Telephone Lane Baldivis, Western Australia, Australia
By Troutsky on 10-Jan-13. Waypoint GC442EZ

I am archiving this cache due to the unfortunate lack of action taken to restore it, or any communication from the cache owner, Troutsky, requesting additional time.

Despite ample opportunities provided for the Cache Owner to respond, their silence leads me to the conclusion that the cache has been abandoned.

In such cases, archived caches will not be unarchived, and as a result, this location is now open for the placement of a new cache by another interested party.

Thanks,

Balayang
Community Reviewer - Australia

###Cache Maintenance Visit Required please.###
This geocache has been brought to my attention as needing an Owner Maintenance visit, as the logs indicate that it is most likely missing, or else some other problem exists with the cache. See the [GCHQ Health Score](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=713) process.
I agree that it certainly seems necessary to have it checked by the Cache Owner.

The cache owner needs to:

* Take action to restore the cache or address issues such as correcting the D/T rating.
* Re-enable the cache by posting an Enable log
* Post an Owner Maintenance log to advise what has been done and to clear any Needs Maintenance attribute which is present.

Otherwise :
* Post a Note Log to request more time if necessary or provide other information..
**Do not use an Owner Maintenance log for this. That is for use only **when you actually do something to repair the cache**.

Alternatively:

* Archive the cache, and remove any remaining geo-litter from the site.

In the meantime, I've temporarily disabled the cache page to await owner action by Troutsky and to take it off the playing board to prevent further geocaching community inconvenience.
[Please see the maintenance section of the Geocache Hiding Guidelines.](https://www.geocaching.com/play/guidelines?expand=1#cachemaintenance)
**I will check back in 30 days** to see that action has been by the CO.
If nothing has happened, I will assume that the cache has been abandoned, and, unfortunately, I will need to Archive this cache.
*Caches archived because of lack of maintenance/abandonment will not be unarchived.*

The Geocaching Community needs to have a degree of certainty that a cache is in good condition, waiting to be found, and the CO has a responsibility to maintain their caches.

Please see [my profile page](https://www.geocaching.com/p/default.aspx?u=Balayang) for additional information.
Thank you
Balayang
Community Reviewer -Australia

No luck here, using Morgothegeo photos and coords. Thanks anyway

No luck. Looked where Morgo thegeo suggested

Didn’t find it, had to avoid the bull ants nest!

Didn’t find it, the bull ants didn’t help

Couldn’t find this one today.
Tried Morgo the geo’s amended coords and tip but no luck there either.
Hopefully someone will find it, I’ll keep an eye on it.

First dnf for the day. I got bogged in this road about 15 years ago. Looks a lot more solid nowadays but gated off

quick find! very beautiful pathway, took a few photos

GZ was about 10m out on this but previous logs helped.

Nice find, very wet out here but cache is all good.

TFTC Troutsky!

Tftf we fixed it up

Cache replaced with Curley109

a lovely fellow cacher has replaced for us, thank you very much.

Very very wet. Currently a swamp.

Defo needs some TLC not much left of the container - the bag for the book is ripped and the book is wet

TFTC found it very rusted out needs maintenance but kids loved it holmes fam

A little drive out to Mundijong and picking up a few caches on the way. For the first of many times today I pulled up to this cache and had an immediate feeling of deja vu - sure enough I have found quite a few of my 'hit list' today previously - aaargghh - but clearly forgot to log them (in fact I had to check the log book to see when I was here the last time - Sept '21 as it turns out). Needless to say it was a quick (repeat) find. I used Morgo's coords in a previous log both times No need for a tool to open the tin though, it is rusted right through so all quite fragile. TFTC

Coordinates a bit off..lots of spiders

Cruising around finding a few caches. Last time I was here I was across the gully. Try 629 and 097 at the end of a log.

The tin was closed but three cockroaches were living in the cache.

Morgo the geo found Telephone Lane.

