Girraween Granite Girraween, Queensland, Australia
By Captain Terra on 20-Jul-12. Waypoint GC3E0GW

Visited Girraween! Now I need to get a hold of the earthcache questions, then consider them and submit answers. So I leave a note until then

I have managed to visit 4 of the required WPs so far this year thanks to multiple visits (5 so far) after not having been here since MEGA. I'll need to collate the photographs very soon or i fear I'll loose track of the required information and considerations.

We've been working on this EC for some time now. Like most finders we have chipped away at the waypoints. We've had one left for a loooong time. To give you an idea: our last visit to Girraween was two years ago, and that was for the purpose of climbing Castle Rock, but the weather did not permit it on the day. Sigh. It would have to wait until our next camping trip in the area. Finally that day arrived and we made an extra extra long weekend out of the recent monarchs birthday, setting up base in Bald Rock NP this time. We've certainly seen some changes to the campgrounds at Girraween over the years! It's a special place, and we'll continue to come as long as we are able. As far as the waypoints go: Mr ATLH did the Pyramid, and took the youngun to the Junction, I did Mt Norman and the Sphinx, and together as a family we did the Waterhole, the Arch and the Castle (well, they went as far as the plateau/shelf and I scrambled to the summit). Its really hard to pick a favourite as they are all splendid in their own way, and I imagine the three of us would all have different choices. But as I'm the one writing the log I'm going to Castle Rock as top pick. I loved the bushwalk there and the mental challenge on the peak. Plus the geology was pretty spectacular, as were the views. From that height and position there were 360 degree views.... Mt Norman, the Sphinx/Turtle Rock and the Pyramids seemed dwarfed in comparison. I only wish we could upload video in our logs. Thank you for this amazing EC Captain. It was a mission to complete it, but well worth the effort. FP again.

A few years and multiple visits eventually had me completing this Earthcache. A splendid National Park. I could have finalised this one much earlier but I knew I would be returning again and again so I slowly worked on it when convenient. The beauty. The history. The geology. All the nerdy goodness I love. My favourite waypoint is the Granite Arch. Thank you for this Earthcache

A wonderful weekend with friends, visiting beautiful places. We were blessed with great weather and really enjoyed ourselves. Thank you for the tour

Big weekend in Giraween with Wayn0, Brislions and GreenGecko1. Lots of walking, approximately 50km across the 3 days.. This EarthCache was a bit tiring with the amount of spectacular waypoints we visited to clam a find.Im giving this a fav point as everything here is fabulous and each location amazing.

This has taken me far to long to finish. But very well worth each visit.
Today, I had the courage to do balance rock by myself.
A cold short windy day ..
But the cloud brings with it good photos.
I will edit log later...
Tftc
Fp for the beauty of the region.

Found it

It took me a little over two years to visit all the waypoints starting with Balancing Rock in October 2020 and ending with Eye of the Needle this past weekend. There are some great hikes and some greats views here. I love Girraween and I look forward to coming back for many more hikes in the future. I have submitted my answers. Thanks for the earthcache Captain Terror

We started this EC back on a camping trip in 2020 when we visited the pyramid, granite arch and the junction. I’d always wanted to get back and finish it because Girraween is such a great place to explore.

A last minute camping trip just before Christmas allowed us to gather the information for castle rock and sphinx in less than ideal conditions. Because of the rain we abandoned our attempt at Mt Norman and underground creek and opted to come back at a nicer time.

Clear skies were forecast for this weekend so it was the perfect opportunity to come down once more and finish this one off. Davidwazza and Wayn0 joined me for the walk to underground creek and the next day Beardman75 joined the group and we went up Mt Norman to the eye of the Needle.

This EC takes you to some awesome locations and it’s hard to pick a favourite. I’ve never seen anything like underground creek before so that one was a highlight but I’d visit any of them again. I love exploring this NP it’s so unique.

Thanks for highlighting all these areas Captain Terror

Since Covid, the Granite Belt and Girraween NP have been our local go-to destination on a regular basis, so I have been getting the information for this EC over the last couple of years. It's been wonderful revisiting these areas as we used to bushwalk here in the 1990s and didn't visit for a long time. I would have to say that the Pyramid and Balancing Rock is my favourite location and granite is one of my favourite rock types. So a FP for bringing me back to all of these places. Answers have been sent to the CO. TftEC

Wow my legs got a bit of a workout after visiting all the waypoints to collect the information.
I was not sure if we were going to get to all of them with only having booked two nights at the campground, but we managed it.
The day we arrived we did the balancing rock and arch way walk. It was a beautiful day but a hold onto your hat day at the top of the pyramid. The second day involved riding our bikes on the creek and peak track to get to the southern point to walk up to Mt Norman to the eye of the needle. This was the one I didn't think we would get. It was then back down ride back to the car and then we walked to the underground creek. It was then back to camp for a rest before heading to the junction. Only one family swimming down here. The next day it was off to the castle and sphinx before heading out of the park.
My favourites were the balancing rock as am always amazed how little is in contact, the natural arch as the facts are amazing and the underground creeck as would have been impressive to see the wave before it came crashing down.
I hope my legs recover before we arrive at the next Natiinal Park we are visoting.

This was an adventure! I had been here more than a decade ago, which is well before I started geocaching. So this cache gave me a good excuse to rewalk all the trails.

We started on Sunday afternoon, climbing to the needle on Mt Norman from the southern end - biggest risk was how close we got to the NSW border! There was a group climbing up Mt Norman, but we decided to leave that for another day... or never!

On Monday we did the Sphinx, Castle Rock and the Underground Creek. I don't remember the last part of the path to Castle Rock being quite that close to the edge... I am still unsure whether I walked that or not last time. I definitely had not been to the Underground Creek before - highly recommended! A nice quite area to sit, despite being school holidays and people hiking everywhere.

Today we did the Junction walk (definitely a favourite location), and then the Granite Arch and the Pyramid. Was very, very glad we started so early. The clouds were setting in. We got to the balancing rock and made double time back down, getting to the bottom just before the rain hit. I hope everyone still up the top made it down OK.

And that concludes the longest Earthcache I have ever completed. Perfect for find #6,000!

