Poor Fore!m Franklin, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By Fore! accompanied by raspberryvinegar on 12-Aug-12. Waypoint GC3TE4H

removing "needs maintenance" for the archived caches.

Agreed. Can't find it.

unfore!tunately, this one's been MIA... sorry folks. The only replacement would likely be a micro or the equivalent on the nearby bus shelter... and I've seen enough bus shelter caches to not have the desire to make this swap.

Just for the record, those last two logs didn't meet the requirements of making a successful find. Accordingly, they've been taken off. Happy to chat to those folks who recorded the finds if they want to email me to discuss it.

Fore!'s geocaching secretary reporting for duty: I can confirm (a) that the wires have nothing to do with the cache and (b) the cache is missing so the last two "found" logs should be deleted...

Found it I think like other log before us we could not get it out either I think that it is stuck on something below pulled and pulled on black wire but without success on getting cache out to sign the log
well we think this is where the cache is hiding

Fore!'s geocaching secretary reporting for duty: I think the last two found logs should be deleted...claiming finds without extracting the cache and signing the log...good on Garschdi for logging a Needs Maintenance instead...I will try to check it tomorrow...

I think(!) I found it. But if I did, I couldn't get it out. (Or I just pulled on something (long, black, a bit bent) that had nothing to do with the cache.)

Found it but couldn't get it out

Took GeoGlors to grab a few today. This was a tricky one, was standing right on it...but where is it???? used my thinking cap I decided to look at every possibility because of the size and found it. Love it tftc Fore!

Ugh - this statue is horrible. Who approved it? Decided to approach this after dark due to Flemington Muggles. The cache was a quick find, although I was careful to block the view of the cache from the handful of cars driving past.

Someone got a photo of some 'alterations' to the monstrosity some years ago:
http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AbX25kv9c28/UQ75vAzo-jI/AAAAAAAA_nY/rbNn2aAcVMw/s600/IMG_20130203_185159.jpg

TFTC!

Well done Fore! As a newbie, mind you, the size you list is confusing, which kept off track... is it more medium than small?

Needed some persistence ... another great hide, thanks Fore!

Quite a tricky one to do without attracting attention being on a main road but it was good. TFTC!

I felt a bit dodgy doing this one! I drive past that hideous statue every day and had no idea!

With some fore! Caches it's a struggle to find them. This one could only be in one spot

Couldn't pull the cache out but TFTC

2013-06-22 0061 One for the road. 'Is this hide legal?' I wondered to myself, as I pulled out the object. Tried to extract goodies from the container but they wouldn't come out, despite a vigorous shake. Log came out though. The nearby sculpture is not one of my favourites. Thanks again Fore!

Cache broke as we tried to grab it so took some effort to retrieve. Interesting concept though.

Quite a bizarre statue. From the back I thought it might be Albert Einstein? Anyway, minor disaster here as once the hiding spot was located and the container grabbed, the bottom half fell down into the innards! Fortunately K_Wolf had some gloves and I have long arms so managed to retrieve it, sign log then squeeze it all back together more tightly. Here's hoping it lasts! TFTC.

Found this one after dropping a trailer load of trash at the transfer station and on the way to spend another small fortune at the hardware store!!

I love these type of caches and am getting together (along with Kitty Katch) to make a cache of caches of our own! TFTC Fore! and I left lots of good kid loot in this one as a way of paying back a number of other caches that I got loot from but either had not loot with me or no loot of the right size to put in.

Cheers,
GrimRaider

TFTC!

Been trying to catch up on way old caches for ages. TFTC's everyone your cache hides are certainly appreciated and Happy Caching to you ALL!!
Regards, GrimRaider

i like this art tftc[Time to Find: 14 min]

beautiful day to be outside. I love this suburbabn beautification, sorry Fore. tftc

Hahaha - "It is in the same genre of governmental..." Reminds me of the Skywhale! TFTC

Have tried this one before and not been able to get to the catche place due to no tools to assist or too many people round.

