Barney Hut Mount Barney, Queensland, Australia
By
Herbz on 24-Jun-15. Waypoint GC5Y5JM
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This cache is in an area marked as a warning area.
Zone Name: Mount Barney National Park (Click here for zone Details)
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Logs
Mount Barney, you have been conquered!No lie, Barney is a hard hard slog. And made even harder by doing it with an overnight pack. We grunted, and groaned, and huffed and puffed, and complained, and held back tears, and supported each other - and eventually, we all made it. Exhausted but proud we set up our tents, refilled our water supplies, and enjoyed nature.In the morning, it was time to conquer the East peak, with a few minor detours of course! Turns out there isn't a single track up there, it's more like "choose your own adventure", and so we did. It was rock hopping almost the whole way. There are places that I previously would have turned around if doing it solo, and I'm so glad I didn't.The trip down was hell, and blisters made it worse. Again, perfect support from friends gets you there in the end.Thanks for a great weekend, and for a great cache!
Hubby and I are spending the weekend in this area and we climbed Mt Barney yesterday - my 6th summit over 35 years. We chose the SE Ridge which we have done twice before - six years ago and 32 years ago. Being a forecast hot day, we left early at 5.30am and we were at the top at 9am - 3.5 hours - not bad for a couple of seniors. I made this one harder than it should have and with the change of arrow at wp2, I made a PAF. I decided to look for this one today as I was too tired after yesterdays long bushwalk of 18km over 9.5 hours and our accommodation wasnt far away. A quick find at gz but the lid has been chewed and so it was damp inside and the logsheet had stuck to the sides of the preform. I gingerly removed the log with tweezers and could just sign without damaging the paper too much.Tftc
Mt Barney has been on my bucket list for a few years and I made the decision to conquer it this year. I just had to gather some willing participants to go with me, Peppa and Beardman75 stepped up to the plate and a plan was made.
We made the tough climb up Peasants ridge to Rum jungle in 4hrs enjoying the views while catching our breath. We stopped at the arrow wp and confirmed what prev finders have said the arrow is well and truly cemented.
It would have been really impressive to see the hit still standing, it definitely had great views. We tried to get creative with some maths trying many options but in the end we utilised our TOTT, Beardman75, who helped us locate GZ.
Thanks for bringing us here Herbz
Find #4248
We made the tough climb up Peasants ridge to Rum jungle in 4hrs enjoying the views while catching our breath. We stopped at the arrow wp and confirmed what prev finders have said the arrow is well and truly cemented.
It would have been really impressive to see the hit still standing, it definitely had great views. We tried to get creative with some maths trying many options but in the end we utilised our TOTT, Beardman75, who helped us locate GZ.
Thanks for bringing us here Herbz
Find #4248
Davinells had a plan… she really wanted to climb Barney… so I said “sure” without really knowing what it was I agreed to… Beardman75 was roped in to play bushmaster/guide/hostess/general all round good guy…
Leaving Yellow Pinch parking area yesterday at 8am it took us, with overnight packs about 4 hours to get to Rum Jungle via Peasants Ridge…
I freely admit to being well out of my comfort zone… but with great friends talking me through the sketchy bits with good humour and patience meant I was able to climb the 971m to the hut…
I found the history here fascinating… It appears the arrow has changed/been replaced this cache was created… I tried some creative accounting… I then tried some very creative accounting but couldn’t get anything that looked possible on the map…
So after our four hour descent BM75 gave us a nudge/push/shove towards the container…
Thanks Herbz
Leaving Yellow Pinch parking area yesterday at 8am it took us, with overnight packs about 4 hours to get to Rum Jungle via Peasants Ridge…
I freely admit to being well out of my comfort zone… but with great friends talking me through the sketchy bits with good humour and patience meant I was able to climb the 971m to the hut…
I found the history here fascinating… It appears the arrow has changed/been replaced this cache was created… I tried some creative accounting… I then tried some very creative accounting but couldn’t get anything that looked possible on the map…
So after our four hour descent BM75 gave us a nudge/push/shove towards the container…
Thanks Herbz
Day 1 - slightly gather information about the cache.
Day 2 - re-confirm that the question regarding clock face is indeed slightly ambiguous - is it simply a clock face, as a child would draw on the rock, or would North be 12noon?
Much discussion had about this cache, Green Geckos and Muggle 65 also assisting with maths, clues and problem solving.
Day 2 - after breakfast, Stairman1 and I climbed East Peak, and I was hoping to send CO a message regarding the questions. Alas, his phone did not charge.
After climb the east Peak, return to rum jungle camp site, we set off back down the hill.
There is one very scary chute but Stairman1 helped with foot placement as I reverse backwards down.
Back to the car park after a slow slow return and run out of energy.
Ruzzelz Stairman1 was waiting for me (ever so kind) to help me find this cache.
Took a hilarious photo at gz and co-ords (just in case).
I do like the history on the cache...
Tftc
Day 2 - re-confirm that the question regarding clock face is indeed slightly ambiguous - is it simply a clock face, as a child would draw on the rock, or would North be 12noon?
Much discussion had about this cache, Green Geckos and Muggle 65 also assisting with maths, clues and problem solving.
Day 2 - after breakfast, Stairman1 and I climbed East Peak, and I was hoping to send CO a message regarding the questions. Alas, his phone did not charge.
After climb the east Peak, return to rum jungle camp site, we set off back down the hill.
There is one very scary chute but Stairman1 helped with foot placement as I reverse backwards down.
Back to the car park after a slow slow return and run out of energy.
Ruzzelz Stairman1 was waiting for me (ever so kind) to help me find this cache.
Took a hilarious photo at gz and co-ords (just in case).
I do like the history on the cache...
Tftc
Green Geckos, Muggle65, Stairman1, FlutterBeryl, KungfuChickenPanda and l went caching for the weekend including an event at Rum Jungle. During the stay we attempted to gather the information to seek out this cache. However, I was ahead of the game as my signature had been placed in the cache many, many moons ago while doing a maintenance check for the CO with another cacher.
I had a vague recollection where the cache would be located and after a short search along with stairman1 the cache location revealed itself once more. We doubled back to find the rest of the group still searching for caches upstream and then took them to the GZ for this cache.
I had a vague recollection where the cache would be located and after a short search along with stairman1 the cache location revealed itself once more. We doubled back to find the rest of the group still searching for caches upstream and then took them to the GZ for this cache.
Rum Jungling at the event put on by FlutterBeryl after a strenuous climb. This is my first overnight trek & very happy to have a couple of previous climbers aboard for this ascent. After setting up camping in out tropical camping site we set off to collect a couple of caches.
