"Galileo's Vision" Lara, Victoria, Australia
By Snakecatcher ( Adopted by AusFox;) on 25-Jun-09. Waypoint GC1V4RK

Well how amazing was that. Such an awesome effort to set up this cache - very imaginative! I was in Geelong for business so diverted back through the You Yangs for walk and a bit of caching. This one seemed interesting so i headed in. And yes there are lots of little side tracks from the local wildlife so ended up bashing through the bush again - note to self, wear long trousers!! Had my gaiters on in case of close encounters of the reptile kind, but really it was the scratching bushes that i should have thought about. As per the previous log, the second plaque has become unattached and i found it on the ground, so have wedged it back into the rough position but it may need you to pop over to it to see it clearly. (Note to next person visiting here would be to take some large zip ties with you to get it back into place). Looking for the cache again meant some bashing around but spied the likely GZ and after some routing around in dark places i found the cache, all in good condition. That's for a great cache!!

After a bit of a week and a few scratches finally got to this awesome cache!! Tftc.. the numbers for the second wp have fallen down but we tries to put them back. Tftc

We were up early this morning to take one of the geomobiles to the geomobile doctor. A'Tuin will be back better than ever after his short stay in the geomobile hospital.

After dropping Mrs Dromanaix off at the station so she could make her way into Yarraville for work, I called up a great caching buddy Mr Sims_family and asked if he was interested in a walk in the You Yangs to find a cache or two; he was up for it, so we made our way to this cache.

We had perfect weather for trekking in the bush, overcast and not too warm, so the wriggly sticks would likely have stayed home for a rest.

We made our way to the first WP, and once there, we were soon in possession of the numbers we needed to make the find. We tarried a while, took in the view, and noted the proliferation of the accursed Boneseed.

After the said tarrying, we made our way to the treasure. There were obstacles to overcome and prickly wattle to endure, but soon we were at the point we needed to be to find this cache. We picked up the cache and then ventured a little further to sign the cache whilst taking in the spectacular view. We enjoyed leafing through the logbook and checking out the names of the intrepid explorers who had preceded us to this point.

The cache is in superb condition. Thank you for this Multicache Snakecatcher and to Alchey, or should I say AusFox; for adopting and maintaining it.

A Favourite Point from us for a most enjoyable Multicache and for the wonderful walk to a magnificent view.

It's been almost two years since I DNFed this one, due to the absence of the east numbers. Finally had a chance after a MTB ride on the trails to hike back up here. It would be a nice walk without that infernal boneseed. This time, the coordinates were located without difficulty, although the instrument in its container was quite exposed.
After replacing the natural camo, I headed to GZ and began to investigate likely spots. My GPS was annoyingly jumpy, but after quite a bit of poking about, I discovered the well camouflaged container.
All in good condition.
Glad to finally turn the frown upsidedown here.
TFTC and the adventure AusFox;

we think that too often history and mathematics and science are bottled down to the great menthe big names whose big names adorn theorems and cities and scientific units but more often than notthese men did not do what history says pythagoras did not formulate his theorembatman did not found melbourne galileo did not invent the telescopethese men were a small link in the long-reaching chain that runs from the birth of the renaissance to the beyonce album renaissancesohere we salute galileoand we also salute all the others the lensmakers and amateur stargazers and tinkerers who laid the groundworkand then continued where he left off

What an awesome cache -- especially for two astrophysicists caching together. Thank you so much for all of the work that went into this! Loved it!

Excellent cache for two astronomers. It was a pleasure to use a real telescope for once instead of an unwieldy gravitational-wave detector.

With advice and to ensure the longevity of the cache Galileo’s Vision has been adopted.

"Galileo's Vision" was transferred from Geocaching.Geelong to user AusFox;

Galileo's Vision is now re-enabled.

Thanks to SussVulture for helping with the maintenance. It would’ve been a struggle without your generous assistance.

Maintenance has been completed.
All good to be discovered.

We teamed up with AusFox; today to finally find this famous cache and to help out with a maintenance run. Wow, this is an incredible set-up and final location, we can only add our admiration to the long list of previous finders, and add a FP at the same time!
Never, ever, would we have found this spot without a cache as our guide. After signing the log, we lingered for a while before moving on and eventually making our way back to the car.
Sadly, the boneseed infestation has developed into invasion status. The few we pulled out will make very little difference. The thorny wattles tried to get us, and at times they did draw an "ouch" or a less appropriate comment from any of us.
Two pairs of torn pants, one scratched leg, a few thorns in our clothing: a perfect outing on this beautiful autumn day. We celebrated with a small sausage sizzle before we made our way home.
Huge thanks to AusFox; for the company and guidance, and to Snakecatcher for creating this adventure; we had an absolute ball!

Everything is ready to be replaced. Once I get the opportunity to get out there and fix it up. All will be ready to go.

The cache is being temporarily disabled, to remove it from search listings and discourage people from visiting this location until the issues/s with this cache can be addressed by AusFox;

If AusFox; likes to contact me via email and mention the cache name and GC ID, we'll see what can be done.

Unfortunately I don’t have access to the Geocaching Geelong account to Disable this cache.
I will organise a maintenance run to fix and repair the cache ASAP.

Finding this cache with ilook4geo was quite an adventure. We parked and found a good access track and headed off up the hill. All went well and and as we were getting closer to GZ, we could see from some distance away that Galileo's instrument was set up on the top of the rock, so we knew exactly where we needed to be. With having been out in the elements for some time we found his insrument a bit dirty and difficult to use.
We resorted to using the info on the cache page to locate the tags with the numbers that we needed. One tag was quickly found but the other one was much more difficult to spot. Eventually it was found lying on the ground with broken attachment. Galileo would have had no hope of sighting this one. We left the tag patked up at a different level. After we had finished, we put the instrument back in the box where it should have been.
Once the info from the tags was worked out we headed off to look for the cache container.
We found a route that took us to the general area but the first inspection gave us no joy. A second closer look meant the container was in hand. Woohoo!
The log was signed with both names to mark a successful find after more than 2 years unloved days. Yay!

For this cache to be able to be completed properly the tag needs to be attached again within sight of the instrument.
With some attention from the owner this would be a really great and achievable cache.

Thanks for adopting this cache and for the adventure involved go to Geocaching Geelong.

We were very happy to be able to sign this cache log after having a bit of a problem along the journey to find it. All ended well and it turned out to be a good find. TFTC.

