ran up and down several times (they're fast asleep now while I log this!).

We were extremely brave going into 'the bush' to find the final cache. Back in Blighty, we don't have to worry about spiders that bite! But we managed to find it. We took the bubbles, and left an Aussie geocoin.

Great fun, TFTC.

Took two newcomers to geocaching for their first geohunt and they had a great time. we found all the caches within an hour, but really stuffed up the calculations along the way. TNLN

[This entry was edited by Teem Trout on Sunday, August 06, 2006 at 6:08:27 AM.]

This is the first cache we have found as a team, woo hoo!! Took a Megalosaurous and left a bubble mixture bottle.

3rd cache for the day - a quick find after looking at the spoiler photo! TNLN TFTC.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Our third cache for today - and our lovely wander in the park the winter sunshine continued to an easy find. And we sheeped out again with TB. Otherwise TNLNSL

"...and so it came to pass that after little 'Bear Bear White Sheep' had wandered near and far, it's fleece matted and it's it feet sore, it decided to rest...

...once step closer to reaching it's owners."

This was a very pleasant cache to find and a good stretch of the legs if you decided to park at the first landmark.

True enough to the last post, this cache was well hidden and I've left it the same way, just remember to follow the clues as it is there!

We started the clues yesterday then finished them off today, on our last day in Oz. We enjoyed the walk round the park and the climb up the DNA tower - we counted the steps the same on both sides!

TN, L signature keyring and BA amenity kit (unused). The cache was covered only by a few sticks so we left it a bit better hidden. Thanks for a nice cache.

[This entry was edited by niknrich on Friday, June 23, 2006 at 7:17:01 AM.]

Found itn after a Kings Cache. TNLNSL.

found today while just around the corner, cache was very exposed and spotted from about 15m away. there were 2 others between voodoo and me but not sure who they were, found the scratchie had been scratched. other than that a good cache, rehidden aswell as i could.

t4th

tnln

After our race up the DNA tower we cheated and went straight to GZ. We did have an odd encounter with a guy who was camping? in the vicinity, but told us he was "doing some work" ... hmmm ... he was a tad creepy so we bailed.

T: orange camp clip
L: scratchie

Nice walk. Not too many muggles around on a weekday! Took Nothing and left a Sunway Hotel Penang room key card.

Very nice! I missed the other cache that's near this one yesterday, so I decided to try again today. Found the boulevard and the 'service road' that leads to GZ...

TNLN, TFTC!

Kings Park holds a special place in my heart. Despite being English and coming to Perth when he was 60 my grandfather took a keen interest in our native flora and hence it is now where he rests (well his ashes do) as he was always a keen gardener.

This place is just so peaceful & beautiful and has the BEST views from all around. It really is the true heart of Perth.

So it was great to do abit of a walk from Queen Vic to the Lighthorseman (bit of a horse lover myself) and then head to the DNA tower for some more excercise. I will admit though it was 5.45pm by this stage so I ditched the climb and took the easy option.

Relatively easy find once I read the clues that went with the photos.

Took Jedi Badge
Left Adelaide Bank Postit Notepad (don't tell the boss, but it was all I had)

Cheers

ZuesAl

Its not until you get to a place like Kings Park, take some time to take in your surroundings, do you appreciate what a fantastic spot it is. Victoria and I (I call her "Queenie") stood there together and looked out upon the magnificent Swan River.

Seriously, it is the best vantage point in Perth and no wonder visitors to Perth are taken in awe of this great view, location and city.

So clues were gathered, numbers computed and cache located.

It was great to read the log. I couldnt help but wonder what those people in the early logs are up to now...five years on...time certainly flies...and I pondered briefly the course my life had taken in that short time.

So apart from being very retro today I was glad to cross another quality cache off the list!

Another find for 2/3 of WeThree - good fun! Tim (almost 4 yrs old) really enjoyed climbing the DNA tower and helping count the steps.

We had fun with this one! Our 2nd find for the day. My first ever multi-cache. We found this no problem at all. No snakes, no insect bites, all good Signed the log book, and TNLN. We then proceeded to our next cache...

Yay! This one was an enjoyable cache. The clues were all fairly straightforward, although there was some contention about the number of steps on the DNA tower between all members of our group. We were asked by some british tourist muggles what we were doing (we obviously looked like complete nerds), we triple-checked the maths and settled on our final coordinates. After a little walk, we found the (well-hidden) cache! Signed the log, took photos and we were on our way to the next one!

TNLN

Found it doing the post-Chrissy relly thingo with Pete and Ash and Merri and Iona and Verity.
Interested in doing this cache? Maybe check out Ex Nihil's comment 2 Jan '06 on Kings Cache GC5F5A first and save some pain.