Our more experienced cachers have the oldies & only really up here for the couple of newer placements. This one was more challenging for the missing WP’s aPAF was required to complete.
Our more experienced cachers have the oldies & only really up here for the couple of newer placements. This one was more challenging for the missing WP’s aPAF was required to complete.
Today, a plan was arranged to hike up Mount Barney. I joined Beardman75 and Wayn0 on the full expedition, while GurTheWanderer made the partial ascent. An early start to the day was made in driving the two hours, and then it was a full day of hiking on the mountain until returning back to the car as light started to fade. I then returned home via Rathdowney in order to make a strategic dinner stop in Beaudesert. It was a cracker day with clear and spectacular views from Mount Barney's East Peak.
In terms of the hike, it was a long day, departing Yellow Pinch at 08:00 hr, and returning back to our cars at 17:00 hr. We travelled a distance of 17.5 km over an elevation of 1223 m, so although it wasn't the longest hike that I've undertaken, it was the addition of the change in elevation that made it a tough day. Our route involved ascending via South East Ridge to East Peak, scrambling down to Barney Creek and then to Rum Jungle, and then following Peasants Ridge (South Ridge) down, crossing a causeway that flooded our ankles. I really enjoyed the adventure of South East Ridge, with a few required scrambles and slab sections, however caution was exercised with wet patches from previous rain that made it challenging. The scenery and views were fantastic, and this hike has got to be one of my favourite South-East Queensland hikes to date!
The first time that I read this multi-cache, I only thought we were collecting information from the arrow/sign, namely **A** and **B**, and that the posted coordinates were the way to the hut. I asked the rest of the group if we could pass via the hut, and they kept assuring me that it was on the main route, but my map seemed to indicate it was further along the creek/river. It then took another discussion to realise the posted coordinates were just in the general area, and the hut's true coordinates were still to be collected. I managed to match the door stone with what was left of the hut (using this area's phone signal to download the applicable photo), and then we proceeded to the *Arrow* waypoint via Rum Jungle camp. Beardman75 and Wayn0 had previously visited here in September, and said the calculations no longer worked due to a suspected arrow change. Sure enough, they were right - this arrow appears to have been cement glued on to the rock, and matching a few of the variables to be zero meant that the cache was theoretically at the hut? Hmmm...
So after arriving back down and walking along the fire track, I started to go through the trial and error game. The others roughly knew where the cache was, but hadn't kept a good record of the geocache's coordinates. I was starting to input multiple GZs on the map, and none of them seemed to look ok, and I started to tell the guys that this multi-cache wouldn't work. As it turned out, I had transposed two of the numbers, and once Beardman75 corrected my mistake, the final location looked much more friendlier and likely. So we took a drive to GZ, and looking under torchlight and still not having much success, Beardman75 joined me, and we then found the cache nicely hidden away. The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks Herbz for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.
I've messaged the CO for the signs that are at the *Arrow* waypoint, so that the questions may be updated. Despite my trial and error and GZ measurement, I couldn't get the GeoChecker to work, although a checksum may be more appropriate to use than the GeoChecker, as there isn't really any phone coverage around Yellow Pinch.
In terms of the hike, it was a long day, departing Yellow Pinch at 08:00 hr, and returning back to our cars at 17:00 hr. We travelled a distance of 17.5 km over an elevation of 1223 m, so although it wasn't the longest hike that I've undertaken, it was the addition of the change in elevation that made it a tough day. Our route involved ascending via South East Ridge to East Peak, scrambling down to Barney Creek and then to Rum Jungle, and then following Peasants Ridge (South Ridge) down, crossing a causeway that flooded our ankles. I really enjoyed the adventure of South East Ridge, with a few required scrambles and slab sections, however caution was exercised with wet patches from previous rain that made it challenging. The scenery and views were fantastic, and this hike has got to be one of my favourite South-East Queensland hikes to date!
The first time that I read this multi-cache, I only thought we were collecting information from the arrow/sign, namely **A** and **B**, and that the posted coordinates were the way to the hut. I asked the rest of the group if we could pass via the hut, and they kept assuring me that it was on the main route, but my map seemed to indicate it was further along the creek/river. It then took another discussion to realise the posted coordinates were just in the general area, and the hut's true coordinates were still to be collected. I managed to match the door stone with what was left of the hut (using this area's phone signal to download the applicable photo), and then we proceeded to the *Arrow* waypoint via Rum Jungle camp. Beardman75 and Wayn0 had previously visited here in September, and said the calculations no longer worked due to a suspected arrow change. Sure enough, they were right - this arrow appears to have been cement glued on to the rock, and matching a few of the variables to be zero meant that the cache was theoretically at the hut? Hmmm...
So after arriving back down and walking along the fire track, I started to go through the trial and error game. The others roughly knew where the cache was, but hadn't kept a good record of the geocache's coordinates. I was starting to input multiple GZs on the map, and none of them seemed to look ok, and I started to tell the guys that this multi-cache wouldn't work. As it turned out, I had transposed two of the numbers, and once Beardman75 corrected my mistake, the final location looked much more friendlier and likely. So we took a drive to GZ, and looking under torchlight and still not having much success, Beardman75 joined me, and we then found the cache nicely hidden away. The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks Herbz for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.
I've messaged the CO for the signs that are at the *Arrow* waypoint, so that the questions may be updated. Despite my trial and error and GZ measurement, I couldn't get the GeoChecker to work, although a checksum may be more appropriate to use than the GeoChecker, as there isn't really any phone coverage around Yellow Pinch.
I struggle to comprehend how the first folks to climb this mountain ever achieved it. Before you could see any appreciable amount of it at any time, I can't fathom how any ridge or route could have been identified. Especially when the south ridge I've most traversed isn't straight, follows a crosses a creek, and it easy to lose in 2021. I can only assume a lot of people spent a lot of time and energy wandering around the slopes, and having a lot of poor luck. Heck, even sections of the safest route area bit treacherous when you know they're right. I just can't imagine pioneering routes up Barney - or most other mountains!
Back in 2015 Mr. Herbz and I were in a group that did a day trip up the south-east ridge (never again!), down from the east peak and back via the south ridge. It was an infamous day, for having left the site of Barney Hut where we stopped for a break, the group headed up to the saddle and began down. Mr. Herbz, claiming to have left his sunnies behind, doubled back, out of sight for some time. Only later would we find out he was collecting information for a new geocache. A new geocache to be published after we were all home.