This geocacher reported that there is a problem with this cache.

After attempting to reach the location by what turned out to be an ill-advised route, and taking a painful tumble, I accessed the instrument and located the first coordinates. However, I was unable to spy the second tag, and with light beginning to fade, I conceded defeat and made my bloodied and battered way out. Impressed with the elaborate concept and setup though. TFTC

Maintenance was performed today and all Tags are in place.
Please treat the device with care as it has been knocked around a little.
There will need to be some TLC of the storage in the near future.

I have had my eye on this one since it came out over 10 years ago, and today I finally got it. Accompanied by Riddell and a member of the maintenance crew, we got here and first found the box needed some TLC. Then the telescope had seen better days but it still worked and we eventually had the two figures which were not that far away. The directions were pretty good too. Off we went to GZ and the cache was found reasonably easily.

Many thanks to Snakecatcher for the original hide and to Geelong cachers for maintenence.

Awesome adventure with lots of scratchy scrub bashing.
Had to do a bit of adjustment of the equipment and a few bearings and angles but we got it!
TFTC

Glad this one was up and running again, as last time in this park it needed some work.
Well after scrambling my way across from the nearby new challenge cache, I was fast running out of light to complete this one!
I was able to get set up quickly and kind of get the settings in right spot... And spotted the tag to the south... Could not for the life of me spot the northern one, I am thinking due to the poor light. So I walked the course to see if i could not spot the tag required to complete the set.... Alas I could not! With it now being very dark, and bordering on traipsing back to the track, I decided to see if I could not find the cache whilst here. Afterall I had half the coords needed, how hard could it be? lol
Dark, no moon, half GZ co-ords, bastard bushes, rocks, slopes, and only a headlamp...
Well, after about 30 mins, travelling the line, I found a likely spot that fitted the description, entered and voila found the bounty!
A very satisfying achievement!
Thanks for a fun cache.
After last cpl of finders as well, maybe this needs some maint? Still gets a fav though.!
TNLNSL

Last time we tried this one the south tag was as totally faded and even climbing the tree and taking a close up photo could not get any numbers. Plus the eastern tag was missing. So on heading to the nearby challenge cache this was pretty much enroute. We set up the gear but unfortunately the elevation angle marker has become very bent out of shape. South was found but like others (apart from one recent log) east seems to be missing. We even walked the telescope line and did not turn it up. We lined up what we had and then headed for some land marks searching in a few spots until the places became better matches with the hint. We signed and Re hid but suspect maintenance is needed on the easterly tag. TFTC.

Ended up aborting on this one about half way up, getting late, the weather was closing and I was continually hitting walls of box thorn.

Suspect the problem was that I left the road too soon. Probably better to head off track from S37 56.046 E144 26.448 ish and boulder up, that'll be my plan of attack next time.

While the wife and kids are at the cinema I have come to the You Yangs to find some of the caches where you have to do a bit of walking. WOW what a great cache. I started walking up to the cache and there was so many prickles OUCH. When I made it to the WP I was amazed with what I found, with the equipment set up I found WP1a but WP1b was no where to be seen I even walked to where I was pointed to still no luck, I think its gone. I tried to PAF again with no luck. So with half of the cords I made a line trail and hoped with the clues I would get lucky. Of course I went the wrong way first so I turned around and set off again. BINGO found it hiding away. Thanks for the adventure a favorite point from me.

What a great concept and cache! Such a track, but well worth it. Thank you for placing such a cool cache! TFTC Geocaching.Geelong

We have had our eye on this cache ever since our first outings to the You Yangs back in 2010. After seeing it resurrected by Geocaching Geelong we couldn't resist heading out and giving it a crack. We found an initially good approach, but soon were scrambling and ducking and weaving to avoid an unintended acupuncture session! A much better starting point was found at S 37 56.114 E 144 26.422

We made it to the waypoint and found all the equipment in good condition. Items were lined up and the Southerlies were quickly spied, but the Easterlies gave us grief. We searched here and there but could not spot the bright tag. We ended up headed for a walk in the line of sight to see if anything had fallen on the ground or just needed a different angle, but after 30 minutes we had to admit defeat. Perhaps a check-up on the next maintenance run by the CO?

Fortunately a phone a friend was able to provide the missing digits and we headed off to GZ. A great location that Snakecatcher must have been very chuffed to find. We love these older caches, they have a real sense of adventure about them. A fav of ours. TFTC

On our way to the event, this was one of two of our targeted caches for the afternoon. We parked at the suggested co-ords and made our way to the posted co-ords. We gathered the information, made our calculations and found the cache. Thanks Snakecatcher, we loved the 'old school' method, and the views.

The whole concept of this cache is pretty amazing! The back story and reasoning, and the execution, is like nothing I've seen before. Thanks so much to the foresight of Snakecatcher and the ongoing maintainence of Geocaching.Geelong to keep this one going.
I set out along the track then ascended where it looked relatively clear. WRONG! Boneseed is THE.WORST! I managed to get myself stuck in a thick patch and was completely engulfed. Not sure if it was worse stuck in my hair or skin. Ouch!
Made it through and it opened up pretty clear and not far from the first WP. Set up the elaborate equipment and couldn't believe I managed to get WP1a. It works! Couldn't for the life of me spot WP1b though, so luckily PAF came through with confirmation of the first and shared the second. The tag is likely there I am just blind.
Packed everything an off to calculated GZ. Of course took the long way around but when I found it - wowee! What a cool secret location. Signed and returned.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed. Definitely FP worthy. And the trek back to the car was clear - no boneseed. Go figure. TFTC

Maintenance has been done.

Tags have been maintained so they will not fade.
Information waypoints changed.
Focus marks on device to assist with locating tags.

Thanks to the Sims Family for assisting with maintenance.

We must have had an old pocket query as it did not have the last few logs and DNF which mention the issues with the tags. While some of the adjustments on the scope may have drifted or worn over time but the spirit level function on the phone makes up for it. We spotted the tag to the south but could not read it and after walking over and climbing the tree can confirm its total worn off and unreadable. We could not spot the one to the north and tried walking the ground to see if it had fallen off but no luck

Hopefully the tags can be replaced soon for this great cache

13/11/2016 10:25:00 AM
This one's been on my to-do list for some time and set up the apparatus and had trouble getting focus and reading as it looks a little beaten up, so we set off to the general area where the scope appeared to be pointing and tried finding the tag from the ground, which after a long search turned up nothing. After returning to WP1 the scope appeared to have dry out in gale and we could get a focus but still no tag to be seen. Disappointed

Found with Wombatwandering but I'm too lazy to log anything. This may have been written by Geomum.

