Don't go in there Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
By Joshwa27 on 26-Oct-15. Waypoint GC65V1F

Gate closed, could not access GZ

Dnf! Gz points to these gates being new and further forward then the last ones

Reperio 15:28Day 6 of our NSW south eastern caching tour, and Master Vitruvius and I today travelled from just outside of the ACT to home in Orange. With a number of caches left to do around Murrumbateman and Yass, we stopped by a few in this area before taking an extended route back home to Orange. Our final day was another fantastic day of caching, with very few caches that went unfound.Gratias Joshwa27As a well spent day brings happy sleep, a well spent life brings happy death - LDV

In checking the wrong corner I found where they hide the keys to the main gate I suspect. Continued around the main gate to then find the cache. TFTC.

In Cowra for overnight stop. Picking up a few caches...

Day 15 of my interstate trip. Today I left Grenfell and continued to head closer to Sydney. Tonight I stayed in the Mount York Campground unfortunately it was dark when I arrived so had to wait till morning to see how nice the views from this spot. I managed to find 19 caches today and ended up with 3 DNF's today.Got the grabber to help get this one.TFTC Joshwa27

Very quick find after realising we needed to go through the first gate, which maybe isn't that old.Signed as LHoTL.TFTC!

We passed the first gate.We arrived at the second gate.We arrived at the prickly bush.We donated blood.We left amused.The trip bit.Easter geocaching festival of twenty twenty four. This time it is the turn of Oz Mega GeoBash MEGA event in the nation's capital. It is time for a road trip across country to Canberra in the Sporty Pajero Sports. Freddo and Gridge98 traveling from Adelaide via a strange inland route that takes in scenic rural locations, dusty roads, punctured tyres, overheating batteries, various tools of the trade, special campgrounds, and lots scope for many many geocaching finds. Along the way we saw running emus, jumping kangaroos, wandering deer, dead foxes, herds of wooly sheep and stray steers.Arriving in Canberra we met our colleagues e.gregory1, featherwaite, team walron, courtney rose, davidwazza, e_smilie, and georode, signing as ABP, plus a huge group of other like minded excited mega geocachers attending event after event, and more events.Day one. Adelaide to Broken HillDay two. Broken Hill to WellingtonDay three. Wellington to CowraDay four. Cowra to BathurstDay five. Bathurst to CanberraDay six. Canberra to CanberraDay seven. Canberra to QueenbeeyanDay eight. Canberra to AdelaideThe generic bit.I will apologize right now, because everything from here on is here solely for the purpose of padding the word count and winning that one hundred word diamond badge again. Somebody moved the goal posts. So many caches to find. So many caches to log. We find them, sign them and replace them.This particular geocache was found using one of the following GPS enabled devices, Garmin GPSr, Montana 680t, Oregon 650 or Dakota 20 and an Apple iPhone 11 using the marvelous Cachly app. Waypoints and paperless geocaching were downloaded via GSAK 9. Log prepared, checked and submitted using GSAK publish logs macro.Warning, this hobby can be addictive. It can lead to exercise, meeting new people and finding interesting places you might not have known existed otherwise. Beware: you may have fun. Apologies for the generic part of the cache log. We do apologise for the generic logs. Thanks to all the cache owner for placing this cache here for our enjoyment.Thanks for the cache. Merci la cache. Danke fr den Cache. Gracias por el cach. Bedankt voor de cache. Kiitos ktkst. Terima kasih untuk cache. Hvala cache. Nga mihi mo te keteroki. Dankie vir die kas. Ksznm a rejtst. Vdaka za cache. Dzieki za cache. Takk for at cache. Obrigado por isso cache. Dky za ke. Aciu u ta talpykla. Paldies par o cache. Aith selle eest cache. Tack fr att Cache. Tak for denne Cache. nbellek iin tesekkrler. Ksznjk, hogy a cache. Graas para o cache. Dankon pro la kasmemorone. Dank fr de csch. Eskerrik asko cache horrengatik. Na gode da wannan cache. Zikomo chifukwa cha cache.I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Come visit the world's longest running annual geocaching event - keep the weekend free - 7th - 10th June 2024 Cant wait!! GCAK1D5 - Lameroo's Ludicrous Legwarmers

A quick find here, cache is all goodHeaded over to the Capital GeoBash in Canberra, ACT with Freddo over 5 days, travelling through the central part of NSW before caching around the hinterlands. A nice few days over with great weather.Thanks for the cache

Be careful of the bush. QPG

Spikey overgrown bush made it inaccessible.