This was the moment that cemented the threat to superglue his fingers together if he couldn't be in sight at all times, and prevented from writing down numbers, or operating a zip-tie. But what the hey, there's something to do next time I climb Barney. Which, it need be said, I had sworn wouldn't be a possibility for me ever again.
However, when the opportunity arose to go up and back via the south ridge with Pprime, KBreeAhh, Herbz and Stairman for an overnight (a trip I'd been half-planning prior), then I was happy to make it happen. And so, that, including a trek to the [west](https://coord.info/GL1629MED) [peak](https://coord.info/GL1629ME1) happened yesterday. That day ended with the group sitting at the hut site, next to a pouring creek as the sun set and night crawled in.
Day two was the descent and at a reasonably casual rate - we had all day after all! Even still, my very tired legs were grateful for the comfort of a car seat and looking forward to the evening at the pub, celebrating a climb and milestones. But alas, there was more walking required. Albeit, not much walking, after enjoying a car seat, even the short trek to a Herbz-style multicache final would suck.
And so, the convoy of three cars pulled up near our calculated (and given the nod by Herbz) final location and somehow I was sent forth as chief of retrieval. Slightly stiff, but I made it happen and ensured all names required were in the logbook before placing back as found. I also giggled at the lonely swap within. Another worthy reason to climb Barney, though really a bonus smiley for me this weekend. Always happy for another of those. Thanks for your ever-willingness to drop another challenging geocache, Herbz
Back in 2015 Mr. Herbz and I were in a group that did a day trip up the south-east ridge (never again!), down from the east peak and back via the south ridge. It was an infamous day, for having left the site of Barney Hut where we stopped for a break, the group headed up to the saddle and began down. Mr. Herbz, claiming to have left his sunnies behind, doubled back, out of sight for some time. Only later would we find out he was collecting information for a new geocache. A new geocache to be published after we were all home.
This was the moment that cemented the threat to superglue his fingers together if he couldn't be in sight at all times, and prevented from writing down numbers, or operating a zip-tie. But what the hey, there's something to do next time I climb Barney. Which, it need be said, I had sworn wouldn't be a possibility for me ever again.
However, when the opportunity arose to go up and back via the south ridge with Pprime, KBreeAhh, Herbz and Stairman for an overnight (a trip I'd been half-planning prior), then I was happy to make it happen. And so, that, including a trek to the [west](https://coord.info/GL1629MED) [peak](https://coord.info/GL1629ME1) happened yesterday. That day ended with the group sitting at the hut site, next to a pouring creek as the sun set and night crawled in.
Day two was the descent and at a reasonably casual rate - we had all day after all! Even still, my very tired legs were grateful for the comfort of a car seat and looking forward to the evening at the pub, celebrating a climb and milestones. But alas, there was more walking required. Albeit, not much walking, after enjoying a car seat, even the short trek to a Herbz-style multicache final would suck.
And so, the convoy of three cars pulled up near our calculated (and given the nod by Herbz) final location and somehow I was sent forth as chief of retrieval. Slightly stiff, but I made it happen and ensured all names required were in the logbook before placing back as found. I also giggled at the lonely swap within. Another worthy reason to climb Barney, though really a bonus smiley for me this weekend. Always happy for another of those. Thanks for your ever-willingness to drop another challenging geocache, Herbz
Yesterday the west peak was conquered and a quiet Sunday night at Rum Jungle followed. It was time to tackle this cache. After a little confusion with the arrows, Beardman came up with some numbers. Once at these numbers, karicka sorted a quick find. I was the support team having organised cold beers at the Barney Lodge campground . Thanks Herbz for another great caching experience.
Cheers
. Thanks Herbz for another great caching experience. Cheers
Not sure if the arrows are the same as when this was hidden. Cheked again this morning before heading down the mountain and came to the same results as yesterday.
A few calculations by Beardman75 and we had a likely final.
Spotted a few meters away.
Thank you for hiding this geocache Herbz
Find number 23304
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A few calculations by Beardman75 and we had a likely final.
Spotted a few meters away.
Thank you for hiding this geocache Herbz
Find number 23304
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Camped overnight in Rum Jungle before heading down. Had some trouble with WP1 but were able to figure it out. Thanks for the cache
Accio 13:27:00
Having collected the clues for this one a few years ago, as part of an epic hike that near killed my partner then - I didn't have time to hunt for this final that night. But today after a less epic, but still great hike around the base of the mountain, I wanted to take a look - still had all the answers from the hike up top, and so a quick look at GZ ... and hello there, SPOR with container. Noice! I was actually present, mostly, when this was created in 2015. Having cycled in to the old SE ridge path (it used to be a lot closer at the bottom to the main South Ridge path, 4km from carpark), we summitted East Peak up that side ... somewhat energetic hike/climb. A windy coffee on top before we retired down to the Hut, and Rum Jungle nearby. Once we departed down the south ridge path, the age-old "oh, left my sunnies up there, back soon" was applied by Mr Herbz, and we fell for it. Of course this cache was borne then.
Well, my return up to the Hut and back a few years later yielded me the clues, but no time to go get it, and for whatever reason it's taken til now for any sort of return. But after the hike today with Ruzzelz we had time and motivation and a nice find tucked away safely.
Thanks Herbz for entertaining me at this location.
*{Overall find #9264}*
Having collected the clues for this one a few years ago, as part of an epic hike that near killed my partner then - I didn't have time to hunt for this final that night. But today after a less epic, but still great hike around the base of the mountain, I wanted to take a look - still had all the answers from the hike up top, and so a quick look at GZ ... and hello there, SPOR with container. Noice! I was actually present, mostly, when this was created in 2015. Having cycled in to the old SE ridge path (it used to be a lot closer at the bottom to the main South Ridge path, 4km from carpark), we summitted East Peak up that side ... somewhat energetic hike/climb. A windy coffee on top before we retired down to the Hut, and Rum Jungle nearby. Once we departed down the south ridge path, the age-old "oh, left my sunnies up there, back soon" was applied by Mr Herbz, and we fell for it. Of course this cache was borne then.
Well, my return up to the Hut and back a few years later yielded me the clues, but no time to go get it, and for whatever reason it's taken til now for any sort of return. But after the hike today with Ruzzelz we had time and motivation and a nice find tucked away safely.
Thanks Herbz for entertaining me at this location.
