RT: Valley View Watervale, South Australia, Australia
By Frozen Feet on 17-Apr-11. Waypoint GC2TAQ8

An action had been taken on this cache because of one of the following -No response from the cache owner to the previous reviewer note ask for this cache to receive maintenance.No cache to find or log to sign.It has been more than 28 days since the last owner note.As there has been no response I'm archiving this cache to stop it from showing up in my reviewer searches and new placement checks.Please remember to return to the GZ and collect the cache or Check it has been removed if you have not already done so. We don't want to litter our environment with Geotrash and if you have any TB's or coins in your cache I'm sure the owners would want them moved on.This cache has now been taken off my watchlist and I will not see any notes you leave on the cache page from todayAs a result I am archiving this cache to keep from continually showing up in search lists and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.Caches that have been archived for lack of maintenance will not be unarchived. This is explained in the Help Center article [here](http://support.groundspeak.com//index.php?pg=kb.page&id=70).MoorundiAustralian Volunteer Reviewer

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention.I am temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary.Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 28 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.If you require more time please be sure to post a note (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require.For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the listing and post a new note every 28 days to keep everyone up to date or the cache will be treated as an abandoned cache and archived without further notice.

Another walk along part of the Riesling trail grabbing any caches we could find as we passed by.Unfortunately this one eluded us today.Many thanks for the hide anyway Frozen Feet

I was in Clare for a few days primarily to finally complete the Riesling Trail. I'd done some by walking but this trip was to clean it up.Who knew it was that hilly on the trail (I do now). Took me about 5 hours on a hot day before I gave up and went back to the caravan park for a rest.I finished what I set out to do later in the afternoon with a bit of walking. TFTC

Look around for to long and still couldnt see it.

woeijweofhoiuertghe

Not 100% sure if we found this or not - so many on this trail!

No luck for us today

Too good for me. Thanks anyway.

while wandering through the area on our way to somewhere else for a photo session we grabbed this cache

A good day was had while grabbing these caches with lots of miles covered

Thanks for placing them



*Found with [Geooh GO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohGO)*

found within 2 minutes and the kids enjoyed picking some nearby apples

TFTC. Day 13 of honeymoon caching trip. Sneaking in some caches before attending a wedding

Happy caching and safe travels!

No luck here for us - searched all around GZ

**logging late as I only just upgraded to premium**

Out caching on a getaway in Clare with gridge98, TFTC

Very wet. Lid hasn’t been replaced properly. Paper ruined

A return visit to Clare was planned for the long weekend with the JAMS crew plus tallbikestan to find a lot of the caches that we didn't get to on our last visit along with the Rattler, Riesling and NE trails as well as the Mid North Channel Country trail. [^]

We had three very full days with perfect weather for caching, lots of bike riding, lots of walking and lots of driving along dirt tracks. We were lucky it had not recently been wet as some of the roads we drove on would not have been passable if wet. Loved the scenery at this time of year with everything looking very green as well as the bright yellow of the canola crops.

A fun weekend of caching, lots of caches found and lots of cool places visited.

Thanks for the cache Frozen Feet.

A big long weekend with the JAMS Crew (JJ52, allister w(me), mogni, Sir Spectre and tallbikestan). We road from Riverton to Stanley Flat on day 1. Then more riding near Spalding on day 2. Then finished the weekend with finding caches around the area in the car. TFTC

glad we had electric bikes for this trail.
The JAMS team ( JJ52,Allister w, Mogni, and sir_spectre minus mitchell&hound ) but Tallbikestan was with us instead and we where out for there usually monthly caching adventure. This time it was over the october long weekend instead of the usual day trip. The taget this time was Drop into the Light a long ladder cache on the way to clare and then to clear the Rattler trail, Riesling Trail, Ne Trail saturday on the bikes and then sunday do the Mid North Channel Country bike trail. Monday on the return home was to get Peter's view a 2001 cache. Of course there was many, many other's found on route to the various target for the weekend, somewhere around 260 found by the team. It could have been more but we were not going at a flat out pace, just steady and getting a blow out on the bike 1.6 km's from the end of the Mid North Channel Country bike trail didn't help. I didn't see any snakes this trip but allister did, he saw 5. The caches this trip where written in as JAMS, i forgot the stamps. Also 1 cache was placed by the JAMS team this trip. Out of all the bike tracks i preferred the Rattler /Riesling trail. I like riding through the very rich ( after all the recent rains ) fields of yellow flowers.

