Mountain Goat's Multi Summerhill, Tasmania, Australia
By
Ryan00 on 03-May-14. Waypoint GC540KE
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TFTC. Cache and contents are in excellent shape. Given the history on this one I thought Id be in for a long search. Luckily I found it even before I started to look for it. Now back down to walk into the gorge.
#2741 This is my day 258, and the longest physical cache find streak so far. I want to see how far I go. I am on a family vacation in Australia, and Tasmania road trip is our main highlight. Today, we visited Cataract Gorge and found some caches.After dropping off a family at the airport, we came back to Duck Reach Power Station. I decided to do more multi, but I did not expect the climb. The WPs were not 100% correlated the questions, but I managed to answer them all. Like previous logs mentioned, there are 2 B's. The first one seemed to work for the checker. After finishing at WP5, I decided to finish the whole trail to the top, while other family members returned to the car. The coordinates were somewhat accurate. However, without a hint, it still took me some time to locate that "micro" cache. There were so many potential spots. It happened to be right next to me when I was checking the app.I also spotted some wildlife animals. I could not tell what they were, but we were staring at each other for some time. Thank you for the cache!-crystaloops from Taipei, Taiwan @ February 17, 2024 16:39:44
2 values for B - and so too for Y.
Glad there was a checker!
I was in the area primarily for ye olde Reaching Duck. Fortunately that was a quick find, so I decided to try my luck with this multi.
It was a nice sunny day on one side, and cold and damp on the other!
I guess I got the leech - that I found on my leg 3 hours later - on the cold and damp side!
I enjoyed my journey over the bridge more so than up and down the steps; as expected.
After collecting the info, shuffling the numbers, appeasing the checker on my 2nd choice (for B) I headed for GZ and luckily made a pretty quick find as I recognised the container type.
A few muggles, but easy enough to dodge.
Up north for a couple of nights on family business.
Despite being a former Launnie lad who spent heaps of time at the Gorge and First Basin, I have no recollection of ever being to the Duck Reach Power Station area; so thanks for bringing me here.
Thanks so much, for this caching experience.
Cheers, EPs.
№ 3412 - Sunday 4th June 2023
@1410hrs
Glad there was a checker!
I was in the area primarily for ye olde Reaching Duck. Fortunately that was a quick find, so I decided to try my luck with this multi.
It was a nice sunny day on one side, and cold and damp on the other!
I guess I got the leech - that I found on my leg 3 hours later - on the cold and damp side!
I enjoyed my journey over the bridge more so than up and down the steps; as expected.
After collecting the info, shuffling the numbers, appeasing the checker on my 2nd choice (for B) I headed for GZ and luckily made a pretty quick find as I recognised the container type.
A few muggles, but easy enough to dodge.
Up north for a couple of nights on family business.
Despite being a former Launnie lad who spent heaps of time at the Gorge and First Basin, I have no recollection of ever being to the Duck Reach Power Station area; so thanks for bringing me here.
Thanks so much, for this caching experience.
Cheers, EPs.
№ 3412 - Sunday 4th June 2023
@1410hrs
We decided as today was a little cooler it would be perfect to tackle this multi knowing there were lots of steps involved.
Arriving at the first couple of WP’s we found the info needed then proceeded across the suspension bridge. I was actually here in 2016 during the big floods and remember seeing the water rushing down the gorge. It was so high that it was only a meter or so from the bottom of the bridge and splashing easily over it. Today it was much calmer.
We wandered around the old power station and enjoyed reading about the history of it. We continued on (and up) and collected the required info at the next couple of WP’s. Once all the info was in hand we continued to the top of the walk. We found a nice spot to sit, did our calculations and had the checker agree. GZ wasn’t far away so we headed over and commenced our search.
The search took us a while with lots of likely places. After about 20mins and no luck I resorted to trusting the GPS. I looked where it pointed and luckily moved something that revealed a familiar cache container.
All was good with the cache and we added our names to the log. This was a thoroughly enjoyable walk and an interesting part of Tasmania’s history.
