Why Not Hugh, Northern Territory, Australia
By redcenterdazza on 23-Jul-11. Waypoint GC30QY7

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Driving past, and thought, 'why not climb a hill?' TFTC

Found with O319 on our day caching around the area

Found with SJG66 on a spectacular day spent checking out the West Macdonnell Ranges. TFTC.

Ocw the Bebes as we stay in AS. Went for a nice drive today and picked up a few caches. Found the cairn and cache no problem. Tftc

OCW PelDroedGwin Staying in Alice for a few days, exploring with caches. Beautiful river view from GZ, theres a little water left in it here ! Tftc

Found with the Bug and Co team Cheers

Good oneCheers

Found it while travel around Australia . Thanks for placing it

Dagje West MacDonnell NP vanuit Alice Springs. Tijdens deze uitstap deze cache gelogd. TFTC.

On our way back to Alice from doing the Owen springs track we stopped to grab this cache, a nice view from up here and a photo opportunity, thanks for placing it

A easy stop as we headed East.

This trip was sort of in place of a trip to a Mega that got canceled due to accommodation problems, I was quite happy when Goose said do you fancy to caching break in the Northern Territory as this would be the last State or Territory for me in Australia.

Our plan was to fly into Darwin on the Friday night have a couple days in the area then start heading South stopping overnight whenever we needed to, our next goal was the drive to the geographic centre of Australia at Lambert Centre and then head back to Alice to fly home ten days later.

We both had a great trip finding some important old caches, large ones and the odd clever one too, we found Ammo Cans all over the place which was nice as i think we have found most of the ones at home in Tassie.

Thanks for the cache.

Found on 08/07/2023 at 17:13:00 thanks to redcenterdazza for placing this cache for me to find.

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Back to redeem a DNF from nearly 7 years ago. Great to get rid of the frown!
Thanks redcenterdazza

Our Northern Territory journey began in Darwin around 3am after a very delayed flight. We drove as far north as Fresh Water Camp (northeast of Darwin), followed by a loop to Liberated Cox (out to the west) and Litchfield National Park returning to Darwin. We then headed south with overnight stops at Katherine, Daly Waters and Devils Marbles before reaching our southernmost accommodation at Erldunda. From here we did a day trip to Lamberts Gravitational Centre on onward past Finke. Our last couple of days were in Alice Springs with a side trip via Hermannsburg and Glen Helen, all up covering just under 3800km. My thanks to all the COs with hides throughout the territory for helping make our trip so enjoyable.

Found this one yesterday

A nice little stop, scramble and grab. Easy pullover for the car on the left if travelling West. TFTC

Found on way to the waterholes. We are visiting from Brisbane.

Found it. Visited this caches in a sunday evening and night with a car in a short trip to australia. I'VE FORGOTTEN A PEN TO SIGN THE LOGS . Greetings from Brasov, Romania

As you say, a quick park and scramble another opportunity to take fake photos of the car for muggles travelling past! TFTC

Sir_spectre and I went on a long overdue holiday to the Northern Territory. We had some great experiences and saw some amazing natural wonders. Not all went to plan - covid closures, flood effected roads, renovations, hot weather, some car troubles and not forgetting the huge jump in fuel costs
Any caches that needed repairs were fixed and numeous logs were replaced or added too.
Thanks to redcenterdazza from mogni

why not ? a mint tin is still a smiley on the map.