This was a great cache, we had a ball doing it. The logs below have already mentioned the problems with the numbers being unreadable. We still enjoyed the novelty of the special tool to find which direction to then walk in. Both numbers are entirely gone. The first point can be read from the ground below by seeing the indentations but the second point can not be read from the ground and required some tree climbing. Luckily I was with my geokids and was able to give my daughter a heave up to start her on the way or I could not have climbed it myself. She had difficulty reading the number even up close. We did not have any trouble with the walk in and hitting a wall of prickly trees. If you hit that, check your contours for a better way in. There is a path of sorts, even MuggleNanna made it without problems. The path is prob a bit better now as we pulled out boneseed as we went along. No problem with finding the cache itself (there was some water in it though). As I said, great, loved it. Watch those swamp wallabies. On the way out at park closing time, one of them hit the side of the geomobile. We were going very slowly so wallaby was fine and darted off.

Very fun cache although the markings have worn off, making the telescope pointless (we had to scale a tree).

Waypoints will be worked on shortly.

The numbers on the yellow tags are almost completely faded.

What an adventure! It just seemed like a perfect day to go out and discover Galileo's Vision. We parked on Drysdale Rd and the scenery from here was also quite lovely.
The bush bashing wasn't too bad but the spiky shrubs were quite a pain as previous finders have noted. There was also some other interesting vegetation but also a patch of serrated tussock close to wp1, which is a bit worrisome. We were excited to be using the instrument but once we aligned it we found that we could not read the numbers just like the previous finders. We packed up the instrument exactly as we found it and visited both tags right up close, we could barely see the numbers. Then some more bush bashing on our way to gz. We found the treasure pretty quickly in such a cool area. I took nothing but left a small candle. Then we climbed the rocks, had a bit of a rest and enjoyed the beautiful view. Thank you so much Geocaching.Geelong for maintaining this cache, it is awesome!

**Date: 26 March 2016
Time: 12:45
Find #7098**

SedgwickDave and I got together for the first time in a while, mainly to hit the Geelong area and surrounds for some quality caches. The weather was looking ideal, so off we went. The last one for the You Yangs for today (We WILL be back), we bush bashed our way through those howwible spiky trees that seem to be native to the area and eventually made out way to the starting point where the required equipment was found. Unfortunately the 2 waypoints, despite being spotted, were unreadable from that distance, so we each chose one and headed over to gather the required number. Once we compiled the coords, it wasnt long before GZ was reached. It took us a bit of time here, but we got there in the end.

This cache will need maintenance as the numbers are unreadable from the distance required.

**Thanks to Snakecatcher for the cache. TNLN**

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Found @12:43 #5397
Been keen to do this one for a number of years and each previous time in the area time for such an attempt was never there.
So today myself and Ahomburg decided it was time to finally see what this one was all about.
Encourged by the repairs by the local community and the description of what was required to be performed we parked at the stated coordinates and headed off.
Well it wasn't too long before we hit a wall of very prickly bush/trees, I hate that bush, its now my most hated vegitation.
So batlling thru this s$%t we made our way up and up and finally arrived at GZ.
Once on sight we proceed with the task but could not read the numbers so a closer inspection from 30cm was requried. Some maintaince is required as the special instrument has no use.
With the numbers collected GZ was determined and with all items back safetly in place we proceed to find the prize.
Well the initial spot was missed and after checking a few other spots I looked again at the initail spot to finally spot it at last.
An impressive concept for a multi and very cool, but as mention the required details are not able to be extracted using the special tool. Something that can be easily fixed by the COs

TFTC Snakecatcher

We had been wanting to do this cache for a long time now, today while one half of the team was at work the other ventured out to conquer this great cache.
The track to the cache was very tricky with the kangaroos jumping all over the place while trying to dodge the prickly bushes, but I still managed to get pretty scratched up, but that's just me having a cry lol.
The whole set up of this cache was magnificent, all the time and effort that went into constructing it amazed me.
A definite must do cache and well worth a Favourite point.
Thanks to Geocaching.Geelong for keeping this little treasure alive.

Yah! Another one for me ☺

Great to see this one up and running again. Out with a few of our FB group getting this one up and running again, well I think my contribution might have been only removing spiders, but a good laugh with good company anyway. Got to meet "no worries" and catch up with old friends, the guys worked hard to get this one back in pristine working order. What a great cache idea. Sorted, tested and off to gz we went and happy to find cache still in place. This is a must do cache in a beautiful area. Glad to know our geelong group can keep this and other worthy unwanted caches going in the future. Be warned on doing this one, long pants and closed in shoes as it's very prickly around here. Fave point from geordiefamily. I will be back with my soon to be visiting UK friend, who isn't a cacher but loves caching with me. Thanks ausfox for organising and leading.

After some hard work by the Geocaching Geelong Galileo's Vision has been repaired and ready for the caching community to enjoy again.
Please take care when setting up the equipment to keep it going for others.

Thanks
Geocaching Geelong

Out with the FB group today doing some maintenance on this cache as they have adopted it.
Incredible amount of work has gone into the original construction of this cache.
A favourite from me
Cheers
23/01/2016, 16:06 Find #1198

Found during the maintenance run with the Geelong crew.
An awesome spot for a cache. Great views and a multi with a difference.
Thanks for the invite and for keeping this one going.
A favorite point headed your way.

Finished the day at the Mount Burnett Observatory open day in Cockatoo.
A huge thanks to Galileo Galilei without whom these visits would have meant nothing.
A stellar day out!

Thanks to our 'team leader' for organising a group to get this one back on line.
After a hard slog up hill by the 'Maintenance Crew', the equipment was located, some hard work was put into making it right again, and the 'things' were put in place.
Then off to find the final.
Well worth a visit and the slog up the hill and through the prickles.
Thanks again AusFox! for getting us all together for a great couple of hours.
TFTC

Thanks Bunjil for your patience, we are in contact with CO, and are awaiting the Adoption Request. Have been back in contact with him this morning, so hopefully will meet your deadline.
Thanks again.
Geocaching.Geelong

successfully been adopted by Geocaching.Geelong.
We will endeavor to get this cache up and running to it's original state as soon as possible, so cachers can get the full enjoyment of this cache.