TFTC
Arriving at the first couple of WP’s we found the info needed then proceeded across the suspension bridge. I was actually here in 2016 during the big floods and remember seeing the water rushing down the gorge. It was so high that it was only a meter or so from the bottom of the bridge and splashing easily over it. Today it was much calmer.
We wandered around the old power station and enjoyed reading about the history of it. We continued on (and up) and collected the required info at the next couple of WP’s. Once all the info was in hand we continued to the top of the walk. We found a nice spot to sit, did our calculations and had the checker agree. GZ wasn’t far away so we headed over and commenced our search.
The search took us a while with lots of likely places. After about 20mins and no luck I resorted to trusting the GPS. I looked where it pointed and luckily moved something that revealed a familiar cache container.
All was good with the cache and we added our names to the log. This was a thoroughly enjoyable walk and an interesting part of Tasmania’s history.
TFTC
Tftc! After collecting all the info the cords were quickly solved and after a short hike we arrived at the GZ. With a buggy gps I was looking about 6m away from where the cache was eventually found. After widening my search I spotted something a little bit out of place. The cache container blends in so well and if I hadn't seen this type of hide before I prob wouldn't have found it at all, it's a great cache.
26 Apr 2022
Did Not Find ‘Mountain Goat's Multi’ (GC540KE).
I collected the answers but could not get a green light on the checker, ran out of time to persist with the calculations in the field.
Thanks For placing and maintaining The Multi-Cache Cache Ryan00.
#DNFpride
[@JordsAU](http://coord.info/PR7CP3M)
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Did Not Find ‘Mountain Goat's Multi’ (GC540KE).
I collected the answers but could not get a green light on the checker, ran out of time to persist with the calculations in the field.
Thanks For placing and maintaining The Multi-Cache Cache Ryan00.
#DNFpride
[@JordsAU](http://coord.info/PR7CP3M)
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Totally did not plan to do this but then again when u are on a multi mission and you feel the mountain goat urge then it’s hard to resist. Apart from that, this is a really interesting and fascinating multi. Did the sums and then when fossicking thought I’d better check the checker. Bingo - so kept at it knowing full well dodgy phone GPS would make it a challenge. Soon enough located the smaller than I imagined little container. A fave for challenge. TFTC
Found during my holidays in Australia. While being in Tasmania, I also searched for some caches.
This one was not so easy. Actually I came here already yesterday, but there I didn't get a green checker. The board at S4 seems to be missing, and I guess Question 1) and 4) have different numbers for B. However, my Geo-Goat insisted to solve this and to get back to find the Mountain Goat. So back in the hotel, I looked again on my numbers and finally got an green checker. This morning I headed to GZ and could finally sign the logbook.
Thanks for the hide.
Greetings from Germany.
Ereff
This one was not so easy. Actually I came here already yesterday, but there I didn't get a green checker. The board at S4 seems to be missing, and I guess Question 1) and 4) have different numbers for B. However, my Geo-Goat insisted to solve this and to get back to find the Mountain Goat. So back in the hotel, I looked again on my numbers and finally got an green checker. This morning I headed to GZ and could finally sign the logbook.
Thanks for the hide.
Greetings from Germany.
Ereff
Apart from the number of steps to count for MP5, there was no trouble solving this cache. The find was even less trouble, TFTC!
Day 21 of my trip from Adelaide and my penultimate day in Tasmania.
I spent the day pottering around the broader Launceston area seeking out a few caches that I had targeted. There was plenty of walking and plenty of ups and downs. The weather was a bit variable - mostly cloudy and drizzling on and off. I finished up finding a nice variety of caches including traditionals, puzzles, multis, a wherigo and an earthcache.
This was one of the ‘plenty of ups and downs’. I had visited the old traditional cache at Duck Reach and thought I might as well give this one a go. I made my way to the various waypoints, collecting the required information and having a look about. Eventually it was just a matter of doing the sums to determine the final coordinates and making the relatively straightforward find.