Found out with jams group riding electric bikes logged as jams

The JAMS crew went on an October long weekend adventure back to Clare. We brought Tallbikestan along as we were targetting the bike tracks and he is the best rider amongst us. Allister W and sir_spectre we the other main riders, with JJ52 and I the support crew and walkers. A huge weekend of fun and adventure was had by all, until I made SS sick with my cold....oops.
Thanks to all those who have kept not just the bike tracks but all the other caches alive for us to find.
All caches signed as JAMS.
Thanks to Frozen Feet from mogni

Well it wasn't at the base of the tree that we and others thought about to do a dnf when Was said here it is. All good tftc

Had a decent look around here. No luck.

Cache #11582
Headed north today on a bit of a pre maintenance run, dropped into the Clare Catching Carnival Flash mob to catch up with friends, present and future. But the main aim of the day was some cardio exercise on the bike, finding caches of course. Managed to rectify 4 DNFs on the Rattler and N E Trails and to finish off the Riesling Trail. Put 32K on the bike and walked another 4.2K. So all in all a very successful and satisfying day out.
Thanks to Frozen Feet for putting out this cache for us to find.

*This log composed and published using GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife).*

Tricky here but in the obvious place at all

Parked up at Sevenhill and made our way along the trail down to water vale for lunch finding all the caches along the way, beautiful trail and quite easy to ride along dodgy the muggles, all but one cache found that we stopped at.

Off to Clare for an overnight trip mainly focusing on getting the bikes out for a spin and hitting the rail trails for some adventure and indulging in the local wine culture, whilst finding some caches along the way. A lovely weekend away dodging the weather. Total of 91 finds for the 2 days.

Thanks for the cache

Fourth day in SA and out on trusty treadles aka my mtb to explore the trails and surroundings. I’ve learnt theRE are plenty of quality SA caches - plenty to pique the curiosity and anticipation of another surprise or fun cache. Happy and relieved to record no DNF’s today and on average most were located ‘relatively’ quickly. TFTC AND THE FUN and the effort to contribute to this fave game

Found it TFTC Found in good condition. Looked and looked at GZ, gave up turnrd, and bingo there it was 4mtr away

Staying at Watervale celebrating a siblings big 0 bday. Tftc

Cache number 2 on the Riesling Trail. Beautiful spot! Simple find on an afternoon walk. Tftc.

In all our travels we would not have even thought to travel to this location.
(HaHa). In your dreams, these cachers do.

[:(!] Thanks for an awesome effort.

Devilish

Brilliant and Clever

I like it

Another one off the list

TTBLNSL TFTC/TFTH/TFBUH - Frozen Feet [^]

So glad to turn that blue DNF upside down
TFTC.

Found cache in the open.

We found it

Thanks

TFTC

Cache replaced.

no luck

looked around a bunch of trees but still couldn’t find. thanks for the placement anyway if we had more time we would’ve looked more thoroughly.

This geocache may need a CO check to confirm its presence.
It may indeed still be here, as it is a bit of an overgrown area with many possible hiding spots in amongst the leaf litter, or otherwise it may just need a replacement, thanks.

This weekend, jesswrigley and I headed to the Clare Valley for a bit of wine tasting and cycling the Riesling Trail. We were treated to great sunny weather, and nice to have been visiting the wine region.

Today, jesswrigley and I started the day by heading north around Clare to visit a few miscellaneous locations and old churches. We then made our way to Polish Hill River, and then on to Mintaro where we participated in the famous maze. After visiting *Taylors Wines* for a wine and chocolate tasting, we had a final session cycling along the Riesling Trail north from Watervale. We then made the return home, briefly stopping at Tarlee, Stockport, and Hamley Bridge.

No luck for us today - this cache could still be hidden away in amongst the trees, but after searching the obvious places and surrounds for 10-15 min, we decided to move on. Thanks anyway Frozen Feet for the cache placement.

Check the base of every tree.
Too well hidden. Too many trees and dancing GPS!
Thanks for the challenge.

Sorry for generic delayed log - Found on a lovely weekend away at Leasingham, exploring the local surrounds. TFTC

It took me a while because I was looking in the wrong place

Nice weather again for a drive, this time into the mid-north. Caching with Sebastbat, Jack, and Purrfect Di.
Supporting the regions, visiting the market at Saddleworth and some shops in the Clare Valley, and finding some caches along the way of course. Exercise for all

This was a good follow up to the bike series yesterday ! A very popular trail today.

thank you Frozen Feet for the cache


Was a good day overall for caching, but between caches we found ourselves doing some random roadside emergency nursing ! ! ! Glad to have good first aid gear and supplies on board and have caching put us in the right place at the right time to help someone out today
At least it wasn't us needing the SAAS help
Stay alert - you don't know what you will see out there


-------------------- --------------------


2020 - our caching curve has been flat long enough ! ! ! Time to get out and find a few

But do keep sanitising! Safe Distance. Exercise. Cache. Eat. Cache. Repeat.