Geocaching.Geelong

Will be taken on as a project by geocaching.geelong.
Will remain disabled until works are complete.

"Galileo's Vision" was transferred from Snakecatcher to user Geocaching.Geelong

This really is a fantastic cache. Such a shame to have the telescope out of action. We played around with all the bits and pieces and can see how it should all work. Using what we could of this, and tips given in the logs of others, we had a go at trying to find the tags by following the best line we could out from wp1. Mum stayed up on a nice clear rock while dad and Neville-devil did battle with the prickles. The first time we were sorely (literally) underprepared for the prickles. Second time we came armed with good gloves and even secateurs, just in case there was no other option. In spite of all this, we could not find any cattle tags lurking about the bush. We finally appealed to the fb group for extra info. before eventually going back to find gz and explore the area. We were surprised at how close to gz we had been on previous visits without realising it. It really would be great to see this one up and running properly again, and we will certainly be back for the full experience if it ever is. A really clever idea of Snakecatcher's that we are grateful to have been able to see.

Nice find

Geocaching.Geelong is currently trying to make contact with the the CO, so this cache can be transferred and kept active and maintained by Geocaching Geelong. This is a great cache that which needs some maintenance and could be enjoyed for years to come. It is at risk of becoming permanently archived.

[u]MAINTENANCE REQUIRED?[/u]
[navy]This cache would appear to be in need of owner intervention, therefore I am temporarily disabling it so as to stop it showing up on search lists and to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary.

Geocache maintenance is a cache owner responsibility. Your prompt attention to any log that indicates things could be amiss will be greatly appreciated by all geocachers, see here http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#cachemaintenance
The guidelines advise; "if you can't check/fix it straight away then Disable it till you can." and here's how; http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=235

Please respond to this situation within 28 days to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.

If you require more time, please be sure to post a "Write Note" log (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require. For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the page and post a note every 28 days so as to keep everyone up to date, or the cache will be treated as an abandoned cache and archived without further notice.

And don't forget, once you have addressed the issue, post both an "Owner Maintenance" log, see here; http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=404 and an "Enable Listing" log, see here; https://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=235 to get your cache up and running again.[/navy]
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damaged and useless.still picking out thorns

This cache is fantastic. Loved every minute of it, and it took lots of minutes. The final destination is great as well.
I would encourage all explorers to give this cache a go.
There are lots of negatives about this cache, but for me, that is what makes it so great.
This cache does have a high difficulty rating and a high terrain rating for good reasons.
This cache is not suitable for those who cache in heels and mini skirts.
Neither is it suitable for those who don't want to spend time finding a solution to the obvious problems that exist when at the first way point.
And on a personal note, I am not sure that you should claim the find if you haven't done the work, PAF is for wimps. (I am sure I will have to eat my words one day)
Now that I have all that of my chest.
This cache is solvable.
Both pieces of information can be found via the hard method. Find the bearing and bush bash.
How to find the bearing when the equipment is faulty is for you to work out. The main hint is part of the solution.
Once every thing has been interpreted, then the GZ will be easy to locate.
Thank you Snakecatcher for the work that has gone into this cache. Thank you for leaving it 'broken', just the way it is, as it makes it that much more satisfying to claim the find.
Definitely a favourite from me.

To make the 400m scrub bash worthwhile, this cache needs to be fully functioning
K&M

A pleasant walk to GZ, a little scratchy to begin with, but it soon opened up on the ridgeline.
I arrived at wp1, found the device and found that the device is damaged to the extent that it is extremely hard to use,
I figured out how it works, but couldn't get the stability or accuracy required to get the next co-ords.
A beautiful day to be wandering around the park.
A little disappointed, but I did expect the mechanical problems.
I liked the idea of this cache and the scrub bash in.
I will return when this cache has been repaired and/or it is altered
Thanks for the outing
K&M

[green]Find #4192[/green]...

A pleasant day to be out & about... Decided to take in the You Yangs and grab this none that had been on my radar for far too long... I had previously located WP1 and like other had troubles continuing on but with some inside knowledge from a previous finder, I set out to find GZ...

This was a epic adventure & one of which I thoroughly enjoyed... It did remind me of how unfit I am & that I should do something about it... Certainly enjoyed discovering areas around the You Yangs that I have never experienced before...
Thanks for placing this cache for our enjoyment Snakecatcher...
- P

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Stamped Log...

[green]Cache Condition - OK[/green] (WP1 could do with some maintenance)...

Equipment in need of repair. Found then no worries but could not set them up as connections etc are damaged. Awesome idea though.both Rebel Llama and I admitted defeat after 45 mins of trying.

With year 12 approaching faster than I could ever imagine, I am soon going to enter a time frame where very few caches will be found . So, before I head back to school, I decided to spend a day away from holiday homework and go out West, to give a few new series a crack, and do some very special individual caches. This killed two birds with one stone, as I was then in the drivers seat, and managed to get about 4hrs under the belt to go towards the learners . A great day was had, exploring some fantastic areas, and witnessing all types of driving conditions. Starting at 7:30am, we were then home at 6pm, so quite a full day of caching. The weather was very favourable, not too hot and not too cold. Eventually I ended up with a tally of 61 caches for the day, which was just about what I had been aiming for. I will have to come back to the You Yangs at a later date to complete the Zoo Series, but for now, the rest of the park is clear . A fantastic days caching, even if it is my last full one for a very long time.

This was the 25th find of 61 for the day.

FINALLY! I have finally found this cache!

After an attempt on this one a year or so ago, I have been keen for a very long time to come back and give it another go. On the last visit I visited the broken WP1 and witnessed the brilliance of what had been there, but this time I was primarily focussed on finding the final. After receiving some advice from a previous finder on where to search, I was ready to tackle this one and put my name in the logbook once and for all. I didn't have gators on today, but my legs are fairly strong now after so much bush bashing through caching. A long sleeved shirt was very handy though, as I may not have any arms if it weren't for the protection.

Once I arrived at GZ after the long tough walk, I made my way to the most likely looking location. Searching around in a few different caves here and there, I soon came across one that looked better than the rest. Low and behold... there was a cache at the end of the tunnel! I cannot even describe how happy I was to locate this one. After our long unsuccessful first attempt on this cache, it was fantastic to finally sign my name in the logbook.