TFTC Troutsky

Tricky coordinates a bit off

Dnf huge spider webs and overgrown

Catching up on some logs from caching runs with Barnzy12. Finally catching up. Thanks for the placement.

No luck with Lalata567 and Upnaway82

I think I need glasses

Found!!! Nice little 4x4 adventure at the same time. TFTC

Couldn't make it down the track in my little car but found the cache with tomicue after a little walk

TFTC

Found after a bit of a hunt around.

TFTC Troutsky this is find #8778 for us.

Out and about with the family today to grab a few caches in my local area. Used to drive this track in the wet when I had my lifted Jeep Wrangler and nearly lost it to one of the monster holes. This time however it was bone dry. After a good search of the area the cache was soon in hand.

The track was completely flooded and someone was being toed out by a friend not far away. Hope you can maintain this one as the track continues to get carved up. Thanks for the hide.

Easy find with new geocaching buddies TFTC

Do not cross the gully towards the fence. Stay on the 4WD track side.

A bit tired this cache. Tin has holes and the logbook sandwich bag is broken. Tfth

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

A massive day out with Mistraluna clearing up her map of the area and adding a few more smilies to mine.. well, more than a few. Not sure of the exact number but it was in the 40’s. Huge for me as I usually go out solo for a few at a time.. Must say, it was refreshing to have some company.
An amazing day was had made up of an inquisitive neighbour, a close call whilst climbing a fence and a dose of panic which turned to frustration when the geocaching app decided to boot us out and not allow us to log in for a while..
With a great assortment of caches encountered and some laughs along the way, I was left feeling very satisfied and appreciative of the hard work that goes into creating and maintaining these caches for us all to enjoy.
So, Thankyou to the CO’s and also to Mistraluna for organising the day, her helpful hints and advice and confident parking skills

This one I liked as it looked as though the cache had done some serious time out there. May need replacing before long due to rust but I thought it was part of its charm. TFTC Troutsky

We were a little more adventurous with the lines we took towards the end of the road to the great delight of the geo-sons.

We all went for a wander and Mr T got the find with an assist from mum.

Thanks Troutsky for placing this cache for me to find, this is find number 1430 for me.

Cache found
Maybe time to replace container due to rust holes = wet logs as bag is split also.
Tfth

Out or an afternoon of geocaching, grabbing the new ones that have popped up over the past weeks as well as a few oldies.

Another cache that took longer then it should have. Got there with the help of some coordinates from a previous log

TFTC

Was going to do this one last week but saw the road and thought, we need a bigger car! So are back this week in the Prado.

Found this one after a little looking. Cloud cover was not helping the GPS. Bag should probably be replaced at some point but log was still dry. TFTC

It was a good geocache very fun to find. Beware of spiders and their homes. Very hard in the wet season.

While attending an event close by we thought we would take the opportunity to pop out and grab these 2 with the skippy46 tftc

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Only just found it

Great spot, definitely 4wd only but easy parking nearby.

Found on a road trip with vanderleer and mmxkr. Great cache in good condition. Thanks

Out 4-wheel driving with ICNothing.

Escaping the farm for a few hours we decided to do some 4wdriving in the local area. Track was dry but still a good day driving through the rutts. All caches found easily and in good condition.

Yep ... stopped just off the road, don't have the car to use this road..

TFTC.

Tft c

Quick find TFTH

Finally made a trip to Perth in the school holidays to put some smilees on the map.
TFTC

Spot was about to chuck in the towel but Patch persevered and was rewarded with the first "Smiley" of the day. All is good with your cache and log Troutsy. Not the most picturesque of spots but interesting nonetheless.

Day Thirteen of our holiday in Western Oz.
Bettyboo3747 and I went out to Jarrahdale to tackle the Civilization - Tech Series.
We grabbed a few extras on the way home.

