#3 Dad's Mt. Disappointment Driving Lesson Heathcote Junction, Victoria, Australia
By carkisser & JSando on 19-Sep-15. Waypoint GC5YJP3

Unfortunately there has not been a response (or regular update) from the cache owner within the period requested and, as per the original advice, this cache is now being de-listed (Archived) as abandoned.

If there are components or remnants of the cache, please recover them as we don't want to litter our environment.

If you wish to contact a Reviewer regarding this cache, please send an email via the profile - [**Bunjil**,](https://coord.info/PR9GZ0K) and quote the Cache Name and GC Identification Code.

Land owner has removed cache and will continue to remove any further caches he finds on this road. Just drive by.

When looking for this cache, the owner of the property behind the fence line came over and said you will not find it. He is constantly looking for caches there and removing them. He feels it is a dangerous spot - there is no adequate parking at/near GZ - narrow shoulders - snakes in summer.

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Hi there carkisser,

The recent log indicates that this cache requires the attention by the CO. It is being disabled to stop it showing up on search lists etc., until you are able to address the issue.

**You do need to respond in some way within 14 days,** so others know you are on top of it, as well as indicating exactly what is happening with this placement - please don't let a lack of communication scuttle this listing.

#What you need to do:-#
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You might wonder what happens if you don't pick one of the above. Well, when the cache is next checked by a Reviewer, if the issue has not been addressed, or there is no acknowledgment as requested above, it will be assumed the cache has been abandoned. [xx(]

It would be far better if you decide, so please do something before then. Please don't send an email but instead follow the information/advice posted above.

Thanks for your cooperation,

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#52 easy find

Moved to Hurstbridge 6 months ago and haven't really done any geocaching in the area, in fact, I've not done a lot since I left Bendigo a few years ago, So, today I decided to go for a drive and boost my finds by starting the Mt Disappointment Driving Series of caches.

Another easy find at the side of the road. parking was a little hairy, but on with the hazard lights and soon the cache was in hand.

Trying to complete some caches to get to 2000 for first anniversary of caching. Here at Mt Disappointment to do some of this series.
Thanks for the cache carkisser

We started a few in this series on our way home to Rutherglen from Portsea! Yes, it’s a big detour, but isn’t that what geocaching is about?!

Although the roadside parking was a bit hairy at times, we were able to stay safe.

Thanks.

Ez

Easiest find so far, no gps needed, just looked where I thought it might be and boom

TFTC

Tftc

I was here for the Whittlesea mega and today I had planned to do other caches in another area on my bicycle but in view if the potential for inclement weather The Mt Disappointment Trail was Plan B. With Plan B in action I am so far pleased to report that the weather has been good and the finds reasonably quick.

More to come

LTF

Found this while attending the Whittlesea mega.
Depending on the log size and who I was with this is signed as nikid1, ND1 or TQ5 (team Queensland).
I had spied this series up north as it will help with a local challenge cache.
Was wondering if this would be doable with all the recent rain but with teamwork we could leave someone in the car where we couldn’t get over enough while others searched. One DNF for us the rest where found fairly easily.

TFTC carkisser

Friday and there is so much to do around town, in the hills and in the adjoining districts, where to start. I will say that despite the changing weather conditions every 9 minutes, this has not dampened my look on this area. It is fantastic and such a great little main street and with so much going on. A plan was set for today and with my caching buddies off we went, chasing caches all over the place. There are some fantastic views from up in those hills. We got in some great caches today and covered a very large area of caches, thanks to all who put these out.

We started with some of the challenge caches and a drive around the area doing some labs and the Mt. Disappointment caches. We were unable to check out some caches due to works being conducted in the areas, so we will have to come back another time.
There were a few events on in the Melbourne areas, so we planned our times around those.

We did these caches as a team, which worked out great for our days plans. Thanks for the great caches today, we signed as TQ5 or as individuals at the events.

Twas the night before mega
With dark night and cold air
Off we go caching
late nights do not scare.

Kangaroos are of plenty
Five wombats we did see
How many caches will we get?
One? Maybe two or three.

Great company with Dromaniax,
Lucky we had a stamp
Plenty of caches were found here
Some good, some old, some damp.