Down this part of the world to make this Earthcache Ardom’s cache #6000! And my much less impressive #100 Earthcache milestone
Nursing a torn Achilles, I almost didn’t join Ardom for the trip, but I’ve very glad I did! These hikes were spectacular. The junction and castle rock were highlights for me, although finding amazing random formations along the trails was also great!
My favs that I’ve named, ‘The Snowman’ ‘the giant pea’ and ‘butt crack of the gods’ are attached
Spent two night and three days camping and hiking, toasting marshmallows, laughing, bird watching, and exploring.
It was perfect
Thanks for the cache, and adventure!

Revisiting a couple of the waypoints to show the area to the geokid and visiting my tb

Well, this cache has been many years in the doing. We have enjoyed all the amazing spots this Earthcache has taken us to. In our opinion it was worth taking our time to complete so we could fully appreciate each unique feature. Some places we visited with fellow geocachers, infact the CO would have been included in one of these groups. Other places it would have been just the two of us.
Now we've found all the geocaches in this wonderful National Park we still want to return, oh well, if there aren't anymore to find then we'd better go and hide some more instead!

This one has taken me just over 3 years and 4 visits to finish gathering the information. Having camped in the area over the years it's favourite with the family and we all enjoy coming back. I enjoyed the walks and climbs and only had a couple of scratches here and there but plenty of aching muscles. Thankfully no falls occurred during my visits.

Thanks very much for all the fun Captain Terror and Im sure to return for a bit more fun.

A fvourite point for a great time and EC.

TFTC Captain Terror

We took advantage of the border opening during the NSW school holidays to duck across to QLD’s Girraween National Park.

It took us three days of hiking to collect all the information required, but we got there in the end! We all have very tired legs but are heading home a little fitter for our efforts.

TFTC! We all loved this one.

Beautiful area

Got it

Amazung area. Very naturalistic.

We were back to the (now full) carpark around 4 hours later, and zipped around to grab lunch at a café before making our way to Mt Norman carpark. We hooned up to find the eye of the needle waypoint. Then zoomed back and across to find a trad or two. What a mission that ended up being. There are so many fallen trees, so much mess from the fires that it was quite the drama to climb over and clamber around and crawl under everything to get to where we needed to be. Hard work pays off though. We lost a bit of time there though so it was high speed to get back to the carpark so Eskies5 could head back north before dark. We went so fast in fact, that we got a ‘top 3’ fastest hikers on strava for one segment. Gotta laugh.

Day two. I had a turtle, a sphinx and a castle to visit. I got up pretty early, although not too early because, well, -4 degrees. Made my way to the Info centre carpark, crossed the road and set off. I’d decided to have a crack at trail running this track, but fairly soon into it realised I was pretty worn from the day before so decided to walk up and run back instead. I enjoyed it all, passed only a couple of people in either direction, and after an hour and a half of ‘moving time’ I had all the information I needed, and then some.

What a wonderful earthcache this is, with all the spots it takes you to and sights you see. It was challenging, some parts had me freaking out somewhat, but all of it is a stunning adventure. I love that I got to experience it with different friends (would have been stuck at times if I tried it all alone!) and at different seasons too, and I will happily return just for the beauty of the place.

I thoroughly enjoyed the multi-day adventures involved in finding this earthcache, thanks for all of it, Captain Terra. An easy fave point from me!

The first answers of this earthcache were gathered back on New Years Day 2018, having camped in the area for the weekend. It’s hard to believe now, but we were unable to head over to the find the Junction info as the area was flooded. Yep, flooded. This weekend was the opposite as we saw the extent of the drought and the impact it is having on the area.

I love it down here and since that first stay, I have camped here a few times and enjoyed each time. For the adventures this weekend, I had booked a cabin some time ago. I nearly cancelled due to others deciding to hike elsewhere as it turned out the trails were closed for fires and not due to be reviewed until July 1st. Well they were opened up again, so I decided to keep my booking and head down to Girraween anyway, as I really do love the area and by now I had it in my head that I wanted to hit the trails and find the rest of the info for this earthcache. I stuck with the cabin booking rather than camping because, well, -4 degrees.

So I set off after finishing work in Toowoomba and after a dnf along the way I decided to go straight to the cabin to get organised before dark. Not too long afterwards, Eskies5 arrived as planned. We had a fairly early night and were up and out the next morning while still waking up and thawing out. Not really, the double whammy wood fire and aircon combo had us toasty as. The van park owner had let us know we wouldn’t need to worry about ice on the windscreen either – it has been too dry for ice to form!

Anyway, off we went and to the pyramid carpark. Pretty sure it’s not called that, but you know where I mean. Three locations to be found here, and we were the only ones in the carpark at this time because, well, -2 degrees.

We did see a couple of people up near the pyramid, and we marvelled at the views and the cold and the steepness together. We then made our way to the arch and jotted down the info required. In a few locations we noted some new-looking metal arches which could be the beginning of some information signs… but at present they are just metal arches. Not to be confused with granite arches.

On to the junction, where it was near impossible for me to imagine having not been able to get here some 18+ months ago. Only a few pools of water around. Still stunning, but so harsh a sight too. We searched further along for an old traditional just in case it was still around but we eventually moved on… we had more places to get to!

The information for this cache was gathered over two days almost two years apart. The first was in September 2017 with all five Eskies...with the weather forecast to turn wet we had a relatively big day hitting Castle Rock, The Sphinx, Turtle Rock and Dr Roberts Waterhole & Underground Creek. It was an impressive effort from the littlest legs (8yrs old at the time) hiking just over 12km with no complaints.

A couple weeks ago Carø put out an invitation to join her for a weekend at Girraween to tackle this earthcache. It was about time I put this one to bed so on the Friday I headed south from Toowoomba just after lunch and spent a little time cleaning up the wingaap caches while waiting for Carø to arrive.

Bright and early on Saturday we braved the negative temps and headed to Girraween and surprise, surprise we were the first ones in the carpark...brrr! The decision was made to get the 'big one' out of the way first. Amazing views and so nice not to be sharing the summit with crowds of people. Next was the Granite Arch and the Junction before returning to the carpark which was now pretty full but we had thankfully managed to avoid most of their occupants along the way. We then headed further south briefly stopping at the Wallangarra Railway Station Cafe for lunch. Arriving at the Mt Norman Day-use Area it was evident the fire here was more intense then the northern part of the park. Gathered our info at the Eye of the Needle before making our way back via the two traditional caches. Hightailed it back to the car as the afternoon was getting on and I still had to drive back to Toowoomba.

A great couple of days had gathering the info for this one...a fave pt for that. Answers sent by Carø and a timely reply received from the CO. TFTC Capt Terror.