And stay home if you're sick!

Support our local regions by hiding lots of new caches!

( especially around the Barossa/Light area please [:o)] )


--->>> oh, and make sure your first aid kit is stocked and in the car ! ! !

Nice hide, log book is quite damp.TFTC.

Lid was off and log damp. Doing a bit of the trail today before lunch. Tftc

Love the smell of sun-warmed pine! TFTC

??

Found with HRH54 TFTC

Cache out in open Replaced where thought should be Biking the trail with Juju54 TFTC

A quick find on a beautiful afternoon walking a section of the Riesling Trail. Contents dry. TFTC Frozen Feet.

With GreyHams we set out on a new adventure, driving from Adelaide to Sydney via broken Hill and Bourke... with side trips in all directions as the caches lead us. Four days with a number of target caches along the way, although shires, oldies and virtuals were our priority with many others of interest too.

From the lush green of South Australia into the dry outback of NSW, contrast, scenic and interesting. With GreyHams trip planning we traveled along easily as he drove and navigated and chattered! Never a dull moment through the stark and barren land which was completely fascinating.

So many odd locations to be seen, as well as emus, kangaroos, birds, a desert horse and so many teeny tiny little goats! So many goats... I did love those goats! The dry and barren made way for more substantial lands as we drove closer towards the end of the trip, the trees returned, the hills and finally those little goats... Yay!

About 2500km, 29 shires, 4 virtuals, a number of oldies and some nice walks and places visited along the way. The locals and little towns memorable, the lands and rivers dry and sad but a great trip as we traveled along from cache to cache.

Thanks for your cache to help guide us through our travels, apologies for the generic log, If I had more to add its below this.

Came in for the nearby oldie so stopped for this one too.

Aquilus1 and I have long been looking at our Project-GC maps and trying to 'finish' NSW, which is our closest real state (we both completed the ACT on our first ever finds). Of course we rarely have long term plans, the best trips just sort of happen without too much notice, but we had been thinking about this trip since halfway through the last one.

This plan was to go from Adelaide to Canberra, via the 'hard to reach' counties at the north/north-west of NSW that we had missed last time. Some research showed flights to Adelaide were cheap (well, using points) but also well timed. Arriving at the start point at 7.30am means you are away with a full days caching in front of you. What really sealed it was the one-way car hire deals from Adelaide to Sydney/Melbourne. Sure, this means we have to catch the bus from Sydney airport, but saving $800 sure has a sweet taste.

Day 1:
After landing in ADL airport we made a swift start grabbing the virtual there, I do so love an airport virtual. From there it was all about Oldies and Counties with a couple of Large caches thrown in for bonus value.... got to love a Large! Soooo many counties in Adelaide, and we grabbed as many as we could without detouring massively... we had a long way to go in 4 days after all. I did quite like the grid layout of Adelaide, it means if you encounter roads that are blocked it was easy to reroute. It was slow going in Adelaide (city caching is always slow) but we eventually made our way out and got to the highway. Almost missed Gawler as we were too busy chatting away, it would have left a large hole in our county maps The Clare valley has such an amount of caches and a bunch of oldies, so it took a bit of time to get through as well. So, so green up this way, it was a pleasant surprise for me. The original plan was to get all the way to Broken Hill today but with so many counties and oldies we only got as far as Peterborough, in the dark amid pouring rain.... and got the last 2 rooms in the last motel in town...close call. This was 'proper' small town and we had dinner at the hotel, as it was the only place open.

Day 2:
OK, we have some time to make up as we are 3 hours down the road from where we though we would be starting this day...luckily my alarm was gentle and right on time. Wow, the countryside looks so, so different to yesterday. Now is proper outback and by the time we got to Yunta it was almost desert, really dramatic stuff, but still populated with the odd random goat. We got to Broken Hill and prioritised the highlights: the mine shaft and the big chair.... the HJ's was a fine lunch as well. From there we left and continued across the scrub of western NSW, through Wilcannia, into Cobar with goats galore in between and finally to Bourke, once again in the dark and rain. Bourke was our original destination for Day 2 and we surprised ourselves at making it this far. Again we got the last 2 rooms in the last motel in town.... and we tried 4!! Really riding our luck.

