Major Mitchell Port Wine, Queensland, Australia
By TravellingStrom on 23-Apr-11. Waypoint GC2TR5V

Was on the ground but weve replaced it where it probably should be TFTC

We continued today our tour of several AUS states in the NorthWest and thereby searched, found and logged this interesting Traditional-Cache.The weather was - said in one word simply best. The good hidden caches and the being on holidays kept us the whole day in a good mood. The cache had good coordinates, and thus was easy to find. The logbook was okay, and allowed easy logging.Thanks to TravellingStrom for the generation of this nice cache Major Mitchell (with the proper agenda), for leading us here and for showing us this funny location as well as the ongoing maintenance of this cache.PS: Please forgive us the uniform log which is needed due to timing problems - if necessary special actions and happenings are there described where they happened.Greetings from Germany together with the hope to meet somewhere like event or wood. TFTC says H_M_A @ 31. Oktober 2024 @ 11:36 o'clock @ [#22767](https://coord.info/GC2TR5V)

After using Longreach as a base for a few days, we headed east this morning to get to Emerald by the end of the day. Of, course we cached along the way. This is one of the caches we looked for.Accurate coordinates and the hint led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks TravellingStrom for the cache.

Quick find on our lunch stop while passing by . TFTC!

Our lunch stop for today. TFTC

My phone was destroyed in an unfortunate incident recently. Luckily I have my old phone, but with little juice left and miles between Jericho and Emerald, I had to be quick and selective to take details of just a couple of caches along the way. This was one.A quick stop, grab and go.TNLNSL.TFTC ...

My phone was destroyed in an unfortunate incident recently. Luckily I have my old phone, but with little juice left and miles between Jericho and Emerald, I had to be quick and selective to take details of just a couple of caches along the way. This was one.A quick stop, grab and go.TNLNSL.TFTC ...

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TFTC with Slack1962

With FiveTays-TT TFTC

Quick find after checking out the monument on the other side of the road. TFTH

Easy find. Thanks for the Cache.

Tftc. Quick find then across the road to the historic site.

Thanks for placing this cache. Nice quick find here.RVCL.

Velk cesta do Ocenie - den 29 - Barcaldine - Gladstone, Queensland (680 km)Dnes m ekal posledn sek cesty na vchodn pobe. Rno jsem byla marn a nemohla nastartovat, tedy ne auto, ale sebe. U jsem njak unaven. Stavila jsem se ve mst jen u 2 earthke a nabrala benzn, dokud tu je. Pak jsem vyrazila na poslednch 680 km. Nejdv pes kopce, pak zase bush a pastvinami a potom jsem pejela Centrln vysoinu, ve po Capricorn Hwy. Od rna oste svtilo slunce, ale odpoledne poslednch 150 km jsem jela v dsnch pvalovch detch. Silnice vbec byla dost hrozn, pirovnala bych ji k D43 sek Brno - Svitavy. zk, dsn hrbat a pln mostk jak z doby krle Klacka. Vdy jet zenj a s divnm povrchem a absurdn nzkm zbradlm. Tady bych teda roadtrain potkat nechtla, to bych si asi cvrkla. I tak to s nimi bylo dnes tk. Je neuviteln, kolik vody na tebe ten kolos v silnm deti hod. S vodou na silnicch tu vbec maj problm, mostky jsou dsn a odvodnn silnic asi nevedou. Vude stoj kalue vody a taky maj vude npisy Cesta me bt zaplavena ! No, to si rd pete, kdy po n jede a pr... Ani keek jsem dnes mnoho neodlovila, ale pr pece jen padlo vtinou na odpovadle u cesty. Na hotel jsem dojela potm a pln hotov. Zvldla jsem jen zajet k anm pro jdlo sebou a do liqueur shopu pro karton studenho piva a lhev bourbonu, neb ta z letit u mi dochz. Po spre jsem si chtla v klidu vypt tu pivn limondu na balkon a ejhle, na zbradl sedla odporn velk ba. Naposledy jsem mla bu ve spre v Kambodi, ale to bylo v tropick dungli a ne v centru msta a v 1.pate. No, pratila jsem ji hotelovm letkem, ale ta svia se zachytila na stran balkonu, e jsem ji musela pratit jet jednou, aby spadla na dvorek. Stran nahlas nadvala. Za hodinu jdu kouit a ta svia tam sed zase. Ach jo, ani na svm balkon nemm klid. Ztra si budu jen lzat rny a podvm se k ocenu. Asi tu nkde ten Pacifik je, ale dnes v tom deti jsem nevidla skoro ani cestu, nato ocen.Today I had the last part of the journey from the inland to the east coast along Capricorn Hwy. A total of 680 km and the last 150 of them in torrential rain. I arrived at the hotel totally exhausted. I also found a few caches along the way. I think I wrote yesterday's date everywhere today. Thanks for the cache and greetings from Czech republic.

First time doing something like this so didnt know what to expect but we searched every possible place we could think of and couldnt find.

Quick stop here and no trouble locating the cache.