Thank you

The goal was 400 in a day—a pretty big task. But with Mt Disappointment and the Power Trail, it was a possibility. We started strong and hoped to find a high percentage of this excellent series. Unfortunately, it was a Mountain of Disappointment as the geomobile did not appreciate idling and travelling at very low speed as much as we did. It let us know the gearbox was not happy, so we had to pull the pin after 130 finds.

We did have the pleasure of seeing a range of Australian wildlife, one roo, several wallabies and four wombats, which it pretty cool.

We apologise for the generic log, as we prefer not to write them. We have some time pressures and cannot write 130 different logs.

All caches were found in excellent t condition unless otherwise noted.

Thank you, carkisser & JSando, for this long series of Traditional caches. We will be back to finish the series in the future.

Adventure boys!
We found in peace.
#nosuchthingas [ftf]

#3 Dad's Mt. Disappointment Driving Lesson
3398
16 November 2022

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In the spirit of reconciliation I would like to acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Found and signed dsd or darksidedan or AB or Adventure Boys to save space in the logbook. Thanks for the cache and the Adventure

I was in Whittlesea again today on Mega business and while heading out into the mountains I stopped to grab a couple of this series to add to my list.

The cache was in good condition.



Thanks carkisser for adding this cache to the worldwide collection for us all to find.

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19th / 20th November 2022 – GC8EW40 – Whittlesea – Victoria

Spending the day grabbing the rest of these Mt Disa caches quick grab here. TFTC

With TheFullMetalTEAM

Easy

The little ones are getting the hang of it!

Leaving Melbourne at lunch I decided to hit this trail and attempt my 150 in 24hrs challenge. Probably better tried on long summer days I had to take this opportunity on ny way home to Canberra with the right amount of time to myself to give it a shot. Tomorrow will tell the tale of success or not.

Found

21/05/2022 16:57 May 21, 2022 16:57 2nd find. Again no hint. Nice and easy! TFTC carkisser & JSando TNLN SL TFTC carkisser TNLN SL

Found it! TFTC!

TFTC

I have been intending to have a go at finding the caches on this iconic geocaching route for a while now. Today was the day, well to make a start anyway .. generally the coords and hints were spot on, unfortunately a small number of the caches we found were a bit damp but I still managed to make my mark…next time I will bring spares. We were surprised with the amount of people here, dirt bike riders, shooters 4WDers and campers… and of course geocachers. A few caches we had to give a miss due to muggle activity but got them on the way back. Apologies in advance for the generic logs! Thanks to carkisser and JSando for the series .. I can’t imagine how much work was put into the series .. much appreciated! We will be back to get the rest.. but maybe not on Easter weekend

4cache

Tftc

TFTC. Nearly at the end of this run

Found today at 10:25am weather looks like it could rain at any time.
Log signed and cache returned thanks for series and placement.

Found

TFTC harder than the first two

Tftc, great day for it, hoping to get lots of smilies today
Vale Burt Newton

Done! I did attract some attention from the neighbours.

Found it! This one was hard to get to, I left nothing and took nothing

Great day out with Bogonghazy on our way to Mansfield. Goal was to find 200 caches and we did.
Beautiful day and thank you for placing the caches. Will be back to finish them off.

Tftc, #3 for the day with lilbassgirl

Tftc found with fourtwelve

Popped in for a few quick ones today
Bit smelly here

TFTC with Kim x123

TFTC found with wasp1997

Nice sunny weather and surely it can’t last So headed back into the forest from a different direction. Fab fun exploring this territory and a relaxing caching day. Shared the trails with dirt bikes, domestic loggers, and sightseers.

I wasn’t looking for huge numbers ‘tho the finds started to pile up after lunch. Having said that, a couple of sneaky hides had me spinning in circles As I’ve said before about this PT, the hides are consistent, good coords and hints Rounded out the day with a visit to Broadford to give the car a hose down before returning to Yea. I should sleep well tonight.

Mind the prickles I got stuck!

TFTC carkisser and JSando

We decided to try a few of this series today starting late in the afternoon. We were a little surprised with the amount of traffic on what we thought would be a quiet road. Most of the caches were found quite quickly - almost park and grabs. My apologies for a generic log. Thanks to carkisser & JSando for the series.