*{Overall find #9264}* Spending a family adventure weekend through walking around Mt Barney. We walked in to Rum Jungle on Friday (took us 7 hours!). On the Saturday we had walked up East and West Peak (another 7 hours of hiking). An amazing effort by Chikinlittle (9) and Chikinlittler (8). Chikinlittler came down with a fever on Saturday and had walked up both peaks complaining about being freezing cold and wearing a big jumper. He was boiling to touch. We kept dosing him up with Ibuprofen. We gathered the required information for this cache. Even though Mr EMC had done it a couple of years ago the little chikins and Mrs EMC wanted to claim a find. We walked out on Sunday after camping 2 nights at Rum Jungle. Chikinlittler was still boiling hot and complaining of being cold. He walked well though (we walk slowly anyway) and we kept giving him massive drinks of water. Nearly back at the car Mr EMC decided we should all walk up Mt Yellowpinch. Saying it was easy and only the size of Mt Gravatt mountain. After all the walking we had done it felt like we were climbing Mt Everest. We were cursing him until we saw the amazing views of East Peak. Got back to the car after 7 hours on trail. Total hours on trail over 3 days - 21! Great effort little chikins. Headed off to find this cache and sign the log book. Thanks for placing this cache for us. By the way it turns out Chikinlittler had the flu, took him 8 days to almost get over it (he is about 90% today 24.
and in the meantime he passed it on to Mr EMC. TFTC. Kids TB Visit too.
and in the meantime he passed it on to Mr EMC. TFTC. Kids TB Visit too.Waaaaay back in 2018 (!), I received a phone call from Swellerfungus; "I don't care what plans you have for the weekend of the 12th, we're doing Barney!"
Training accordingly commenced, nominally to make the haul up this beast with an overnight pack a little easier and more enjoyable, however with Seff off enjoying all that Europe has to offer, Fungus and I quietly shared a chuckle over the idea of the rocket-powered mountain goat returning from Europe several kgs heavier, and seriously un-hike-fit while we glided up the purple dinosaur looking serene and mountain[wo]man-esque. Well, Jarah and Seff-junior did not play their parts well enough in force-feeding Seff pretzels and pastry-based treats, so that didn't work out, but this was still an absolute stonker of a walk!
Friday daytime saw the majority of the group set up at Cronin Creek bush camp, and the rest of the team arrived shortly after dark to hear about the progress in hazing the newest member of the group, Saywot?, and the latest crop of 'in-jokes'... Commandos, drip-trays and skinny-dipping; oh my!
Next morning saw us off before 7, and after a pause to read the warning sign at the turn off with appropriate gravitas, we headed on up the hill. As is always the way with a larger group we split off into natural groups according to walking speed, regrouping regularily for snacks and laughs, until we all finally trickled into the Rum Jungle between 11 and 12.
We owe the CO a debt of thanks, as once camp was set up, Part-time Pete, AKA Walandor, had a bad case of the fidgets and collecting the waypoints for this cache proved invaluable in keeping him entertained during Saturday afternoon! We headed up West peak later on Saturday afternoon to enjoy the views; just amazing!
Sunday saw us reluctantly decide to give East peak a miss on this visit as time was a consideration, and the descent with heavy packs was weighing (literally) on our minds. Of course it actually went smoother than expected, although by the time we got to the tracks at the bottom, Fungus' ankle was really causing him some pain, so we were happy we'd made the conservative decision.
Off we went for a swim and then a steak at the Dugandan; a perfect way to end an awesome hike! Thanks for placing this cache Herbz, had a great time finding it!
Training accordingly commenced, nominally to make the haul up this beast with an overnight pack a little easier and more enjoyable, however with Seff off enjoying all that Europe has to offer, Fungus and I quietly shared a chuckle over the idea of the rocket-powered mountain goat returning from Europe several kgs heavier, and seriously un-hike-fit while we glided up the purple dinosaur looking serene and mountain[wo]man-esque. Well, Jarah and Seff-junior did not play their parts well enough in force-feeding Seff pretzels and pastry-based treats, so that didn't work out, but this was still an absolute stonker of a walk!
Friday daytime saw the majority of the group set up at Cronin Creek bush camp, and the rest of the team arrived shortly after dark to hear about the progress in hazing the newest member of the group, Saywot?, and the latest crop of 'in-jokes'... Commandos, drip-trays and skinny-dipping; oh my!
Next morning saw us off before 7, and after a pause to read the warning sign at the turn off with appropriate gravitas, we headed on up the hill. As is always the way with a larger group we split off into natural groups according to walking speed, regrouping regularily for snacks and laughs, until we all finally trickled into the Rum Jungle between 11 and 12.
We owe the CO a debt of thanks, as once camp was set up, Part-time Pete, AKA Walandor, had a bad case of the fidgets and collecting the waypoints for this cache proved invaluable in keeping him entertained during Saturday afternoon! We headed up West peak later on Saturday afternoon to enjoy the views; just amazing!
Sunday saw us reluctantly decide to give East peak a miss on this visit as time was a consideration, and the descent with heavy packs was weighing (literally) on our minds. Of course it actually went smoother than expected, although by the time we got to the tracks at the bottom, Fungus' ankle was really causing him some pain, so we were happy we'd made the conservative decision.
Off we went for a swim and then a steak at the Dugandan; a perfect way to end an awesome hike! Thanks for placing this cache Herbz, had a great time finding it!
While camping at rum jungle a few of us gathered the clues for this one. The arrows appear to have been updated since the cache was placed. I have messaged the co with a photo. Thanks for the history on the hut. TFTC
While I did little to actually get the maths done on this one, I was indeed along for the ride! After overnighting at Rum Jungle, and managing to get to West Peak, the decision to leave east peak for another time was agonisingly made. In hindsight my ankle would have really struggled, as the journey back was relentless on joints and muscles. We all safely scurried down the hill, past all the 'hairier bits' we had past on the way up. We somehow avoided the 'crack in the rock' by following a different path down - but LadySim was very happy with that!
Very weary, the group made it out safely and had ice cold drinks from the car fridge! We then headed off for final caches, swims and steak at the Dugandan! Could life be any better!
Thanks for having a cache in this magical spot.
Very weary, the group made it out safely and had ice cold drinks from the car fridge! We then headed off for final caches, swims and steak at the Dugandan! Could life be any better!
Thanks for having a cache in this magical spot.
Sorry for late log. We had been planning Mt Barney with Team Herbz for a while. The day finally arrived. We met them in the car park and headed off. It was a tough hike for me. So much up. Slowly we headed up with a lot of breaks. After forever we arrived at camp. The wind was screaming a gale and it started pouring with rain. It was going to be a long night. Down at the water supply I grabbed this cache. It was good to put my name in the log. Didn’t think I would be able to make it up here. But I did. Thanks Herbz.