I hope one day this one can be rectified and restored to its full power, but for now, I'll take the find.

Thanks for a truly fantastic cache Snakecatcher. Its definitely one of my favourites ever, but I can certainly say that it is not for everyone. If you dislike getting cut to shreds, this cache is not for you!

Since getting back into caching I wanted to leave this one for a mile stone and #1000 it was.
Set out with Darh Briji to find wpt 1, it was a challenge to get to but well worth it to see all the hard work that had gone into it. Hopefully this will be up and running again one day.
With the coords for GZ we set off to find an awesome GZ location, must've spent some time finding this.
Thanks for this great cache Snakecatcher
#1000
A Fav point from me

Have been wanting to do this for a long time now and today was my opportunity to convert. alchey wanted this for his 1000th so I asked to tag along.
Parked down the bottom and grazed and stumbled out way to WP1. Had a go at what we needed to do but knew that it's almost in vane as the equipment is sadly in dire need of maintenance. Punched in the co-ords we had and set of to GZ.
What a blast this place is! Loved it!

Thanks Snakecatcher for the adventure and another fav point from me.
Hope you one day get back into the game
Log signed & replaced. TFTC & smiley face
#1060

[red]Find #1818 [/red]

After an adventurous day yesterday, I wanted to keep up the fun with this cache and challenging ourselves to obtain a find on this one. It was a little warm as we walked, climbed, crawled and scratched ourselves silly with this one. We had been told what to expect with the fact that this one has needed maintenance for quite some time but wanted to still see what was on offer. The adventure was fun and once at the final, I found the container a little tricky to find with so many possible hiding spots but we finally saw the good hiding spot and bingo! We stamped and replaced as found.

[blue]Thanks for the adventure Snake Catcher TNLN [/blue]

Wow!! I have done some bush bashing but the trail leading to this cache is crazy bad! Firstly there is no trail.. not that I could see anyway and those prickly thorny shrubs literally ate me alive! After about 200m, I turned back. Another time perhaps...

I had set today aside as a caching day with a mission, to find all the caches in the You Yangs Regional Park that I hadn't found yet, and that was about 80 caches. This included the YYCD series of caches, You Yangs Views series and the A-Zoo series. Crawling out of bed at around 6:00 am, I had a quick shower and packed the remaining things into the car before heading off to the other side of the bay. Beating the morning peak hour traffic I was finding my first cache about an hour after hitting the road. The weather was perfect and got quite warm during the afternoon.

Needless to say I was very happy when I had managed to complete the task I set out to do and by dusk I was heading towards Geelong City to find a few more caches, and even a 'horrorific' night cache before heading for home. The You Yangs provided some challenging and fantastic caches and the views along the way made it all worth every drop of sweat. The variety of cache hides was awesome and the time and effort that had gone into their construction and/or placement was very evident so a big thanks to all the CO's.

this cache has been on my 'to complete' list for ages. Having visited here a long time ago, I had a few problems with the 'equipment' but did manage to gather some info. Today I returned but the path to GZ was now thick prickly and thorny vegetation, which tore at my flesh as I battled my way to GZ. Reading past logs helped with my quest and I sighted a location that was promising. I ventured in and searched and found what I was looking for. Thanks Snakecatcher.

Our first attempt The kids and I scrambled up and found WP1. We set up the instrument and attempted getting our bearings with it. However it was hard as earlier cachers have mentioned to set up precisely and it was a bit windy to located the tags, so we headed back and kept our eyes peeled. Next go was a solo attempt but didn't have the time or clothing to have a decent search. Third time lucky after reading many cache logs Mrs Sigoli and I tracked around and after a search found the cave and find. Saved this one for my 1500th milestone and was worth it. Definitely a fav point from me and the family.

Wow. What an interesting cache. The vegetation here is bloodthirsty !!! Other cachers have called it boneseed, I'm no botanist so I'll take there word for it. I wish I had taken my machete with me this morning. I even got scratches on my legs through my jeans. My backpack kept getting caught every 10ft, very frustrating. [xx(] But I was determined to push on. I wish I was caching back when this was first published. Would love to have seen all the equipment up and running, would have been a real treat. I have to thank a very helpful fellow cacher for a push in the right direction today. Finally arrived at GZ with scratched hands and a cut nose. Fantastic little area which gets a fave point ( and it got me out of the rain ) from me.Dropped off TB as well.I can finally say I have now got all smileys on the You Yangs. Thanks for a great adventure and TFTC Snakecatcher.

12/07/14 5:02 PM
Find #1361

A somewhat impromptu caching run with Stemicmitsar today. We headed firstly to the You Yangs and for this cache because of so many great reports about it.
We had to walk a couple of kilometres to GZ due to either track closures or because we didn't find the right entry point given that we were racing the clock. A bush bash up a hill covered in spiky plants, the thorns from which I'm about to start picking out of my hands saw us at GZ. The device was found easily enough but that's where we ran into trouble.
Even if the device was in tip top shape, it was impossible for us to get the full experience of this cache. The first item we learned was attached to a tree that had fallen down and with the sun already very low in the sky, it was impossible to see anything in a westerly direction because the glare from the sun washed out the view.
We tried a couple of alternative methods of finding the tags but were unsuccessful. Finally and reluctantly, we resorted to PAF. A rock scramble later and Steve came up with the cache.
A disappointing end to what promised to be a fantastic cache. SL TFTC

Found @ 5:02pm, find # 3410.
Today biggles1024 and my self headed out to the You Yangs to find a few caches, first of all we headed to this one to see what it was all about.
Just let me say that this one when it was in its proper working order would have been a great cache, but now it is just a pile of stuff that is very hard to work with.
We did try to put it back together to see what we could see, but after reading some previous logs it sounded as though we would not of found it any way and for the Easting the sun was not our friend.
After trying to walk the line to attempt to find it that way, not having much luck we then went for the PAF option, which then put as at the right location to make the find.
Thanks to Snakecatcher for placing this cache.

Suscoe finally made the journey out here today after having this one on the to do list for far too long.
With the various waypoints in varying stages of workability we found our way through the steps before arriving at GZ after a PAF to confirm where we thought we should be.
The cache was located after a somewhat bushbashing walk through a whole lot of prickly scrub and lots of dead and reshooting bone seed plants.
The sound of guns in the distance reminded us that the feral goat shoot must have been continuing in the north west part of the park.
If you are heading out this way check the park website for closures as they do this shooting activity each month.
Thanks to Snakecatcher for creating this cache, a favourite from us.