TFTC

Another cache this morning that I had not been able to find earlier. This time I still spent a while looking in the wrong place. Then I stopped and started again and thought about a completely different hide style and there it was.

11:55 Sat 4th. Every time I get off the bus here I've been wanting to have a look, but Mrs Froggycache wants to find as a family. So on a walk with the juniors this morning we had a look. Too occupied with looking in one spot, it took someone passing by to pull up in the bus stop and give us a good clue to it's whereabouts. Thank you Ms Commodore

Lots of extras withing to keep the oldest busy while we signed the log. Looking forward to finding more of Fore!'s caches.

4:36:00 PM: (6 of 6) Find#4482
A quick trip up to the great north..
A tricky cache indeed coords are pretty accurate and its only when I saw this had a TB inside when I thought to search another place.. nice..
thanks

2446 Found by baby&Mrs gopher at 1150 on our return drive to The Rock.
Now thats ugly but the Mrs thought kind of cute.Yes we have seen worse around the traps.This hide uses all the cover that presents in the area.No trackable in the container though. SL Tnx Fore!

Poor Fore!m is spot on. The art is a lot short of special. Thanks fore! the cache Fore!. Cheers

Took geo-gf on her first caching day yesterday and found this awesome cache. Great hiding spot! The description is correct for what you are about to see Thank you!

Very clever hide!!

This cache is great, a bit of a tricky find and very well concealed. TFTC

My partner was so pissed at me finding that quickly.... Lol Thanks

First time I'd seen this piece of art - I thought it was good, Geowife said I had no taste. Having left the geo tools in the car a piece of litter came in handy and we soon had the cache in hand. TFTC Fore!

Found this one on an afternoon/evening cache run. Roads were fairly quiet tonight-I think half of Canberra has left for the longweekend! Pulled up in the car nearby and waited for a break in traffic. Walked to GZ, looked in a likely spot and bingo!...the find was made! Fantastic container! Fave point from me. Although I can't say the same for the sculpture...wtf?! lol. No sign of TB though. Thanks Fore!

# 5687 Found on our VIC and NSW east coast adventure
on our last leg now before heading west.
Nice and quiet and no muggles around while I was here, thankfully.
I felt a bit exposed but hopefully nobody cares as they fly past,
TN LN SL Thanks for the cache Fore! and raspberryvinegar,
Roostaman.

nice creative cache TFTC!

geohubby dropped the damn cache. I had to recover it again. had to laugh because was worried that cache wasn't a cache and didn't want to get caught trying to open something if it wasn't meant to be opened and accidentally broke it but all good in the end I was right after all!

Found today with daughter Captain Kylie who helped me find a different perspective from when I looked last time. Lots of fun with this one as it was the first one CK has found. Thanks again Fore!

TFTC Fore! Enjoy your caches

Drained completely looking for this one TFTC

Nice easy find, but then the cache container split and dropped. Hmmm. Eventually managed to extract everything and log the find. TFTC

I found it with ssbjc. Ssbjc insisted me to take a photo while I was there oh don't get ne wrong. Not as he wanted me to be in that photo but only because the Lady with Flowers could be there! How romantic. LOL

I really like this sculpture
Found with my Persian princess

#234 - 11:50; Managed to find while tieing a shoelace . A reasonably quick find delayed only by the traffic. No TB in the cache as per the inventory, it has gone AWOL. The statue's brother is located in Civic near the carousel in City Walk/Petrie Plaza. He'll be enjoying the multicultural festival this weekend , while sis here is stuck in the 'burbs. A fortuitous break in the traffic made for a quick return of the cache to its hidey hole. TNLNSL, TFTC

This entry was edited by LuckyL10n on Saturday, 09 February 2013 at 03:38:26 UTC.

I thought the statue related to the Rug-Rats, apparently not though. The cache itself was not apparent for either TaurusSix nor I.

Drove past this one on a rainy night after being at the movies with Shadow! Clever hide - TFTC...