Mogni and myself went to the Northern Territory for a 10 day holiday. We drove 5478 km's in those 10 days. The plan was to go up the Sturt highway and then go via Ayers Rock, King's Canyon and then through to Alice Springs stopping at the gorges/chasm/gaps along the way. As you can expect nothing goes to plan. Day 1 Adelaide to Cooper Pedy, made it just before the Roxby Downs turn off and blow the side wall on the tire of the 4x4, 193 km detour just to get a tire and even then it was the second tire place that had the tire the correct size. We had camels come in to the campsite in Erldunda Roadhouse, they even left hoof prints 1/2 a foot from the tent, at King's Canyon we had dingo's come through the camp ground both nights we where there and at Alice springs we had a mouse move in under the tent in their campground. Some of the aboriginal towns we passed where in lock down because of covid 19 so no going in to get fuel there, that changed some plans. The floods where way worse up in Northern Territory than i realized. Some creeks/rivers i could see the debris over 2 meters from the river bed and down one 4x4 track it washed the road away completely, the hole was 3/4 the length of the 4x4 and over 6 foot deep. The temp was 33 to 36 for 9 of the 10 days and finally cooled down for the drive home. We got 7 different caches types in the N.T. plus every different cache size. It was a good trip but not the one we planned. To many of the roads in the N.T. where damaged and not repaired ( still closed ) so that cancelled plan A but that's just a excuse to come back isn't it. Come back and see what you missed last time when the roads are fixed. We came with 19 regular " geocaching size " containers and a milk crate of small containers by day 7 all the regulars where used as replaced caches and by day 8 the smalls where gone. It was the UV rays a lot more than the floods that killed the caches and almost all the log books where saved, the micro containers seemed to have constantly full log sheets so they where replaced too.

What an awesome location

Heading from Alice Springs to Ellery Waterhole, we had to arrive early to snaffle a campsite. I was aware that I could not snaffle every cache along the way, and this was one of the ones I chose. Great spot for a cache.

Nice easy find while Mr Tenkae observed from the road

A nice drive out this way and we stopped off here. A bit of a scramble and the cache was in our hands. Log signed and replaced as found. Thanks redcenterdazza.

Easily found.
Cache is in good condition.
Visited 3 TB.
TFTC.

Indeed. Why not!

The cache was found in the last place we looked, which as usual was not the first place we looked. Thanks for placing a fun cache guys. We do love your work. We signed the logbook. Of course we did that is way we play this game. Cache in pretty good condition for the cache age.

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This particular geocache was found using one of the following GPS enabled devices, Garmin GPSr, Montana 680t, Oregon 650 or Dakota 20 and a Samsung S8. Waypoints and paperless geocaching were downloaded via GSAK 9. Log prepared, checked and submitted using GSAK publish logs...

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Found on a quick caching run north. Adelaide to Alice Springs and back in a week.

Why not indeed.

TFTC

Found during a fun day out with JJ52 where we tackled the Larapinta loop and cached along the way. Both of us kept commenting on the variety of landscapes and vegetation seen during the drive.

Thanks for the cache redcenterdazza.

A day out with sushilord had been organised heading for Hermannsburg and doing the loop calling in to St Helens and picking up as many caches as we could along the way. We had both solved the puzzle caches along this route and they were targeted as we went past. [^]
It was a near perfect caching day, with 27 caches found, lots of amazing scenery, history and geology with numerous photos taken where we stopped. This was the highlight of my visit to Alice Springs.
One thing I will remember about caching in Alice Springs is....rocks, rocks and more rocks.
This one was our first and a quick find at GZ.
Thanks for the cache redcenterdazza.

Nice and easy find.
TFTC

Found it ty

Nice quick grab
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A quick park and grab. Would be an interesting spot if there was water in the river.

Thanks for the cache redcenterdazza.
Found on 4/12/19 at 1:08 pm.
Find #10284.

Lovely trip around the MacDonnell Ranges while we found some caches, tftc.

We are travelling from Adelaide on a 4wd trip to Alice Springs. We have enjoyed the 4wd tracks in the NT. The cache has been replaced.

A quick park and grab indeed! Thanks for placing the cache redcenterdazza. Team_Crumble replaced the container of this one.

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

Day 3 of our *Red Centre Adventure*... and today we went west from Alice. After a stop at Standley Chasm, we were on our way to Ormiston Gorge and I noticed this cache. Initially I was going to pass it by but then I noticed that everyone had been doing that since last November so then I though *Why Not* and went and found it.