I had a bit of a look about at the top (code for ‘a rest’), then it was back down those 290 steps (or was it 390? I’m not going back to check!) and back up the other side to the car.
Thanks Ryan00for the workout! I’ll sleep well tonight.
I spent the day pottering around the broader Launceston area seeking out a few caches that I had targeted. There was plenty of walking and plenty of ups and downs. The weather was a bit variable - mostly cloudy and drizzling on and off. I finished up finding a nice variety of caches including traditionals, puzzles, multis, a wherigo and an earthcache.
This was one of the ‘plenty of ups and downs’. I had visited the old traditional cache at Duck Reach and thought I might as well give this one a go. I made my way to the various waypoints, collecting the required information and having a look about. Eventually it was just a matter of doing the sums to determine the final coordinates and making the relatively straightforward find.
I had a bit of a look about at the top (code for ‘a rest’), then it was back down those 290 steps (or was it 390? I’m not going back to check!) and back up the other side to the car.
Thanks Ryan00for the workout! I’ll sleep well tonight.
Well, theres a lot to be said about my evening doing the Mountain Goat Multi so strap yourself in for this story.
Planned to do this Multi with Gridge98 last night, we agreed we’d meet at the Duck Reach car park at 8pm and walk up Penstock Ladder. The days have been hot so we thought it would have cooled off enough but we’d still have enough daylight to complete it. We did! Took us probably 40mins and we also collected the near by under natures doona cache. All was well nothing really to difficult and light was fading so time to head back down the stairs and head home.... simple right?!
NOT SIMPLE!!! Upon returning to the power station bridge we realise our fatal flaw, the gates had been locked and we were on the wrong side of said gates! Gridge98 decided we could cross the river so we scrambled down the rocks to see if it were possible i mean its summer right? How high could the water be? He ended up making it across but got very wet in the process and he had the torch on his side... it was getting very dark very quick. My hesitation to cross the river left me stranded on the wrong side. I scrambled back up the rocks to the gate at this point i was getting very worried. It was very dark and i was running out of phone battery and possibly freaking out that i was going to die alone in the dark at Duck reach!After a lot of phone calls (Police, Council, Gridge98, A friend that might have bolt cutters) i finally was set free at 11pm at night by the Security Guard.
I think my log can help fellow finders. They DO lock the gates, you WILL get locked in so don’t go here at a silly time like i did or you might just get left feeling rather embarrassed because you didn’t see the sign that said they lock the gates. After last night i think they might be putting up bigger signs warning people of this... and we all know now that is all my fault!
Anyways great multi! I enjoyed the first bit, lovely views and nice exercise. I’ll try to forget the last bit & stick to caching during the day seems like my safest option
TFTC
(photo of the gate before it became my prison)
Planned to do this Multi with Gridge98 last night, we agreed we’d meet at the Duck Reach car park at 8pm and walk up Penstock Ladder. The days have been hot so we thought it would have cooled off enough but we’d still have enough daylight to complete it. We did! Took us probably 40mins and we also collected the near by under natures doona cache. All was well nothing really to difficult and light was fading so time to head back down the stairs and head home.... simple right?!
NOT SIMPLE!!! Upon returning to the power station bridge we realise our fatal flaw, the gates had been locked and we were on the wrong side of said gates! Gridge98 decided we could cross the river so we scrambled down the rocks to see if it were possible i mean its summer right? How high could the water be? He ended up making it across but got very wet in the process and he had the torch on his side... it was getting very dark very quick. My hesitation to cross the river left me stranded on the wrong side. I scrambled back up the rocks to the gate at this point i was getting very worried. It was very dark and i was running out of phone battery and possibly freaking out that i was going to die alone in the dark at Duck reach!After a lot of phone calls (Police, Council, Gridge98, A friend that might have bolt cutters) i finally was set free at 11pm at night by the Security Guard.