Day 3:
OK, next services are in Brewarinna which is 180km away, we have fuel for 200... so off we drive into the desert without a second thought. Yep, smart thinking! We did make it of course but it was a close run thing. Rivers out here were very sad to see... mostly just sand with water here and there.... but not much. Bogan river was non-existant, the Barwon a set of pools with nothing in between. We went through Walgett, less said the better. Through Gilgandra on a private new road ending at Mudgee. Motel had heaps of rooms for once!

Day 4:
Last day and all about getting to the airport through the blue mountains grabbing counties on the way. After dropping off the car we ran to the bus where it was waiting and managed to convince the driver to let us on, while I was buying tickets over the phone... all worked out in the end, but yet another example of our fine luck on the trip.

2500 km's, 29 shires grabbed!

Found it

Think this one has been interfered with as found it upside down in the open. Have put it back hopefully in its proper resting place for the
next person. TFTC

We had hoped to find the old cache, 'Riesling', but a muggle tractor driving farmer stopped us from searching there.
Found this one on the way back to the car once we approached it from the right angle. Still not completely dry but log is ok.

Took a couple on minutes to get the direction to settle on the phone, but a quick look located the cache in view and a short detour made the find and sign. Logbook was slightly damp but still usable at this stage. tftc

Easy find when you look inthe right direction Tftc

Quick find on my way north hiking the Lavender trail. Thanks

Found on a ride with Wal & Ol. TFTC!

Riding the Riesling Trail with Pony1966, filling in a gap we missed last time. TFTC

Found at 1223. Walked from the previous one to this and made an easy find. TFTC.

This one was exposed signed and recovered it.

After get the last one, looped back towards the hwy and pick up this one as well. Tftc

Easy for kids

TFTC frozen feet

Found out on an evening stroll...sorry...had no pen but took a photo of the logbook.

Great views on our evening walk.

Mrs iluvtrekking and I dropped our geo-men off in Riverton to undertake the 44 klm cycle ride back to Clare. They spent 9 hours to complete the trail with a couple of dnf's along the way but marvelled at the scenery and had an awesome day. Thanks Frozen Feet

After dropping the GeoHubbies off in Richmond they peddled off into the morning mist. 9 hours and 40ks later they emerged in Clare sore but triumphant. Thanks to all concerned in placing this epic series of caches.

Tftc ....plus a chance to stretch our legs.

Found this cache on 19/3 having a fun biking/wine tasting day with team crumble. Seems like my online post disappeared. Logged to complete

Spent the weekend staying at Leasingham with fellow cachers Meg_Norti2 and Baking Tray Pancakes. Rode from Leasingham to Clare and back. Some caches were found, along with some wineries, bakeries and sore butts! We all had fun though and will no doubt be back to find the rest. There are lots of beautiful views along this track.

Another busy day, and a good find here, on my SA holiday.
SL, many thanks for placing the cache for me to find.

. TFTC

tftc
Time for a well earned rest

Glena5 found it!

Another great find while in the area on holiday.
Thanks for setting up this cache Frozen Feet.
SL

Really enjoyed the Rail Trail!

BCBB found with thanks !! Sorry for the generic logs due to large numbers of finds!

Found with BCBB event! tftc

Found as part of bcbb - tftc

apologizing in advance for the generic logs. was in clare for the weekend to attend the events (my first events since becoming a geocacher) and I am now back logging. Many thanks for the caches was a really good weekend

tb visits

After a big BBQ breakfast, it was time to do a mass assault on the Riesling Trail. Signed as part of the BCBB (Big Clare Bike Bash). TFTC.

Great find as part of our weekend away in Clare hitting the local RT's.
Lovely location.
TFTC

Found as a part of the BCBB What a great weekend with a great bunch of Cachers and a heap of laughs. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment. Cheers Tomboy 711

[Red]I apologise for the late log... Problems with GSAK and crashed computer...[/Red]

[green]Find #6610[/green]...

Answers submitted by BABB (Big Auburn Bike Bash)...

Found as part of a group assault on the Rattler Trail...

A bit of a stroll, a short search, found cache, stamped and returned...

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment Frozen Feet...
- P

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Stamped Log...

found as part of the BCBB after having a great breakfast of bacn and eggs.

Logged as part of the BCBB assault of the Riesling Trail. Find #29 for the day!

A great day was had by all and a big thank-you to all the CO’s who have gone to the trouble of setting up this great caching trail. A huge honourable mention goes to Emma (the littlest Shattell) and Luke (the littlest pirate) who both powered through the day at the head of the pack. TFTC Frozen Feet!