Thanks **redcenterdazza** for this cache... please note that you need to replace the container and the plastic lid is falling apart.

I found this cache together with B.F.Pierce during our wonderful vacation in Australia. We drove four weeks with a camper van through this amazing country from Alice Springs to Sydney. We enjoyed the great people, wildlife and countryside so much. Thank you for the great cache! Best regards from Germany!

Erin1405 and I did a round trip from Alice Springs down South along the coast and ended up in Sydney. We had a marvellous time on this amazing continent viewing a lot of new and beautiful impressions. Of course we searced and found some caches just like that one. Thanks a lot for hiding and many greetings from Germany.

Nice quick stop and find
TFTC

After spending four days travelling up on my own from Adelaide, I met up with FeatherWaite in Alice Springs for a few days of travelling around caching.

We visited various places in the West Macdonnells, including Hugh Gorge, then went out to Kings Canyon, up the Finke Gorge track to Hermannsburg, into Palm Valley, then back to Adelaide, taking a week in all. We saw, and camped in some fantastic places, although the late September weather was a little warm!

This cache was a quick find as we made our way back to Alice Springs as we headed home.

Thanks redcenterdazza for the cache.

Flew up to Alice Springs for a conference, then met up with e.gregory1 for an epic road trip through the West MacDonnell Ranges, Mereenie Loop Rd, Kings Canyon, Luritja Rd, Ernest Giles Rd, Finke Gorge NP, Hermannsberg, Larapinta Drive, back to the Alice then down the Stuart Hwy to Adelaide, with awesome sights and great caches along the way. Thanks for the cache redcenterdazza!

Heading home the long way round from the Big Red Bash and grabbing a few on the way.
TFTC

A quick stop, walk and grab on this one.
TNLNSL, thanks for the cache.
best wishes,
Wal

good spot for a leg stretch

Quick find after a scramble, on our way out to Hermannsburg. Tftc

Found on our way to Alice.TFTC.

Travelling around Australia for 2018 and stopped off in Alice to visit daughter for 5 weeks and although we've been to Alice before we are finding new places to visit. Thanks to the mega last year lots more caches too

Quickly climbed and found, TFTC

Quickly found, TFTC

Must have here in Down Under. Tftc

Yeah found it .... cool place for the cache ... tftc...

WHOOPS! I'm logging about 100-200 or so caches like 3 months after the trip that we found them on! Completely forgot to log these but I did not forget the trip! Found this cache along with many others on an adventure around the red centre. Along this adventure we visited and explored many phenomenal and surreal places such as Woomera, Coober Pedy, Uluru and Mutitjulu, Kata Tjuta, Wattarka, Tnorala, Both East and West Macdonnell ranges, Arltunga, Ruby Gap, Palm Valley, Parts of the Finke road, Boggy Hole, Rainbow Valley, Old Ghan Route, Chambers Pillar, Oodnadatta track, Mount Dare, Dalhousie Springs, Painted Desert, Moon plane and I'm sure I've missed a few! Thank you so much for the cache. Found with Ferociousflea and -Beaker- along with our mint 79 series that accomplished alot in this two week time frame.
TFTC

Found with Beaker and Astronaut99 on a Red Centre Roadtrip Adventure... Thanks

Found on the way to our Red Centre adventures that included Coober Pedy, Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon, Tnorala, West Macs, East Macs, Arltunga, Ruby Gap, Palm Valley, Boggy Hole, Rainbow Valley, Old Ghan Route, Chambers Pillar, Mt Dare, Dalhousie, the Painted Desert and many other fantastic spots!! Travelled and cached with FerociousFlea and Astronaut99.

TNLNSL
TFTC
TTFN
Beaker

An easy park and grab as we head west toward more of the West Macs. Tftc

Indeed why not

Found on our way to Alice. Our last cache for today. Thanks!