Found with goldielover in company of team Herbz. Our early start planned for this one was put back an hour or so to make a leisurely start. What was to be a small group of us only turned into a very small team of 4. Greetings at the start of the hike and a before pic always a good beginning. We had intended a bike ride for the first part but abandoned that idea for a full hike. With our packs all ready for an overnight trip we headed off. It did not seem to take too long before we were at the start of some serious up hill stuff. We were in no real hurry as we figured we had heaps of time to get to the top and set up camps. The weather though was not playing the game for us and it was quite cool and the rocks were very slippery in places. We still had great views at various stages on the way up.
At one stage we almost lost goldie over the edge. Lucky she managed to get hold of a little twig before that happened. A quick grab and we were back on track again. A little shaken and more cautious for the remainder of the up.
We even managed to pass another group heading up for a camp as well. Out team leader made the final part of the up hill section on his own in order to secure the best sites for us at the camp site. A good idea as the camp site filled up quite considerably over the remainder of the day and way after dark when the last few hikers turned up.
With tents up we managed to persevere and got a fire to go even though everything was quite wet. By the time we finished we had a great fire going and everyone was very grateful for the warmth gained from it. After a bite to eat and a nice chat with the other hikers time to hit the sack.
Morning and the weather had not got any better and the cloud was way down. We waited as long as we could before heading up West Peak for a look. A couple of groups left before us and we passed them as they were heading down. The weather cleared up a little and we got a taste of a view.
Back again to pack up and make tracks for home. No dramas on the way down and we were soon back at the cars.
Thanks Team Herbz for the great adventure.
East to favourite point these caches.
TFTC
At one stage we almost lost goldie over the edge. Lucky she managed to get hold of a little twig before that happened. A quick grab and we were back on track again. A little shaken and more cautious for the remainder of the up.
We even managed to pass another group heading up for a camp as well. Out team leader made the final part of the up hill section on his own in order to secure the best sites for us at the camp site. A good idea as the camp site filled up quite considerably over the remainder of the day and way after dark when the last few hikers turned up.
With tents up we managed to persevere and got a fire to go even though everything was quite wet. By the time we finished we had a great fire going and everyone was very grateful for the warmth gained from it. After a bite to eat and a nice chat with the other hikers time to hit the sack.
Morning and the weather had not got any better and the cloud was way down. We waited as long as we could before heading up West Peak for a look. A couple of groups left before us and we passed them as they were heading down. The weather cleared up a little and we got a taste of a view.
Back again to pack up and make tracks for home. No dramas on the way down and we were soon back at the cars.
Thanks Team Herbz for the great adventure.
East to favourite point these caches.
TFTC
[See "Fred's Mate" for full log.] Gz reached in cicada noise that was beyond deafening. Hmm the location matches the hint... well almost. A little more scoping around after a rethink (in the car, too noisy to think outside!) I spotted the likely spot, sure enough, I was right! TFTC!!!
An assault on Barney with Green Geckos, Monkey and Crooked Pete was decided but rather than carry heavy overnight packs we opted to camp at the nearby Barney Lodge and do a day trip up SE Ridge directly to the summit of East peak then down the saddle to the old hut site and Rum Jungle, then up West Peak and back down Peasant's Ridge. The day didn't go exactly to plan by the time we reached Rum Jungle we were getting pretty tired and sore and the weather was threatening as it had been for most of the day so we aborted the West Peak attempt, happy with a haul of three caches for the day.
Some time ago now Mrs Green Gecko, K8'n'Co and myself stood on top of Mt Maroon looking out over the endless horizon of mountains and hills. K8 pointed out this wee little hill and suggested we tackle it one day. Full of beans and of course surrounded by a beautiful view at every angle we all agreed to hike it one day.
It's been awhile now, I'm not entirely sure how long, maybe a year or so but we finally made it. K8 of course has been here before, no doubt this is probably his 18th visit and Crookedpete came along too.
South East ridge was our target of upness right after a quick short cut. The jury is still out on whether it was a "short" cut or not. We lost the track due to a fallen tree which made us walk a little further then expected but I'm pretty sure it was quicker at the end of the day. Or the start of the day in this case.
I loved the hike up, especially the last section of vertical rock climbing. The low level clouds today made for a spectacular sight as we passed through them. Thankfully they mostly cleared when we reached the top for lunch though.
After a bite to eat we headed over and looked down towards the Hut site where some other hikers were already looking around. I always read through caches pages and do a bit of research of the hills on offer before a big hike but this time I didn't read anything. I did of course read the cache pages for the area back when we went to Maroon but nothing recently.
I stood there looking down and thought wow, what a unusual place to put a hut. It was totally different from what I imagined. No green rolling hills with a few trees dotted around the place. You know, the usual surrounding area for a hut. Nothing like that at all. Rocks, boulders and shrubs as far as you could see until you had to look up and I mean UP, to the top of West peak. It looked even worse from the hut site.
So we headed down, weaving our way which was pretty cool. It surprisingly took longer then you would think but soon enough we were standing in the old huts open plan living room.
We took it all in for as long as we could but the weather was looking crappy so he headed for the...ahh valley.
A short drive on the way home and bingo, another end to an amazing hike.
Thanx Herbz and of course thanx to my hiking companions today. Time for a shower, some food and a few drinks around a camp fire.
It's been awhile now, I'm not entirely sure how long, maybe a year or so but we finally made it. K8 of course has been here before, no doubt this is probably his 18th visit and Crookedpete came along too.
South East ridge was our target of upness right after a quick short cut. The jury is still out on whether it was a "short" cut or not. We lost the track due to a fallen tree which made us walk a little further then expected but I'm pretty sure it was quicker at the end of the day. Or the start of the day in this case.
I loved the hike up, especially the last section of vertical rock climbing. The low level clouds today made for a spectacular sight as we passed through them. Thankfully they mostly cleared when we reached the top for lunch though.
After a bite to eat we headed over and looked down towards the Hut site where some other hikers were already looking around. I always read through caches pages and do a bit of research of the hills on offer before a big hike but this time I didn't read anything. I did of course read the cache pages for the area back when we went to Maroon but nothing recently.
I stood there looking down and thought wow, what a unusual place to put a hut. It was totally different from what I imagined. No green rolling hills with a few trees dotted around the place. You know, the usual surrounding area for a hut. Nothing like that at all. Rocks, boulders and shrubs as far as you could see until you had to look up and I mean UP, to the top of West peak. It looked even worse from the hut site.
So we headed down, weaving our way which was pretty cool. It surprisingly took longer then you would think but soon enough we were standing in the old huts open plan living room.
We took it all in for as long as we could but the weather was looking crappy so he headed for the...ahh valley.
A short drive on the way home and bingo, another end to an amazing hike.
