Banksia Valley Dorset Vale, South Australia, Australia
By The Tardis Trio on 11-Sep-11. Waypoint GC33ZR5

This one has gone missing again. Time to find a better hiding place.

i came i looked that the first place the hint said, nothing. I looked at a second place the hint said, i found a brown snake longer than my leg. He/she was very angry. I left it in peace. I'll come back when it's not 37 degrees.

DNF

Found

Couldn’t find it bit warm to go looking in shrubs

Thanks! Great find

Lovely spot.TFTC

Beautiful day to be in the park. TFTC

Very aptly named as I was surrounded by banksias. With the gps bouncing around I needed every letter of the hint. A beautiful spot. TFTC

First cache for the day in this pretty valley. TFTC Tardis Trio!

Cleaning up my Garmin and found I never logged this find when Sioux's Tribe did

Had a quick look for this cache on the way to Twisted Chimney, but it was no where to be seen around the most obvious spot, but we enjoyed the banksias anyway.

After we finished work for the day we decided to cache the area for a while and ended up with 19 finds for the afternoon. TFTC

Pretty spot. Tftc.

A day as nice as this ment that getting out and caching ws definetly on the cards. For ages I have looked at this area and decied that it was finally time to give it a crack. The sunshine made for a peasent walk through the area, however the recent storms that came through the sate ment that there was water a plenty. Even to the extent that i had to perform acouple of "Creek" crossings just to keep following the path. Even though it wasn't a huge hall today, it was more of a case of quality over quantity, and there definetly was some quality. A enjoyable day was had.
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Great weather today so went for a hike with a mate around Scott Creek Conservation Park and grabbed 9 caches. Like Munja we had to negotiate several water crossings where there wouldnt normally be water. Beautiful area to walk - particularly this gully up to the chimney ruin - it was the highlight of the trip. Thanks to Mattycat for replacing the container. Found quickly and signed log.

Cache replaced

Searched high and low for this one, noticing a previous DNF contacted the owner to confirm and with permission a small replacement cache donated by Mattycat is now in place ready for finders TFTC The Tardis Trio

After a good search, some log reading and Mr Frog calling CO,
it was clear this one had met a sticky end.
So we fixed it up with a nce new container and log book for now, and a bit of bark camo.
Such a lush beautiful valley tucked away here. Well worth the walk.
Found on an over the hills run with Mr Froghoppin for some escape from the Adelaide rains.
Good fun, successful caching day.
TFTC The Tardis Trio

Had a good search but came up empty handed.

Nice walk to the cache. It had taken in some water from the recent rains but I was able to partially dry out the logbook to the point of being able to write on it. TFTC The Tardis Trio.

Found it

We decided it would be nice to go for a bit of a walk in the Hills this afternoon and pick up a few caches along the way. It was lovely and peaceful. The container was full of soil and the log was very wet - we tried to clean it out and dry the log off a bit but it would probably benefit from a bit of maintenance. TFTC

TFTC found with AnyMules

Easy find. Log book very wet as ziplock bag doesn't seem to like staying zipped. Dried it out for a couple of minutes so I could sign. Wrapped up as best I could and put back. TFTC. 29/08/2015 09:33 Find #623

I was looking at two spots that made sense of the clue, one much easier to explore than the other and thankfully that was correct! Saw a track through to the other so wasn't too confident I would find it there.

Absolutely great walk through here but in Summer it might be ankther story.

TFTC

Found it

The weather has not been kind to this one. Log book saturated, container in tact but was full of water, drained off water but didn't have supplies to replace it ourselves.

While taking a nice stroll along a nice track we found this cache.

It was covered in mud and was saturated, unfortunately we didnt have anything with us to replace it, sorry. We will put a Needs Maintenance log on so hopefully the next cacher will notice and come prepared.
We did our best to sign the log and we drained the water filled cache and placed up a bit higher than found, put it on top of the mound in its same location.

Thanks The Tardis Trio for the cache and the pleasant walk. TNLNSL

Found on a balmy summers evening with TROYUGAL at about 10o'clock. Much to our surprise, we ran into a guy standing silently on the path with a black light looking for bandicoots. Nearly crapped my dacks when I saw him. Thanks TARDIS TRIO. For this cache

Log was wet, replaced the torn plastic bag. Today was the first time I've ever seen Maidenahir Ferns growing wild, there were carpets of them beside the creekbed. TFTF

I found a broken container but no log.

We actually found the cache on the edge of the path with contents strewn around. Fortunately in a dry condition. Put back where it came from.

Found it

Found it

Taking a leisurely stroll around the park. This one had me guessing for a while, but the hint worked a treat.

Thanks for the cache, The Tardi Trio.

Beautiful day for a walk and a few caches. Spotted from the path! TFTC.

Out caching with Cows With Guns to cross a few more off of our list.
Thanks for the cache

Quick find on a great wander!!!!

Out for a day's caching with Dennisc52 and we found 12 and only DNFd 1 prior to meeting up with CP Wanderer, AussieM&M and Dr Owl for another 15 smileys
Had some amazing walks in some pretty spots while doing the locus cache [^]

Had great fun enjoying the lovely scenery in here and the peaceful ambience of natural scrubland [^]

TNLN. SL. TFTC The Tardis Trio

Another cache found while out and about in this lovely area. TFTC Tardis Trio.

A great excursion through Scotts Creek Conservation Park with Mrs Aussie M&M, CP Wanderer, Locuscache and Dennis52. Spotted the flowering banksias up the track and enjoyed the birdlife.

Found while caching with Locus_cache in "Harry", AussieM&M, Doctor Owl, and CPwanderer. One of 29 for the day. TFTC.