Answers sent to CO.

This cache has been twelve months in the obtaining of the answers. Not all waypoints were visited on the Australia Day long weekend in 2018 so the remaining waypoints were visited and remaining caches obtained over the Australia Day long weekend in 2019.

Thanks Captain Terror for showing us all the various spots in this park. I particularly enjoyed the climb of Mt Norman to Where Eagles Soar and enjoyed the climb through the rocks on the underground creek on the way to the Aztec Temple.

We camped both times and the Castle Rock Camp Ground however this year there were no showers or swimming in the Bald Rock Creek due to the dry conditions and the reduced water flow in the creek.

Thanks ***Captain Terror*** for bringing me to this area.

Find #1902

Well worth a favourite point

It's only taken me 6½ years to complete this Earthcache.

Crew 153, Pprime, Kaibrya, and I were visiting the general area and I decided to polish this one off.

The first time I visited Girraween for caching was in 2012 and I slowly set about collecting my answers. I'm pretty sure I left the easiest waypoint to last in the end.

I am very familiar with Mt Norman... too familiar I am forever grateful to Team Herbz for their constant encouragement in getting me up that mountain. The Eye of the Needle was the easy bit there

The other visits were done with Team Lokipagan and other friends. It's a fascinating area and it would be rude not to have such an immense earthcache here.

I finally got there in the end, Captain Terror. TFTEC

heading off to stanthorp for two days of play with rio and miss rio

two waypoints visited on this trip
lots of photos … and stairs … oh my gosh the stairs
lost count around 240 and there was still two more levels

see u next trip for some more info

Had a great 4 days around here, great bushwalking spot, lovely campground( (not to mention hot showers!) Thanks for bringing us here.

We spent and exhausting few days in the Girraween National Park. I would have to say this was the toughest Earth Cache we have done. It pushed us to our limits. Some of the walks were somewhat scary, but we were super happy to be able to visit each waypoint and collect the required information. Our favourite place was Castle Rock. For the challenge of pushing us past some fear, for the views and sheer breathtaking beauty of the vista at GZ. Certainly a fav point from us. We have learnt a lot about the fascinating geology of Girraween National Park
Thanks for the earthcache Captain Terror

I Have visited this park many times before supervising scout hikes and have never had the opportunity to complete this cache. This trip was for pleasure and I visited all the wonderful places this park has to offer. TFTC

Answers sent.. Very enjoyable, also found the caches nearby. I completed this over 3 days. Utterly exhausted and went to bed at 5.30pm. I also completed other caches nearby including the oldie that took 4 hours return and where eagles soar. I think I liked Underground Creek the best and Anzac Temple. Lots of favourite points given out this week end. Thanx for showing me these great spots. The Castle Rock camp ground is great.

I visited this park today and yesterday with a friend. We camped at bald rock camping area, did the northern part yesterday and the rest today. We had a lot of fun climbing on all these boulders and answering the questions.

Many thanks.

Georode

We stayed at Girraween National Park for three nights and have been awestruck by the landscape that can be found here. When I read about the park, I also came across this earthcache and immediately was fixed. I had to do it! But having also two very small kids with us, it needed some careful planning and a joint effort to accomplish the visit of all the waypoints.

We had two days:

The first one, we used as a training day. After breakfast Enryque donned his running shoes and run all the way to Mt. Norman, carrying only a very light backpack with some water and a camera. Meanwhile, I stayed at Castle Rock campground and played with the kids. When he came back approximatey two to three hours later, we had some nice lunch together. Afterwards, it was my turn to go for a run. I headed in the same direction, climbed Castle Rock and run all the way to the Sphinx. It was very pleasant to overtake all the hikers and lots of fun. Especially since the way back is more downwards and although exhausted, I was still able to keep up the pace.

On the second day, we went for a big hiking trip. The kids were strapped to two carriers on our backs and we started our walk in beautiful sunshine to the Pyramid. After finishing the climb, the stroll to the Granite Arch and the Junction was easily done. We had a big rest at the Junction with some nice food and holding our feet into the water. We then headed back to Castle Rock campground and had another break there. Still, we had some remaining energy. So at five pm, we jumped in the car and quickly drove the short way to the parking spot of the Underground Creek. The walk to the creek could be accomplished in less then half an hour. We reached the location at sunset and observed the last stones to be able to answer the questions of the Earthcache. We then headed back to get some well deserved dinner.

It was an absolutely fantastic weekend, which we deeply enjoyed. Girraween is truly outstanding, and I am glad we left the coast to have a visit. Thank you very much for creating this Earthcache. Without it, we may have went to only some of the nice places, but so we have visited them all. I am awarding a favourite point to the cache, as I really like it. Thanks again and greetings from Germany.


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9/10/16, 11:05 am Find #449
Well what can I possibly say to this? It was one amazing weekend here with NyssaFlutterby and Wombles&Co, and we were all pleased with what we achieved. A quick summary:
I drove down after work Friday to meet the girls who had been kind enough to set up my tent for me as I arrived around 9pm. We made our plan of attack and hit as follows.

1. Sphinx - well that wasn't too bad, a bit of a hike and we made it to our first one and figured out our answers. If this is anything to go by we will blitz this!

2. Castle Rock - well Captain Terror has seen my notes, and the swearing that ensued here. Oh boy were we out of our comfort zone. But we made it and it wasn't so bad once we were up the top. Grabbed the cache here at the same time. However it seems here we did have to say a farewell to the life of my beloved pants.

3. Underground Creek - after a quick return to camp we headed to this one. Ah I quite liked it here, tho it was only once we were here I realised my pants were in the condition they were - oops!! What an interesting spot tho!

4. Eye of the Needle - this was our last stop for the day, and as we neared Nyssa told us of her experience up the top of Mt Norman - we were so glad we did not have to go there!! Enjoyed this one but were quite tired on our return journey after the big day.

Back to camp we ate dinner, showered and got an early night so we could make an early start Sunday.

5. Balancing Rock - and we thought we were swearing at the CO at our second stop! I can assure you much more was said at this one! A climb that is definitely NOT for the faint hearted. I was sure I was going to destroy my other pair of pants here (if I lived to tell the tale!). Wombles and I were glad to get back down from here, rather shaken, tho Nyssa seemed to take it all in her stride.


6. Granite Arch - a nice, quick easy stop here on our way to our final destination. Ah the end is in site and this and the final we knew we could kick easily after the last one.