The second day of our geo adventure holiday, after camping down by the river at Darby Falls, we set off to explore the Cowra region as it is somewhere we have never ventured and with lots of history to explore
Well, this holiday is all about taking the time to see some of the amazing gems that you find while geocaching
Nice easy find
Tftc

Day four on our short trip north to find some better weather. BettyBoo3747, the geodoggies and I are heading to Cowra and back. Today we were around Cowra for the morning then traveling to Temora.
Starting to head home.

We picked the right road, but at GZ the prickle bush is starting to envelope the hide.
Thanks, Robmc.

#20975. Day 4 of a short holiday over the border in NSW with Robmc and the geodoggies. Having spent a 2nd night in Cowra we had plenty of things to do before leaving and heading to Temora. Naturally we had to have a visit to the Japanese Gardens where we enjoyed a beautiful lunch in the sunshine after our walk and we did some more caches before leaving.

A particularly spikey piece of shrubbery right at GZ made the search a tad tricky. Fortunately, Rob did spy the container so we added our names and continued on our way. Should be called a MICRO and not a SMALL size.

Thanks Joshwa27

The new container found out in the open with no log or lid after some time we found the lid but after scratching around we found the original cache so removed the new one.TFTC

Having spent the weekend at the Bathurst 12 Hour it is time for some caching TFTC

Tftc found it on ground not well hidden and full of water

Stayed Corowa for two nights and Finding your cache Joshwa27, thank you so much for placing it.

Replaced

Replaced

Will replace soon

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Hi there Joshwa27,

It looks like this cache might need some attention, as one or more seekers have indicated there is an issue. The cache has been temporarily disabled, so as to remove it from search listings and discourage people from visiting this location until the issues/s with this cache can be addressed.

**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 should you do now:-#
You have a number of choices so pick the one that applies from this handy list:-

- **Check On The Cache:-** Visit the cache and repair and/or replace or do whatever else is needed, post an [**Owner Maintenance log**](http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=404) indicating the cache has been checked and [**ENABLE your cache**](https://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=235 ). Then sit back and wait for the logs of praise to roll in.

- **Place A Write Note Log::-** Reviewers don't have a crystal ball, so without your note on the cache page explaining that the site works are on-going, or you have been in hospital, or the area is in flood, they can't tell what is going on with the cache.
So please just post a note to the page (within 14 days) and when a Reviewer next looks at the listing, all will be fine for a little bit longer.
**Be sure to indicate the actual date that you expect to have it fixed so that everyone knows you are on top of it. If you have a long term unavailable cache (where you don't have an actual date) please ensure you visit the page and post a note every 4 to 6 weeks, so as to keep everyone up to speed.**

- **Adopt/Archive:-** If you don't plan on fixing it then you could consider passing it on to another geocacher by asking them to [**Adopt it**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=54) or alternatively, you need to [**Archive it**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=56), so it is removed from searches and someone else can have the spot. Don't forget to remove any remnants of your previously enjoyed cache too.

You might wonder what happens if you don't pick one of those. Well, if nothing happens, then a few weeks from today, when a Reviewer next looks at the cache page, it is likely that they will, unfortunately, have to de-list (Archive) on the basis that it has been abandoned.

Honestly, I'd rather you decide so please do something before then. Please don't send me an email but instead follow the information/advice posted above.

**JUST A TIP:-** Have you checked out the new Geocaching Dash Board designed to assist a Cache Owner in managing the caches they own? Have a read about it [**HERE.**](https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2020/07/welcome-to-the-cache-owner-dashboard/?newsletter=PM) You will find your very own dash board [**HERE**](https://www.geocaching.com/play/owner?utm_source=geocaching&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=COD).

Thanks for your cooperation,

Bunjil

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The name is obvious once you get there. Thanks for the hint. TF to C

Found on a day trip to Cowra. Needs some loving

Signed DSD. Thanks for the cache and the adventure.

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

Don't go in there
3223
25 July 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.

