no SPRING left in HER STep Springhurst, Victoria, Australia
By Harrowang on 24-Sep-11. Waypoint GC34PW8

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14-Sep-24
We were out for a drive to fill in some time whilst waiting to pick up adult kids from the train. Some beautiful scenery around these parts. Thanks for hiding and maintaining the cache for us to enjoy.
 
18-Aug-24
Dead centre of town. Great foggy morning
 
21-Jul-24
A lovely sunny Sunday winter's day ...So we decided to make the most of it and chase some unloved caches in the Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park...Found on the way home, a lovely fresh cache and logbook, and a cool pathtag, TFTC Harrowang, a FP awarded for the clever title !!!
 
21-Jul-24
Replaced container that has done a sterling job for nearly 13 years. Put swaps and log book in separate zip lock bags. Left: windmill pathtag. All good again at 3.21pm
 
14-Jul-24
Doing some routine maintenance on our cache and found a TB that was dropped in on 9th April 2023, but unable to be logged into this cache. Doing our best to rectify the situation, before we take the TB on more travels in Australia.
 
14-Jul-24
Picking up a TB to take on more travels in Australia.
 
20-Jun-23
Hi how are you today did you get your mind
 
20-Jun-23
Found it
 
19-Apr-23
Watch the bees
 
10-Apr-23
What an old looking container.
Thanks for bringing us to this out of the way location
 
09-Apr-23
Just dropping a TB into this cache for suehut
 
09-Apr-23
TFTC. What a beautiful little cementary. Found with aussie fun seakers. You can have a favourate from me.
 
09-Apr-23
A quick find with little blue wrenon our way home from the mega
A nice cemetery away out here
Signed log and replaced where found TFTC
 
09-Apr-23
*The Rutherglen Mega Sunday Adventure #22*
It's two days later, I'm playing catch-up with my cache logs, and I've finally seen how the cache name is written.
"Oh, I get it now."
Thanks heaps, Harrowang!
 
09-Apr-23
Easy find today. Dropped off a travel bug
 
08-Apr-23
Today was an absolutely amazing day for geocaching! I woke up early, packed my bag with all the necessary gear, including my GPS and hiking boots, and hit the road. The sun was shining, birds were chirping, and I was ready to take on the world of geocaching.

The first cache I set out to find was in a nearby park, nestled in a dense thicket of trees. As I approached the coordinates, I noticed a fellow geocacher making his way towards the same spot. We exchanged greetings and introduced ourselves, and it turned out we were both after the same monster of a cache.

We decided to work together and started our search, combing through the underbrush, climbing trees, and scouring hidden nooks and crannies. After what seemed like hours of intense searching, we finally found the cache. The feeling of pure euphoria and triumph that washed over us was indescribable. We let out a loud scream of "*FTF*!" (Even though it wasn’t), high-fived each other, and took a celebratory picture.

That was just the beginning of our geocaching adventures. We went on to find several more caches, each one more challenging and exciting than the last. We even stumbled upon a cache hidden under a waterfall, which was both thrilling and refreshing.

As the day wore on, we started to notice a strange phenomenon happening around us. Every time we found a cache, we felt a surge of energy and power that we couldn't quite explain. We joked about having tapped into "The Force," and laughed as we imagined ourselves as Jedi knights of the geocaching universe.

At one point, we found ourselves lost in a thicket of dense foliage, struggling to find the next cache. As we trudged through the underbrush, we suddenly heard a strange noise. It sounded like a person whistling a tune, but the source of the sound was nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly, a man appeared out of nowhere, seemingly materializing from the trees themselves. He was tall and lean, with skin as dark as coffee and an easy smile on his face.

"Hey guys," he said, "looks like you're lost. Need some help?"

We were hesitant at first, having been taught not to accept help from strangers. But there was something about this man that put us at ease. Maybe it was his friendly demeanor, or maybe it was the fact that we were all geocachers, united by the same passion.

Either way, we accepted his offer and followed him deeper into the woods. He led us to a hidden waterfall that we never would have found on our own, and we were able to find the cache that was nestled behind it.

As we signed the logbook and recorded our names, we turned to thank the stranger who had helped us. But he was gone, vanished into thin air like a mysterious apparition.

As we made our way back to civilization, we couldn't help but marvel at the strange and wondrous events of the day. We had found caches in places we never would have imagined, felt the power of "The Force", and even encountered a friendly stranger who seemed to have some kind of magical powers.

In the end, it was a day filled with adventure, fun, excitement, and unexpected surprises. We were all exhausted but exhilarated, our hearts and minds filled with the thrill of the hunt and the joy of discovery.