Found while on our central trip
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What a great spot for a cache TFTC

Catching up on logs after the event in Alice. What a great event!! TFTC

Find No: 5959. Visiting from Newcastle, staying at Big4 courtesy of NRMA awaiting new engine for the Mighty Prado, thanks for the cache redcenterdazza!!

Found as part of Canberra Crunchers (Scruffyblake, Darzee Di, ACTchil, Kittykatch, Mtrax, Joolay and Me_To while on the hunt to get Darzee di here 2000th cache.

Great day had walked around 9km and grabbed 33 caches and between us we placed 3 new ones on the trail.

Thanks redcenterdazza (F=709 H=62) for the cache and for bringing us here.

TNLNSL TFTC

Found with Darzi Di and ACT Chill.
Thanks to redcenterdazza for the cache.

Found during our five week journey half-way around Australia, for the NT Experience OzMega event, somewhere between: ACT -> NSW -> Qld -> NT -> SA -> Vic -> NSW -> ACT.

So many stories to tell. So many experiences had. So little time to mention them all.

Sincerely
the 4as1 team:
Scruffyblake, The S's, Charli_bear & Me_to

I went on a family holiday to the OzMega event in Alice Springs. We drove forever, but saw some interesting places. Thank-you redcenterdazza for the geocache.

Thank you
Me_to from the the 4as1 team.
(Scruffyblake, The S's, Charli_bear & Me_to)

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**Find #: 5199**
**Time: 2:55 pm**
**Date: Wed 19 Apr 2017**
Found this one on the way back towards Alice Springs from our western adventure.
**Thanks for placing this cache redcenterdazza**

Found with Scruffyblake, Charli_Bear, Me_To, DarzeeDi, ACTchil and Mr Roo on the way home from the Red Centre Experience Event in Alice Springs TFTC TNLNSL

Quick park and grab, as we were getting ready to leave Gruppygypsy dropped in a we had a quick catch up before getting back on the road

Darzee Di and I travelled with 4as1 (The S's, ScruffyBloke, Charli_Bear & Me_to) and Mr Roo after the Red Centre Experience event. We went down the Mereenie Loop and was glad as we weren't sure the Subaru SV could do it, so having the experience but it went like a dream. tftc redcentredazza

ACTchil and I travelled with 4as1 (The S's, ScruffyBloke, Charli_Bear & Me_to) and Mr Roo after the Red Centre Experience event to Kings Canyon and decided to grab a few caches on the way. We pulled over and it wasn' long till Mr Roo found the container filled out the log and on the road again. tftc redcentredazza

A quick find while heading out to kings canyon tftc

And why not indeed. Nice view TFTC redcentredazza

Awesome

Staying on after the mega for a few days picking up some of the more distant caches. TFTC

In Alice Springs with Geo/rge attending the Red Centre Experience.
We are enjoying the sites and sounds of the Red Centre that all the caches are taking us to.

A quick find was made and the log signed.
Our last day in Alice Springs just trying to clear up some caches before starting our journey home.

[Scrat visited your cache whilst on his Great Aussie Adventure.](https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=4376822)

TFTC redcenterdazza

On my way out to the west macs for a rest after the red centre event. NEF. TFTC.

Found by Mary & David at 1450. Never tire of these mountains, trees and rocks. Our thanks to redcenterdazza.

Awesome

Heading out West with megawat60 on our last day in Alice Springs after the excellent Red Centre Experience.
Why not stop here indeed, and find a cache... which we did! TFTC!

Why not indeed. But thanks anyway Redcenterdazza.

Tice (Team Ice: laalaa, J&T., Hiltsu and kapeka) in Australia. Sun was shining and we had fun. Today we drove West of Alice Springs.
Thanks for the cache.
Greetings from Finland.

After our epic two days of walking and finding the A series, Vennfamily, RoddyC, Rothy6 and I decided to take the drive out to Hermannsburg today and pick up the puzzles and traditional caches along Larapinta Drive.
Interesting drive and the cache was an easy find.
Logbook signed, cache returned to its hide.
TFTC

We had a great drive around today exploring the gorges. What a great weekend!
Lovely part of the world.
Sorry about the late log.