Need a a new logbook

I’m sure it little and we just can’t find it hope it’s still there

After weeks of puzzling finally in the area to collect on my work. Start at Cowra with a Parkrun at 8 and then work my way to Bathurst. Also picking up the traditionals of course. Day started wet, but that doesn't stop me.
TFTC Wilbert67

found. ty for the cache

As the sun is setting found this little one.

In Cowra for an annual event and had the day today to do some caching before it starts.

Found but was quite burried. cool idea for a container. Lots of bees around so had to grab quick. Gates closed today and no on in sight. Lucky as look me a bit too uncover since not easily visible. Unique container so FP from me for idea.

Did some cache hunting around Cowra with goingplaces2. Enjoyed the day and the caches found. Log was signed and all was replaced. TFTC.

While staying in Cowra for a bit longer, along with ilook4geo, we continued the hunt for more caches where the puzzles had been solved, as well as some traditionals. We had a good pick up and each log found was decorated with two more names. The gates were open here but we did not go in. Thanks go to Joshwa27 for placing this cache.

Easy one

Felt really weird driving up here & probably looked really suspect hahaha

Nice little find very creative good Job

Sydney to Adelaide Roadtrip
Day Three : Cowra to Balranad.

An interesting day weather wise, with rain in Cowra, and very heavy rain around West Wyalong to the point I was worried that the highway may close. Balranald didn’t get any rain at all.

More like “don’t go out there”, with heavy rain passing through when I arrived at GZ turning the road into a brown river. A very close lightning strike added to the ambiance. I finally got a break, signed the log, and the DID go through the blue gates to turn the car around on bitumen and not get bogged.

Thanks for the adventure Joshwa27.

Found while in Cowrra for a one day stop. Found after a short search. TFTC. This one would have been nice and easy appart from being under a thorny bush. TFTC.

Found it

Ouch prickles! Tftc

Find # 7161
Nice quick find.
TFTC Joshwa27
12 June 2021 10:14 am

Mr Ski got onto his hands and knees to liberate this one from its hiding spot. Not so good when it’s been raining as hard as it has been for the past few days.

We got rugged up in our Antarctic coats today to try and protect us from the weather. Cold, wet and drizzly, but we still managed to find caches! Fortunately we were able to dodge the showers most of the time.
Finished the caching with a nice lunch in a cafe in town.
Thanks to the COs and Cowra for an enjoyable if cold and wet time.

Quick find. Nasty prickly bush. Be careful!
Thanks for the cache, Joshwa27!

Quick find with Black Bunny.
Thanks, Joshwa27!

Very quick find, after a morning at the railway museum. T f t c

Today is Mrs Oz KEG and mine last day of holidays. A nice quick find, TFTC.

With Oz Keg. TFTC

**Find #: 7022**
**Date: Wed 14 Apr 2021**
I didn't go in there, but I did find the cache.
Nice colour matching.
**Thanks for placing this cache Joshwa27**

Awesome cache

Sight seeing around Cowra collecting caches.
Thanks Joshwa27

Returning from our "unplanned alternative to the QLD mega" holiday in the New England area, we spent last night in Wellington at the same caravan park we stayed at on the way up, and today we travelled to Cowra, again staying at the showgrounds.

We think we had been to the old railway museum a few years ago, but today we were just here to find the cache, which was a nice quick find. TFTC Joshwa27.

Another one done. Woo Hoo! I enjoyed finding this one at 4:08:09 PM.

I love the challenge of the geocache hunt - read the notes, decipher the cache requirements, and go searching for the hide. This is an amazing world-wide game of hide and seek. I love it! I also enjoy caching with my 2 boys, and meeting fellow cachers. It really is a small world when I read over cache logs and see names of my friends who have found caches around the country. Thanks go to for making the effort to place this cache and maintain it. It's a great contribution to the Geocaching community and it is very much appreciated.

TFTC! Cheers. Jump Pilot

Super quick find on a hot day, thanks for the cache

# 6802 On a trip to Dubbo for a long weekend away from Canberra. It's been a while since I've managed a geo-trip so it's good to be on the road again. It's also very not, days on the mid 30's are hard going. First stop is Cowra, then Canowindra, Moping and Wellington. I returned via Orange and Crookwell for a bit of variety.
Didn't go on, but had to fight prickles. Might have been easier if I had.
Thanks Joshwa27

Tftc Joshwa27, didn't go in .

I did not go in. First for the day as I left Cowra for home. TFTC

Count it, easy!

