LAUGH - WOOF - PURR Officer, Victoria, Australia
By AFJR - Walkers on 04-Apr-12. Waypoint GC3G7F5

Goodness, I make these searches so much harder than they should be. I came from the bottom of the track - like to get any cardio in that I can. Loads of Mozzie about. TFTC

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I went down to [Pakenham](https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/pakenham) today to try and grab a few caches with the "Not in Private Yard" attribute as I only needed three more caches in order to qualify for [Jamin Appleford's](https://www.geocaching.com/p/?guid=8b39e499-2ef1-42f7-8b4e-07e9ed9799b3&wid=66162ad7-e5a6-46c0-a6be-4ffbe5c99f2f&ds=2) [WCT No Trespassers Challenge (GC9DPFK)](https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC9DPFK).Well on my way back home I stopped for this one, my third and final needed "Not in Private Yard" attribute cache. It was starting to get late in the evening and although it had been a great day for caching, with some beautiful weather, the sun was setting quickly.I unfortunately didn't read the cache page well enough and missed the *probably better to enter from top end going down to cache rather than traveling up to cache.*So I ended up parking across the road at the bottom entrance and walked up and although it was a little bit steep it was a beautiful little hike. I was shocked how the [CO](https://www.geocaching.com/p/?guid=3b3c72a5-1462-4d06-83bf-dbda8064778f&wid=94870048-102b-4f90-aa67-bc8efb3d3349&ds=2) found this place, unless the top entrance is better marked this spot seemed to be a hidden gem.Well it was a lovely little walk none the less. Once I arrived at GZ my phone did not want to cooperate and had me pointed towards the wrong side of the trail. It was only after a lengthy search and through the process of elimination before I checked the other side of the trail and was eventually able to uncover the well hidden cache.A big thanks goes to [AFJR-Walkers](https://www.geocaching.com/p/?guid=3b3c72a5-1462-4d06-83bf-dbda8064778f&wid=94870048-102b-4f90-aa67-bc8efb3d3349&ds=2) for bringing me to this hidden gem and for the lovely walk. TFTC.**Cache Maintenance Status**The cache container was in good shape and the logbook was clean and dry with plenty of room for future cache finders to sign.

Bit of a muddy one today. Quick find thanks for the cache

With such a long time since this one was found, wasn't too confident. Took a little while but soon had it in hand, all safe and dry.

In the area picking up the last of the ANZAC series and as this cache was not too far of a detour, decided to swing by for a look.

Parked at the bottom of the hill and walked up the steep track where the cache was immediately spotted. Signed the log, then added some more camo.

Thanks to AFJR - Walkers for the very informative cache page and bringing us to this location today.

With the new year upon us (and a public holiday to be appropriately made use of), buhfuhguh and I made an impromptu trip to kick off a year of caching in an area ranging all the way from Scoresby to Officer.
There were plenty of finds with lots of walking to accompany them, though plenty of fun was had as always, notwithstanding the fact that I foolishly didn't apply sunscreen and ended up with a less-than-pleasant sunburn afterwards!

The weather was really heating up and a walk up this steep-ish hill was definitely going to leave us sweating!
We ascended it anyway and soon reached the point where we needed to start looking.
The ever-reliable buhfuhguh had the container in hand before long and our names entered the logbook.

Thanks to AFJR - Walkers for placing this one here!

3 January 2022 3:33 pm

Another day out and about with Brainiac03 today as we go out for a very impromptu and sporadic day out caching with no real plan or guide to tell us where we are going. Just picking caches that we're nearby or interesting to keep up going. With roughly 24 found including a couple fun multis we were happy with today's work with no DNF's. A nice cool day after some swelters all in all had fun, Thanks for the cache and the little adventure

What a great cache. Looked several times without seeing it. Walk is surprising. Unfortunately the log was a bit damp and we could not sign it. Photo of log attached.

Found it TFTC

That hill was a surprise! TNLNSL TFTC

Awesome hiding spot

Took a while but found it! Good spot.

Looked on the wrong side for ages ! Good spot!

TFTC

I found this one while in the area .. I was hoping for a quick find and indeed it was .. the coords were spot on and the cache is just out of sight from any passing muggle. Thank you to AFJR - Walkers for placing and maintaining the cache

16 Dec 2019: Streak Day #291/366 (1 March 2019 - 29 February 2020). Found it before attending Christmas Eve*9 Caching Celebration (CEEEEEEEEECC) event. Thanks AFJR - Walkers for placing the cache.

Tftc

Geokid was sent in the opposite direction while I spotted the bright container.

Omegaman1971@ 5398 finds
The Omega Empire
Out on a Sunday hopefully to put some smiles on the map, also trying to get through my solved puzzle list.