This was a day we would never forget, and one that we knew would inspire us to keep exploring the world of geocaching and all its many wonders. We couldn't wait to see what other amazing treasures were waiting for us out there, just waiting to be found.

So if you're ever looking for a great time and an adventure like no other, join us in the world of geocaching. Who knows what incredible treasures you might discover, what random strangers you might meet, or what hidden powers you might uncover? The possibilities are endless, and the rewards are truly priceless.
 
07-Apr-23
Found with Deaf Groups, signed as CDDEP during the Mega event. TFTC.
 
07-Apr-23
Found the cache and logged the log as CDDEP “Mega” Harrowang, Thank you so much for placing it.
 
07-Apr-23
Found it all good with CDDEP TFTC
 
07-Apr-23
Found it
Beautiful here
Thank you CDDEP
Deaf group
 
06-Apr-23
FOUND AND SIGNED DSD. TFTC ND THE ADVENTURE
 
25-Jan-23
This cache had extra protection!

Log signed as Ellie after kicking the cache around to remove extra safety.
 
24-Dec-22
Found It!
Nice little cemetery and a quick find.
TFTC
 
07-Sep-22
Found with 63ROOS. Tks
 
07-Sep-22
Accompanying All7 TFTC Smile
 
07-Aug-22
Sunday afternoon drive with geohusband and geodog. TFTC
 
25-Jun-22
Staying at Rutherglen we ventured to Wangaratta and Chiltern and did some drive by caches as the day was sunny and no rain about, and this was one of them.

Cache and contents were in good condition.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment.




 
10-Jun-22
This morning we headed north from Wangaratta towards Rutherglen to look for some caches that we missed earlier in the week. Rather than travel on the freeway, we followed Benton Road to look for some caches.

We visited Springhurst Cemetery to look for this cache. Accurate coordinates and an obvious type of hide led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks Harrowang for the acche.
 
13-May-22
Found by Rebel Acts, in the Company of my good friends Roostaman, Mrs Roosta and Ski Pair, we were all able to find a free week to get away and do some caching around the Rutherglen area, we had a great time despite some very frustrating hides.

This is one of the caches found today. Today we headed to Chiltern and Springhurst to do a few.

All logs signed as Rebel Acts or RASP (Rebel Acts & SKI Pair).

Thanks Harrowang for the cache.
 
13-May-22
Another day in and around Rutherglen with Roostaman, Mrs Roosta and Rebel Acts as we chase a wide range and scope of caches.
The beautiful weather from earlier in the week has gone today, and the rain has set in. Out we went just the same, dodging showers to find as many as we could.

Thank you for your efforts in creating and maintaining the cache Harrowang.
**SKI Pair****
 
13-May-22
Found on an Autumn trip down to Rutherglen and surrounds, Wink.
with MrsRoosta, Rebel Acts and Ski Pair.
Cache found in good condition.
Thanks for the cache Harrowang,
*** Roostaman ****
 
13-May-22
Found on an Autumn trip down to Rutherglen and surrounds, Wink.
with Roostaman, Rebel Acts and Ski Pair.
Cache found in good condition.
Thanks for the cache,
***MrsRoosta***
 
01-Apr-22
So this was a new experience for me. I ended up on the wrong side of the fence (that's not new that's very common for me!) But as I went to walk back around to the correct side I noticed a small sistema in a tree. I signed the logbook in it and took note of the code on the lid. Quick google of the code shows it is a movable GCA cache. Very cool! I had no idea they even existed.

Once I was done with that the actual geocache I was targeting was found quickly. Tftc !
 
25-Jan-22
Fun
 
22-Jan-22
Nice easy one
 
20-Jan-22
Last find for the day and managed to pull almost on top of it by chance. which made for a quick find. TFTC.
 
16-Jan-22
**Found 16 January 2022**

**The Adventure:** We decided to explore a little bit further afield today after the crazy Mega day yesterday. It took a while before the penny dropped re the punny title. Spring Her St. Yes, chuckle, very good! We found it pretty much straight away due to the clue, but failed to notice Mr Huntsman who had also found the cache. After he was shooed away, we were able to prise open the rusty lid and add our name to the log.

Thanks Harrowang for placing and maintaining this now vintage cache. Cache on

**The Cache:** All in order, replaced as found, but without the guardian. **TNLNSL**

*Throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Explore. Dream. Discover.* **Mark Twain**
 
13-Nov-21
Checked this one while out this way on a maintenance run. Contents and container in good condition.
 