I think my log can help fellow finders. They DO lock the gates, you WILL get locked in so don’t go here at a silly time like i did or you might just get left feeling rather embarrassed because you didn’t see the sign that said they lock the gates. After last night i think they might be putting up bigger signs warning people of this... and we all know now that is all my fault!
Anyways great multi! I enjoyed the first bit, lovely views and nice exercise. I’ll try to forget the last bit & stick to caching during the day seems like my safest option
TFTC
(photo of the gate before it became my prison)
One could call this an interesting experience!! A not too bad multi although the hide took some search and I was lucky enough to spot the little devil.
We made out way to another cache near by then made our way back down to the power station in the attempt to get to the car. Then it turned sour. The sun was still up and keeping the river lit. The gates were locked on the bridge. Well up and down the river looking to get across I ran and jumped and fell in about waist deep oops oh well as I was wet I continued over. Leaving dary stranded. By now it was completely dark and a river divided. Standing on the bridge keeping an eye out for her with the torch. I was approached by a man from behind, He wondered what I was doing and came across as quite aggressive and looking to do harm. I made an excuse and piss bolted up to the cars and drove off leaving dary sitting at the bottom on the other side. A call to the police and council no help from them, so off to a family friends to get the bolt cutters and an angle grinder. Back with my uncle after an hour to find the council had just beat us to unlock the bridge and save poor old dary.
I am currently writing detailed logs because of a challenge provided by Project-GC. "The Author" Badge challenges geocachers to average one hundred words or more in each log. Given that I have found so many GC caches, I have to write many logs with well over 100 words for a long period of time to get my average to the target. Apologies to anyone who finds the logs tedious but it is the only way that I can strive to attain this challenge. After over 5000 plus caches (which includes all cache finds up and including yesterday), the average log length is just over 70 words. I am now entertaining the possibility that I might be able to achieve my task before the end of next year. It's surprising how much is has increase since doing this.
DO NOT ATTEMPT AT DUSK!!!!!!!!
TFTC Ryan00
We made out way to another cache near by then made our way back down to the power station in the attempt to get to the car. Then it turned sour. The sun was still up and keeping the river lit. The gates were locked on the bridge. Well up and down the river looking to get across I ran and jumped and fell in about waist deep oops oh well as I was wet I continued over. Leaving dary stranded. By now it was completely dark and a river divided. Standing on the bridge keeping an eye out for her with the torch. I was approached by a man from behind, He wondered what I was doing and came across as quite aggressive and looking to do harm. I made an excuse and piss bolted up to the cars and drove off leaving dary sitting at the bottom on the other side. A call to the police and council no help from them, so off to a family friends to get the bolt cutters and an angle grinder. Back with my uncle after an hour to find the council had just beat us to unlock the bridge and save poor old dary.
I am currently writing detailed logs because of a challenge provided by Project-GC. "The Author" Badge challenges geocachers to average one hundred words or more in each log. Given that I have found so many GC caches, I have to write many logs with well over 100 words for a long period of time to get my average to the target. Apologies to anyone who finds the logs tedious but it is the only way that I can strive to attain this challenge. After over 5000 plus caches (which includes all cache finds up and including yesterday), the average log length is just over 70 words. I am now entertaining the possibility that I might be able to achieve my task before the end of next year. It's surprising how much is has increase since doing this.
DO NOT ATTEMPT AT DUSK!!!!!!!!
TFTC Ryan00
I understand it has all been triple checked.
The answers as given are
1BAT
TV
DEF
1BGH
JW
But the last equation is C-1=S
I can't see the C
The answers as given are
1BAT
TV
DEF
1BGH
JW
But the last equation is C-1=S
I can't see the C
I visited here to check on the signs, and all of the signs that I recall being here originally are still in place, however there are two questions of the multi that I could not find the answers to. I will rejig this multi and get it back online soon.
Seeing as though more than one sign has been removed, I will have to disable this until new signs are put in. This is a proud multi of mine so i'll do what I can to redo it.