A fun little find up a steep trail. Thanks for the hide AFJR - Walkers!

A little bit of a hike to the gz but easy find thanks for the cache AFJR - Walkers

Caching with Zedaycee and Angelique Anja.

A little bit of a walk on a rough track with fallen trees and branches blocking the track. The cache itself was easy to find. TFTC AFJR - Walkers

A path I would otherwise have not known existed. Nice and quiet here this morning. Searched on the wrong side for a while before making the find. In good condition.

A lovely afternoon in this area collecting solved puzzles and the occasional trad.
Thanks for the cache AFJR - Walkers

Found with n0w0rries.
Out in the area picking up the ANZAC series and any other caches on the way through.
Condolences to all those that lost loved ones during these horrific fires.
Thank you for placing this cache to honour their memory.

Found your cache quickly signed and replaced...TFTC

My GPS device was showing one side of the path where I spent the first 15 minutes of 17 in total looking! Once at the correct side I located it quickly. Was more uncovered than covered so signed and covered better. TFTC

I have driven past this one so many times but how to get to it? Well that was the hard part. Oh and finding it. I walked up and down in search of it and it was one of those that once I saw it I could not see as anything but obvious.

Thanks AFJR-Walkers for the cache.
Found at 8:36 pm on 5/1/19.
Find # 1114

Let be walking through the bush
TFTC

Found by Stacey and Mitch!
Swapped hippo and badge for collectors card and sparkle pen

Our device had us on the other side of the track and we hunted around for some time before we read the hint. Ooops. There it is.
I reckon there wouldn't be too many people that know about this track.
Thanks AFJR - Walkers for bringing us here.
Chiefton!!!

Catching up on some late logs.

We were at home when the sun came out and we thought we should go and do some caching. As we had solved the Anzac series not long after they came out this is where we headed and this one popped up on the screen as we made our way through them.

We lived in Guys Hill and know only two well the damage that the fire did to the area and the losses that occurred.
No sign of that today, the bush has regenerated really well, in fact three or four years after the fire there was hardly any signs.

We enjoyed the walk to where the cache was located quickly and our names were added to the log.

Thanks AFJR-Wallkers for the cache.

Found very exposed. Signed and covered

Find #4430

Haven’t been very good of late with keeping up my weekly early morning caching run but with needing to make a few extra finds for the hidden creatures souvenirs I had some extra motivation. It was up at 5am and heading out towards Pakenham in the dark so I could try the ANZAC series and some others nearby. This was along the route and I hoped not too much of a diversion as I was under a bit of time pressure. I’m really glad I did as it was a nice stroll from where I parked and the first cache where I didn’t need the torch and the first light of the day was able to show me the way. A quick find once I got to GZ. My sixth find of seventeen for the morning. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log and visited some trackables. Thanks for the cache AFJR-Walkers.

Our first cache find for the day, and we must say this area has some terrific caches. Of course this was one of them! Geomum and geogirl took the bottom entrance and hiked upwards. It was a little slippery but we helped steady one another. Awww.
The cache was a nice size and there were some goodies, but we left them there.
Thank you AFJR-Walkers for placing this memorial, it was an enjoyable discovery.

This was number two for the day and Jules6 and I needed to get the blood pumping. Thanks AFJR-Walkers

A slight diversion from our goal to do the Anzac Mystery caches . we grabbed this one in double quick time . T4TC

Logged as NicNax2. Enjoyed the weekend with WeRAmused picking up some caches and visiting some interesting places. TFTC

Find 1725
After parking the car, it was a steep walk down to GZ. A quick search and the cache was soon discovered. Log signed and all back safe again.
Thanks

19 May 2018 12:56
Find # 638
Out doing the new ANZAC series nearby and thought we'd drop by on our way through.
TFTC. Visited some TB's

A nice day and some caches about so into the hills once more.

A nice walk up the track, looking out for danger noodles.

Took a while for GPS to settle and the hint didn't help as there are a ot of obvious hiding spots but eventually I spied the cache from the track.

Thanks

#2397

Since moving from New Zealand I have been enjoying the area, exploring and finding caches.
So far I’ve knocked off 4 of the states. VIC, SA, NSW and A.C.T
No two areas are the same here and almost every place I go is stunning. The beauty of caching is that it takes you to so many places you would never usually find.
Thank you to all the cachers out there for hiding and maintaining their caches. Especially to those who put so much effort into creating unique and fun hides.
The caches I’ve found in Australia so far have for the most part all been in great condition. Keep up the good work.