Leaving QOGM 23 and heading to the Coast grabbing caches along the way TFTC

33,501. Found during our Queensland Outback GeoMuster (QOGM) 2023 Longreach Adventure - a 33 day epic tour of Northern NSW and Outback Queensland finding many caches, attending great events and catching up with awesome Cachers along the way.Queensland Outback GeoMuster (QOGM) 2023 Longreach Adventure Day 26. After a fun night camping at Jericho with some fellow Cachers, we hit the road to finish another section of the Jericho Power Trail Road with Happy Feet 1. Once that was complete we parted company and we headed further east to the Alpha/Gemfields/Sapphire/Rubyvale region for another night stopover. We had a great night at the pub there. This was the next one on the list. Quickly found once at GZ. Signed as F65 and A33 as required. Replaced the cache as found, then we continued on our journey.Thanks to all the COs who put out these caches !!

Many thanks for this one. TFTC

Found on a trip through western New South Wales and central Queensland to attend the QOGM at Longreach, then a return drive back to Adelaide via Brisbane, the north coast of NSW, central NSW and the Riverlands. Thanks for the cache TravellingStrom!

Found It!A quick find while passing by. The plants here are a bit prickly!TFTC

Easy find

Easy find. Good rest stop.

On our way to QOGM picking up the caches with safe parking spots for the van. We made like birds. Tftc

On the hunting trail with SeasonedBird while on a slow roundabout route to QOGM 2023 at Longreach. A quick find here after a couple of caching days in and around Rubyvale, Sapphire and the opportunity for Mrs Geo to hit the gem fields. We’re on the road again to spend a night at Alpha. It’s a great day for caching.
TFTC TravellingStrom

For anyone making Geo plans, do yourself a favour and visit Australia’s only current Geotour at Ballarat while it lasts: https://www.geocaching.com/play/geotours/ballarat-victoria

And for anyone that can travel to Longreach, Queensland, late September 2023, Google “QOGM” which is the Queensland Outback Geocaching Muster. You’ll have at least 8 or 9 days of pure geocaching fun with around 200 like minded people attending a mix of events and access to over 200 geocaches placed by the QOGM team. It’s not a Mega, it’s better.

Thanks TravellingStrom for taking time to set out and maintain this hide and for showing us this part of the world this dude sure got around!!!

Log signed in first open spot

Find # 9579

#LockitupintheOutback

A quick find on the way home from Longreach. Needed to watch for the prickles.

Log is full. But otherwise in a good condition. Tftc

Great place for a rest stop & time for a quick geo find. Log is full.
TFTC

Time for a leg stretch and a cache. Easy pick-up.tftc

Got it
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Got it TFTC

Got it
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Quick roadside stop. Log is virtually full.

Found on part of our ‘north for warmer weather’ trip from North East Vic to Central QLD via Curtis Island! Today's leg Comet to Barcaldine.

Thank you to all the COs who maintain the caches along the way.

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Found with tikitere. TFTC

On a trip out to the dinosaur regions of western Queensland, geocaching with newbie ScruffyMuffy.
Cache found without difficulty, in the expected area.
Cache in good condition.
TNLNSL TFTC

Stopped to give the dogs a wander and for us to use rest rooms. Low and behold there's a cache here. Nice hide. Now to find one of the cochatoos. TFTC

Quick find. Tftc Greetings from Adelaide

I’m off on my annual 6 week adventure and it is back to Outback Queensland to finish off what I started last time but got interrupted along the way.
It is nice and quiet on the roads this morning and I’m now in QLD and the weather can only get better to what Melbourne is at the moment.
After a couple of nice days around Anakie is was time to head to my next destination which is Lara Wetlands at Lara Station South old Barcaldine.
My trip has turned pear shaped as my knee has gone and so there is now very little walking so if you saw someone hobbling around that was me.
Hopefully a few days rest will improve the knee.
Another rest stop and another stop some people would I have issues having to stop at this many rest stops.
Plenty of room to pull over here on both sides of the Hwy.
Boy Major Mitchell sure did get around and all this way from Victoria where I have done a few caches dedicated to him.

Thanks TravellingStrom TFTC.

We had planned a road trip to Queensland to visit family in 2021, but our travel plans were stalled due to border closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the world was trying to get back to a semi normal state, we decided to have another go at getting away from the cold and head up north for some sunshine and warmth.

Day 8 Todays journey took us from Barcaldine to Emerald collecting caches along the way.
Weather today was nice with not a cloud in the sky so no fear of anymore road issues.

All caches were found along our journey that we attempted unless otherwise mentioned.
Thanks to all cache hiders for keeping this hobby alive and breaking up a long drive.

Found it.
Thanks

On my way to Birdsville Queensland with a few detours for shires. TFTC.
A grab in the night while campers and truckies snooze over the road.

Tftc nice drive from dunolly vic

Hanging around Tftc

Another good cache found with woolwood9.
*Enjoyed the drive / walk around.*
SL **tm/ww NZ**
*Thanks for the fun find!
Really appreciate the effort put into this cache.*

Enjoying a trip around Queensland with tmann421after a two year wait for the Australian New Zealand boarders to open.
Found numerous caches and saw plenty of interesting places.
Log signed tm/ww NZ
TFTC

Quick park and grab with tassie expat. Thanks for placing it.