Well that was a disaster
It was a nice walk but we could not find the required info.
We found the first piece of info, but couldn't find the required sign at WP2, we couldn't figure out how to access WP3, there was no info at WP4 (apart from a sign saying Watch This Space), no sign at the second last, but we figured out the last.
We will watch this space.
It was a nice walk but we could not find the required info.
We found the first piece of info, but couldn't find the required sign at WP2, we couldn't figure out how to access WP3, there was no info at WP4 (apart from a sign saying Watch This Space), no sign at the second last, but we figured out the last.
We will watch this space.
At last I can finally log this cache, I have been looking for it for some time, one time I had put in the wrong co-ordinates and that led me on a merry path. I must admit I did get a hint from MrAshess and that at least got me looking for what I should be looking for. TFTC.
It was a lovely day for a Sunday walk through the Gorge and we had fun seeking out the answers at the various waypoints. I'm sure I've done my 'flights of stairs' quota on the fitness tracker today. After some brainstrain we came up with the correct co-ords to cache and soon located a tricky little hide. Thanks Ryan00 for a grand multi-cache. Favourite point from us.
After a busy weekend with Tazscout and GooseandEgg doing the Wilmot river caches we stayed in Launceston for the night. After some great chat over a late breakfast we left Tazscout and headed over to this cache that we had collected the information for on another one of our trips North.
So today it was a short walk from the car in the sunshine to collect the final, it didnt take up long and we were soon adding our names to the log.
Thanks for the cache.
The best caches I have found so far by type are:-
Traditional [Moorgreen P3:1, Penny Pincher](http://coord.info/GC32Z5B) By [Sven&Cup](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=6596795)
Multi [CoaledHearted](http://coord.info/GCKGZ5) By [CraigRat](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=256663)
Unknown [Men In Black Holes](http://coord.info/GC1DVB0) By [SG-3](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=918045)
Letterbox [Rolf's Letterbox](http://coord.info/GC5NCYM) By [membsec](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=5318842)
So today it was a short walk from the car in the sunshine to collect the final, it didnt take up long and we were soon adding our names to the log.
Thanks for the cache.
The best caches I have found so far by type are:-
Traditional [Moorgreen P3:1, Penny Pincher](http://coord.info/GC32Z5B) By [Sven&Cup](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=6596795)
Multi [CoaledHearted](http://coord.info/GCKGZ5) By [CraigRat](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=256663)
Unknown [Men In Black Holes](http://coord.info/GC1DVB0) By [SG-3](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=918045)
Letterbox [Rolf's Letterbox](http://coord.info/GC5NCYM) By [membsec](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=5318842)
The egg, Stainless steel rat and I had some crazy adventures back in early December, climbing a mountain, paddling to an island, climbing cliffs and having a blast.
We visited all the waypoints but did not find all the required information so had to leave finding GZ. A bit of study back home helped reveal the final coordinates. Today it was a bit of a hobble to GZ after yesterdays huge walk. Lots of wildlife to keep us entertained. TFTC
We visited all the waypoints but did not find all the required information so had to leave finding GZ. A bit of study back home helped reveal the final coordinates. Today it was a bit of a hobble to GZ after yesterdays huge walk. Lots of wildlife to keep us entertained. TFTC
My last day in Launnie... and as I had the coordinates to this multi I decided to go for the final today. When I collected the information on a previous visit, I had not found all information until I was at the last WP, so on my way back I searched for the last bits of info, but was too late to go to the final on that day. So on this very hot day, I mountaingoated my way to GZ and was prepared to see some snakes. When I heard a rustle near GZ, I slowed down, but the cachewarden had legs (although he did not need them sliding down a hill). After a while, I found the container too and signed the logbook.
Thanks ryan00 for this great little multi! ...and greetings from a Swiss Mountaingoat
Thanks ryan00 for this great little multi! ...and greetings from a Swiss Mountaingoat
Out for a walk with the family, after solving the puzzle we had a quick lunch down the river.