This lane is now a collection of interconnected swimming pools, and can not be called a road by any stretch of the imagination
It is however, still possible to get to the cache by foot (as long as you don't walk where BB walked!)
We used some loose change to access the cache.
Thanks, Robmc.

#12778. Day 13 of our WA holiday and our 8th day based in Rockingham. Robmc and I decided to head East to Jarrahdale and do some of the Civilisation - Tech Series.

Telephone Lane - such a cute name so we turned in here and came to an abrupt halt. We walked in to GZ but the long grass made searching a little difficult. Rob finally discovered its hiding place. Log book is nice and dry and all is well with the cache.

Thanks Troutsky

Muddy track. Attempt at your own peril......and my entertainment.

TFTC. We parked the car and walked into this one!

Yaye a find for our first one of the day - great lil find and well camouflaged for geokids 1,2, and 3

Nice little hide. Great that the water had dried up enough to get to it. Tftc!

Took a little bit to find this 1, but found it in the end. Tftc sl tnln.

Too flooded to get through

Yay found with the Sermon Clan, the boys young Mr Sermon and Camo-Raider are currently enjoying the muddy rutts, the car is going to be a mess! Waiting patiently with geocache hubby. TFTF, SL, T: cufflink thingy, L: bouncy ball.

No time for a 4x4 bash so I opted for the somewhat easy walk in. Tftc

Thanks for the find. Totally underestimated the clearance of my 4x4! Lift kit needed haha

Headed out with Krabiboy to pick up some local caches and show me what this track was like good fun
TFTC
Troutsky, I found your cache Telephone Lane on 25/01/2016 at 8:05 pm. This is my find #1133 and #10 today.

TFTC Troutsky

Tftc Cheers

This cache took longer to find that it should have but it was found in the end (in the last place checked of course). Not quite what I expected, but a great cache all the same. Sl then continued along to the next cache. Thanks to Troutsky for the cache.

Wow took a little while to find buy got it. Thanks to Bellemoo eye's.

Tin looking a little sad tho.

This little group of caches was straight up and hands down, THE MOST FUN I've had in a really long time!

This infamous bit of 'road' is pretty familiar to me as I have been a victim of it's deep ruts and thick, sucking mud in the past... much like the poor, assumed-stolen vehicle that had been abandoned not far from the turnoff and set alight sometime recently.

I had planned in advance to pick up this group on my way home from work today and knowing the reputation of Telephone Lane brought my gumboots along for the day. A decision which, this time of year, IS A MUST to complete the other two further down the road. Many a moment of sinking in the mire, almost slipping over into the muck and leaping ditches had me thanking myself for my foresight, but even so I almost lost my footwear several times so dense was the mud sucking them down, ripping them off my feet. Also a valuable item of clothing was my raincoat: not to keep the rain away but worn as a shield to keep the mozzies off. I must have looked ridiculous because the cows took one look at me and promptly broke into a stampede to escape to the other side of the paddock.

The caches themselves were found without fuss and all are in really good shape considering how much moisture is in the surrounding environment! TNLNSL

As I was returning to my car I spied the flashing lights of a towtruck parked up next to my vehicle... uh oh! I tried to calm my racing heart, reminding myself that my "out geocaching" placard was hanging from my rear vision mirror and fingers crossed had been seen, and tried to hustle back as quickly as I could given the conditions. Of course the towtruck was only there to pick up the stolen/abandoned car and not my own... but anything is a possibility when out geocaching!!

Thanks Troutsky for the cache! Of course this might have been a bit easier in the summer months but what big kid can resist an opportunity to play in the mud?

TFTC

Yey

Co-ords were out but we looked further and found it. Log very dry in spite of the wetness of surrounding area.

I had visions of taking the all terrain hire car up this road to grab the caches a little further up, bon on arrival, I didn't get more than 5m off the bitumen before I pulled up and set off on the all terrain legs...

Lucky it was a short walk to this one, but it was challenging enough with the soft ground and all the water from recent rain. I made it to GZ still dry though and quickly located the container. name added to the log, I tucked it back and slowly navigated my return trip.