We remember meeting the Snakecatcher a number of years ago after finding one of his excellent caches near Black Rock. The chat we had helped us a great deal as we were just starting out in geocaching.

What do you do when you have a good weather forecast for Saturday? You plan a day caching out in and around Lara . Square Pegs, GazaC and I left Melbourne at sunrise this morning, stopping here to have a look for this cache after a DNF about this time last year. Today however we turned that DNF into 'Found'. This was a fantastic experience (apart from the flesh cutting vegetation) that really makes caching so rewarding. I enjoyed clambering around the rocks, the views, the quiet and the final GZ - how did you find this place?! Oh, I said it was quiet. That didn't last long as a Cockatoo appeared and was protesting our staying too long. Funny bird.

Thanks Snakecatcher for making this an enjoyable day exploring.

Find# 3443

This was a fantastic adventure! It had so many different amazing elements that made for such an amazing experience.
We set off making our way along various little tracks that we could find and eventually ended up at a fantastic spot. The view from here was stunning. The idea behind the next stage is truly imaginative. We weren't able to complete it using the tools sadly, but we were still able to get there in the end. So glad we did, as GZ is one memorable spot and fantastic fun to explore.
Thanks to Snakecatcher for putting this cache together.

On todays caching run around Lara with abl973 and squarepegs, I was quite pleased to see this cache midway through the itinerary, as it promised to be memorable, even if a find turned out to not be possible.
As it turned out, many eyes on the ground worked to our advantage, as we clambered and climbed over and around rock formations, fallen trees and spikey bushes. An awesome vantage from WP, and a very cool GZ... We were left wondering at the effort it must have taken to scout and set this one up.
Well worth the effort to get to this one, cheers to Snakecatcher, I'm recommending this one with a favourite point, despite its current state, depriving the searcher of the full experience.

Had this fellow on the radar for a while and was just a matter of getting to to have complete smilies in the You Yangs. Heard it was broken but achievable to set forth.

Firstly went to a couple of roads close to the parking. Blocked off! Ending up doing the logical method by going in You yangs main entrance and following the circuit then parking for the 400m walk. Had the very well constructed scope hide in sights and was soon set up. As others finders have found, this is a great set up however not functing and broken. Now it's not the scope itself that's broken, just the bearing device and stand. From reading past logs (some are very helpful) and help from a friend I was soon at GZ (which I loved as much as the scope idea itself!). Entered the cave and cache was soon found, signed and we were off again.

To those who get stuck on the fellow I can advise cache is within 160mt so a bit of a walk could help you find it. i really hope someone adopts this cache and repairs it so it can be found by it's intended method. Seems like the cattle tags as well as device both need some repairs.

TFTC- fave point, not just for the work gone into this but also for the final GZ, Loved it!



This entry was edited by Jacko83 on Sunday, 04 May 2014 at 09:27:40 UTC.

Found with Trailrunning on another Monday caching adventure, We were both had time off work so this gave us the opportunity for a big cache run, we headed out to the You Yangs and then headed towards Geelong, a good time was had with some interesting places visited. We had read the previous logs but decided to take a look, I guess it was a case of luck and experience on this one, as we spotted an area that looked obvious so bush bashed our way there and next think we found what we were looking for.Thanks Snakecatcher for the cache.

Having taken the day off I'd planned to grab some caches in the Geelong North area, and was happy to hear that Rebel had also taken half a day off. Meeting at the end of the Eastern Freeway we headed over the Bolte and Westgate to gain access to the rich rewards of an un-visted and un-plundered area. We had a great day of caching with my tally 60 Finds / 2 DNF's. We will be back next week to do it all over again, as I've solved all the puzzles in the Geelong area and it's not time to collect. We stood at the gate and thought where would this be? We singled out an obvious feature and headed that way, only to find ourselves in a cave and a cache in hand. Sometimes you just have to get lucky. Thank.

Well. After one hell of a walk the equipment was not in a state of being serviceable. The view was nice. But the access to the cache was far from good. No mark or trailhead of were to start.

Well. The equipment at WP1 isn't in a fit state to solve the cache and I believe that the cache cannot be completed as getting the bearing was impossible with faulty equipment.

In my own opinion the cache should be disabled until this is fixed.

I apologise sincerely to all cache owners, I have been reduced to having no other option but submitting generic logs for most of the caches I have found over the last 5 months. Unfortunately, this log was a DNF. This cache obviously did not want to be found today! Thanks all the same to the owner, I hope it is ok now if it was damaged/missing when I searched for it.

Was back in the You Yangs today, and walked up the peak to WP1 and GZ a couple of times to see if I could find an easier path than the one I did last week. Last time I walked up the hard way, and down the easy way along wallaby tracks. This time, I managed to walk up along wallaby tracks - but on the way down I was caught in all forms of thorns!!! [B)][B)]
The rain made the challenge more exciting, as did the possibility of seeing the snakes that have been spotted in the area since last weekend - the sudden warmer Spring weather has brought them out of hibernation already (the CO Snakecatcher would obviously enjoy it... ).
Now why was I there again? Just because I could, I reckon, or because I enjoy the You Yangs and I enjoyed finding the remoteness of this area when I first did this cache last week. Oh, and I recorded the co-ordinates of where Wp1a and Wp1b were intended to be .

EPIC!
Being sick and tired of DNFs on urban micros placed in playgrounds, outside schools and next to public toilets this whole week, I decided to head out to a relatively remote area - and this was it! I really enjoy the You Yangs, have placed an entire series here too, and had this cache as the only unfound one in the area. Being unfound for exactly 1 year also meant little possibility of muggles - bonus! I was also keen to tackle this one during Winter - that gave me just 2 days as by the weekend Spring starts...

Challenge 1 - Thorns!
Ripped my clothes to shreds by taking the shortest as-the-crow-flies route in - fortunately on the return I looked for wallaby tracks.

Challenge 2 - "Houston, we have a problem".
The once-elaborate set-up wasn't co-operating - no stand, lens cap missing, couldn't calibrate or see through it at all - but that wasn't going to deter me! Seems from the logs that the CO is not very actively geocaching at the moment, but I tried a different method to get the co-ordinates for GZ.