This cache was hunted, tagged and released by activehunters Tftc.
This cache was hunted, tagged and released by activehunters Tftc.
What better way to walk off a big Sunday meal than to take on one of the toughest caches in the area. Did some Google research and a quick recon walk on Friday evening to obtain the necessary numbers, and with the some help from a caching friend solved the coordinates after a few recalculations. The hike up the steep steps was tough in the heat, but the views and history of the area made it worth while. Once in the GZ I was very surprised at how easy the cache was to find considering who the CO is. Many of Ryan's caches have had me scratching my head for a long while trying to find them, but thankfully the only real challenge with this one was the puzzle and the hike into the GZ. Slowly but surely ticking off your caches one by one
Thanks for yet another challenging and interesting cache
Cheers
Rocket
Thanks for yet another challenging and interesting cache
Cheers
Rocket
Thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of this multi cache. Tested the grey matter a little as I came up with an error in my calculations. Thankfully logic kicked in and led me to the likely location to find something just a little out of place.. Cheers also for the day's exercise.. thanks..!!
We had a few issues with this multicache as we were struggling to lock in the co-ordinates with accuracy. This wasn't such a problem for most of the waypoints but it was for answering the question on the number of wooden steps as the GPS was placing us in between two different sets. So we solved the cache co-ordinates using two different answers to N. Our first attempt took us to a GZ where we just couldn't locate the cache and being tired and unsure we decided to head off to our alternative location. Well we ended up in a suburban front yard so that solved the puzzle for us. But being tired we went home empty-handed. Not having smart phones we had to got home anyway and using the geochecker we found out that we had the right co-ordinates at our first attempt. The following day we went back to GZ and being a bit more energetic and alert we located the cache very quickly. A great multicache Ryan00 and thanks for all the exercise. TFTC!
TFTC a great walk up but very slippery on way down. Don't think this walk is ever easy. Sat down to work out coordinates for final point and low & behold I was just about sitting at GZ . Great views.
I was in the "Hoo Hoo" area mopping up a cache or two. Now I know the CO suggests parking at Duck Reach & doing it that way, but I figured I'm only a few hundred metres away & it could be interesting doing things backwards. Heck, knowing there's a climb down (& therefore back up) over yonder from car park to bridge, maybe I'll even save my legs a bit. Ding, wrong! So it was down, down, across, up, down, across, up & up back to the Tardis. Phew, this is not called the Mountain Goat Multi for nothing methinks. Plus, dill that I am I had the old instructions in the GPS from back in May prior to the "KL" fix & no fancy phone to do geochecks & stuff. Luckily though I'd at least read the updated page beforehand & actually remembered the critical change. So my trackside sums & pencillings managed to get me straight to GZ (surprised me as I usually fumble even simple arithmetic without my trusty laptop) & the cache was soon in hand. Thanks for the exercise Ryan00 & it was great to meet you at the event.
Today we found some caches that have been published while we have been away.
This multi took us back to an area that was previously visited and gave us the opportunity to learn about the history of the area.
Collected the required information and after a couple of hiccups we had the correct GZ.
Thanks for the cache, Ryan00
This multi took us back to an area that was previously visited and gave us the opportunity to learn about the history of the area.
Collected the required information and after a couple of hiccups we had the correct GZ.
Thanks for the cache, Ryan00
Clear skies so I decided to take the opportunity to work on this multi knowing that reception in the Gorge might be a bit vague at times. Collected all the info then discovered the 2 different dates for qu 5 in the info boards but a quick check of the part answer on the website soon cleared that up. Plenty of flights of wooden steps but narrowed it down to the correct one. Managed to find the cache without using the geochecker to confirm calculations. TFTC
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Hi Ryan00
This is a tremendous cache, involving a very interesting area with heaps of history and great exercise.
Had no trouble finding the cache as it was quickly found, signed and replaced. Sainted at 1604hrs.
The area was particularly pretty this evening with the gold of the setting sun spilling all over the ravine.