7. The Junction - my favourite spot. So peaceful and calm, a very welcome end after the earlier challenge. Glad we saved this til last. We spent a little time relaxing here and dipping feet in the very cold water.


The whole weekend was wonderful with the girls, and for me I achieved 3 Earthcaches, a number of other caches, some D/T squares, two states in one day, and my first cache over the border. Oh and it's been 12 months since this cache was last logged. Not a bad weekend all up. Thanks for the cache Captain Terror, now can you change your name to Captain Gentle and give us a break?! An FP from me for this entire experience!

Captain terror should have had red burning ears all weekend! We need to go where?? Up there??

Up early Saturday and we set off for The Sphinx and Turtle rock, which was a nice walk.
The climb to Castle rock was a bit harder both physically and mentally. At one point I didn't think I'd get across one open ledge but once up the top it was ok. I was glad to hear another group had some people stuck in the same section MM and I had made our way over on our bottoms. Going down again was a bit scary but we knew what was there!

A short break for lunch and then out to Underground creek. I was a bit disappointed in the water, I had hoped it would be nice clean country water. We spent some time climbing around and lookign at frogs and lizards and writing down our answers.

Out to the other side of the park (with some cache stops over the border of course) and up Mt Norman. This climb wasn't too bad though I was very glad we didn't have to go right to the top of this one! (Another cache I might hit ignore on!)
By the time we got back down we were pretty tired so we stopped for a coffee at the railways station and explored the museum and then some more caches of course.

Sunday, up even earlier and off to the Pyramid. Lucky we left this climb till last or I might not have doen any others! Picked up the cache here as well then back down to continue on the trail to the Granite arch and The Junction. The Junction was my favourite way point, probably because it was the flattest

A great weekend with two lovely cachers! A couple of d/t squares, hidden dates/months, an oldest and finest, 2 earth caches, 5 types in a day (a new record for me), 2 states in a day (another first), 21 caches over the weekend and 3 bonus FTF's we picked up on the way out plus some unloved to add to my list!

I'm not sure I really should thank you for placing this cache, but it was certainly an experience that's for sure! I certainly pushed myself out of my comfort zone, but being with supportive cachers certainly helped me get there!

Sunday morning.... a quick coffee fix, boots on again and off we trekked. I was hoping the previous days adventure had enlivened my two courageous geocaching buddies, and certainly it had as we all managed to make it up the Pyramid This was certainly my favourite WP!!!! Many memories for me came flooding back as I screamed as loud as I could at the summit. I was happy to see that Balancing Rock was still firmly planted upon it's precarious position. More photos, another traditional cache found and then time to go again. Which was probably a good idea as the wind was really picking up and a few drops of rain were felt.

Onto Granite Arch after the crazy UP of the pyramid it was nice to not have to worry about falling off anything and being able to witness another of mother nature's marvels. That is why Girraween is a spectacular place, so many hidden natural delights.

And then last but certainly not least.... The Junction! This was a favourite for W&Co and 1MM, and I must say it was a really lovely place to finish off the EC. After a crazy weekend spent climbing sometimes uncomfortable places, it was just perfect to be able to unwind, take the boots off, feel the cool waters on our feet, high five and remember the whole awesome adventure. WHAT A WEEKEND!

Thanks for the EC Captain Terra There needs to be more earthcaches like this!

When I first learnt of the date for the International Earthcache Day this year, I immediately had thoughts of this EC. It is one that I have wanted to finish from when I first started with the Eye of the Needle WP another lifetime ago. I had months to plan such an adventure and so marked it on the calendar in niko pen!

Within those few months I happened to meet and become good friends with two very remarkable ladies and was very happy that both of them would be able to join me on this mad mission. Our weekend away finally arrived and OH what fun we had!!!!

Friday morning started off with myself stealing away wombles and co. We magically managed to be in the best place possible for not one but three FTFs while passing Ipswich Thanks Hersien for publishing just at the right time. After a small swim for wombles in the heart of Stanthorpe we finally made it to the camp grounds and set up for the coming weekend. Now just for our other partner in crime to arrive. 1MinnieMoo made her grand entrance late that night and after a small chat and some melted marshmallows we were all off to bed. BIG day tomorrow!

A quick breakfast, boots on and then hit the trails for our first destination, The Sphinx! Somewhere along the line of rounding up 1MM and W&Co to join me, I was sure I mentioned that a lot of the trails would be flat..... Well kind of flattish I'm sure they questioned me about this quote while we were walking. A lovely 3 point something kms later past pretty flowers, beautifully marked lizards and nice views of Mt Norman and we were standing beneath the mighty Sphinx. Our first WP done and dusted. I was happy to jump about the area and explore a little but time was not on our side, so a quick sneaky peek at turtle rock and back we trekked. I would have loved to climb up there as well, like I saw a few others had done.

Castle Rock was next on our list. What a heart thumping WP this one was! Pirate63 certainly knows the best places After a small bum shuffle and ripped pants (for one of us ), we were up top of the Castle taking in the views. Woohoo!!! Loving it. A few pictures, a traditional cache and answers to this WP later, it was time to go again.

We made it back to camp, a quick bite for lunch and then off to visit the Underground Creek. 1MM and W&Co were certainly enjoying the more flat walk to this one after our previous hike. This was again another place given more time, that I would have loved to explore further. I did find the cutest little frog clinging to the side of underground creek. All together we decided on the best answers for the questions asked, marked them down in 'The Book' and started back down the track.

It had been decided earlier that walking up to the Eye of the Needle from the south would be the shortest and quickest route. Spangle delivered us all safely to the southern parking area after a quick detour into NSW. Rightio! Mt Norman here we come Having told 1MM and W&Co previously about the insane adventure that takes you to the top of this granite structure, they were both relieved that they didn't have to venture to the summit today. After Castle Rock this was a walk in the park for them. More notes were taken by our small group and then we called it a day. Four WPs down! Only three for tomorrow. International Earthcache Day

Found it. We have set up camp here for a few days. Beautiful area. TFTC

T-Tech, Brother Colin and I are camping at Girraween for a few days My goal is to see every sight, climb a few big hills, and collect every geocache.