Thanx Herbz and of course thanx to my hiking companions today. Time for a shower, some food and a few drinks around a camp fire.
Despite having done a bit of hiking and climbing hills around South East Queensland, I have never been up Mt Barney. It has been a bit of a bucket list climb for me and a personal goal was to tick it off this hiking season. My regular hiking buddies had decided against a loosely planned overnight climb this weekend. With an invite for a day walk, I figured this would be one of the last opportunities this year before it got too hot. So I opted to join K8nCo, Monkeymaker and The Green Geckos for a hike up South East Ridge over East Peak and then down South (Peasants) ridge, before a little diversion to the top of Yellow Pinch on the way home.
Having survived another classic K8nCo shortcut from the fire trail up to SE Ridge and then climbed and conquered East Peak, we made the slow descent down to the Old Hut site. Here we took a break to replenish water bottles and collect the required way point. Then on to Rum Jungle.
The plan to also tackle West Peak was sensibly aborted when we arrived at Rum Jungle, as it was probably an hour or so later than desirable and there was a forecast for rain and a possibly thunder storm. None of us wanted to be walking down the hill in the dark and the rain!
At Rum Jungle, we grabbed a Purple Dinosaur and thankfully remembered to collect the remaining arrow clue. We initially grabbed clues from another arrow on a tree about 10 metres away. These clues would have lead us completely astray. But, as we set of on the track, we spotted the second arrow on the rock and realised our folly.
Up at the top of the hill, before the descent proper started, we stopped for a nature break and MM and I did the sums. Looks right - so we didn't bother using the checker.
Thereafter, it was a long slow descent down the hill to the flat track at the bottom. We managed to lose the track somewhere below the rock cutting and ended up going cross country again to find it. We also came across a nice python curled up asleep beside the track. The walk out was surprisingly easy - my legs still felt reasonable. So much so, that I convinced the others, who were a little reluctant, to climb to the top of Yellow Pinch for some photos and to grab another cache.
No problems at final, though we were a little confused about the proximity of the final of another cache.
This climb is something that I have looked forward to for a long time - and now that the aches and pains have subsided somewhat, the mountain lived up to my expectations and its reputation as a wild, rugged and big hill. I do enjoy caches with a bit of history. I also like good hikes with a solid climb thrown in. This cache ticked all the boxes. So, a well deserved favourite point for me.
Many thanks, Herbz. A tough but thoroughly enjoyable day.
Pete
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Having survived another classic K8nCo shortcut from the fire trail up to SE Ridge and then climbed and conquered East Peak, we made the slow descent down to the Old Hut site. Here we took a break to replenish water bottles and collect the required way point. Then on to Rum Jungle.
The plan to also tackle West Peak was sensibly aborted when we arrived at Rum Jungle, as it was probably an hour or so later than desirable and there was a forecast for rain and a possibly thunder storm. None of us wanted to be walking down the hill in the dark and the rain!
At Rum Jungle, we grabbed a Purple Dinosaur and thankfully remembered to collect the remaining arrow clue. We initially grabbed clues from another arrow on a tree about 10 metres away. These clues would have lead us completely astray. But, as we set of on the track, we spotted the second arrow on the rock and realised our folly.
Up at the top of the hill, before the descent proper started, we stopped for a nature break and MM and I did the sums. Looks right - so we didn't bother using the checker.
Thereafter, it was a long slow descent down the hill to the flat track at the bottom. We managed to lose the track somewhere below the rock cutting and ended up going cross country again to find it. We also came across a nice python curled up asleep beside the track. The walk out was surprisingly easy - my legs still felt reasonable. So much so, that I convinced the others, who were a little reluctant, to climb to the top of Yellow Pinch for some photos and to grab another cache.
No problems at final, though we were a little confused about the proximity of the final of another cache.
This climb is something that I have looked forward to for a long time - and now that the aches and pains have subsided somewhat, the mountain lived up to my expectations and its reputation as a wild, rugged and big hill. I do enjoy caches with a bit of history. I also like good hikes with a solid climb thrown in. This cache ticked all the boxes. So, a well deserved favourite point for me.
Many thanks, Herbz. A tough but thoroughly enjoyable day.
Pete
#3,316
We attempted this one on the seventh month 2015 when we done both peaks on the one day and would have liked this one as well,anyhow we got most of the information but didn't quite get the result,but last week brother was up the mountain for about his fifth or sixth time and today we were doing a loop from legume past all the water falls,past maroon dam and down here,so we ducked in with hopefully enough information and made a very quick easy find on this cache,WOO HOO.Didn't like not having that smily on the Barney.Thanks Herbz.
Thanks Herbzz for the hide and clues. It was a challenge and I am thankful to Seffnjarah and Eatmorechikin for guiding me as my GPS is still in a ditch on MT Mee somewhere!
Yes, Seffnjarah saved my stupid bacon. Fancy forgetting your sleeping bag. Funny thing was I had 3 in my car!
Yes, Seffnjarah saved my stupid bacon. Fancy forgetting your sleeping bag. Funny thing was I had 3 in my car!
The ideas for an overnight had been thrown around for at least the last 6 months. With the onset of winter and cool walking weather, I was keen to set plans in motion. I contacted my T5 junkie friend Mr Seffnjarah and soon had a team with JD&Coke. We planned to take it "easy" by doing an overnight walk and give ourselves plenty of time.
I had done Summit Big 9 years ago with Mrs Eatmorchikin B.C. ... (before chikins) so I knew what I was in for. Barney was one of the hardest walks I've done and since then, I've been using it as a bit of a yardstick for comparing the difficulty of hiking trails.
Having set and agreed on a date, I started training and organising my pack. Training was a 20kg pack and reps of Mt Gravatt. It seemed tedious at the time but I was glad to have done it if for no other reason than to get some more miles on by boots which were still relatively new.
We camped at Barney Lodge the night before so we didn't have to get up at Jeff-o-clock. We had a leisurely start to the day and with our packs donned it was time to get into the groove. Having decided to do an overnight hike we had plenty of time and didn't push ourselves too hard on the walk in. We chose the south (peasants) ridge to go straight into the saddle. It was a nice cool morning, perfect hiking weather. Once we started the "up" the pace slowed. We now measured our progress in altitude rather than distance and took plenty of breaks.
Once at the saddle we had lunch and set up camp to nab the best tent sites. I emptied by pack so I could carry water for the trip up to west peak. It was here that Mr JD discovered he had left all 3 of his sleeping bags in his car. A little concerned about how he was going to survive the night in temperatures close to freezing point. Jeffs emergency pack came to the resuce with a sleeping bag space blanket. Conversation quickly changed to negotiating exactly how much said device would be worth at the top of Mt Barney.