Thanks for a great cache!!
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
This is a tremendous cache, involving a very interesting area with heaps of history and great exercise.
Had no trouble finding the cache as it was quickly found, signed and replaced. Sainted at 1604hrs.
The area was particularly pretty this evening with the gold of the setting sun spilling all over the ravine.
Thanks for a great cache!!
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
First of all I would like to say how impressed I am with the cache hunting skills of bella at waggy and 2y'stassies. To locate this cache with the coordinates you had blows me away!!! Secondly I would like to say how nice it was to put faces to the 2y'stassies, having enjoyed finding their hides in the past.
As stated by 2y'stassies in their log we both came up with coordinates that were not accepted by Geochecker. As I am a local I decided that I would revisit the area another time and search for the cache with the coordinates I had. Sue from 2y'stassies said she would let me know if she heard anything from the cache owner regarding the coordinates. A few hours later I was pleased to receive a phone call from the wise ones letting me know that they had found the cache. Best of all they gave me the coordinates. One wrong number!!!
Couldn't resist so I headed back out to complete this multi. A brief search and I soon had a well hidden cache in hand.
Great multi cache in a beautiful part of Launceston. Well done Ryan for placing it here. Now that the details have been updated I'm giving this one a favourite.
As stated by 2y'stassies in their log we both came up with coordinates that were not accepted by Geochecker. As I am a local I decided that I would revisit the area another time and search for the cache with the coordinates I had. Sue from 2y'stassies said she would let me know if she heard anything from the cache owner regarding the coordinates. A few hours later I was pleased to receive a phone call from the wise ones letting me know that they had found the cache. Best of all they gave me the coordinates. One wrong number!!!
Couldn't resist so I headed back out to complete this multi. A brief search and I soon had a well hidden cache in hand.
Great multi cache in a beautiful part of Launceston. Well done Ryan for placing it here. Now that the details have been updated I'm giving this one a favourite.
Thanks Ryan00 for your prompt action. Remiss of us - should have added a favourite too.
Well, what a geocaching saga. We collected the data along an interesting walk. Along the way we met one half of Tassie2Heads. We compared notes and agreed that we had the same data. Independently we calculated the coordinates of the cache and were disappointed when we got the thumbs down from Geochecker. We all rechecked the data - no problems there. We all rechecked the calculations - no problems there.
Two lines of attack were then tried. Mr y'stassie sent an email to the CO detailing the data and calculations whilst Mrs y'stassie when to the incorrect coordinates in case there was a problem only with Geochecker. Mrs y'stassie searched the area thoroughly but without success. She then began to widen the search area, taking into account the comments made by the FTF (bella at waggy) and the name of the cache. In the meantime Mr y'stassie began to explore the data in more detail to see if he could identify the source of the problem. He came to the fairly firm conclusion that there was a problem with one piece of collected data (the value of KL) when Mrs y'stassie rang to say, triumphantly, that she had found the cache (at 2:35pm) - a great piece of determination, caching instinct and a whopping big dose of luck (called other things in less polite circles!). When Mrs y'stassie gave the coordinates to Mr y'stassie, it confirmed that the problems were with KL.
As Mrs y'stassie made her way back to the carpark, she re-checked the information boards and the displays in the museum and discovered that there were at least three instances where the KL had the same value but another instance where KL had a different value. The inconsistency in the information on display appears to have been the problem.
When we got home at 5:20pm, the CO had just responded to our email (many thanks Ryan00) and given us the final coordinates, virtually the same as Mrs y'stassie had measured at the cache location. These coordinates confirmed that the problem was with the value of KL.
There was another surprise in store. When we put the CO's coordinates into Geochecker, we got the thumbs down. There also appears to have been a problem with the setting up of Geochecker. So, even if we had used the other value for KL, Geochecker would still not have given the green light.
We have sent more detail on the information about KL to the CO as well as the issue with Geochecker and are confident that the matters will be resolved quickly.