Oh my word, this Earthcache has been quite a challenge for me to complete, both physically and intellectually. I have known about it ever since my first visit to the area in June 2013, but it just seem to hard to contemplate. And of course there's all those other great hills to climb, and walks to take, and camping, all just so overwhelming! A few conversations with BC began to break the idea down in my head, and we eventually came up with a plan for 4 days of camping and taking it at a steady pace. T-Tech and I have now got quite a good set-up with our camp gear, so that part could be well-managed, and our fitness levels are sufficient, so yep, looks like it is achievable after all.

Day 1: The three of us arrived Friday morning and got camp set up, and in the afternoon we took two short walks: the first out to the Underground Creek WP, then continued on to collect the Traditional cache nearby; and the second out to The Junction WP, and collected the Traditional cache there as well. Back to camp for dinner and early bed. 2 WPs done and 2 caches found [^]

Day 2: Two big walks planned for Saturday. This morning we visited the 2 Pyramids! Definitely glad of the fitness levels today. Along the way we admired Granite Arch WP, and on top of 1st Pyramid we visited Balancing Rock WP, then got the Traditional cache up there. Down and up onto 2nd Pyramid! Wow! That was a tough hike Details noted for the Multi-cache up here, which we located on our way back to camp for lunch. 4 WPs done and 4 caches found [^]

This afternoon we took the walk out to The Sphinx WP, then to Castle Rock WP, and picked up the Traditional cache there. On the way back to camp we collected the Traditional cache in the carpark, then headed in for an early dinner, a few cold drinks and a leisurely evening before hitting the sack in preparation for the biggest hike tomorrow. 6 WPs done and 6 caches found [^]

Day 3: Time to attack Mount Norman!!! I'm pleased to say that it wasn't quite as dreadful as expected, although the last pitch to the summit was a tad scary. Along the way we stopped to visit Eye of the Needle WP (our last one! wahoo!!!) , and on the summit we collected the Traditional cache there. And of course we wandered over and grabbed the 2 Traditional caches on the lower bumps nearby. On our way back to camp we called by this CO's Multi-cache and got that sorted as well. All 7 WPs done and 10 caches found [^] Feeling pleased about that!

Day 4: We made a leisurely pack up, then collected the last 3 Traditional caches on the road out, bringing my total for the weekend to 13 [^] and headed north to Brisbane.

Over the next few weeks I have had a gazillion photos to sort, and logs to write, and have done quite a lot of other days caching as well, so it took quite a while to get around to working out my answers and sending them to the CO. But it is finally done!!!! Wahoo [^] It has been a mammoth task, but one that I am delighted to have completed. What an adventure this one was TFTEc, captain. A favourite point for just everything [^]

Out of Brisbane and down to Girraween NP for a few days of hard core caching (at least that's what my ankles were telling me after days of walking over steep lava flows )
Girraween NP is a fascinating place reminds me of a blend between the Flintstones and Australia
Day 3:
After climbing up a number of boulders and traversing much of Girraween NP finally I get to claim the prize
There are lots of amazing and bazaar sights to see here, it's well worth a look
TFTC Captain Terror

This was an awesome journey. It took my two half days and a full - very full day, spread over a ten day elapsed timeframe. But in it I climbed most everything in the park, and walked a fair hunk. But I am sure there are more places to return to in the future. Day one was more about Mt Norman, but having conquered that we took the side trip to grab the first clue.

Day two I conquered both Pyramids (long story), the Junction and Castle Rock, checking out the nearby waypoints (Arch and Sphinx) along the way. The beauty was most clear in the company of the CO himself at one part of the trip who's enthusiastic love of this place oozes from every pore and is very catching.

Sunset (and sunrise) in the park are to be seen to be believed. Stunning is the best superlative I can come up with, and it doesn't describe it. I got to camp there two nights (note - they have hot showers ... is this place perfect or what?), and despite so many other people around, including a small group of good friends, it was still peaceful and relaxing.

And the wildlife. Rabbits, sure, but Roos, wallabys, reptiles, bugs (pretty ones as well as less so) ... and birds. Lots and lots of very pretty birds.

Finally, today, I returned to see the Underground creek. This place is different again in some aspects, and yet another beautiful angle of a beautiful place. And I woke up a wallaby, poor guy needed coffee that early in the day.

Along the way I observed the mass jumbled boulders that are so inspiring, the sheer spances of rock that are Girraween traditional views, the stunningly gorgeous creeks that burble over, under and through the rocks, the grassy areas and the more rugged bush areas that bring to life this amazing place.

Thanks Captain Terror for bringing me to this location.
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Easter weekend 2nd-6th April 2015 in Stanthorpe, QLD.

I have been slowly working on this one for the last few years. The cache owner has actually accompanied me on each of my trips to gain information for this earthcache. Some of the caches that I needed to visit to log this one were either out of my ability or I was unable to log them for one reason or another.

I love Girraween. I have spent quite a few weekends camping at both Bald Rock Creek and Castle Rock Campgrounds and even spent a few luxurious weekends at the Girraween Environmental Lodge up the road. I love the animals that come close to the campsite if you are quiet enough. I love the caves you can find when exploring the huge granite boulders around the area. I love waking up and not hearing traffic or the noises of living in Brisbane.

I want to come back after the area has had quite a bit of rain to do the walk to the Junction. It would be great seeing the creeks flowing fast and full of water. Thank you for bringing me to these places Captain Terror and thank you for coming along and enjoying the trips with me and as always Thanks for the Cache.

Took a drive on a rainy day from Stanthorpe. Scratches and I were keen to take in some of the local scenery and this cache delivered. Parking short of the waypoint due to the muddy conditions and took off on foot. The round cottage was eventually found and now for the questions. Do those round things count as windows? In hindsight not.
Small trek up to the square cottage and stable through some spectacular forest. Once the questions were answered, some quick maths found us excited to be near the final destination.
Scratches ditched the shoes, the blisters considered to be more painful than walking on gravel paths. Even our sexy disposable ponchos didn't save us from looking like cold drowned rats and we were ready to go home. After an exhaustive search we wanted to phone a friend but Doh! No phone reception. We drove until we could get some and fortunately outer text was quickly answered, our mistake corrected and we drove back to the destination and cache was soon in hand.
A great adventure - thanks for taking us there. A fav from me.

When we decided to come up to the Mega, Winglen set our hearts on completing this earthcache if we could. Things didn't start out well yesterday when we reached the top of the Pyramid, only to see it start sprinkling, then raining upon us. We spent two hours sheltering with a young couple from Toowoomba, and were beginning to think we were there for the night - a very unappealing prospect. In the end we came down in socks and bare feet for grip, sometimes crabbing down on hands and feet, just before dark.