Been past this several times, but never stopped. Today found a spot to park and went to have a look. Had a good look, and eventually spotted it on the second look at the hide. Well done!

Took a little while to rehide with the traffic.

Thanks

Found with Pacmania. It was poor form when I hit my head on the sculpture!

Thanks.

Found wih Liv81 after a bit of a look around on a rainy evening. Nice hide Fore! TFTC

TFTC brilliant bit of work!

I couldn't agree with you more! Ever since moving here (not long ago) it has struck me as disturbing, especially when coming from the city as it seems to 'jump' out every time from behind the bus shelter.

A great spot to hide and if you hadn't put one here already I was thinking of since getting into geocaching last month. TFTC.

came here the other daybwe were completely stumped! back again today and realised how silly we were the first time round!!

After dinner tonight, L asked "What are we doing tonight?". Senior S asked if he would like to go caching and much to our surprise, he said "Yes"! So G, L & S collected 4 caches tonight after S's 7 earlier during the hot windy day. Must say, it was far more enjoyable caching in the evening.

This was our third stop as we needed kid friendly - size (>nano) and speed to find - it ticks all boxes.

As we were approaching gz, S said "Is that art?". Apparently, it is. I think the art critics probably describe this as "whimsical". Compared to some of the others around the place, I don't mind this one.

At the gz, G found a fork which came in handy. Cache was soon in hand.

TFTC Fore!

This bit of art is strange! TFTC Fore!

This entry was edited by MGROCKS on Friday, 28 December 2012 at 03:35:03 UTC.

Disturbing bit of artwork. Might be some good real estate here for the Adams Family. TFTC.

All's well with this one. Cache on!

A quick find as I have come upon a similar location before, but I still like this one and added it to my favourites. Cute, humorous statue. I like it. Not at all "hideous". This was my eleventh find today. TFTC.

A tricky hide

#117
this cach is defenetly still there had in my hands in a matter of no time signed and placed back.

I stopped in on a run through to Gunghalin and couldn't find it either. Not sure where it could have been hidden. Will come back with hubby who has a different look on things sometimes.

Ok, so this cache had me fore!ked (like what I did there by exchanging an expletive with the cache owners name). I have never been good with camo caches, I always resort to the hint but that did not help at all in this case.

I shall return soon with my caching eyes (geowife),

TFTC Fore!

Nice find by thapatio took us a while being distracted by the statue and some interesting pics by thapatio.

Parked the geo-cycles alongside the "art" and commenced the search. The hide and cache we fortunately quickly discovered just prior to the arrival of a full bus! All in good condition TFTC Unfortunately no sign of the trackable.

Nice hide. 2nd attempt to nab this one as it was too dark on the first try

This cache has just 2 Favorite points??? Fantastic hide, I give here a Favorite point.

Thank you

Greetings from Slovakia

Found on a nice morning in Harrison and Franklin. We were stumped at GZ for a few minutes, but after a bit of thinking, the cache was retrieved! A very cool container, well done! A lovely piece of artwork - very interesting! TNLN. Thanks Fore!

Little Buds and I had business in the area this morning, but made a slight detour so I could fill in a calendar gap. As urban artworks go, Ive seen a lot worse around than this.

Thanks Fore!

Rated: for Overall Experience

TFTC nice hide

I actually quite like this sculpture! Nice hide, found it straight away!!

This entry was edited by Southern-Miffy on Monday, 08 October 2012 at 08:03:20 UTC.

Another clever cache by Fore!, thank you!
We had the geo-hounds with us and they were not impressed by the artwork at first, barking and not wanting to approach it.