A quick find with frmen1. The road workers were dealing with tarmac...mmmm, the smell. TFTC

Today we are making our way towards Rocky as Diane as some work to do there on Monday and of course we aren't in a screaming hurry so we will be stopping and picking up as many caches on the way across as we can.

We have done many caches around the Major Mitchell trail and it is hard to believe how far he traveled. He would have had to have his own cobbler with him as he would have worn out quite a few pairs of boots. It must have been a huge contrast here for them after pushing through the mountains in Victoria & NSW coming across this nice scarcely wooded plains. It would have made travelling so much easier except in the wet.

The cache itself was nicely hidden away from muggles and was found very quickly and the log book now contains our name.

Many thanks for showing us another piece of this amazing mans journey.

Found by Mary and David at 12:40 on a drive from Barcaldine to Emerald. A FP for this tribute to a prolific pioneering explorer. Our thanks to TravellingStrom

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This took longer than it should have

Good find. TFTC

logging with DeafCat, Deafphantom and DutchAus

Awesome with DeafPhantom DutchAus DeafVW

Found it with Deaf Geo friends
Thank you
On way to Emerald.

On our way to petrified wood. Tftc

Löytyi

Highway cache!

Just a quicky on the way to Barky. Found with NutCacheBNE

Nice quick find on our way west to stop at Jericho. Nice easy find.

Watch the geokids if you are heading west as this cache on the other side of the highway.

Signed log and rehid as found.

TFTC

Just a quick find on our way to Jeriko. Found with v8 Minnie. TFTC

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Found - heading home to the Gold Coast.

Quick easy find, thank you

Found with orth71 on a trip from Townsville to the outback caching
Traveling Barcaldine to Emerald today.
Had to think like a bird today.
TFTC

Thanks co. Easy find.

Another quick pullover for a drive-by on our way. A good at to break up the journey!

After five nights staying at the Showgrounds in Jericho overnight, and caching madly most days, we have hooked up the van again and are continuing our travels. A few days in Emerald where the car will be getting a service, and then who knows. That’s as far as our plans go.
Of course, we can’t just drive down a highway-not if there’s caches to be found. Great work by all the local CO’s for nicely breaking our journey with lots of lovely yellow smilies. Your efforts are appreciated, thank you all very much.
TFTC

Quick find. Thanks

Travelling out from Sapphire to grab a few caches without the caravan.


Day 11 of the Darwin Geoventure 2021

TFTC TravellingStrom
Total Cache Finds 11197

A quick find on the way to Jericho, where we will stay overnight.

Nice one

Easy find once my GPS decided to work. Plenty of toilet stops on the way to Barcaldine. TFTC

Great spot. TFTC. On my way to Rocky. Quick find.

Quick stop & cache grab

Nice find. TFTC

Eagle eye cs has found 3rd for the day. Tftc

14.5.21 caz53 thanks for some exercise on a long road west.

Easy find today
Tftc

The Coordinates provided for this cache are very good when they settled. I like explorer cairns to add to my history knowledge . The cairn is a fair way away from the cache. All was in good condition.

Easy find. Thanks

Logging old caches originally found with alphag_25. Now have my own account and logging them separately so that i can claim the finds or not as the case may be. TFTC.

02/01/21 Roadtrip Mackay to Emerald to Barcaldine to Aramac to Blackall to Jericho over the next 3 weeks. Lots of puzzle solving before and during trip. Searched area and found GZ . Replaced and signed log. TFTC SL Towing 16foot Caravan No problems with access at GZ

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Two years ago I logged this as a DNF.
Now I can happily add a smiley face to it.
Cache is in excellent condition.
I visited 4 TB.
TFTC.

My husband and I are on a road trip to carnarvon gorge from Brisbane and now we are on our way to Barcaldine picking up smileys on the way. Thanks for placing this cache here for

Quick park and grab All good with cache TFTC

Yep

Day 15 of our Western trip for work and caching. Today's trip from Barcaldine to Longreach to Barcaldine to Sapphire

Doing some maintenance and some smiles as we go.

Nice quick find .

TFTC TravellingStrom

Day ten of my outback Queensland trip and the plan today is to arrive in Emerald by night time, via the towns of Jericho, Alpha, Sapphire, Rubyvale and Anakie. Continuing with my challenges of a trad a day and a cache a day and collecting a few more for the day. I do have a list of caches that I do want to collect along the way and probably some extras as I see fit.

Caching on my own again and am enjoying the time and adventures that comes with that. Though most of the caches were easy finds, some did give me a smile and I saw some familiar name in the logs, was I following?

This cache was an easy find and in good condition. With the log signed and cache returned as found, it was onto the next one. Thank you for placing it here, I really enjoyed the drive around this area today.

Day 14 of my trip north from Adelaide in search of some warmer weather and a few caches.

After camping last night at Jericho, today I traveled to Emerald, with a side trip up to Sapphire and Rubyvale.

Unfortunately, and despite a good search, I was unable to locate this one.

Had a good look , but dnf

We looked for ages with no luck

Seems OK

Pulled up here many times over the years! Nice find TFTC

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