Anyway, today dawned fine and we planned to get in as much walking as much as we could. To our delight the clouds came by now and again but none contained rain, and only once did we need to get down rather quickly (from the Castle) when it looked like the forecast rain might be brewing. We started with Mount Norman approached from the southern end - ours was the only car in the car park and we had that beautiful walk totally to ourselves. Then we came back up to the northern end, and had lunch on top of the Castle and finished just on dusk with a coffee at The Junction, for a boost of energy after 25km of walking today.

This earthcache is truly a tour of the highlights of Girraween, and we have enjoyed an outstanding day. Lots of spectacular peaks, some exquisite examples of plants sprouting back after the recent fires, the lovely grassy plain walking into Underground Creek and so much more. This has been fabulous, thanks Captain Terror.

Insanity alive and well and out for 4 days camping in Giraween in the middle of winter An event to attend and lots of nice walks to be done. Managed to time the visit with the coldest weekend of winter so far and learnt some interesting things about camping in the really cold.

I did this one over three days. I think you would be missing too much if you tried to cram it into one day.

Friday afternoon I climbed the Pyramid and did the two WPs along those tracks. On Saturday moring I did the Junction and the Underground Creek. I did the rest of the WPs on Sunday when I walked from the Bald Creek Campground out past Mt Norman to find Bill's Box and enjoyed all the other sights caches along the way.

A great way to spend a few days and learn some interesting stuff along the way. Some very spectacular scenery out here indeed.

I am not sure if I have a favourite WP because the are all so interesting. Perhaps the Sphinx. I know I took 150 photos over the 3 days, so once I filter them I will post some with my log

Thanks for another awesome adventure Captain

Completed this amazing challenge in one day, not sure how to email owner with answers?

Relogging this under individual account, previously a member of Gaz'n'Kab account.

Previously logged under a team account. Re-logging with my individual account.

Wow Where do we start with this one?!? We had planned the long weekend out here over Anzac Day, and what an adventure we had! We had already done the Junction a couple of weeks ago, and it was a great walk out to such a huge area, with a beautiful sight of granite meeting the fast flow of the creek. We had also done Underground creek a couple of weeks ago, and what an amazing spot it is!!! The sight inside, was truly spectacular!!!

We set off on the Saturday and headed off towards Castle Rock, then off to The Sphinx, Turtle Rock. We grabbed this in the morning, and after having lunch, we headed off to Granite Arch, then up to the Pyramids The views of, and at each of these locations was absolutely amazing, and each had something unique that we thoroughly enjoyed!!!

Day two was the dreaded Mt Norman, and although it was not required as part of this cache, we knew we had to make it to the top! Mount Norman was our first destination today, and after a beautiful walk through various types of aussie bush, we soon hit the granite wall, so we walk up, and edged closer and closer to GZ. We had made it up the top now, and kept walking around to the Eye of the Needle. Such an awesome sight, except now, we want to see it from above This was where the fun started... Long story short, Gaz made it up to the top, however it was no easy climb [xx(]

Was an absolute adventure it had been!!! We had finally finished this cache off, and we can happily say there is no better way to explore this area, than to focus on this cache! We have seen some amazing scenery that very few queenslanders have ever seen, and would highly recommended this area to anyone

Answers emailed, logging with permission

TFTC Captain Terra

Gaz'n'Kab

Beautiful National Park with lots to see and do. Love the nature around here!

To tell you the least - memories of the whole adventure of finding this cache will stay with us forever...
I must confess that it took me unforgettably long to finally log this cache. Logging it means that our amazing christmas holiday adventure is well and truly over...
Thank you, Captain Terror, for this incredible opportunity to see those magical places in Girraween NP. And thank you, The Hancock Clan, for being fantastic companions on this journey (and for submitting our answers to the owner).
If you have time and strong enough legs to attempt this cache - please do yourself a favour and go for it!!!
TFTC,
Mad Russians

We were on the way back to Sydney after spending a couple of weeks on Moreton and Fraser Island with our friends the Mad Russians and decided to spend 3 nights at Girraween.

We've already camped here a couple of years ago and visited several of the spots in the area but this earthcache gave us a good excuse to revisit some of the places and to visit other spots that we'd yet to explore.

Our first location we headed to was the Junction as it was closest to where we were camping. This is one of the places we'd visited a couple of years ago and we were amazed at how different it looked now that the water level had subsided. It was a raging torrent in January 2011 yet today was merely a few puddles and dry rocks (see pic).

We then headed off to the fascinating Granite Arch and Mr H demonstrated how he thought it was formed! We found a cache here on our last visit but it must have been archived since?

The next stop was Balancing Rock. This is one of our favourite all time locations; the walk up, the views, and now this amazing balancing rock! Again, we found the cache up here a couple of years ago but missed seeing the balancing rock back then. It's pretty incredible!

After having lunch on the rock we set off back to the campground and drove off to the Underground Creek. We'd never ventured to this part of the park before and decided to also visit the nearby waterhole. We expect the underground creek would have been spectacular a couple of years ago with all the water but at least with it being dry we could climb right inside and marvel at the shapes and beautiful textures of the rock surfaces.

From here we had just enough daylight left to squeeze one more waypoint in and decided to head off to the Eye of the Needle. We drove around to the Mt Norman day use area via an interesting 4wd track and headed up to GZ. Another very interesting location and after admiring it we then spent ages trying to find a way up to the summit to have a go at the cache up there. Eventually we spotted a faint arrow and Mr H climbed up to the top. The sun was going down rapidly and unfortunately only a very brief search could be made and he came away empty handed. A good excuse to return! We also wanted to grab the 2 caches on Camel Rock but it was too late and so we headed back to the cars and back to the campground. On the way back we learned why it is dangerous driving in the bush at dusk! RIP kangaroo

Early, very early, the next morning one member of each of us caching teams decided to get up well before the others and head off to the remaining waypoints at Castle Rock and the Sphinx so we could get back in time for the day we had planned. It was pretty hard going as it's uphill all the way and we were still a bit sore from the day before but it was well worth it. We'd been to Castle Rock before but never ventured further on to Turtle Rock and the Sphinx. By the time we returned to the campground everyone was up and breakfast with coffee never tasted so good!

Thanks Captain Terror for setting up such an enjoyable and rewarding earthcache! We've done many earthcaches now but never put so much work into finding just one. It's well worth it though and we recommend this cache as an excellent way of seeing what amazing geology Girraween has to offer.