11-Sep-21
Found it
 
04-Feb-21
Beautiful spot
 
03-Feb-21
We messed this one up big time. Found a GCA cache sitting out in the open and thought it was the one we were looking for. Oops. The correct one was located, signed and returned to it's hide. The GCA one was tucked back a little to make it less obvious. Thanks for the cache.
 
27-Nov-20
Thanks heaps for the cache which is in good condition. Love the containter too. Has a real historic cache feel to it!!
 
01-Nov-20
Nice quick find out and about today! TFTC
 
06-Oct-20
Good one
 
29-Sep-20
A cemetery all the way out here. And the graves facing all the other way.. A muggle sitting in his car.. Quick park and grab. TFTC
 
29-Aug-20
A quick and easy find with Matho64. The hint was a great help. TFTC
 
29-Aug-20
Quick easy find with Jackez74 TFTC
 
15-Jun-20
So easy I found it by accident
 
14-Jun-20
Of course there is no SPRING left. Red Face We aren't even half way through winter yet. RazzWink

After retracing my steps to "Chevy on Benton Levy"' hoping to find my missing glasses from the night before(I didn't Twisted), I headed off to console myself with a few caches on the way home landing here first for my first find of the day. [^]
It ooks like this one has been here a while, but tucked away nice and secure, its clean and dry, in good nic and standing the test of time. [8)]
TFTCemetaryC Harrowang. Smile
 
10-Jun-20
Nice area... TFTC
 
03-Apr-20
For those Cache Owners unaware, Catnap777 & OZREG have formed a team under Geocache Guideline:
1.17. Merge accounts.
This allows logging of old finds under the new account with Username of TeamOZCAT.
Please contact if you have any queries.
"The truth is out there, and so are many more caches"
Cheers from Karen and Reg.
 
03-Apr-20
Came up apon a geocaching Australia cache at the same time as finding this one. Cache found in good condition. Tftc Harrowang
 
15-Nov-19
It's that time of the year again, Victorian Mega time, so its off to St Arnaud for myself and the ladies of FurfacesLL. A long road trip ahead, heading off Friday morning and getting home late Monday night and a fun filled weekend. We found many caches of all kinds of variety.. Trads, Multis, Puzzles, EC's, Virtuals, Letterboxes, Wherigos, Events, Cito's and of course, the Mega itself. We enjoyed the weekend and there sure are some unique caches here in St Arnaud, we still have plenty left to collect, so may need to coordinate another trip this way some time.

Originally approached from the wrong side, doh! soon realised our error and had cache in hand quickly after.

Thanks for the hide Harrowang Big Grin And thanks to the FFLL ladies for another amazing trip away Big Grin
 
15-Nov-19
A trip down the highway this time our destination is St Arnaud for mega event on the weekend with Rapidlywild along for the ride and to join in on the fun. The weather was lovely with a nice cool breeze.

Took the wrong route on this one, corrected our error and was a quick find away from the bee hive.

TFTC Harrowang
 
29-Oct-19
Found by Mary and David at 14:00. A FP here even before Mary stepped down from the GeoPrado. She loves exploring cemeteries for the symbolism of the headstone carvings and the social history in the epitaphs. Take time to wander around and read the old names, such as Malachi and Hubert. Quite an Irish influence here, with shamrocks here and there on the headstones, and even on wrought iron surrounds, plus an Irish harp. Look at the clasped hands for a family reunion hope on the grave of a little boy. A beautiful place as we contemplate life without Mrs Coffee. Such a clever cache name, too. Dropped off "Traveling Skateboard" TB. Our thanks to Harrowang.
 
25-Oct-19
Suscoe was heading homewards this morning.
Cloud filled sky, warm temperatures and some rain drops laced with dust.
A pleasant trip via the Hume and some side roads.

Thanks to Harrowang for this hide, we understand now why the spring has left her step.
Nice and quiet out here this morning.
 
05-Oct-19
#11875 @0900
On my way south for the last events of the Oceania Orienteering Champs, I took some time to find a few caches on the way. Cache easily found. TFTC.
 
27-Jun-19
For such a quiet place, it was very busy, cars, tractors, bees
Beautiful photos, and a quick chat discovered that the solitary fenced of grave belongs to the gentleman who surveyed the area, his choosen resying place up on the slight hill..
Tftc
 
09-Jun-19
Tftc
 
09-Jun-19
Exciting find; don’t think the huntsman enjoyed it! Tftc
 
16-Mar-19
With middle child and geowife at cub camp, I convinced the other two that a trip to Wangaratta to do some geocaches would be a good way to spend the day (with the bribe of fish and chips for lunch). After a nice sleep in and some domestic tasks we got away just after midday. Target was a couple of challenges that I had solved for a while and to also clean up a few in a small gap that had eventuated west of El Dorado. In the end got all that I wanted except one (I have the info for a multi but at this stage have not worked out how to get a decent number) and the kids and geohound had a fun time exploring a bit more of the north east.