Found It!
Nice little walk to this one from Twisted Chimney. Certainly a nice little spot I never knew about...
Oddly the only noise around was from a helicopter which flew overhead...
TFTC

Great little trail through the valley, with some Roos for company, the banksia trees were amazing, sorry for the late log. Tftc

I recon this one was in the wrong spot in that it was out in the open. Put back where we felt it was semi-obvious for it to go. (if that makes sense) lol, TFTC

I had a little deja vu moment walking this path. I had come along here many years ago in a 6hr rogaine which started in Mark Oliphant Park. Nearly stepped in a brown snake if my memory serves me correctly. Super green and a little damp down here at the moment. TFTC Tardis Trio.

After a lovely and brisk walk on a cold day we found it. TNLN and TFTC!

What a beautiful part of the park.

Great walk. TFTC.

This entry was edited by Tara,Mark&Amy on Saturday, 15 June 2013 at 13:23:21 UTC.

#5 of 6, tftc.

Found with Jarh (and others) on a Friends of Eden Hills Scout Group walk.
A great day for a walk with a few geocaches thrown in.
Thanks The Tardis Trio

I must come back here when the flowers are out. TFTC

Where this track diverts from Neville Track, there is a strange apparatus clamped to a tree trunk. It looks like it has an infrared sensor and a camera maybe. Perhaps for studying wildlife, or potential fire bugs?

Anyhow, arriving at GZ, we had a bit of a poke around but had to revert to the hint. Mrs J pointed out a likely spot, so in I went for a search. Meanwhile, she searched the other location that fitted the hint and found the cache. Was that a bum-steer?

Thanks Tardis Trio.

Found with the weans

Maintenance check - all OK

Today being unseasonally cool presented a perfect day to do those hiking caches around Scott Creek Park and beyond. Still worked up a sweat though.

Would be good to see these in bloom. TFTC.

A quick find along this nice track on our way around Scott Creek today. TFTC.

Out very early this morning before it gets too hot.

I cleaned out the Scott CreekConservation Park and then a few Beagle caches and then a few on the way home.

An easy find.

I should have continued to the Chimney but I thought it was on the other track.

TFTC

TFTC

Gotcha.

Nice location. Love being among trees! An easy find. TFTC!

Third cache of a Scott Creek hike but wrong time of year for the banksias.

Quick find today while wandering through the park.

Thanks for the cache Tardis Trio!

Nice walk on a lovely afternoon.
Nothing but nature here... And a cache
TNLNSL
Thanks

Easter Monday walk. Tftc

Found on a late Easter Sunday afternoon. Perfect time for a walk. Thanks for bringing us here and for the cache.

Found no worries today on a walk to twisted chimney. Plenty of banksia around here for sure. thx The Tardis Trio for the cache.

Nice day for a walk. Good spot.

Scooped this one on the way to Twisted Chimney. Such a nice quiet area.

TFTC

Easy find on our way to Twisted Chimney, nice little cache TFTF!

Quick find in the most obvious place, according to the clue. Banksias are starting to come out now and it will be very nice in here soon. Left noting but took photos.
Thanks for the cache, The Tardis Trio.

tftc

Another great walk from Bandicoot - I picked up the pace and only had to decide which track I took. I went left at the fork from Bandicoot and took the straighter option. There will be contours which ever way you go!! Again I did not spot any wild life as it was quite warm and they were all more sensible than me!

Thanks to The Tardis Trio and clear skies from TeamAstro.

Nice coolish Boxing Day to be out and about. Great walk in. Saw a shingleback sunning himself just past the cache. Thanks Tardis Trio

A lovely walk today as it was nice and cool.
Cheers from the Posspet Boys

Enjoyed the walk to Banksia Valley and Twisted Chimney just up the track. Both great caches, much appreciated. Cheers from Featherwaite.

A very pleasant walk in the afternoon as well [^]
As a prelude to caches to follow I saw a couple of shingleback lizards sunning themselves on the track.
Cheers & TFTC.

Found at 15:48 by Olga. I read the clue, but spotted a similar arrangement of trees nearby, and was wondering how to get to them, when Olga spotted the obvious.
We loved this walk, with the ferns all around.

This was a very pleasant walk this morning [^], taken in sunny conditions on a very changeable day [:o)].
TNLNSL.
Thanks Tardis Trio.

The promised rain had started just before I parked the car. Got some wet weather gear out of the boot and headed for the cache. Lovely stroll. Green, wet and lovely. Now for the other cache.

I enjoyed the walk through the bush to the cache. Got the bush to myself, even no wildlife was seen . Took Beach Flip Flops Geocoin.

Thanks The Tardis Trio for the cache.

This is my kind of cache. Perfect day, pleasant walk to GZ, no muggles, birds singing and a smilie to boot. L:GC Flip Flops. TFTC The Tardis Trio.

A quick find whilst hiking the Conservation park.
T - The Good Luck TB
Thanks for the cache!

Nice walk in, hint was spot on.

Nice drive and then walk to the cache. As usual didn't read the description properly and was up from the proverbial creek without a paddle (only had a walking stick!). After about 500 metres looking and puffing for the no through trail, decided to retrace the steps and was soon on the right trail, with the cache in my hands shortly after. SILVER as well. Left a TB. Thanks The Tardis Trio.

FTF at 9.10am on route to Twisted Chimney. This is a lovely part of the park and quite an easy walk. No wildlife was seen but we heard Koalas grunting in the distance. Coords and clue were spot on. Thanks to the Tardis Trio for the cache.

Dorset Vale road leading to the Southern carpark will be closed from 9.29am to 1.59pm on Saturday 17th September for the Tarca Car Rally.

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