Decided to spend the afternoon walking around the Cardinia Aqueduct Trail as it is an area I do not know well. Very enjoyable bushland, particularly on a clear sunny day.
This was my first stop, and the most difficult find. Took me exactly 20 minutes to find the cache despite the co-ords being accurate. I kept looking along irrelevant boundaries. Why didn't I check GZ first ?!
Thanks, AFJR-Walkers.

I found myself looking on the wrong side of the path until the cache popped out on the other side. Log signed, cache replaced, and it was time to head home. Thanks AFJR Walkers for the cache and your story.

Out for a cache hunt! and what do I spot...a Cache on my way to collect a few others. After stopping off I made the walk up to where it said it was.
Looking left and right I couldn't spot a thing. I looked high, looked low...but still nothing. I went back through some logs and after finding them of no help for its location I saw something...something suspect...something...cache like. Sure enough. There it was. TFTC. really well hidden.

Found tonight with TrailStevo, needed a night out and escape, been a big week of illness for both of us so needed to get back on the horse. A bit of a randon race around to find a few cache, quite a few DNF's mainly due to muggle presences but we got a few. Thanks for the little adventure, TFTC Walkers

Night out with Gunks. Picking some up in the area. TFTC

Had a spare two hours and wanted to take advantage of the nice afternoon. Trying to clear Upper Beaconsfield seemed like a good idea. Last one for the afternoon.
Parked down hill from the cache and can see why this trail is unused. Pretty steep hill that you have to watch each step.
Nice sized cache was quickly found once the correct side of the path was determined.
Thanks for the cache AFJR - Walkers
Hunter

The weather was great for outing the caches
Found it
Thanks for the cache

I was there few months ago but unfortunately the weather turned an horribly storm so promise to return later so today been to an event with crank1 at Langwarrin and out for caching day. Nice and found on a perfect cool day. Thanks for the cache

It was late in the day when I attempted this cache. There was a lovely smell of fires being lit as the afternoon air was becoming significantly cooler. A kookaburra nearby was laughing as I braced myself to head on up the track. I don't do hills very well. Surprisingly this one didn't bother me much at all. Maybe it was because I was too busy admiring the white and pink heath that was out in flower and the delicate maidenhair ferns nestled in patches along the way. Altogether it made this a pretty magical little cache for me and a great way to finish off this winter day. SL. TFTC. A favourite point from me.

How very exhausting, thanks for reminding me how incredibly unfit I am! More like this please. TFTC

Quick find on our way to pakenham. Tftc

Decided grab one of the way home from work gps kept jumping all over the pace but not lonf after caches was in hand signed and replaced cache is in good condition logs still dry. Tftc

*Found with [Geooh Live](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohLive)*

1:08 pm #2594
A day out of the house, caching with jimbo_80 and Mark&Kelly.
Nice tribute cache. TFTC.

Was feeling a bit sweaty during the short uphill walk, as it was rather humid today. We quickly found the cache, but disappointed the dog biscuits weren't there as I was a bit peckish. Not to worry, Kelly gave us some gingerbread biscuits once back in the car! Thanks

Found it! Today's intent was to knock over a few of the easier caches around the Berwick / Pakenham area with Jimbo80 & OHC as the latter gets back into the groove after her recent chassis repairs. The hike into this one was a lot more strenuous than expected, mainly due to the 100% humidity and perhaps a little bit of the Christmas cheer still wearing off. Once we had accented the mountain we found it without a problem...TFTC...

This was an interesting little linear piece of bushland. Heading off up the hill, with the log signed it was back down again for a pleasant short stroll.
Thanks to AFJR - Walkers for placing this cache and bringing me to this location.

Nice cache. Enjoyed finding this one while I was in the area today

Reading the description send shivers down my spine. I lived in Cockatoo in 1983 and got burned out with the Ash Wednesday fires and then reading this description hits you like a ton of bricks. Anyway tftc

This was my first find of the day, so obviously I'm logging it last of all, almost 48 hours later. Intriguing little path here in a pleasant area. Was curious where it might lead, but not *quite* curious enough to actually find out. The cache's location seemed to beckon me towards it from quite some metres down the track. I'd intended to drop a trackable, but realised to my horror that I'd left it down the hill. There should be consequences for that sort of sloppiness. Thanks AFJR-Walkers!

Nice quick find first for the evening of hunting. Left a Marvels badge TFTC

Maybe if I'd used my eyes and not my gps, I would've found this one a lot quicker than I did. Hehehehe

Great cache thanks team .. Found this one 2 years ago with one of my sons .. The other two found it with the same smiles

Out today to leap around between a few events, manage to get to 5 and did a couple of bonus caches in between.
Quick walk up the hill and found quickly and in good condition.
Thanks for placing this cache AFJR-Walkers

Great morning TFTC!!