First cache found. Signed book and moved on.

Found the cache on boxing day. Two other caches are planted within 300 m of this cache. By the way it's not a palm tree but a native cycad (Macrozamia riedlei).

Walked through the park on way to conference.

Lovely park - last time I walked in this park was 34 years ago!!!! Signed log, then rushed off to conference, Coooeeee.

One of a few caches we found in the area on a nice sunny day. Lots of muggles around, but found without hassle in the end.

TNLN

I didn't plan my walking around Kings Park very well, so we had to return to the DNA tower, and climb it again (the teenagers Seiken and FeeBz were not amused!). All the maths nearly confused me, but I got there easily in the end. TN, think I left a Scottish pencil. Thanks for the chance to explore a great park.

Great adventure and lovely park but boy, were my feet sore when i got back to the Hotel.
Took aussie keyring to drop off in the States next week. Left Mississippi pin (bought weeks before Katrina struck)

Great place for a gnome to start his holiday. We found it nice & easy after a fantastic walk in the park Took colored pencils & penny & left Teaspoon & OZ keyring Thanks

nice informative cache nice location
Richo

Visited at 11:35 Wildflowers are starting to flower SLTNLN

Called by on a travel bug raid retreiving Rodger Rabbit.

We managed to get into the city today so we have added a new log book to replace the seriously overfull old one.
We spent as long as the mosquitoes would allow us to read the book. What a great read it is too. Someone should publish some of these.
While there we dropped of a TB (Roger Rabbit)that is wanting to get out a bit more...maybe take him overseas as he may like the travel. Thats all folks...for now.
We would also like to say...
Thanks for all the support you have show with this cache we love reading the reports. Its possible it the first taste of real Australian Bushland/spiders/snakes (just kidding) that many tourist get to experience so its a good start for those that are timid with the thought of creepy crawlies. Have fun and keep on hunting.

Found after a damp walk through the bush....

Still a few lines left in the log.

Took: Spider

Left: Car

Easy walk through the park to the cache. I wrote small so there is still room for a few more logs.

TNLN Thanks for the cache.

Visiting from SA. Love King's Park. Met up with NLT - sprung discretely replacing the cache! Great to catch up.
Took Buzz Lightyear toy, Left manicure set. Thanks.
P.S Notebook is on the last page and needs a new one asap.

Looks like another maintenance trip for us.

This Minnesota gal really enjoyed all stages of this Multi!! Happy to find it in the end, too. Met some fellow geocachers on the trail. Logged in on the last page of the log book. If people write small, a few more finders will be able to log in. Will need a new log book soon! Took flying Eagle. Left Pink Pet eraser.

11:53 Met a fellow cacher from overseas. See NLT's comments about log book.
SL T:rupia L: thong keyring took geocoin

Cheating to find the cache is fine by us. Thats why we put the cheats on the page. we are sure you still would have had a good walk in the park.

This was our first cache of the day with a big group of family including ewoks.

Cheated and used crypted clue as we had a big group including 3 generations and extended families. Kids took and left assorted toys.

After walking all around I headed bush and found the cache at 1702. Now it's beer oclock! Where is the nearest pub.
L: Dice key ring (from The Swamp Cache) T: Golf Ball.
Yt2...

...it took me almost a year to start tackling Kings Park caches... Anyway, one down...
TNLN

Second time I climbed the DNA tower today - this time a bit more carefully . Very enjoyable finding my way through the park. It was wondering if I should at all be worried about snakes and whatnot as we tend to take the bush a bit for granted back home in NZ. Obviously lots of big ants about, but nothing else bothered me.
+ champagne bubbles
- shampoo
Thanks Lyn, Pat, and Nathan - M@

Dalmore, from Christchurch NZ with Richard W, our host, found the cache on a hot day ahead of Australia day and after a sail on the Ocean. Learnt we need to read the inscription on stutues more acurately, and then found it didn't matter! Took Zowie book, Left 100 Rupiah, hose fitting and a butterfly

Thanks I, P and N Rod M and Richard

Finally got there.

Found it in the end. Then pressed the GPS for the next nearest and couldn't believe how close Kings Cache was.


Thanks LPN.

Team Prado - WA 1968

Last find for the day before peddling our way home. It was quite visible so we covered with some dead leaves before leaving.

T: Eraser
L: Koala

Thankyou

Found this one at 8:15pm. Was a bit of a bush bash to locate- was a bit worried about spiders LOL! Nice spot!
TNLNSL
TRD.

Final find came quickly after dealing with "Kings Cache".

Took: Foreign banknote!
Left: Shoelaces and safety pins!