TFTC
SS

A quickish find on a tour of the gorges. TFTC TNLN

A quickish find on a tour of the gorges. TFTC TNLN

Dropped of burgo78 in town this morning, then it was just us for a drive out to Palm Valley today.
Second find for the day, grey skies and a few drops of rain as we continues towards the west
Thanks for hiding
R

So sure it wouldn't be exactly there . . . but why ever not? This one must be frequently remodelled. TFTC redcenterdazza.

Out & about experiencing the Red Centre with SnappyTomCats, Shandyk, Guz's Travellers and Mr Cupcake...returning to Alice Springs from Hermannsburg...
Not to hard to find...
TFTC redcenterdazza

Our Spring Geocaching trip go this year to Australia...yes you read right, in Finland is spring now.
We visit in Australia (Adelaide, Murray Bridge, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Coober Pedy, Uluru, Alice Springs, Port Vincent and other place which are on the way those places) on April 05.-20.

We see many beautiful place where we visit and enjoy every cache what we found, so humble thanks every cache owner that you hiding this cache!

We (kapeka, laalaa, J&T. and Hiltsu) use common nickname Team ICE, T-ICE or TICE that we saves space in the logbook.

Thanks For To Cache!
Greetings from Finland

We had most of the new puzzles solved before leaving home, and with a bit of help from a few friends once here, the remainder now are added to the solved puzzle list. So today it is a trip out to Hermannsburg to collect them on the way out, then, as time permits, the other traditional caches on the way back. This an suited Venn Family, Patrol14 and Rothy6, so in two cars we set out for a drive along Larapinta Drive.

Quick find.

Log signed & replaced again. Found at 2.00pm on 16th April 2017. TFTC. redcenterdazza

Day 5 in Alice and the day will involve driving out to Hermannsburg and seeing some fantastic countryside. Thanks to all the COs for the wonderful hides and showing us around your lovely region.

Found it with TICE [Hiltsu, J&T, kapeka & laalaa]

We had fun with caching few weeks here in Australia ( South Australia and Northern Territory ). Lots of geocaches and many sort of them too. We saw awesome places, weather was good all the time and people were friendly and polite. Caches were pretty similar like in our home country. Of course there were some exeptions. Nice and huge country!

Greetings from Finland!

Here in Alice Springs for the Red Centre Event. Out with Geo-friends going here and going there finding all the hidden caches. Had a great time locating. Apologies for the generic log, however due to the number of caches found, this was the best way to log. To all the CO a big thank you, it was a memorable time visiting Alice Springs and the surrounding areas. TFTC

Here in Alice Springs for the Red Centre Experience Event with DeafGeo....
Awesome

Team ICE on a two week geocaching trip in Australia. Our main target was the Red Centre Experience at Alice Springs but of course we did some caching in other places too. We drove from Adelaide to Alice Springs and then back. We saw lots of interesting and beutiful places like opal mines at Coober Pedy, Ayers Rock and Kata Tjuta. Our rental travelled almost 6500km on gravel and tarmac roads. The weather was great, only on last day we got some rain.

All the caches logged as Team Ice, T-ice or Tice with kapeka, laalaa and Hiltsu. We had a great trip!

We spent three days caching around Alice Springs. This is so different area than bushy flat desert around it. Lots of beautiful places to see. Truly Red Centre Experience for us.

Thanks for the cache and greetings from Finland!

TFTC. Found as part of the Red Centre Experience Event. Found with Guz's Travellers, Shandyk, Hevwalker and SnappyTomCats. Yay my 200th find!!!

Awesome

Ran into seemyshell at this cache so once we found it, added all our names and continued on.

TFTC redcenterdazza.

redcenterdazza, I found your cache Why Not on 16/4/17.
This is my find #3326 and find #17 today.