Cheers,

The Hancock Clan

Found with stairman1. I am logging this with the owner's permission. I said to stairman1 that it would be good to have a go at the new earth cache at Girraween National Park. We knew it would be tough but we are tough So the opportunity came over the Christmas/New year period. Sadly we had to leave geodog at home .

After grabbing a heap of caches through Stanthorpe, our challenge started on 30th December 2012. We arrived at the camping area and set up camp (which was the back of the van) and headed off. Our first stop was the Arch (waypoint 1) which was reached in quick time. I remember coming up here with my youth group many many years ago. In fact Captain Terror was still a twinkle in his dad's eye.

Still feeling fresh we continued to the balancing rock (waypoint 3) for the heart starter. That is some climb. The views were stunning (as they are at the summit of all the rocks here.) While catching our breath and checking out a nearby cache we surveyed some of tomorrow's intended spots. It looked easy from up here We got back to the bottom again and after a short discussion thought we still had enough light to head to the Junction (waypoint 2). The tracks are very easy to follow and very well maintained. We made it down here again checking a nearby cache and gathered more information. The rock formations are incredible. With the daylight now almost gone we headed back to camp. Almost 10km and 4hours here today.

31 December 2012. After a great breakfast of bacon and eggs, it was time to head off to Castle rock (waypoint 5). The weather is perfect for hiking and we soon reached the summit and obtained the data needed here. We took some photos. I wondered what would happen if that rock was actually pushed off. The wind was blowing a gale and we had to hold onto our hats and our balance . The views were stunning again. Stairman1 pointed out to me The Sphinx and Turtle rock which was our next stops, and in the distance Mount Norman, tomorrows target. With my legs a little wobbly we headed off to the Sphinx (waypoint 6). We passed a lot of muggles on the way to here. The Sphinx and Turtle rock were a very pleasant walk from here. Gathering more info here it was time to head back. We arrived back at camp and had a quick snack and a drink and re-composed ourselves for the second part of our walk. This part took us 4hrs and 9.3km.

At 1.00 p.m. we headed towards the underground creek (waypoint 4) and a small detour to the Aztec Temple. Both great spots and a pleasure to visit. I had a small dip in the creek here but stairman1 just dipped his toes in Another 3 hrs and 6.6km. We decided to head off to Tenterfield for the night but somehow missed new years eve. Did it happen [:o)] Not as young as we used to be.

1 January 2013. Happy new year. We got an early start to Mount Norman. A very easy hike in to this one checked out the eye of the needle (waypoint 7). Boy are there some big march flies up here. They could just about carry you away We could not stop too long though there is another nearby cache to grab. We arrived back at the car 4 hours later and a total of 6.4km (according to track manager). Time to head home now. This Earth cache has been quite challenging for me and I am happy that I was able to complete it (even if it took us three days). Thanks Captain. A favourite from me.

I am logging this with the owners permission. Having submitted our more technical answers, but I really think God had a hand in this one and maybe an alien or two helped with the rock carvings.
Anyway this was to be my 2000th cache but goldielover and I got carried away near Stanthorpe on our way here a couple of days ago.2020 sounds good though.
Day 1 We arrived at the camping area and set ourselves up before tackling part on this cache. With an afternoon start, our first stop the Arch was reached in quick time. Still feeling fresh we continued to the balancing rock for the heart starter. That is some climb. Views stunning (as they are at the summit of all the rocks here.) While catching our breath and checking out a nearby cache we surveyed some of Tomorrows intended spots. We got back to the bottom again and with a little calculating thought we still had enough light to head to the Junction. The tracks are very easy to follow and very well maintained. We made it down here again checking a nearby cache and gathered more information. With the daylight now almost gone we headed back to camp. Almost 10km and 4hours here today.
Day 2 Early start and it was off to Castle rock. The weather is perfect for hiking and we soon reached the summit and obtained the data needed here. The wind had got up a bit at this stage trying to blow us off our perch. Views stunning again. Checked out The Sphinx and Turtle rock our next stops, and in the distance Mount Norman, tomorrows target. Off to the Sphinx we headed next passing quite a few muggles along the way. Very busy this time of the year. The Sphinx and Turtle rock were a very pleasant walk from here. Gathering more info here it was time to head back. Arriving back to have some lunch and short break. This part took us 4hrs and 9.3km. Part two, Underground creek and a small detour to the Aztec Temple. Both great spots and a pleasure to visit. Goldielover had a small dip in the creek here as well. Another 3 hrs and 6.6km. Off to Tenterfield for the night now. New Years Eve. Too tired and slept through.
Day 3 Early start and off to Mount Norman. A very easy hike in to this one checked out the eye and had heaps of fun here as well. Could not stop too long though there is another nearby cache to grab. We arrived back at the car 4 hours later and a total of 6.4km (according to track manager). Time to head home now. This Earth cache has been quite challenging but we have enjoyed every aspect of it. Easy favourite point.
Thanks Captain Terror

*FTF* with one half of Geo sapiens, logging with permission from CO.

Found with Gep sapiens after a weekend out and about at Girraween National Park.
Somehow I found out about this one as it is outside my notification range. I thought I could do this one but it would be so much more fun with someone else. Now to find that sucker……ummm person.

I have been coming to Girraween for many years to go rock climbing so I knew a few of the places we were heading to but not all of them. So I was keen to hike around and see these non-climbing spots.

Mr Geo sapien picked me up very early in the morning and we headed off to Girraween. It was still early in the day so we decided to complete a few of the waypoints and grab a couple of caches before setting up camp for the night.

The Underground Creek was our 1st stop. I have never been here so I was soon rock hopping all over the place. A bit of a look here and a bit of a look there with a bit of discussion thrown in for good measure and we think we got this one sussed. Then after a few photos we then set off for the nearby cache at Aztec Temple. Now there is some climbing around here but I have not visited. I tried really hard not to get distracted by the climbs.

Back to the car then a walk to the 1st Pyramid. Rock climbing is not allowed on the 1st pyramid as there is so many other places to climb around the park. So I have not been here before. I was keen for the ‘hike’ to say the least. With Mr Geo sapiens following along behind, we headed UP and UP and UP. Nearing the top the GPSr pointed off to one side. “This way looks like a short cut”, I say to myself. Only a little steeper than the track, no worries. Mr geo sapiens had other thoughts, which I did not hear. Under no circumstances slide down the rock, (Think a slippery slide made out of a cheese grater ) but Mr Geo sapiens does just that. Only about a meter or two but he got a bit scratched up. ouchy ouchy. The nearby cache was found quickly and then off to answer the questions. ( We were here for a reason) I did spend some time looking over at 2nd Pyramid as I have done a few climbs over there.