Ignoring the hiccups, this is a very good multi in a very interesting area. It will be good to get the issues resolved in order to make this a positive caching experience for others.
By the way, the cache and contents were in good condition.
Thanks Ryan00 for a potentially very good multi in a very interesting area.
Two lines of attack were then tried. Mr y'stassie sent an email to the CO detailing the data and calculations whilst Mrs y'stassie when to the incorrect coordinates in case there was a problem only with Geochecker. Mrs y'stassie searched the area thoroughly but without success. She then began to widen the search area, taking into account the comments made by the FTF (bella at waggy) and the name of the cache. In the meantime Mr y'stassie began to explore the data in more detail to see if he could identify the source of the problem. He came to the fairly firm conclusion that there was a problem with one piece of collected data (the value of KL) when Mrs y'stassie rang to say, triumphantly, that she had found the cache (at 2:35pm) - a great piece of determination, caching instinct and a whopping big dose of luck (called other things in less polite circles!). When Mrs y'stassie gave the coordinates to Mr y'stassie, it confirmed that the problems were with KL.
As Mrs y'stassie made her way back to the carpark, she re-checked the information boards and the displays in the museum and discovered that there were at least three instances where the KL had the same value but another instance where KL had a different value. The inconsistency in the information on display appears to have been the problem.
When we got home at 5:20pm, the CO had just responded to our email (many thanks Ryan00) and given us the final coordinates, virtually the same as Mrs y'stassie had measured at the cache location. These coordinates confirmed that the problem was with the value of KL.
There was another surprise in store. When we put the CO's coordinates into Geochecker, we got the thumbs down. There also appears to have been a problem with the setting up of Geochecker. So, even if we had used the other value for KL, Geochecker would still not have given the green light.
We have sent more detail on the information about KL to the CO as well as the issue with Geochecker and are confident that the matters will be resolved quickly.
Ignoring the hiccups, this is a very good multi in a very interesting area. It will be good to get the issues resolved in order to make this a positive caching experience for others.
By the way, the cache and contents were in good condition.
Thanks Ryan00 for a potentially very good multi in a very interesting area.
I have fixed the geochecker and put a note in the description. Sorry for the inconveniences caused. It's amazing what one wrong digit can do!
This entry was edited by Ryan00 on Sunday, 25 May 2014 at 10:30:57 UTC.
This entry was edited by Ryan00 on Sunday, 25 May 2014 at 10:30:57 UTC.
We had seen a couple of new caches published before we arrived in town and on check the next morning they were still there so with a little time to spare to went for a hunt. We parked as suggested for Mountain Goat and took in the information for Q1 and then off to WP2 only to discover the questions and Way Points don’t always line up so back tracked up to WP1 to see what other information we could find. We have been across the suspension bridge before and see the Duck Reach Power station but it was good to re visit. The penstock stair climb was as we remembered it (steep and having to duck ion a few spot) but with great views. We pieced the numbers to together and set off to what we thought was a plausible GZ A look around and check of a few things saw us shift about 100m away where a mountain goat may like it better and then we spotted something and on further investigation it was the hide. We opened it up and confirmed **FTF**. We completed the signing duties and re hid. TFTC . A geo checker or a check sum would be handing given the amount of variables and maths
It was then off to The Knob as the other new cache in the area. We saw some more Wallabies on the walk over and made an easy find at GZ despite the cache size. We completed the signing duties and re hid. TFTC.
This entry was edited by bella at waggy on Thursday, 08 May 2014 at 21:44:58 UTC.
This entry was edited by bella at waggy on Friday, 09 May 2014 at 21:43:50 UTC.
It was then off to The Knob as the other new cache in the area. We saw some more Wallabies on the walk over and made an easy find at GZ despite the cache size. We completed the signing duties and re hid. TFTC.
This entry was edited by bella at waggy on Thursday, 08 May 2014 at 21:44:58 UTC.
This entry was edited by bella at waggy on Friday, 09 May 2014 at 21:43:50 UTC.