Next stop on the road. While I wandered down to the easily found cache, the kids and the dog did a bit of walking in the cemetery. I do love a cemetery cache and a favourite added because it allowed us to spend a bit of time walking and talking about the people that came before us (the kids were surprised at how young some of the occupants were). Intrigued by the single grave (may be the only one that remains?) fenced off in the paddock away from the main cemetery.

TFTC Harrowang
 
23-Feb-19
Nice quick find on a warm afternoon, I like these country cemeteries lot of local history. Pickup that TB. TFTC
 
20-Jan-19
Found it
 
30-Dec-18
Taking the long way home from Bright to Wangaratta to check on a couple of our caches. The metal container is standing up quite well, but there are signs that it has been wet in the past. Decided to put the log book and the swaps in zip lock bags to protect them a bit and left a trackable in this quiet rural setting. Took the pen game. Thanks to all finders for taking due care with the container and contents.
 
29-Dec-18
Found on the way to Wang for a caching event.. there was a little spring in my step when I retrieved the cache container to find 1 BIG spider resting on it.. ok. Maybe not that big but big enough!!! Flung the cache to the ground and one big hairy spider skittled away.. cache carefully opened as didnt want anymore surprises, log signed and returned as found.. thanks Harrowang for bringing me to this beautiful unknown area..
 
15-Sep-18
Out with HappyFeet1, heading to a CITO in Wangaratta and making the most of a spring day. Taking the opportunity to grab some caches along the way Despite having a DNF's, we still enjoyed our day together with a few laughs and found some great hides and the bonus of catching up with a number of other cachers, while picking up some rubbish and having a BBQ.
 
15-Sep-18
Out with OZREG, heading to a CITO in Wangaratta and making the most of a spring day. Taking the opportunity to grab some caches along the way Despite having a DNF's, we still enjoyed our day together with a few laughs and found some great hides and the bonus of catching up with a number of other cachers, while picking up some rubbish and having a BBQ.

This was a nice little area to be looking for this hide. We made a quick find, as we headed for home on dusk.

I am currently writing detailed logs because of a challenge provided by Project-GC. "The Author" Badge challenges geocachers to average one hundred words or more in each log. As of the start of 2018 my average was only 47 words per log, which seems a long way from the 100 target. Given that I have found so many GC caches, I have to write many logs with well over 100 words for a long period of time to get my average to the target. Apologies to anyone who finds the logs tedious but it is the only way that I can strive to attain this challenge. After over 7000 plus caches (which includes all cache finds up and including yesterday), the average log length is just over 50 words. I am now entertaining the possibility that I might be able to achieve my task before the end of next year. It's surprising how much is has increase since doing this.

Thanks Harrowang for placing the cache for us to find and doing the maintenance to keep it in play.
7696
 
01-Sep-18
Great spot!
 
31-Oct-17
Nice for a ride the car - signed the log and thanks for cache and hunt
 
14-Oct-17
*14/10/17, Found @ 9:03 pm, Find # 7177.*

Another weekend and another road trip, this time I was headed to Wangaratta to attend the next lead up event for the Alexandra Mega.
After visiting Mt. Pilot and as I was heading back to Wangaratta but I had to stop and have a look for a few caches along the way.
The second cemetery tonight, lucky for me I didn't have to enter this one and I was able to find the cache quickly.

**Thanks to Harrowang for placing this cache.**
 
09-Oct-17
Mr harrowang was working out this way and checked on this cache as he went past. All OK.
 
22-Jul-17
730am and the second one for the day
Soon found log and met a very curious local!
Tftc with Indianagleeson
 
22-Jul-17
TFTC!
What a nice spot!
I would never have seen this cemetery without this cache so thanks again.
Found with Shellumbus on our way south on this frosty morning.
 