Now onto the next waypoint….after we get down. Slowly, slowly…..keep that cheese grater thought in your head if you slip.

There is a track that leads straight to the Granite Arch. We were soon at The Arch and quickly came up with some answers. (Thanks to the sign)

The Junction was our next stop and there is a cache there as well. The track soon follows the creek and we ‘lost’ the track and just walked down the creek bed. This place would be amazing with quite a bit of water flowing through here. We soon found the nearby cache and headed to the waypoint. A bit of a discussion about the possible answers ensued before making our way back to the car.
We decided that it was a little late to head off for the other waypoints today and we were both a little sore after quite a few kilometres of walking today. The alarm on the esky stating the beer was cold was also going off so we had to see about fixing that as well.

As Mr Geo sapiens stated, we were in bed early. We had planned an early start as we had another big day of hiking to do the next day.

Castle Rock was our first destination today. I have never been here as it is another place were climbing is not allowed. The rock is central in the park and the views are 360 degrees. That is where we were yesterday. And over there is where we are going next and over there is where we are going later today. With the cache up here replaced (a thank you email from the CO was received) we answered the questions. We even scrambled around and underneath for a better look. What was that Mr geo sapiens???? I didn’t catch that. You seem to be mumbling again.

Off to the Sphinx. I have been here and done a little climbing on a nearby rock. The track is quite level so we made good time and soon had the information required for this spot. We then made our way back to the path and back to the campsite to pack up camp and drive around to the day area at Mt Norman and the final way point.

I have been to Mt Norman to climb as well. I have even been to the summit via the walking track and a couple of other ways. But first we had a few questions to answer around the side. The signs here helped a little as well. Then it was UP and UP and UP to the summit. This track is more technical than the track up the 1st pyramid. Not to be attempted in the wet. Mr geo sapiens followed along behind mumbling again. Speak up man, speak up. Another fun hike.
On our way back to the car we detoured via a couple of caches which added another level of exhaustion for a big week-end. (More mumbling from Mr Geo sapiens)

A great week-end for both of us hiking around Girraween National Park. I love coming here and this time I went to a few places I have never been to. Thanks Captain Terror for giving me a reason to go to these places. A favourite point from me as well.

*FTF* with Brother Colin, logging with permission from CO.

Found with Brother Colin after a weekend out and about at Girraween National Park.

Mrs Geo sapien discovered this one unfound a few weeks ago and after recruiting Brother Colin to join Mr Geo sapien for an overnight trip a date was set.

I set off early with the camper packed and the sun still yet to rise to pick Colin up en route.

We arrived at Girraween and decided to complete a few of the waypoints before setting up camp for the night.

Our 1st waypoint was The Underground Creek.

After short stroll in along the path we came across the creek and the wave rock formation. After a bit of investigation we had our answers to the required questions. After a few photos we then set off for the nearby cache at Aztec Temple, well worth the visit as well.

Our 2nd waypoint was the Balancing Rock on top of 1st Pyramid.

I must admit I had know idea before emabarking on the trip what was required to get my sorry ass up to the top. After a nice walk to the start of the climb, chatting to other hikers coming back down etc I thought , how hard could it be. With Brother Colin leading the way I soon realised that I was in for more than I bargained for, (see pics). after a few stops on the way up I see Brother Colin go right up a ledge and he stops to wait for me. I finally reach him and he instructs me how to get up, well almost, it took 2 attempts to get up and continue on the way to the top. (It was at this point I was cursing the Captain under what was left of my breath for the cache, man I am not fit).

Finally we reach the top and the views from the top were well worth the effort it took to reach the top. With the complusory photos taken and the balancing rock investigated we also grabbed the cache at the top to make the trek up more worth while. Now to get back down, slowly would be my advice.Safely back at the bottom I looked up wth a certain amount of satisfaction on completing this leg of the cache. I would not recommend attempting this if it is raining, wet or the chance you might get caught in rain at the top.

3rd waypoint for us was the Granite Arch

After the climb to the top of 1st Pyramid I was glad that the rest of our day didn't involved climbing any more. A nice stroll along the path to Granite Arch was very welcome. it is amazing how nature works it's magic. After some photos for the album and the information to the question noted from the sign nearby it was time to head off to The Juntion.

The next was way point 4 at The Junction. The walk down a nice leisurely stroll down the river bank taking in the views of the pools and the creek as we headed down to the desiganted way point to gather the information. It would be a sight to see this area in flood, or even with a bit more water flowing. While here we also grabbed the nearby cache and added a few more pics to the album.

As it was starting to get late in the day the decison was made to head back to the Geo mobile and set up camp for the night. A great day today thanks Captain Terror for the spots you have taken me to today.

After a good nights sleep, in bed snoring by 8:00pm, we were up at 6:00am to grab a quick bite to eat before attempting the final 3 waypoints for Granite at Girraween.

First today was Castle Rock, with a chill in the air we headed off from camp along the path. after a nice walk in we started to head up the path, an then up a bit more. Soon after a bit of huffing and puffing I reached the top. What a way to start the day with the views around taking in the Pyramids, The Sphinx, Turtle Rock and Mount Norman. With some more pics taken, and discussion around the questions asked by the CO we head back down to make our way to the Sphinx.

Waypoint 6 at the Sphinx , we made our way here fairly quickly and soon had the information required for this leg, An amazing spot and the rock formations here are great, With some more pics and a quick investigation around the area we made our way back to the path back down to pack up camp and drive around to the day area at Mt Norman and the final way point.

The last waypoint and another great walk in along the bushh track and up the sloping slabs of granite. More amazing views to be had and we made our way to the eye of the needle to gather the information necessary. We then head back to scale to the top to grab the cache at the top, (see pics).

After a tight squeeze, a few expletive from yours truly and a bit less skiin I reached the top and more amazing views of all the points visited over the weekend.

A huge thanks to Captin Terror for a cache of this type and bringing me to this area. Also a big thanks to Brother Colin for your help in getting me up to the top of a few of these waypoints.

Favourite point from me

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