The lid was not on the cache when I found it, but it's back on now and the contents are dry and all ok. [^]

Cheers Troutsky.

An epic wet muddy sneaker destroying trip down this lane for 2 caches today. It was hilarious to say the least! Lots of laughs. Haven't been ankle deep in mud like this since we were kids. TFTC it was great

Gumboots required! Nice an slippery this time of year and probably not good for the kiddies at the moment. As others have said best to park and walk in rather than take the bog risk. Mud may stick but clay does an even better job. Spent more time opening the cache than finding it, luckily a nearby discarded pepsi can helped do the job. Flat screwdriver would of been even better.

TFTC and the mud

Awesome hide, track is undriveable. Lots of treasure inside.

We found it but a long way from indicated location.
Change last Numbers to 629 and 097 to be closer.
It was still easy to find and no need to cross the gully.

Nice container! Easy enough find. TFTC

Haha neat little cache my little GEO sister found it in under thirty seconds.

Third find, did it with my brother and sister. Good little spot, sis was the one who found it

TFTF! Found this one with muggle husband. He was not keen for a find today but when we drove past the turn off, he did a u turn and drove back Any excuse to go off road! He found it straight away. Miss 3 swapped a stamp for another stamp

Found it with my brothers
#J.A.M

After attending the event today I was taking the round-about way home, and couldn't resist stopping in at this one. It didn't take me too long to track this one down, but I couldn't hang around as there was a fire close by (not near the cache though).

Thanks for the hide Troutsky!

Wow 15m off. Very camouflaged look nestled under/ against log

Tough one to find numerous places it could have been

Originally logged under family caching name. Clan- Wallace.Now relogging under new name.

There were lots of cows lined up against the fence which really bemused the geodog, come to think of it that is the first time he has seen cows. Took a TB left the CSI special agent badge that we had picked up at Murder Mystery. TFTC

Found it. Very dry and about 10metres off but still good. I left tb DHAX5M. TFTGC. NLNT.

found with axell33 and geodog, while out caching for a bit in the afternoon. Good hide, so many tempting holes and hollows to poke around in! Tyftc

Found with Leega and the Geodog, had it in hand with a little searching. TFTC Troutsky

I wanted to do this cache for a long time and i want to make sure it was nice and dry and wasn't muddy. Quick easy find

There was no way I was sticking my hand anywhere near there. As a tip, bring a stick and your keys.

Heading over to meet up with the Richlink's , picked up a few with Branzy12 ....TFTC

TFTC! Out with JacobsCrew to cleanup to cleanup some caches. Thanks

Didnt try very hard to look either. Will come back with someone more willing to stick their hands and heads in holes.

Yuk yuk yuk flip flops and a dirt track, the smell of cow dung with my heightened sense of smell, I looked with my eyes closed, il be back but in a better frame of mind :-/

The mud had not disappeared since the last visitor so after parking on the main road, I walked to gz - in the process getting very muddy shoes. Fortunately had taken note of previous logs so knew the co-ords were out and found the cache about 12 mts from where the gps wanted me to be. Thanks Troutsky

Well I had not planned to be mud bashing today so I was extra careful walking through the mud in my nice white trainers. Once I had navigated the track in I started the search at GZ, after some time I stopped and checked previous logs, with new info I expanded my search and had the cache in hand after a bit more poking around under the watchful eyes of the nearby bovine crowd.

Found about 10 meters down the track than my GPS reported.

TFTC
AlliedOz aka The Jokers

This entry was edited by AlliedOz on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 at 07:57:46 UTC.

Spent the weekend camping out at Manjedal Scout Centre preparing for a youth leadership camp in January. Came home along Mundijong Rd and wanted to grab this one as I have always given it a miss due to the mud. Managed to carefully make my way across the 70m of mud finding the high spots and sign the log. TFTC Troutsky.