SOLUTIONS!
I ditched the equipment, used the brass base alone and walked along the 2 bearings until I found the 2 tags. Took me a couple of hours to figure this out, despite reading the previous logs here. One tag was on the ground, the other was still in the tree. After that, I twisted my head and my eyes to read the tags and got the co-ordinates for GZ. I was prepared with my torch... which came in very handy at a great location! Container is in perfect condition, with great themed swaps.

Despite the equipment not working as intended, it was still a fantastic cache and a great location. A definite all-time favourite for the effort, creativity and site selection. And exactly 366 days since the last find .
TFTC, Snakecatcher - come back and set up more of these!

I think the CO may wanna check on this one...sounds like its a good cache but we couldn't complete it today.

This entry was edited by abl973 on Sunday, 21 July 2013 at 11:35:36 UTC.

I can see how this would be great, and it was kind of fun, anyway.
Unfortunately, the top of the pole seems to have parted company with the device, and the middle of the pole has a bend making the declination inaccurate, and the south coords seem to be missing, despite the previous finder have apparently stashed them at the bottom of the tree.
Armed with only the longitude, I could have searched along that line, but by that time I was a bit over being buried in scrub.
Thanks anyway, I can see the fantastic effort that's gone into the cache, but it needs some TLC.

Whoo hoo. What a ripper! I yelled as I did a little dance after locating the cache and signing the log.

I walked back to the car smiling and thinking that with all my modern equipment I still had to resort to what mother nature gave me ie. hands feet eyes and hopefully a working brain.
(Take my hat off to Galileo and his equipment.)
After working out in which direction WP1a and 1b were, I did a walk around the area using the clue.

Unfortunately the white tags are now yellow. At WP1a, I discovered the said cattle tag upside down on the ground. It is now sitting in a crack at the base of the tree. I didn't have anything to restore it to its proper place and I honestly don't know just where that should have been - Use the clue here it is really helpful.
Then Wp1b was a different matter. Tag-along and I searched for quite a while and I kept going back to WP 1 to gain a line of vision through the trees; just as I did last time. As I was about to concede defeat something caught my eye and YES that was it.

Packed up my stuff and proceed with hope in my heart to where the GPS was taking me. Co-ords were spot on too. Great.

This was such fun and really worth the effort and challenge as the trees are a little bigger than when the cache was placed here.
Thank you for your incredible effort and 'vision' too Snakecatcher. I have enjoyed everyone of your challenging caches so far. This one takes the cake. A favourite.

This entry was edited by 6Hinemoa2 on Wednesday, 29 August 2012 at 09:00:04 UTC.

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My housemate and I headed out for a little bush-walk in the You Yangs. The weather was perfect but we weren't smart enough to wear long pants which left our legs in a rather ugly state. Arriving at stage 1 the tool and the disc were found quite soon but we weren't very successful at the beginning. Reading through the logs didn't get our hopes up but we managed to find it in the end. So here is what we did:

* assemble the pole properly if it fell off again. The little flag has to point into the direction you're looking
(* Look for WP1a but we couldn't find it with all kinds of methods - the hint is pretty straight forward)
* Look for WP1b and take not of it
* Now you got GZ narrowed down to a North-South line
* Take an educated guess where to start your search on that line
* Go there and have a look around. You'll see something which makes sense in conjunction with the description: "At GZ you will need to go in to find. A torch will come in handy"

Thanks for the nice Saturday morning tour

[green]Dankeschön & Cheers
Philipp[/green]

[url=http://nightcaching.org][green]Nightcaching Australia[/green][/url]
cache no. 1671

Would loved to have a happy face for this one.
However despite over an hour of intense searching and intelligent guessing Bogonghazy and I could not come up with the goods. I did end up with very scratched knees and arms as a result of ground work when the device wasn't co-operative.

B even resorted to phone a friend but he wasn't home. Tried the clue to no avail. Maybe some extra clues for the hapless would help too.

Will keep a look out for when it is updated and will try again then. TFT 'fun in the bush' Snakecatcher

Unfortunately, like a few others, this was made all the more harder by the thorny bushes and more than overgrown path to GZ.
With cuts and scratches all over, 6hinemoa2 and I made the find of the necessary items at GZ, but then as the pole is in bad disrepair, we were unsure of the correct angles required. We both made several exhaustive attempts to walk to both WP1a and WP1b in search of the necessary tags. All to no avail.

It is a pity to see this so badly fallen into disrepair when so much time and effort has been put into the construction. Perhaps an added clue of the distances to each WP might solve this until repairs can be carried out.

Thanks anyway snakecatcher

Had a tough time with this one, there's considerable overgrowth getting into this which makes it very difficult to get to GZ, once there we found the Device in poor condition (Think the previous maintenance mentioned may have to be performed again). Where trying to locate data we found nothing, then went to get a closer look the same way others have done before but again found nothing. I have a sneaking suspicion this one may have fallen to the harshness of the wilderness, for now.

16:00
We managed the lesson at Snakecatcher's Peak School but this was something else!
We found a very overgrown goat track leading in the direction we need to travel and as we got further into the bush it seems to have been recently tagged with white streamers - terrain rating of 3.
We found the equipment we needed and then set up for what was to be a long operation. Found one piece of information very quickly but the second totally eluded us, despite employing some of the tactics utilized by other recent finders. Perhaps the efflux of time has made it "invisible" from the vantage point!
Time was ticking by and the batteries on GPS'r were starting to show "low" (Memo to self - always carry spare batteries!) so we decided that, as we had one piece of information and having read the cache notes and logs, we would gamble on employing another tactic and what do you know, bingo . . . the cache log was being signed.
An incredible amount of work and effort has gone into the manufacture of this cache and we certainly appreciated the challenge it presented to us, a great experience and one that did not disappoint. A classic cache and one we will cherish.

TNLN . . SL . . Thanks for the hunt and a fantastic cache Snakecatcher.

Eventually @ 12.30pm Find #694

What an absolute amazing cache!

Started this one by riding the MTB from the main carpark to the suggested stating point. then navigated my way on foot to the first stage, where the very elaborate devise was found, (quite an amazing sight )

But after carefully setting it up, spent a good hour of meticulous searching with no sign of the East or South Tags. I was starting to think there was something wrong with the set up and I was getting increasingly frustrated. It was time to send a distress call via email to the CO and previous finder for help, but after no replies I was starting to think it was time to call it a DNF!