An amazing weekend of laughs, smart aleck comments, wine, food and fun shared with a fantastic group of people!
Over the whole weekend of pushibke riding, caching and travelling I managed to attend 3 great events , find 128 caches and surprisingly even scored a FTF as my last cache of the weekend at almost 8pm on my way home Thanks for leaving 1, Freddo

Today as part of the group BCBB, I rode the Riesling Trail and picked up the caches which I hadn't already made it to [^]
Definitely need to get 'saddle fit' as that seat sure isn't as comfy as my motorbike seat!
This is as good as it gets! Sharing the fun, and pain, with like minded people
Riding this trail has been a goal of mine since I started caching and this weekend, that goal was achieved...and made better by wonderful breakfasts to start each day and a great tea Saturday night after the biggest pushbike ride I have undertaken in about 30 years

TNLN. SL. TFTC Frozen Feet

Found with the BCBB (Biking Event) held this week-end in-conjunction with the Riesling Trail.
Thanks for the cache Frozen feet

Found as part of the BCBB group while cycling the Riesling Trail. Thanks for the cache Frozen Feet!

In Clare for the weekend and the BBBCBB (The extra B is for brilliant... What's the other extra B for? That's a typo). Three events, well over 60 caches, and quite a few milestones (congrats to the squirrel and a pair of cats) ensured it was a great weekend, if not a little exhausting! There was wine and cheese, D/T gap puzzle solving, much falling on the air pillow during rain and hot chocolate at the end of the ride courtesy of Mrs Scoobster! Has hot chocolate ever tasted so good? I think not!

This was find number 23 of 49 for the night for me. TFTC Frozen Feet!

Mr Tardis went on a big bike ride today with many other crazy cachers. We had a great time riding from Clare to Auburn (even though it was freezing cold!)

The caches were signed as BCBB (Big Clare Bike Bash). A really enjoyable bike ride with some great caches along the way.

Thanks for your cache along the trail Frozen Feet

Temp log. Found as part of BCBB

In Clare for the weekend to do the Bike assault on the RT and Rattler series. We had a great day today , lots of fun with a great bunch of people, although a little sore after our 25 odd Km bike ride. The weather was kind to us, and although cold, the rain held off long enough for us to complete the series. Apologies for the generic logs, but we appreciate the time and effort that the CO has gone to, to place this series. Log was signed collectively as BCBB as requested by the CO.. TFTS

Today was a awesome day with a bike ride organised to tackle this trail today and the Rattler trail tomorrow, as we have done the rattler we only stayed one day and cleaned up all the unfounds, we have found bits and pieces of this trail so now its nice to have the whole trail of our to do list, although we were suppose to ride as one group we ended up being 2 groups as someone yelled out (that would be me lol) does anyone need their air pressure checked as i had a air compressor onboard and soon had quite a few bikes that needed air, it was a good move as some bikes didn't even register any air, that would have made for a bumpy ride, eventually we set off and to play fair we stopped at every cache and touched that cache checking the logbook was signed etc so we never really caught up to the first group, mother nature looked like she was going to wet us at one stage but held off till later on and made up for it with some really heavy down pours, it was a very enjoyable day with great company and a nice easy bike ride, this was a very enjoyable trail to do : ) TFTC

Thanks for the caching fun. I had a good time. Breakfast was a great start to the day before a 21km bike ride. I was part of the BCBB team that hit the Riesling Trail
All good here. thanks for the cache from
Harleyjohn2569

I claim this find as a part of the BCBB. 45 kilometres over two days on the resiling and rattler trails.

Cheers for the cache and the memories.

-3bearz-

Repeat logs to keep them short - we were part of BCBB - TFTC Frozen Feet!

My view of the valley here today did not in any way match the picture on the cache page [:o]
Gone was the warm, almost tropical ambience of rows of green grapevines, drooping heavily under their load of fruity, flavoursome grapes, ready for harvest [:o]

Replaced instead by a bitingly cold wind, drizzle and a vast sea of barren grape vines waiting for spring to bloom again

I had frozen feet too !!

TFTC !!
An easy find and sign, once I broke the ice off the lid

Found as part of the Big Clare Bike Riders Bash using the code BCBB. Thankfully the weather held out for us today and a great time was had by all. The kids were champions and rode the whole trail with no complaints.
A big thank you to Mrs Shattell, GDA, Chrispy and Kellygang, for car shuffling and picking up those in need, and Squash 99 for replacing caches and log books.

Cheers and thanks for the cache

I am doing the Riesling Trail series with my little bike.. . I must say I bought a folding bike but I could not fit it in my small boot. Then the neighbour was giving away a little bike and I grabbed it. I had to paint it silver because it was pink with purple. Lol. Found it nice and easy.

Thanks Frozen Feet for the cache