25-Jun-17
Tftc Smile
 
25-Jun-17
Tftc Smile awsome find
 
04-Apr-17
Nice greets from Dresden in Germany Smile. Tftc
 
04-Dec-16
Last find for the day. I've been doing a Bingley run around today in the northern section of CMP and this cache was on my way back to the freeway so I just had to stop in and grab it as well. A nice easy P&G

TFTC Harrowang Smile
 
10-Nov-16
This is the second day of my trip for the Mega at Anglesea. It is a much earlier start today after a good night's sleep. We spent the night in Albury, and, looking at the map, I saw a number of caches in the green expanses around here, which I took to be parkland I could walk the GeoSchnauzers in. However, it turned out to be wilderness, which is much more interesting to both my good self and the dogs. After three caches, it was time to move on. We grabbed one earlier at the rest stop, and, since we were off the highway anyway, I decided we should come out here. This is an interesting place, I wandered around the tombstones for a while before grabbing the cache. Thanks, Harrowang.
 
01-Oct-16
#2041 We had a spring in our step today, it was the weekend, the day of the grand final and we were using our new fancy smancy GPS for the first time! The trick here was finding a dry path to gz after what seems to be a never ending cycle of rain! We managed to successfully keep dry and find the cache without issue. The grounds of the cemetery could do with a mow, but probably difficult when the ground is saturated. One thing that is in very good condition is the cache and logbook. TFTC Harrowang, a lovely hidden spot we weren't aware of.
 
24-Sep-16
Another nice Cemetary, and an interesting container. SL, TFTC Harrowang
 
24-Sep-16
A good hide, interesting container. TFTC
 
28-Apr-16
TFTC. We were on the way to Albury for a medical appointment. Running early Siew detoured off the highway and quickly located the cache, signed and back on the highway.
 
17-Apr-16
TFTC a nice quick drive by with the setting sun.
 
30-Mar-16
Driving back to Melbourne and taking advantage of having a work day off. Came by and made the find. Took hedgehog TB. Tftc
 
07-Mar-16
Pulled over with the car in the shade and walked to the cache pretty much all the way in the shade. Country looks so dry. Found the cache no problems. Thanks for the cache and the chance to get away from the stress.

Dropped in Travel Bug Hedgerow the Hedgehog to start his journey.
 
30-Jan-16
I have never explored this area, thank you for bringing us here Smile
 
30-Jan-16
Nice cache in a great location.
 
21-Oct-15
Tftc
 
22-Aug-15
Find #: 4014
Time: 2:25 pm
Date: Sat 22 Aug 2015
Today we left Yarrawonga and went to Wodonga for the 3 months to Mega sausage sizzle event.
Afterwards we returned home and in the course of the day made a few finds.
This was find number 3 of 9 for the day.
A nice quick find, and the cache was in good condition.
Thanks for placing this cache Harrowang

 
22-Aug-15
Second find for the day. Finding a few on our way home from the Wodonga event. It has been a great day for caching. TFTF
 
26-Jul-15
Driving down a random road because the Mr felt like it, we stumbled across this great cache. We always love the larger sized caches as it keeps the kids keen on treasure hunting. We were pleased to find the swaps in this were fantastic. Grabbed a barbie purse and ball and put in four new toys for other kids to enjoy. Tftc
 
17-Jul-15
4363. Found by baby&Mrs gopher at 1115. On a quick drive to Wyndham Vale so it is always mandatory to have a few side drives on the local roads. We enjoyed the drive around here as we had been shut up from the inclement weather of the last days. SL Tnx Harrowang
 
05-Jun-15
TFTC - what better way to spend a sunny day.
 
24-May-15
Nice detour on the way home from rutherglen. Quick find with this one, in good condition. TFTC
 
08-May-15
Found on our 2015 Melbourne footy trip with Sol de Lune. A little bit of a drive off the freeway, but it was worth it - great location. A reasonably quick find at GZ. Took TB. TFTC!
 
08-May-15
Found with Toy Hunters as we made our way to Melbourne for a weekend of footy.....

Another little detour off the main road soon found us at this cemetery. Enjoy looking around these spots, but didn't have that much time today as we had to get to Melbourne to watch the Cats take on the Pies....and lucky for us...we found the cache and the Cats won. Gotta be happy with that.

Thanks for showing us the area and for the cache Harrowang
 
27-Apr-15
[:(!] Thanks for an awesome effort.

Big GrinBig GrinBig Grin I like it Big GrinBig GrinBig Grin

WinkWinkWink Another one of the list WinkWinkWink

Cool TNLTBSL TFTC/TFTH/TFBUH Harrowang [^]
 
12-Mar-15
Followed arrow before reading clue/logs then realised I needed to be on the other side of the fence. Quick find and with barely a spring left in my step, called it a day and headed to my motel.
 
25-Feb-15
Beautiful resting place. Quick find. Tftc.
 
26-Jan-15
I agree with the cachers before me, a great hint and I had the GZ located before even getting out off the car!!!! SL TFTC