Discover Pemberton - Giblett Block Beedelup, Western Australia, Australia
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Pemdisc on 12-Apr-14. Waypoint GC52D5D
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I am temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary.
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Thanks for the hide Pemdisc. Found the cache about 10mt from the coordinates not hard to find with the hint. Fantastic to see how much the trees have grown since '97.
Because part of the Karri Explorer was closed, we had to drive around. This was no punishment as it's a wonderful area! Our GPS was a bit out but after reading the hint we found it pretty fast. TFTH!
We were down in Pemberton this weekend for the Pemberton Classic bike race. This morning we drove down from Perth, and then drove a lap of the course, and before the crit race this afternoon I had time to go for a little drive and find a few caches.
This was the first one I came to, and I had to search for quite a while despite having read the previous logs, hint and alternative coordinates. A well hidden little cache, in a much easier to access location than some of the spots I searched!
Unfortunately getting back out of this area was a bit tricky as I wanted to go back to Channybearup Rd, but ended up getting caught on a loop of One Way roads, so ended up way out past Beedlup Falls.
Thanks for bringing me here Pemdisc!
This was the first one I came to, and I had to search for quite a while despite having read the previous logs, hint and alternative coordinates. A well hidden little cache, in a much easier to access location than some of the spots I searched!
Unfortunately getting back out of this area was a bit tricky as I wanted to go back to Channybearup Rd, but ended up getting caught on a loop of One Way roads, so ended up way out past Beedlup Falls.
Thanks for bringing me here Pemdisc!
After having dnf then reading that some one had found it and the hint had been changed it took no time finding it
Mission success – The Giblett Block has released her hold on the cache.
Armed with the new clue added by the CO and the fact I return to work tomorrow the draw of this cache was too much, my senses were tingling all night, I had to know was it there. So armed with everything but the kitchen sink – think rain jackets, food, water, chainsaw and geotoolkit and with my lucky charm (ok… geokid) in tow we descended on the Giblett Block again this morning prepared to do whatever it took to claim this FTF.
The weather was in our favour today and knowing the route to the cache made the time fly by until we turned off the black top onto the gravel and there in the gravel, clear as a bell after the rain last night rain – fresh tyre tracks, my heart skipped a beat, surely not, surely no one else saw the updated clue and has made a dash for the FTF – my FTF! Time slowed to a crawl, I followed the tracks all the way to the Giblett Block shaking my head in dismay but where the car park entry breaks off from the road they did not turn in, instead continuing along the main track, no one had been there!
The excitement was at fever pitch and quickly jumping out of the car we dashed to the correct location and in less than a minute we had extracted the cache, wet and dirty on the outside but pristine and clean on the inside and that logbook, that oh so pretty logbook was brand new and VERY empty, yes sir not a mark inside it. Hands shaking we quickly got our name into the log amazed at our good fortune and then stopped to breathe – how long had I been holding my breath for?
The forest, fresh from the rain last night had a different feel to Monday, was it possible there were even more birds in the trees singing today. We stopped for a few minutes and soaked up the forest sounds and smells, excited that the mission was a success, took a few photos of the find and carefully placed it back where we found it. Ready for the next adventurer to come by this way.
For any adventurers coming by seeking the glory of the Giblett Block use S34 22.911 E115 54.970 for a much easier find.
Armed with the new clue added by the CO and the fact I return to work tomorrow the draw of this cache was too much, my senses were tingling all night, I had to know was it there. So armed with everything but the kitchen sink – think rain jackets, food, water, chainsaw and geotoolkit and with my lucky charm (ok… geokid) in tow we descended on the Giblett Block again this morning prepared to do whatever it took to claim this FTF.
The weather was in our favour today and knowing the route to the cache made the time fly by until we turned off the black top onto the gravel and there in the gravel, clear as a bell after the rain last night rain – fresh tyre tracks, my heart skipped a beat, surely not, surely no one else saw the updated clue and has made a dash for the FTF – my FTF! Time slowed to a crawl, I followed the tracks all the way to the Giblett Block shaking my head in dismay but where the car park entry breaks off from the road they did not turn in, instead continuing along the main track, no one had been there!
The excitement was at fever pitch and quickly jumping out of the car we dashed to the correct location and in less than a minute we had extracted the cache, wet and dirty on the outside but pristine and clean on the inside and that logbook, that oh so pretty logbook was brand new and VERY empty, yes sir not a mark inside it. Hands shaking we quickly got our name into the log amazed at our good fortune and then stopped to breathe – how long had I been holding my breath for?
The forest, fresh from the rain last night had a different feel to Monday, was it possible there were even more birds in the trees singing today. We stopped for a few minutes and soaked up the forest sounds and smells, excited that the mission was a success, took a few photos of the find and carefully placed it back where we found it. Ready for the next adventurer to come by this way.
For any adventurers coming by seeking the glory of the Giblett Block use S34 22.911 E115 54.970 for a much easier find.