Thanks again for another easy find while out caching with Leeyah29! Really loving that this series has larger containers so I can add a few swaps to them as well! TFTC!!

Thanks

As we signed the log here we thought perhaps we should have invested in a stamp to speed up this process. A couple seconds over a 100 caches adds up... TFTC

Keeping us entertained on a windy day

Xmas day caching on my disappointment TFTF

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Third one
Will be back to finish this track another time as the weather has turned against us today
Tftc

Nice

#3 on my solo adventure

Lovely cache. Thanks!

Finally, a weekend with no kids and (momentarily) lifted ISO restrictions. We’ve known about this epic series since we started caching a few years ago but have never made the trek from South Gippsland. We started on Saturday 20th at about 11.30am and cached steadily until dark, which was pretty early given it was Winter Solstice. The campsites were all full with dirt bikers, so we found a quiet spot in the bush to camp. A wet night ensured followed by an early start and we got back to the caches again. We only had until mid morning, but over the two days we found a total of approx 152 caches.
Apologies in advance for the generic logs! There were only a few DNF’s and we’ll log those separately. Caches were otherwise in excellent condition and the coords and hints were spot on.
Thanks so much to carkisser and JSando for this extraordinary series! We applaud the effort that you have put into placing and maintaining these caches We look forward to coming back and finding the rest

Found

What a great day to take myself alone, up to the start of the Mt Disappointment caches at last. It was windy and blustery but I had a wonderful time. It won’t be my last visit. I can’t wait to get all the way up to the summit. Tftc carkisser and jsando
The feeling of freedom is fabulous up here

One day in frozen UK,
We drove to the drop off bay.
Took off high and came down in Australia.
With not much to bring
Bar a satisfied grin,
Less than 800 caches to my name
Then along came a virus
Which sat down beside us
And cancelled my home going plane.
We stuck to the rules
Stayed mostly indoors
But gradually sanity left us.
So with no real plans
But sanitized hands
We set off for a wood full of caches.
Of 1000 I never
Dreamed I would ever
Catch on this trip to down under
But I've stayed here so long
That it wouldn't be wrong
To think I could hit this great number.
Going home today, 7 left! To 1000! Tftc

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Ty

TFTC happy trails

No 3!

Will have to try again

Good luck

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Many finds today with n0w0rries and our GeoMutts, EveTheStaffy and MaxTheCollie.
Perfect weather and very little traffic made for mostly nice quick finds.
Thanks for the cache carkisser & JSando.

Back out on the mountain with +Wife and our GeoMutts, EveTheStaffy and MaxTheCollie.
Fantastic caching weather on a public holiday. What more could you ask for.
Thanks for the cache carkisser & JSando.

With my caching buddy Spiffy- overseas, It was a chance for me to go get some caches he has already found (there are lots as he is 1500 ahead of me and started 1 year after me...)

My target area was Mt Disappointment. I had an idea to ride the bike, but it was a little warm and the roads a bit harded than I first thought so left the bike in the car. All caches were founs within a couple of minutes as the coords were good and the geotrails helped.

Thanks to carkisser & JSando for the placement and fun.

A bit tricky to find amongst the bark and leaves. Found all the same. TFTC

With permission of the team member who was in the local hospital we decided on a day our this time with a goal of collecting 150 finds for the day which will if achieved will be our best caching day and after spending the day collecting cache after cache we ended with 151 finds and 3 DNFs so it was a rely good outing today.

Sorry it is copy and paste logs most were nice quick finds some proved a little more difficult however most we very easy finds and some require a little attention from the owner for wet logs with it being a good day as it was cool to start and didn't get over hot during the day we managed to make the goal of 150 finds with 1 extra just to be sure.

Thanks carkisser & JSando for placing this series for us to make such an assault to collect so many caches on one day.

Quick grab with Jackez74 TFTC

A quick and easy grab with matho64. TFTC

Plenty of cars on the road, Saturday morning. On their way to Paintball perhaps!

Day 2 - out and about on our quest to log 80 finds. Beautiful area. Beautiful story. TFTC and to carkisser and JSando for placement and to all who help maintain this series for others to enjoy. (Log 27:80)

Found.

Found

Americans resident in Singapore, in Australia to celebrate Uni daughters 21st. Enjoying the spring weather and the amazing outdoors and picking up a few caches along the way. Thanks for bringing us to this beautiful area!

