RRPT - Water Source Rasmussen, Queensland, Australia
By Champs2Monkeys on 15-Apr-12. Waypoint GC3H0TK

It's over

Will either find a new maintainer or just archive it

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Found the hollow tree. No cache.

Didn't even try. Too many DNFs.

Couldn't find the cache and given only 1 out of the last 5 have found it (and I'm suspicious of that one) I'd say the cache is long gone.

Out with phume for a day of geohunting, didn't find this one, appears to be missing. Not sure if the most recent finder is telling the truth, their name doesn't appear on any of the logs and they seem to be finding ones that no one else can.

30mins two of us dnf, could see exactly where it could be but was not

Couldn't find come back next

Found it

I dunno whether or not we tried
hard enough, but we didn't find it...

It's probably gone, else we need a better hint.

While heading to Ross River Dam we noticed that we would be passing the beginning ( or the end) of this Power Trail so decided to stop by for a short walk and try to grab a few smileys.

We abandoned the first one because of muggles but were able to make a quick, and discreet find on this one.

Many thanks for the hide Champs2Monkeys[^]

Gteat spot

Doing part of this power trail on a lovely warm winter's day. Not where we first looked but extended the search area and soon found it. TFTC.

TFTC
Nice spot

Found at 3:19:00 PM while sightseeing in Townsville.

Thanks Champs2Monkeys.

Not the obvious spot which made it a fun find. Thanks

[Blue]# 12430[/Blue] Found on our 2015 Winter escape trip to Qld.
Another very warm winter day to find a few more caches around townsville.
Today was the day for a bike ride along the RRPT.
This was a fair stretch and maybe the T rating could be a bit higher.
Cheers from Wagga Wagga in the Riverina, NSW.
Thanks for the cache Champs2Monkeys,
[Red]Roostaman[/Red].

Evaded my on this occasion.

This was the second cache that we searched for this afternoon. We had no luck the first time we looked, but we did find it on the way back. GeoC found it, but sent out a sacrificial Geoson - water too cold to risk falling in. TFTC.

No luck here.

Team SF strikes gold!!

Has the log fallen in??

Easy peasy

Nice quick fun to grab cache, lovely walk along the river & TFTC

MattCNS has offered to maintain this cache on behalf of C+2M

Cheers

Champs

Left Pink Ribbon to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
TFTC

Hard fund..went to wrong tree but realized it wasn't hollow. Bit overgrown. Daddy found it..

Great hide sent on a adventure..swap bracelet for dinosaur.

Nice one. Bit overgrown. But we got there. Nice trade my son liked it.

I couldn't find this geocache, maybe I'll have better luck next time!

nice and easy find tftc

Easiest ever!

Camo was a giveaway but none the less a good hide. TNLN TFTC SL

Third time's the charm they say. Third cache attempt for the afternoon and we finally have a find! Thanks to the CO's comment we found the cache straight away and were back on our way to the geoMobile.

TNLN SL TFTC

Yep. Bluey black molten plastic mess was found.

New cache is in the hollow of the tree closer to the feature.

Even an overcast rainy afternoon could not prevent us from continuing our caching streak. Unfortunately an apparently absent cache threatened to do it to us.

Like the previous log we think the fire has eliminated this one. Could the CO check and confirm this one is still in place?

A recent fire may have destroyed this cache. The tree was considerably burnt. Could not find the remains underneath the only paper bark there. Pic of burnt tree to follow

Decided to do some of the RRPT today, this is my first cache after waiting for others to be muggle free, will go back for them later today..

Out on a nice 4km long walk along the banks of the Ross River today and decided to pick up a few more of the RRPT caches. TFTC C2M. TNLN SL {#347}.

Mr TiedyeSmileys nearly got to inspect the water source at very close range here. He took one step down the slope towards the tree and slipped on all the slippery leaf litter and went crashing to the ground. Luckily the tree stopped him from going much further as he headed towards the drink. At least he was at the right level for grabbing the cache.