I had noticed this cache sitting at undiscovered and thought why not… 3 people had looked and not found it since its release, I looked at the CO's other caches and saw their co-ords were out on most of them. OK, I thought, allow at least an hour and I should be fine
My journey to the cache really began yesterday, checking everything I needed, fuelling up, printing off maps, planning the assault on the cache, 2 hrs drive away and to be done during school hours a six hour window, no problems!
As I headed down towards Nannup this morning I noticed some black clouds looming above, no problems, a little light drizzle never hurt anyone I was thinking, spirits still high. 10 minutes later it was coming down so hard I could hardly see past the end of the bonnet. Doubt began to creep in, studying the map last night there was a fair amount of gravel roads to navigate still in front of me.
The sat nav was directing me in and all was going well until it diverged off the route I had studied last night and soon had me on a goat track that came to an abrupt sliding stop at the bottom of an incline, thankfully the geowagon has 4WD as it was a low range in reverse drive back up the hill to a safe place to turn around, but not before a sideways slide into a large karri tree left a fresh war wound.
Back on the trail, what else could go wrong! I had this! Around 20 minutes later staring at road signs that were not on any map or GPS and wondering what I was thinking chasing this FTF when I spied a “Karri Discovery Trail” sign and knew I was on the right path even if I had no idea where that was! The GPS had GZ at 6.3km away and it was all or nothing now as it was a one way single lane track disappearing into the gloom of the forest, daylight lost above the towering karri’s all around me.
GZ, and the Giblett Block rose before me and it really is a beautiful part of the world, alive with the sounds of nature and the songs of birds. GZ was at an intersection of paths and the clue was under a log! Under a log – in the middle of a forest – think needle and haystack. And then the rain returned, with a vengeance. All of the planning to get here and I never considered the weather, with no rain coat I was wet to the bone in no time, but I was there to cache! Moving out from GZ in a widening circle I was like someone from CSI using my torch to look under every log/piece of wood I could find to find this elusive cache.
Sixty minutes later, wet, muddy and madly counting the minutes before school pickup, I had to depart cold, wet, miserable and very empty handed.
The Giblett block holds her treasure still for anyone brave enough to seek it out, come well prepared for all conditions and I wish you luck – you’re going to need it!
My journey to the cache really began yesterday, checking everything I needed, fuelling up, printing off maps, planning the assault on the cache, 2 hrs drive away and to be done during school hours a six hour window, no problems!
As I headed down towards Nannup this morning I noticed some black clouds looming above, no problems, a little light drizzle never hurt anyone I was thinking, spirits still high. 10 minutes later it was coming down so hard I could hardly see past the end of the bonnet. Doubt began to creep in, studying the map last night there was a fair amount of gravel roads to navigate still in front of me.
The sat nav was directing me in and all was going well until it diverged off the route I had studied last night and soon had me on a goat track that came to an abrupt sliding stop at the bottom of an incline, thankfully the geowagon has 4WD as it was a low range in reverse drive back up the hill to a safe place to turn around, but not before a sideways slide into a large karri tree left a fresh war wound.
Back on the trail, what else could go wrong! I had this! Around 20 minutes later staring at road signs that were not on any map or GPS and wondering what I was thinking chasing this FTF when I spied a “Karri Discovery Trail” sign and knew I was on the right path even if I had no idea where that was! The GPS had GZ at 6.3km away and it was all or nothing now as it was a one way single lane track disappearing into the gloom of the forest, daylight lost above the towering karri’s all around me.
GZ, and the Giblett Block rose before me and it really is a beautiful part of the world, alive with the sounds of nature and the songs of birds. GZ was at an intersection of paths and the clue was under a log! Under a log – in the middle of a forest – think needle and haystack. And then the rain returned, with a vengeance. All of the planning to get here and I never considered the weather, with no rain coat I was wet to the bone in no time, but I was there to cache! Moving out from GZ in a widening circle I was like someone from CSI using my torch to look under every log/piece of wood I could find to find this elusive cache.
Sixty minutes later, wet, muddy and madly counting the minutes before school pickup, I had to depart cold, wet, miserable and very empty handed.
The Giblett block holds her treasure still for anyone brave enough to seek it out, come well prepared for all conditions and I wish you luck – you’re going to need it!
I was hoping to log my first FTF, but I couldn't find it either. Found GZ at the same spot as the first DNF, but couldn't find it nearby. I also looked near the toilet block, but didn't see it there either.
It was more by good luck than by good navigation that we found our way into the Giblett Block - I guess we took the scenic route! My GPSr had the GZ as the pathway intersection and we spent a good half hour searching the area around without any luck and the clue wasn't particularly helpful in this case. The constant build up of leaves and bark invariably add to the camouflage.
At the end of the day, this FTF is still out there...good hunting!
At the end of the day, this FTF is still out there...good hunting!