Good one even know we felt bad as the guys at the business got annoyed

9630 Located by baby&Mrs gopher at 1445. The log was full so we added a new sheet to continue the run. SL Tnx JOSHWA27

After finishing the POW multi, we grabbed a couple of other simple caches in Cowra before heading home to Canberra. Navigated our way through the streets to the gate for a quick find. Cool container - love these "cultural" containers, of sorts. TFTC Joshwa27!

Found at 10:59 AM GAFF1.
We looked a bit conspicuous out there and started waving at the CCTV camera - wherever that was
Cache is out of the way, but oh boy is there a nasty thorn bush guarding the access! Deserves an additional star for Terrain.
Thanks Joshwa27.

Clever little container.

Easy one to find. Found at 2:15am 28/02/2020.

#3710 Last cache for the day. Quick find at the end of the dead end road. Cheers from Canberra. TFTC.

Water tight homemade container, easy find, ticks all the boxes. Tftc

Tftc well we went in as we had the van on and needed to turn around.

We didnt go in! Loved the cache also! Thank you for placing! : )

We followed the instructions and found the cache easily enough. Oh and we didn’t go in there

Passed the trains, and didn’t go in there either. Cache was an easy park and grab with one of my favourite containers.

Found during a road trip from Brisbane to Adelaide with five days travelling and four overnight stops, via Ballina, Armidale, Tamworth (staying overnight), Bylong, Sofala, Bathurst (staying overnight), Cowra, Young, Cootamundra, Junee, Wodonga (staying overnight), Echuca (staying overnight), Kerang, Ouyen, Pinnaroo and on to Adelaide. With limited time for stops along the way , we targeted one or two caches in each of the LGA's we traversed, and a few extras at the overnight stops to boost the tally. Thanks for the cache Joshwa27!

Watch for prickles. Only 1 way here, end of the road.

An easy find, and by now, we were ready to start heading home, so our last for the trip.

12 Nov 2019 & 14 Nov 2019 Caching Trips
With these two days free, I decided on getting back into caching after a recent dry spell (apart from the event I attended on the 9 Nov). On the 12th, I headed for Cowra to start the caches out that way. I visited many monuments which some included: the World Peace Bell, Koorawatha Falls, Wynnefield Memorial and the one of the old Railway Bridges. Most caches were quick finds but a couple ended up with DNF’s or NA’s which was upsetting but hay… you can’t find all caches because you need things to do next time you’re in the area. There were many different types of hides and locations which made it a very enjoyable day out. On the 14th I headed down over the border into Victoria to hit the ‘S’ series trail which has been on the to-find-list for who knows how long now. I headed straight for the far end of the trail to start so I would finish at the closer side to the other caches on the list to find. This ended up being a solved Mystery cache finding day with a couple of Trads along the way. Also while I was in the area I couldn’t say no to visiting, the ‘Ettamogah Pub’ and ‘The Henty Man’. TB visit on all found caches. I would like to thank all CO’s of the caches I found and for allowing them to bring enjoyment to me and the rest of the caching community. TFTC’s

List of finds (in order) & total: 32
GC6H741, GCQQ5K, GC6H73X, GC6F449, GC351R8, GC6K108, GC3KFCQ, GC1K7D1, GC62N81, GC65V0J, GC6F2D8, GA7309, GC62NBE, GC61G1F, GC65V1F, GC4A1HM, GC4A1HJ, GC4A1HG, GC4A1HF, GC4A1HD, GC4A1HA, GC4A1H8, GC4A1H3, GC4A1H2, GC4A1GY, GC4A1GW, GC67P9Y, GC8DZH6, GC2CJTA, GC6J6D1, GC5KD3A & GCQHTR

List of DNF’s/NA (in order) & total: 9
GC6H71G, GC3KFBT, GC65V10, GC5RH9Q, GC5RHAD, GC6H9EC, GC6JH2Q, GC4A1HN & GC7QGXX

This was the last cache of the day because of time restraints I didn't do the other one I had planned. A very quick find here but a question for you, 'Why are you bringing people here?'. Anyway, time to head home and organize myself for work tomorrow as well as my caching day on the 14 Nov 2019. TFTC

found it with rob! tftc

Travelling west to complete SES training it was decided a few caches would help with driver fatigue. TFTC

With a name like this we had to check out why we couldn’t

Last minute opportunity arose for a trip to Parkes to assist with an SES course this weekend and being a five-hour journey, it was sensible to take a break from driving every so often. What a coincidence there also seems to be a cache at appropriate intervals. The title of this cache was just a bonus challenge to rebel against. Quick find without only just not going “in there”.