TFTC

Jumped on a bus from Townsville, to Apex Park, to walk back along the river, and log some caches.
I got 24, and this was the first today.

North Qld 2013. Day 9 was my first full day in Townsville and today was the day to hit the Ross River Power trail. After fixing my bike up, I set out and visited a large range of caches along the river. It was a good range of caches some easy, some hard. I did not do them all but enjoyed everything I managed. . Thanks.

11608.136 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2009 Compass Rose Copper A#160

Albida

So beautiful along here TNLN TFTC

So, the other day we were called LAZY in a log,and when I emailed the DNF'er we were called COMPLACENT and CARELESS. We also received a lecture about our responsibilities as a cache owner. We really must be terrible cachers.

I could have just as easily logged off and never come back, but the Monkeys insisted that we go and check them as we planned a ride anyway.

Cache is in place and in good condition.

Deployed Munzee

TFTC

Found at 11:10 AM in the company of The Drovers GAFF1. Hey! - what happened to the nice concrete path! We now have to do a bit more work on the bikes, but it feels more bush around here.
Thanks Champs2Monkeys.

Our second day out caching with pprass.
We took the bikes to do another section of the RRPT trail.
Saw the old equipment on the river bank, couldn't find a plague to tell us about it.
Thanks for the cache, Champs2Monkeys.

6 8:15:16 AM
One of 17 caches for the day while sightseeing around Toensville on my way home from Darwin via Queensland and the east coast
Thanks foe ths cache
Lgoody

Log book was paper mache. Was already DOA. Replaced the Log book and put back into its hide. All ready to go again.

Boom chikka wow wow chikka wow wow....givin' this cache some lovin'

Actually rescued this one. unfortunately too late. Log book was paper mache. Drying it out at the moment will bring it back this afternoon. Would love to know where you get those little log books too.

Found it quick but the entire cache and contents is water logged so I couldn't log it. The lid and zip bags looked like they were closed properly?
It seems the rainwater is detroying this one as it rained last night. It looks like the water is running off straight into the cache hide.
I took a photo to prove I found it.
Cheers

The Cache was found safe and well. We continued along Ross River to collect a couple more of the Caches on the RRPT. Cheers

8016 caches found

good hint quick find

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Thanks Champs2Monkeys for the hunt today

great trail

TFTC

good hide. cache in good condition. TNLN TFTC

Surprise surprise. The lid wasnt on as usual.

Dried out and replaced.

Found quickly and noone ended up in the drink! Plenty of turtles out and about today. Thanks Champs2Monkeys

9416 kms travelled in 21 days, one awesome eclipse observed near Mt Carbine in Northern Queensland and 712 cache finds, including a small handle of FTF's.

This was a trip I'd been planning for over 12 months with the main reason being to observe the solar eclipse on the morning of the 14th of November. I had decided to drive to Palm Cove and back, where my penthouse accommodation was located, while the rest of the family flew up and back. I love the drive and the unknown adventures that lay ahead; and I even think the last time I did one this big may have been for the previous eclipse in Australia which occurred over SA.

Apart from the great experiences, awesome scenery, and the characters met, the other reason to drive was to also do some serious caching, with the plan to stop at some power trails along the way including the Fruit Run and A.S. series near Stanthorpe on the way up and the Mid North Coast Wander series, just out of Port Macquarie, on the way back.

I had five days to travel each way with ten days in between spent in Palm Cove holidaying with my family. My route up took me from Melbourne to Tocumwal and up to Glenn Innes, through Toowoomba, Rockhampton and the coast road to Cairns while my route back was a bit more erratic. Heading from Cairns to Townsville then via Charters Towers to Rockhampton. From here it was through the amazing mining region to Roma then across to Dalby down through Stanthorpe (again) to Armidale, Port Macquarie, Wagga Wagga, Tocumwal and then home - phew.

After spending the night at a mates place in Townsville I had a few hours to kill before having a business meeting with a customer here in Townsville before starting on the trek back home south. I thought the RRPT series was a good way to find some caches and have a bit of a walk along the river in the spare time. Found this one all safe in its hiding spot. Thanks for the ide.