Very crafty found on second attempt thank u

After a previous attempt some time ago, the geo-nana came down and look in the spot where I thought, 'no it wouldn't be there'. So we found it thanks to the geo-nana! TFTC TNLNSL

Cache is broken and unreachable with general_woods & mckphiz5991 who have already found it

Not this time anyway

Very clever spot which we eventually sussed out. However, unable to sign the log which was unreachable. TFTC

Very cleaver, Mckphiz looked straight at it and said nothing was there, i double check and oh hey Phiz whats this..

hahaha, With G. Woods and i bloody looked straight at it, thought nothing of it. Woods decided to have a peek and he saw what i didn't TFTC

ARRGH!
just realized i have the TB in my car!!! (From when i found this cache, umm, nearly a month ago)

I cant even get the trackable number, because my car is currently at the mechanics!
So for future finders, sorry if i've given you hopes there's a trackable in this cache. There isnt, it's sitting in my car, which really needs to hurry up and get fixed

Poor form on my behalf, for not logging the trackable out, when i got it.

Thanks Fore! this one - sneaky

They did say picasso paintings were ugly at the time , its not the worst one I have seen. A work vehicle and fluro vest work well here nice. Hide TFTC

A quick grab after "admiring" the artwork and then moving on to make the find at GZ. Another clever hide.

Thanks for the cache Fore!

A quick grab in an obvious spot when the GPS finally settled.

Thanks for the cache and another in your Art series Fore!

Very clever!

Really well hidden! Fooled my counterparts but I figured it out! With Sal the gal.

Found a TV, found a Myway Card, but didn't find this cache.

I drove past this recently, and wondered why there wasn't a cache on it yet. I don't think I am getting the ugly urban art thing.

Thanks.

This was the first piece of Canberra "art" we saw when we first arrived to live in Canberra. As soon as we saw it we commented that it would have to have a cache hidden at it. When we checked there wasn't one there and we had every intention of hiding our own cache here - but we were not as inventive as Fore! and hadn't worked out a way to do it. Once we realised we were not going to be living here for much longer we abandoned any plans to hide caches, so we were pleased that a cache has been hidden here and even more pleased that it was a Fore! cache. At GZ it became fairly obvious where the cache was hidden, we just had to wait for a break in the traffic to make the find. We signed the log and took the "Salve" TB [the other one listed was not in the cache]. TFTC

Art is in the eye of the Beholder - Obviously someone somewhere thinks this is art! Sort of Odd but OK as far as I'm concerned. A tricky not so little hide, Thanks.

I saw this 'art' quite some time ago and shook my head. I still don't quite understand the point of it.
I thought about trying to squeeze a cache in the nearby area, but never got around to it. Now, I'm glad I left it to Fore!

Found with jusojara, a quick easy find. Another piece of funny Canberra art TFTC

A nice quick find tonight with mr_roo on a quick clean up in Franklin. This looks like something from one of the cartoons the Geokids watch, a bit off whack! Thanks for the the cache non-the-less Fore!

It's like something out of a freakish cartoon.

Nabbed on a Northside caching spree with the Winglens and McPhan.

Thanks for another Fore!

I reckon I have seen worse in the range of sculptures around the town. I thought this was rather appealing in a quirky way, much better than the two naked fat man sculptures in New Acton! Thanks Fore!

A quick find trusting the coords showing on the iPhone app. You're so right, everytime I drive past this statue I think how ugly it is and what a waste of money!

TN left TB.
TFTC

5667. [font=Century Gothic][green]A great morning out with a usual gang - winglen plural, Sol de lune and Zsazsa7. After a breakfast at Dickson it was off into the wilds of Gungahlin for a brief sojourn around this part of the world.

A quickish find and a quickish sort of retrieval although took looonger than expected. Nice one.[/green][font=Verdana]

[blue]Thanks for the cache Fore! and raspberryvinegar and the sixth.[/blue]

Rated: for Overall Experience

4959 + 562 = 5521. A nice run around Canberra today with Sol de Lune for a variety of caches...

Another find on International Geocaching Day. A typical Fore! cache and I couldn't agree more about the "Artwork"! What are they thinking ? Thanks again Fore!

TNLN - TFTC !!

Cheers....

Our second of the day for Fore! caches, and a bit of a peek into a suburb we don't usually poke around in.