Found nice an fun

TFTC

This series was on the cards today, most of the caches I did were all in good condition, unfortunately it seems some of the cache sbetween 45-69 are missing due to widening of the road were I had quite a few DNFs.
Caches between 184-191 need replacing as they are all wet.
Cache from 170-140 are in great condition and were all quickly located.
Overall I had a good trip and a good few hours out finding these

Today was a big day out, well it felt like it anyway. With the rain coming out of the clouds early I was unsure if my plan would be put to action. After hosting an event in the morning the skies seemed to clear so off I went in search of some Mount Disappointment caches. After finding just over 100 of them I decided to pull the pin and head back to Melbourne to do some more interesting caches. Some multis were on the cards and some finals were located but due to the amount of high muggles frequency due to this so called thing of “school holidays”, I had to leave the caches.  Finished off the day with an event near Marvel stadium and on the Spirit to Tasmania.

A great day out with 118 finds. A good few days in vic finished off.

Thanks for the cache

Quick find tftc

This is a wonderful day. I’m on my way to a dinner with friends to celebrate 50 years since the moon landing. This takes me up the highway so what better way to spend the day doing a few more of This seemingly never ending great series Thanks for all your work on this carkisser & JSando

Found by Team Ladava after a look at the Hidden Valley development on the other side of the highway we headed across to grab a handful of caches.
We were very impressed with the size and quality of the containers.
TNLN
Our thanks to carkisser & JSando for placing and maintaining the cache.
Ian & Sandra
Team Ladava
Overall Experience: 4
Cache condition - fine

Tftc

After a lot of planning over the last few months, the day had finally come to get stuck into this series. I followed the route I had worked out without being sidetracked and everything went pretty much as I had hoped. I made my first find at 7:10am and the last for the day at 6:15pm. By 7 o’clock I was sitting in the Red Lion in Kilmore enjoying a cold beer and thinking back over a most enjoyable day. There was of course the odd DNF along the way as well. The weather was kind to me which helped a lot as well. A big thanks to carkisser & JSando for placing this and maintain this series. Cheers and TFTC

With geo-daughter Sheri at the wheel and geo-mutt Ana barking orders from the back seat, we began our quest to collect all of the Mt Disappointment series. Even though it was a late start we will see how we go. Had to search a bit for this one. 3 down. TNLNSL. TFTC. KkAmS

Heading through to Albury today and thought we'd stop off and do a few of the Mt Disappointment caches.

All good to find for the most part, but a few were a little to dangerous to park so we left them...

Thanks for the fun carkisser & JSando - your work here is most appreciated!

Dad decided to take a drive on a quiet country road and collect a few (hundred) caches today tomorrow and the next day. Mt Disappointment here I come. Find #[email protected]

This morning we were heading for Melbourne’s Oldest cache and so we unfortunately didn't have time to do too many of this impressive series, but we couldn't drive right past them either, and so having left our overnight camping spot we took this road out so that we could at least make a dent in the series and draw a line of smilies. We soon found this one once at Ground Zero. We signed the log book and then replaced as found. Interesting design on a lot of the container lids - we wonder if they have been personalised and if not what were the containers were originally used for? Thanks so much for the cache and greetings from Zimbabwe

Just a quick bit of a drive with Diablo1234 and Monica_is_evil.

TFTC

Out on a day caching with monica_is_evil and mrx2. What a fun time, great location. We will be back for the rest. TFTC.

TFTC! Good find on a day out caching with mrx2 and diablo1234. Really enjoyed this series!

**Find #2449**

Out on a Ride on the Geo-motorcycle today and it was time for 5 more Driving/Riding Lessons. Hope to slowly work on this fantastic series this year. Nice easy find with accurate co-ords. Nice size caches. Well done carkisser for this huge series in a cracking location.

Thanks **carkisser**

TFTC.

Quick find,thanks for this great series, it has bought us to this great area.TFTC

There were still plenty of caches to find on the way to the forests today
But this bit of the trail is on a busy road,
at least on a Saturday,
and there's a lot of muggle houses about [:o]

Cache found in the sparse roadside scrub

TFTC

What better way to spend the Australia Day holiday than on a Geocaching power trail!
Thanks