Ahh, finally a cache I can find. Thanks for a quick one, Champs2Monkeys!!

Another nice find. Log book a little damp but still fine. TFTC

This entry was edited by jaw_fnq on Thursday, 08 November 2012 at 10:16:45 UTC.

Ha ha ha.... Why not?

I am amazed at how a log book in a zippy bag, inside a waterproof conainer, continues to get wet sitting a good three feet above the water line. None of the others along here seem to have the same issue.

We will go out and dry/replace on the weekend.

Thank you jaw_fnq for the notification.

tftc

On holiday from UK.

First of four fouind today

TFTC

Slowly ticking the RRPT caches off my list.
TFTC

May not be logging all these in order but really enjoying the series, SL, TNLN, TFTC

This was our 11th cache in our caching run today - and we found it at around 10:21.
(So this is our 4782nd total find.)

The log book is dry in a new bag but the rest of the cache was soaked. We spent some time drying it out, but it still needs some "Owner TLC"

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Thanks Champs2Monkeys for the hunt today.

New log book, new zippy bag.

This entry was edited by Champs2Monkeys on Thursday, 25 October 2012 at 09:00:29 UTC.

Champs, as has been commented on earlier, for some strange reason this cache container was wet inside. Poured some of the moisture out, but the log, which was not in a plastic bag, is soaked and becoming mushy.

Tftc. Easy find.

tftc requires attention contents were soaking unable to log visit

A nice stroll to collect a few caches while visiting Townsville from South Australia. TFTPT

The Ross River Power Trail has been on my 'hit list' since it was first created.
Today I had an oportunity to get started finding a section of the caches from APEX park up to the Boat ramp.
Only one DNF for the day at the rowing club with the muggles being out in force on such a nice day.
A great walk along the river and a nice set of well hidden caches.
Well done C2M.

This one was a bit soggy inside and I could only just scratch my name in the book.

Cheers and happy caching.

Despite being guarded by green ants, I managed to make a careful,quick grab. Cache is quite wet, so log is deteriorating fast. TFTC

Log and contents quite wet, even though cache was sealed properly... Drained water but dampness needs to be fixed. TFTC

Quick find while staying in nearby Townsville
Tftc
Bit soggy

This was a lovely spot and it was a bit of a surprise to see the log book was damp. I managed to sign the book and held it in the sun for a few minutes but it really needs about an hour of sunshine to dry it out properly.

Another good spot to sit and enjoy the river as it flowed by in the sunshine today

Log book for this cache is extremely wet and needs maintenance urgently.

TFTC Champs2Monkeys. Found while doing the walk along the Riverway on a peaceful Saturday. SL (it was extremely wet guys and very impossible to even turn the page) TN Left a Christmas Bell and a toy top then RTC to GZ. Will also post a needs maintanance for this cache, let me know if you need any help with rectifying the problem.

Another easy walk to cache. Tftc

Log book is saturated. Dried out contsiner, but should be checked

Log book full of water. Will need to go out and check this one owner.
Yuck
TFTC

Soggy loggy, so i Left it out of the plastic and wrapped it in paperbark to soak up the water. Maybe next person could swap for dry paperbark? Great location anyway and this looks like a good fishing spot. TFTC

#5201

Our forty- sixth day of our honeymoon to New Zealand and Australia.
This morning we left around 8.30 AM the Alligator Creek Road House rest area for some caching in Townsville Along the way to the power trail we saw the military training area and the copper factory. We parked our camper van at the Loam Island Boat ramp and walked first South. After finding all caches except one, we returned along the road which was much less amusing then the walk along the river side. As we had parked our camper in the middle we continued our walk along the road to the rest of the caches of the RRPT and after finding the last one, we crossed the road to get an ice cream at the fuel station, as it was hot today. After being back at the car we went to the north to do some multi caches and looked at an African festival. After that we visited some solved mysteries and before returning to the Alligator Creek Road House rest area we visited the Coles to do the shopping for the last week. Now we are using the power supply at the rest area for logging our finds. In our geocaching career we never found a cache on June 16, but today we managed to do some.