4173 28 July 2019
Staying in Cowra for a few days enjoying the sights and grabbing some local caches. A quick find this morning before visiting the Rail Museum.
TNLNSL
TFTC Joshwa27

Found thank you for the cache.

TFTC

Found it after a bit of searching

Gotcha !! TFTC

Took awhile to find the right area but we found it. Great to find this cache after missing 2 caches. TFTC

Day 3 of my trip to the Clear Waters Mega. Dubbo to Queanbeyan, in a round-about way, covering more local government areas. Not sure what is beyond the gate, but I did not go in there. TFTC!

I am glad I found this one as I have had two DNF’s TFTC

I had a quick day trip to Orange for dinner with my daughter. On the way home, I picked up a few caches, which really stretched the drive out.

This was a quick find by torchlight. TFTC!

First of seven after leaving the motel and before breakfast in Cowra.

Easy with the hint.

TFTC.

Quick easy find
TFTC

Found this while in Cowra for a few days. Pretty easy find. Thanks for bringing us up the road.

Heading to the Queensland Muster in Barcaldine with plans to catch up with family and fellow cachers in NSW first we headed up through some uncharted areas seeking out presolved puzzles and any other caches that took our fancy.
A quick find as we admire the old train carriages.

Thanks Joshwa27 for the placement.

Was a little obvious, but found it easily enough, thanks for being my first find!

As I headed down the road to GZ,
I guessed that you were talking about the railway museum [:o]
What could be worse than being held up by a chatty railway enthusiast,
wanting to show you every single item in their collection ?? [:o]

Thankfully I was mistaken,
so I dared to continue down the road ...
.. phew
Don't go in there probably only applies to livestock,
judging by the piles of stuff I could see from GZ

I found no need to go in,
and soon tracked down the cache

TFTC.

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as I drove up towards GZ there was a bobcat working on the road at the entrance. as he drove up the driveway I stopped just shy of the entrance and went ahead on foot. found the cache easily enough, the log was a bit wet so may be need to screw the lid on tightly to prevent damp. no time to dry anything out as the bobcat was on its way back with another load of gravel. I waved and smiled at the driver and went on my way to the next cache. tftc Joshwa27

14:22
After heading south west from Cowra, as far as Greenthorpe and Bendick Murrell, we returned to town to pick up a few errant caches before returning to camp. Sturdy little container, which keeps everything dry.

Thanks 'Joshwa27' for placing caches for everyone's enjoyment.
20880

Headed away for the weekend with fitzy_1965. Made our way through Cowra and Bathurst trying to pick up some out of the way caches and some previous DNFs. I ended up with 48 finds but unfortunately we had around 17 more DNFs.

Was able to drive right up and grab the cache....there was no-one around.

15,399. Found during a Cowra/Bathurst region run this weekend with minniek.

We headed off from Canberra after work today towards Cowra for the night, grabbing a few caches along the way. This was the next one for the day. Drove as far as we could then jumped out for a quick find. Signed the log, replaced the cache, then we headed off to the next one.

Thanks Joshwa27 !!

TNLN - TFTC !!

Cowra
Our last morning in town. Up early to avoid the heat. We toured most of the historic sites being a tourist as well as a geocacher. We enjoyed our drive around this pretty & scenic town.
Lots of great cache placements.
Thanks for placing this cache Joshwa27

We came upon your cache, Joshwa27, while travelling from Canberra to Dubbo on our homeward journey to Brisbane

Well, we didn't - we just found a cache instead.

Log signed and replaced at 1:23 pm on 29 November 2017. TFTC.

Cache quickly to hand as it should be with the D/T ratings although to be honest we often struggle with the little suckers. Joshwa27 we would like to thank you for all the caches you have placed many were way to good for us but nonthe less your efforts are appreciated, THANK YOU.. 2389 so far for us. Thanks for placing this cache Joshwa27, without cachers like you we wouldn't have a hobby. Signed log. took nothing, left nothing

No need to go in, found the cache outside. Good to see the railway museum too. TFTC

An easy find during my journey north.

TFTC