Then I had a vision of my own.

Why not project the given Bearing out from here and see what I find.

It took a bit of scrub bashing to find the first waypoint. Then the second WP was found in the same manner after missing it a couple of times, finally spotting it on the way back to the devise.


I think Galileo would be have been suitably impressed with the uses of man made Satellites rotating around the earth at high speed to find some tags in the bush

Before packing up Galileo’s vision I had one last look for the tags. Now that I knew where to look, WPa was complete blocked by regrowth and WPb revealed its self only when the wind blew the regrowth from obscuring the tag.

Once the equipment was safely packed away and the information gained entered into the GPSr, it was off to GZ where the cache was found soon after in its very cool hiding spot with spot on co-ords, log was a little damp and container a little rusty but otherwise all OK!

This cache turned out to be quite a challenging cache but one I will remember for a long time to come

Thx Snakecatcher a marvellous cache and one that makes my favourite list
.

This entry was edited by TeamOaky on Sunday, 09 October 2011 at 11:28:31 UTC.

We found it! Very excited to find this cache after reading about the set up. On our visit to the You Yangs it was one we definitely wanted to attempt. Accidently left it to the end of the day, so had to do it very rushed before the park closed.
I think it was lucky I read the recent logs before seaching. As the new growth made the cow tags a little tricky to find. Found them and quickly went to the next spot. Once at GZ, didn't take long to find the cache.
Highly recommend this cache, good fun and a lot of effort put into it's setup!
Thanks heaps. Our favorite cache so far!

[This is our favourite cache so far! A fantastic setup and cache.
WP1a was spottable but we had to walk out to look up at the trees to find WP1b. A big thanks to the eagle eyes of black_jaguar otherwise our attempt would never have taken off.]
WP1b was partly hidden behind some new branches and has yellowed in colour which made it harder to locate.
[The mechanism itself is showing a little bit of wear and tear which made steadying it a wee bit difficult. But finding the cache itself was a real treat.
Thanks for bringing us up here.]

21 November 2010 08:32:00

Well this was a fantastic experience in itself today on my tour of the You Yangs.

After completing a nearby GCA cache I parked fairly close by and proceeded to WP1 as recommended.

With the recent rain it made for fairly interesting trekkiing but not to bad with the amount of wallaby tracks around.

On arrival here I was very impressed with the set up and unpacked (no lense cap) and lined up my site.

MMMM no joy after fiddling around for a few minutes on the WP1a attempt, I focused my attention on a relevant object that I thought suitable and looked up/down/across but could not find anything.

I thought this may be a fruitful search.

I gave up and swung around to WP1b, 'bingo' spotted straight away what I needed to.

With new found enthusiasm I turned back again.

In a couple of minutes I realised that line of site was just visible due to the growth in recent weeks.

May need maintanence soon.

I packed up and proceeded to GZ.

Glad the torch was in hand, I quickly recovered the log, signed and was trekking back to the car.

TFTC Snakecatcher, well worth it.

4th find of the day, and 2536th total find at 16:03.

What an adventure we had today, dodging mountain bikers travelling in the opposite direction on the way in. Then managing to time our run between showers and closing time.

We had no difficulty getting to WP1, aside from pushing our way through the boneseed plants and scrambling over a few rocks and around fallen trees.
Once at WP1 we had no difficulty setting up the equipment, but it took a lot of trial and error to actually make any usable observations, because the horizontal calibration rings are a little loose. We nearly gave up at one point (because of the rain and closing time pressures), but decided to give it one more shot.

Because of the loose calibration we decided to adopt a different approach; we chose a target and gave it a really close scrutiny - which turned out to be exactly the right thing to do, so once aimed, we calibrated the device as exactly as we could and turned our attention to the other target which popped into view almost instantly.

After packing up the equipment we hurried off to GZ, where the cache was easily found, and the log signed.

We made it back to the GeoMobile just as the heavens opened once more, and were able to exit the area before the gate closed.

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing (must have dropped the screwdriver in our scramble to get here)!!
Thanks Snakecatcher for the cache

Ian and Penny

Oh wow. Attempted this with Mrs Iamapom, my father in law One-Eyed, and my mother in law Mrs One-Eyed this afternoon. Parked Geo-Landrover Defender where suggested.
Ok, so we found WP1, after a bit of a trek through the bush. Stunned to find all of the items used for the discovery of the GZ. Staggered to think that you brought all this gear up here. Did the full set-up and attempted to find the numbers. Problem was, couldn't find them. Tried by using the item, and by dead reckoning. We gave up.
Next problem is that while we had way-pointed the car, we hadn't way-pointed other points on the way up. Bit of a mistake, so getting back there was much harder than it should have been.
Now I have sore feet ! TFTC anyway.

This is cache number 204 for me, and probably my most favourite so far. Mrs GarnerCX and I made our way to the first waypoint by what could have been a wallaby trail, but after actually finding a wallaby trail on the way - was clearly not. Lots of bush bashing and hard work and we got to GZ.

Got all setup at the first WP and had the same problem as a few folks. The setting the device to the correct bearing is no problem, but there is a bit of slack in the vertical, so while Mrs GarnerCX was looking I went for a wander and found the South number. We then had to do the same thing for the East number, and there has been a bit of growth since this was created. A bit of tree branch obscured the East number, so I did a bit of maintenance and now it should be spottable from the first waypoint.

We packed up, and after quite a bit of fiddling, got the door closed and covered up and headed off to GZ. While scrabbling around the area I dislodged a large boulder which went crashing 100 meters down the hill. It has been raining a lot recently and it was quite loose. When I looked back I realised I had destroyed a snake's home and the little tacker was just sitting there looking a bit shell shocked, exposed and cold. Eventually he took up residence in a nearby hidey hole. After having no luck with finding GZ I re-read the instructions and remembered the clue about the torch and we found the location pretty quickly. A great hiding spot. We signed the log and headed off - this time via a proper wallaby track with the whole cache taking about 60 minutes including walking.

This cache is bold, interesting and a lot of fun. Hats off to Snakecatcher for this one. Worth a day trip out to the You Yangs.

Found today on a sunny afternoon, not much wind so using the device was very easy. Found the co-ords and off to GZ and soon had the cache in had. Thanks for a well put together cache. SL IN-space ball OUT- space man. TFTC