We found this cache today at 09.55 AM local time.
While Jo* was doing the administration of the previous found, *Ba was some meters away and he thought he saw a small alligator in the water (about 30 cm), but when Jo* arrived the eyes disappeared. We continued our walk to this cache and had a sharp eye on the water, but we could not spot (another) one. On ground zero the cache was found, but the container and the logbook was wet. It certain needs some maintenance.

In: -
Out: -

TFTC

"Soms gaat het om de reis, soms gaat het om het doel", is ons cachemotto

[navy]2012: Voor ons het jaar van nieuwe ervaringen opdoen [/navy]

[limegreen]Cachegroeten uit Rotterdam, the Netherlands[/limegreen]

Out enjoying the RRPT on a quiet winters day. Few muggles and a light wind - perfect caching conditions.

We read all the little info signs along the way and managed to spot a nice big Barramundi cruising past us.

Signed the log left by 2n's. CAn't work out how it got so wet.

Thanks for the cache.

Easy find cache out in the open for all to see. SL put back and covered a bit mainly to keep out the rain. Log too wet to sign. RIR log left tftc

Hey Champ how"s the caching going in Canberra. Just done Water Source and the log is dripping wet. Left single RIR log page in the intrim for your attention. Thanks mate caches are great and wonderful part of the river.

2N's

Gotcha, Thanks for the hunt.

The ninth of my unexpected power trail walk on dusk. Rather dark now so was glad of the headlamp. I can't quite recall this one as I'd done so many in a row. Anyway it was all good fun. I know I'd previously done the next cache and I failed again at Riverview so this was my last for the night.

Thanks!

This entry was edited by Yurt on Thursday, 24 May 2012 at 09:21:12 UTC.

As I cache my way down the Ross River way today I am reminded of a log written by and Aussie in an English Cache (oh I live there these days) He suggested that we put caches in places that no self-respecting Aussie would dare put their hands! Which makes me chuckle as some of the cache hides I’ve witnessed today leads me to think that he’s not cached in TVL.. I have experienced 2 snakes so far today one at Rowesbay and one up nearer the dam so my senses are on high alert.... log signed and replaced without reptile interference!

Found @ 6pm. Easy find. more green ants. TFTC TNLN SL
Getting dark now and no torch.

TFTC TNLN SL

TFTC Another water source was around today - drizzling rain . Great views along this walk. TN left small eraser.

Tftc

No.6 for the day and after the last cache I was convinced a massive crocodile was going to leap from the water and take me!!! Nerves on edge!!!!!

Got the goods and called it quits for the day.

TNLNSL TFTC

Dipped TB

Keep em coming Champs!!!!!

Coordinates changed from:
S 19° 21.599 E 146° 43.973

Coordinates changed to:
S 19° 21.599 E 146° 43.981

Distance from original: 46.1 feet or 14.1 meters.

Updated co-ords

We (C+2M) have been to all the caches in this area at least three times in the past two weeks.

Despite never seeing a snake in any of those trips, a number of cachers have logged encounters.

I have added snakes to the attributes, and posted a CAUTION on each of the posts for the hides in this area.

Please take care people. I don't want any bites because I sent you into the bush after a cache.

All caches in this series are less than 3 meters from the track, so no need to go forging your own trails through the bush.

Started my geobiking run of the power trail down here at the end so I could ride back the way I came.

All I can say is wow. Excellent terrain to ride along and test the geobike's suspension and thorn proof tires, however all the water made me more nervous than the THREE brown snakes I encountered along the way. Lucky I brought my combats and stayed alert.

Cache wasn't too hard to locate but as mentioned the coordinates are very off. I tried to take a new set for you from three spots nearby but the cover was a total beast and the only consistent result was the radar lead me away after each set of 100. I hope you have better luck with your averaging! TFTC and onwards to more caches!