Yay found it! Second cache for 2016. TFTC

TFTC

Another find for geodaughter who is getting good at treasure searching. Swapped the singing girl to place in a moo.

This entry was edited by Alanica on Sunday, 22 November 2015 at 10:07:08 UTC.

After spending a couple of hours exploring the Haunted Gully gold workings i went for a drive to see if i could access the Beaconsfield Flora and Fauna reserve. Parked up and walked down the track. Spent way to long looking for this one, but got it in the end. TFTC. Bushwalkingbandit.

Found this cache today out driving with puppy. Very happy with myself as I didn't have my glasses with me so couldn't really see directions. Just looked around and found it after about 5 minutes.

Nice easy find.

Had a job in Upper Beaconsfield so grabbed lunch at bakery then it was off to grab a few caches in the area. took the travel bug. thanks AFJR_Walkers for the cache

I made this much harder than it actually was, almost gave up. Tftc

Tftc

I drive passed the start of the track at least twice a day on the school run and had never even noticed it before looking for geocaches in the area. Normally don't have time to stop, but had the day off work so after dropping off the Geokids at school, the dogs and I decided to have a go at this one.

It was a bit slippy but ok and got the HR up walking up the hill. GPS was all over the shop and pointing to the wrong side of the track so after a bit of fruitless searching I checked the logs and within a few seconds I'd found it on the other side and the log was signed. Decided to walk up to the other end of the track to see where it went, then carefully walked back down while admiring the tiny ferns and flowers, then back to the car and home for a coffee.

Thanks for showing me another hidden gem of a spot

Tftc pick up TB Boots!!, Fahrrad and little cow visited this site.. This cache was really hard for me to find but I actually stumbled across it by accident it took me 1 hour even know it was under my nose.. nice little walk up the hill !!

Very nice walk in from the top and back again. Cache was on the other side of the track to where I started the search.
Left TB "These boots are made for walking" as I had been waiting for the right cache to pass it on to the next Geo Cacher.
TFTC.

Found on another caching adventure with Trailrunning, I managed to get away from work early to night so we head to Packenham, picking up so quality caches on the way. We picked up a few great puzzles and a couple of nice Mulis, you got to love it when you get to play with Lego as well. Thanks AFJR-Walkers for the cache.

TFTC

TFTC

Staying with friends in the area, and spent the afternoon picking up some local caches.

This cache was located, after a short search.
Many thanks for placing this cache, AFJR-Walkers, for us and others to find.

Should have read the description properly :/
I wore things.
Lovely little walk. Great to remember the fire fighters and animals who lost their lives. My uncle died fighting those fires and it's often forgotten. Also fantastic to sit here and just listen to the birds......
Don't want to leave.
TFTC !!!!

TFTC good place to wander about,

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Nice Arvo for a cache or two. TNSL

Chase and Sarah. Took a good 5 minutes. 3rd one we found

Tftc

Smokey would have loved this place

Wear good shoes, and try and come from the top in wet!!

Thanks for taking us here, we left a peg and enjoyed the area. Geoson found a rock to meditate on while Geodaughter enjoyed the sundews we found we also thought her top was in the theme of the title if this cache TFTC

This entry was edited by TeamThommo on Sunday, 27 July 2014 at 12:04:56 UTC.

I had been in Pakenham for a meeting all morning and was now making my way home. Instead of bolting along the freeway and up Eastlink, I decide to take my time and head home through the Dandenongs and find some caches along the way. This cache was my second stop. I initially looked at coming from the bottom but decided that it didn't look the best and so went for a bit of a drive to come as recommended.

I caching with my iPhone today and it had me wandering in circles until I stopped trying to follow it and looked for the obvious signs of a cache...and of course, I then quickly found it.

Thanks to AFJR-Walkers for the cache and reminder about Ash Wednesday...it is too easy to forget about that day with subsequent events.

We found this cache today at 1:35pm as number 9 of 11 on our Tour of Upper Beaconsfield. The GPSr map was showing a bit more of a road till we realised that the road was just a small walking trail. Yet another nice spot on our tour. Thanks from D, HA, H & A B-A

I enjoyed the short stroll to this cache with everything so green at this time of year. I also passed a vigorously flowering Pink Heath on the way in.

Nice to find a quick one just a few metres from home. We often walk our doggies down this little path. Thanks Tony and John.

Tricky find. Thank you

Great hide took a little while but we got there in the end

Wasn't too easy had to look hard

Nice easy find for my new geocaching addiction. TNLNSL

Well wouldn't you know it. As we pulled up near GZ memories of this cache came flooding back. I was sure I had herb here before but the Geo app was telling me different. I walked straight to GZ, opened the log book and found my name on 2/3/13!! So this log is for today, but also for the last time I was here too. TFTC