West peak was fairly straight forward, quite open with no real path to follow.Once at the top we located the (new) cache relatively quickly and added our names to the list. We looked for the original cache but the area was quite changed since my last visit and I couldn't find what I was looking for.
Back down into the saddle and we had time to hunt the clues for Herbz's Barney Hut Multi. After a bit of navigation fail we consulted autie google for confirmation of what we were looking for and soon had all we needed.
Back at camp I took my leave for a rest while Jeff & JD hunted down purple dinosaurs.
Next morning Jeff was keen to get moving early but I forgot to set an alarm and had a slower start for the morning. Whilst we had been entertaining ideas of carrying packs up and over east peak for the trip back, we were happy to not bite off more than we could chew and decided to leave our packs at camp for the ascent on east peak. It had been quite windy all night and after meeting some windswept campers on east peak we were glad for having spent the night in the protected sadle. Quick sign of the log and back down to pack up camp. Had a quick photo op for the chikinlittle and chikinlittler travel bugs at purple dinosaur.
With our packs a little lighter with less food and water we set off for the trip back down. Again, perfect hiking weather with temperatures being slightly cool. Back down on the flat for the walk back out. Some things never change such as the walk out being twice as long as the walk in. Stopped off at Yellow Pinch to pick up JD&Cokes Summit to view. Back at the car park it was great to unload and stretch feet. Picked up the multi caches on the way out before heading our separate ways.
A hard walk but such a fantastic experience. Thanks Jeff and Paul for great company.
I had done Summit Big 9 years ago with Mrs Eatmorchikin B.C. ... (before chikins) so I knew what I was in for. Barney was one of the hardest walks I've done and since then, I've been using it as a bit of a yardstick for comparing the difficulty of hiking trails.
Having set and agreed on a date, I started training and organising my pack. Training was a 20kg pack and reps of Mt Gravatt. It seemed tedious at the time but I was glad to have done it if for no other reason than to get some more miles on by boots which were still relatively new.
We camped at Barney Lodge the night before so we didn't have to get up at Jeff-o-clock. We had a leisurely start to the day and with our packs donned it was time to get into the groove. Having decided to do an overnight hike we had plenty of time and didn't push ourselves too hard on the walk in. We chose the south (peasants) ridge to go straight into the saddle. It was a nice cool morning, perfect hiking weather. Once we started the "up" the pace slowed. We now measured our progress in altitude rather than distance and took plenty of breaks.
Once at the saddle we had lunch and set up camp to nab the best tent sites. I emptied by pack so I could carry water for the trip up to west peak. It was here that Mr JD discovered he had left all 3 of his sleeping bags in his car. A little concerned about how he was going to survive the night in temperatures close to freezing point. Jeffs emergency pack came to the resuce with a sleeping bag space blanket. Conversation quickly changed to negotiating exactly how much said device would be worth at the top of Mt Barney.
West peak was fairly straight forward, quite open with no real path to follow.Once at the top we located the (new) cache relatively quickly and added our names to the list. We looked for the original cache but the area was quite changed since my last visit and I couldn't find what I was looking for.
Back down into the saddle and we had time to hunt the clues for Herbz's Barney Hut Multi. After a bit of navigation fail we consulted autie google for confirmation of what we were looking for and soon had all we needed.
Back at camp I took my leave for a rest while Jeff & JD hunted down purple dinosaurs.
Next morning Jeff was keen to get moving early but I forgot to set an alarm and had a slower start for the morning. Whilst we had been entertaining ideas of carrying packs up and over east peak for the trip back, we were happy to not bite off more than we could chew and decided to leave our packs at camp for the ascent on east peak. It had been quite windy all night and after meeting some windswept campers on east peak we were glad for having spent the night in the protected sadle. Quick sign of the log and back down to pack up camp. Had a quick photo op for the chikinlittle and chikinlittler travel bugs at purple dinosaur.
With our packs a little lighter with less food and water we set off for the trip back down. Again, perfect hiking weather with temperatures being slightly cool. Back down on the flat for the walk back out. Some things never change such as the walk out being twice as long as the walk in. Stopped off at Yellow Pinch to pick up JD&Cokes Summit to view. Back at the car park it was great to unload and stretch feet. Picked up the multi caches on the way out before heading our separate ways.
A hard walk but such a fantastic experience. Thanks Jeff and Paul for great company.
As we started the climb up to West peak, it was also time to negotiate the price on the survival bag - just how much was a warm night's sleep worth to JD? Unfortunately I had let slip earlier in the trip that I usually only bought my camping kit when it was on sale, so JD was very reluctant to accept at face value the price tag still on the packet. No point me trying to hustle a real estate salesman. In the end my conscience got the better of me and I told him how much it had really cost me and we agreed on the price. I think Mr Chikin would have paid three times that himself to avoid being the spooner/ee. With the deal done, we concentrated on the climb up to the peak to find a cache. With that climb completed and the cache found we headed back to the campsite whereupon a group of 10 or so other blokes arrived and set up their campsite for the night. While they were doing that we headed off for some peace and quiet and to look for the Barney Hut information. Unfortunately none of us had read the cache description properly so blindly headed off to the listed cache coordinates. It was only 150m or so from where our tents were so how hard could it be. Despite all of us having the experience to know better, we blindly headed off in a direct line towards the supposed GZ. Its amazing how long it can take to get those 150m when you have to negotiate steep slopes, cross a creek, hop rocks and wade through long grass and dead bushes and trees to get there. As we got within spitting distance it finally dawned on us that this was not really a good spot to have built a hut, and the absence of any flat ground to allow this was pretty obvious. Luckily Mr Chikin had brought his phone with him and even luckier we had enough phone signal for a quick bit of Googling to find out just where we should have been. At least the bright yellow tent set up right on top of the correct GZ guided us in the right direction as we struggled back through the difficult terrain. Once there we read the description again and of course realised that the listed coords were never going to be any use to us. With the necessary information we headed back to camp for dinner and a good night's sleep, well those of us with a nice warm sleeping bag anyway. Next morning we headed up to East peak and upon returning grabbed the arrow WP information before doing some sums and packing up camp. No luck with the checker but the coords looked likely. That was until later when a potential spanner was hurled into our calculations but upon visiting GZ our calculations were indeed proved correct. Thanks Herbz for proving another memorable and challenging cache.
. With the necessary information we headed back to camp for dinner and a good night's sleep, well those of us with a nice warm sleeping bag anyway. Next morning we headed up to East peak and upon returning grabbed the arrow WP information before doing some sums and packing up camp. No luck with the checker but the coords looked likely. That was until later when a potential spanner was hurled into our calculations but upon visiting GZ our calculations were indeed proved correct. Thanks Herbz for proving another memorable and challenging cache.After successfully completing my first overnight hike a couple of weeks ago along the Stretcher Track, I had recovered enough to join Eatmorchikin and JD&Coke for another overnight adventure, this time to the top of Mt Barney. We stayed overnight at Mt Barney Lodge on Friday night with the intention of getting a nice early start on the mountain on Saturday morning. This didn't quite happen as we didn't head off until just before 8 am. It was a nice fine day so there was bright sunshine highlighting the formidable peaks we were to climb. JD and Mr Chikin had been up the mountain previously so they knew what was in store on the way up. This was my first time on the mountain so was oblivious to what awaited us. The long walk in to the start of the climb was over fairly gentle terrain so lulled me into a false sense of ease. The start of the climb was a little steeper but still comfortable with the heavy overnight packs we were lugging. As we turned a sharp bend in the track, the steep climb started in earnest. We had plenty of rest stops on the way up, as we still had plenty of time up our sleeve despite the latish start, and took each opportunity to admire the views on the way up. With the heavy rains the week before the tracks we could hear the creeks flowing freely at the bottom and up near the saddle, just about as freely as the sweat that was flowing from my exertions of the climb. With relief we seemed to be nearing the saddle but a short steep drop had to be negotiated before we reached the camp site at Rum Jungle. The packs were quickly dropped to bring us much anticipated relief from our aching shoulders, not used to carrying such a heavy load on a hike. It was still only mid afternoon so, with no one else around, we decided to set up our campsite to reserve the best spots, before heading up to West peak. This was where things got a little strange. JD & Mr Chikin had decided to share a tent, allegedly with the intentions of saving weight in their packs. A little odd I thought, but I was happy to bear the extra weight of carrying my own 1 man tent to ensure some privacy and my own personal space. With the tents erected we started to set up our bedding. After rifling around in his bag for a while he suddenly went quiet - he had just realised that he had "accidentally" left his sleeping bag back at the car (this, despite the fact that he had brought along THREE of them so he could chose the right one for the expected weather conditions). With overnight temperatures expected in the low single figures, I was quick to declare that mine was definitely a 1 man tent and was not going to participate in any spooning to share my body warmth. It looked like it was down to JD and Mr Chikin to decide who was going to be spooner and spoonee. As I left the Brokeback Mountain twins to their deliberations, I unpacked a few more things from my pack, whereupon I discovered an emergency survival bag that I had acquired a few weeks earlier. The happy dance from Mr Chikin would have won the finals of Dancing With The Stars, such was his relief.
By the time we had done both peeks,we were exhausted running severely out of time,4.00pm and dark at 5.30pm ,we were rushing ,couldn't find the arrow,might have done something wrong,we got back to the car 6.30.pitch dark and we'de had enough.BUT,we do have a bit of information and we will be working on it and we're not quitters,we'll get it.Thanks Herbz. Oh and by the way we now have the coords for your backyard challenge,told you we were coming.
*FTF*
So it rained most of the day yesterday and I could not ride my bike. It also meant that it would be too wet in the forest to ride today. So what to do instead?
My original plan had come down to doing some drive by caches in the car. Not much fun at all.
But wait!! What is this new blip on my map????? [?]
Oooh a new cache on Barney. [^] But it will be too wet after all this rain.
Not enthused by Plan A I decided to see what the weather was doing this morning and if it was fine I would drive out to Barney for a look.
The sun arose as expected, but it was also visible. [^] Off I went in the trusty geomobile. As the paved road gave way to dirt I was inspired by the dust pluming from the back of the little lancer. It was unexpectedly dry near Barney.
I set off around 7:30am. The trail was very dry and I even walked through dry patches of sand along the road.
Things were looking good when I reached the "up" bit, so up I went.
The track was very dry, and remained so until the very last few hundred metres towards Rum Jungle.
I knew exactly where I needed to get to, so on I went. The old hut site was basking in sunshine when I arrived. I set down the GPSr and boiled the billy while I took my WP reading.
It was fantastic sitting up here this morning. It was warm enough for shorts and I could neither see nor hear any sign of civilisation.[^]
I spent a good half hour enjoying the serenity, and working out GZ before heading back down.
I opted for the longer, but safer South Peasants Ridge today. The 5km too and from the climb is a bit tedious, but I saw lots of wallabies and bird life along the way.
Thanks team Herbz for saving me from yet more "average" caches. A lovely little multi. A big thanks to Ministro for publishing it on a weekday that happened to be my day off too. 
The checker said that my co-ords were not exact, but upon arrival at GZ the hint made GZ a nice quick find. Name in the log book just before 1pm [^]
PS a favourite point from me too.
So it rained most of the day yesterday and I could not ride my bike. It also meant that it would be too wet in the forest to ride today. So what to do instead?
My original plan had come down to doing some drive by caches in the car. Not much fun at all.
But wait!! What is this new blip on my map????? [?]
Oooh a new cache on Barney. [^] But it will be too wet after all this rain.
Not enthused by Plan A I decided to see what the weather was doing this morning and if it was fine I would drive out to Barney for a look.
The sun arose as expected, but it was also visible. [^] Off I went in the trusty geomobile. As the paved road gave way to dirt I was inspired by the dust pluming from the back of the little lancer. It was unexpectedly dry near Barney.
I set off around 7:30am. The trail was very dry and I even walked through dry patches of sand along the road.
Things were looking good when I reached the "up" bit, so up I went.The track was very dry, and remained so until the very last few hundred metres towards Rum Jungle.
I knew exactly where I needed to get to, so on I went. The old hut site was basking in sunshine when I arrived. I set down the GPSr and boiled the billy while I took my WP reading.It was fantastic sitting up here this morning. It was warm enough for shorts and I could neither see nor hear any sign of civilisation.
[^]I spent a good half hour enjoying the serenity, and working out GZ before heading back down.
I opted for the longer, but safer South Peasants Ridge today. The 5km too and from the climb is a bit tedious, but I saw lots of wallabies and bird life along the way.
Thanks team Herbz for saving me from yet more "average" caches. A lovely little multi.
A big thanks to Ministro for publishing it on a weekday that happened to be my day off too. The checker said that my co-ords were not exact, but upon arrival at GZ the hint made GZ a nice quick find. Name in the log book just before 1pm [^]
PS a favourite point from me too.
I do like a little hill to climb. I can see the FTF hounds out right now, maybe not the usual suspects however.
