The Black Stump Tahmoor, New South Wales, Australia
By gotcha16 on 03-Jan-16. Waypoint GC695DT

The loot has gone missing for the third to so it looks like there is a spoiler about. I feel that it maybe someone that has joined Geocaching and just want to be a nark.

Spoiler about

I'm slowly working my way through the caches along the river and make this my first stop each time.
Unfortunately, it was third time unlucky today.

Spent a bit of time on this one, but only found the laminated note.

Missed this last time. This time broadened my search. Found a note which made me think I was close. Then I assumed where it was and found it. A clever hide. TFTC

SPOILER got to this one for a second time.Found twenty meters away and replaced Sunday 4 June.One DNF Monday 5 June . Will check it again.Gotcha16

Found a couple of spots matching the hint but no cache. With high terrain shenanigans awaiting, we left this one for another day

My second attempt at this one and still no luck.
Didn't find the cache but did find a message from one of the seven dwarves (see photo), not sure if that's got anything to do with it

No luck

With it being school holidays I had a few days off with the kids so we decided to head towards Thirlmere to grab a few caches. This was one of the ones we found today.

I'd DNF'd this one once before but today it was a nice easy find.
Thanks

Replaced the missing Cache. With a bit of luck it may stay out.

Checked this out today and it has been taken.Will replace in the next couple of days

checked this one today as i had lunch nearby and its definitely not there, had a good look around

Not today!

This is my third visit here (I think). Still no success.

As this one sits at the entrance to my planned cache series ride, only logical to have a crack at it. Unfortunately it eluded me, despite a long search and the clue, which I'm pretty sure I understood. Next time...

Oops time certainly got away from me looking for this one. Tried a few combinations of coordinates and "obvious locations" and no luck for me tonight. Will have to come back and try another time

Took sometime to lay my hands on the cache but got there,nice camo,
TFTC

This a tricky but very clever cache. My second visit here and a good find. TFTC

Second time to find this one, tricky but nice hide!!! TFTC

Second time here to find this one. 007Mushu made this find whilst little cricket and myself were inspecting another possible spot. Very clever hide. TFTC:))

TFTC

New year caching with Lucky Cricket and Little Cricket, We have tried for this one once before with no luck but with a new year comes new possibilities. Also found a beautiful orchid. A great hide TFTC

Having reached my 1 per day average for the year on my last outing, today was an opportunity to pick up some of the more out-of-the-way caches (and to try and meet or beat my PB annual average). "Out-of-the-way" for a Sydney-sider who has to drive 90 minutes to get to this area.
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This is the 8th of 12 finds for the day.
Nice camo.
TFTC gotcha16

Sure I walked up to the obvious first only to find out the coords were to far out? Did what a good cacher normally does and went to 0 first and there it was as it should be!
TFTC Wilbert67

Found at 5:20 PM GAFF3 - not that the hint gave us much to go on .
Went around in circles for a few minutes and even went 13 metres away to the black stump! Then in a very casual manner we found the cache as we were trying to root in particular spot - that was a pure fluke [^]
Thanks gotcha16.

Nice hide. Tftc

Joined up with Seemyshell today to do a few along the Bargo River and this was the first for the day. It's frustrating having your hand on the geocache and dismiss it only to be told you already found it...aaaargh!

Great Camo
TFTC Gotcha16 coz I was Gotcha'd

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**I saw these few yesterday, and called in a great walking buddy, Pipes Down Under. We met at this cache, started scratching around like old hens, until I put my hand on the Cache. It's a great camouflage. Not done, I walked away from the cache & notified PDU of my find. I then watched him start to frantically search. Until he too found it. Favourite point for the Camo.**
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Went and checked this one out today. It is still there resting peacefully in its hiding place.Suggest ignore title and trust coordinates. Gotcha16

No luck today.

Thought I had the hint figured out but wasn't to be.

We'll be back!
We know it's there, and we spent about 15 minutes looking, but did not come up with the goods.
We'll plan to make a detour here on a future trip between Canberra and Sydney and see if we have more luck.
Judging by previous logs, it is devious, clever and with more persistence we might stand a chance!

Thanks ,

Domsky

I hate to kill the roll of DNF's that are on here but I found the sneaky bugger Mum always says, "Move a few things and you will find it......." Listen to your mum. You will find it..... TFTC

Depressing. Two DNF today. I thought I had the hint worked out but still empty handed. Will try again some day.

We had no luck here today, too good for us today.

We searched and searched, but could not turn up a cache here.

Out and about with Happy Uke again today.

This was our second go at this one. A well hidden cheeky cache.

Thanks

A quick few finds with Finalf29 on a glorious afternoon. Found three.

Our last for the day. We had tried this once before...when it first came up, but didn't have any info just the GZ coordinates. The GPS bounced everywhere...so after alot of scrabbling around we gave up. This time with a better idea and Finalf29's GPS, it didn't take us very long to find it. Wow what a cheeky cache! Favourite point from me. Thanks

Sneaky

This took a while to find. In the end I just resorted to ignoring the name and hint and just searching how I usually do and sure enough - laid my hands on a very devious hide!

Very clever hide

Found on a wonderful day of Caching! TFTC.

Very well camouflaged.

I've been here for 30mins now searching every possible nook and cranny. Obviously this cache is deceivingly there with no possible sightings. Either that or its gone... A bit upsetting actually. I've been attempting this a few times. Nothing still. I will be back.....

OCW StumbleTrip, Falling Rock and Bob the Minion today. Spent some time looking for this and after reading the previous logs, we were just about to give up when StumbleTrip sung the music to all cachers ears...... FIND! What a devilishly clever hide this one is and sooooooo easily overlooked. As others have said, the hint is pretty much a decoy. TFTC

Aah, that old familiar hint to throw people off. Very clever hide, was chuffed to be the one to unearth it. TFTC.

Not sure what we are looking for.

Found it this time. Lucky. TFTC

The camo was upside down when I got to it, it has been replaced in a more inconspicuous manner. Thanks for the hide.

A clever hide found on the way out after completing the new series along Bargo river. TFTC

this is a very tricky hide search and search, thanks for the cache...name is deceiving!

Found on a caching day with Inthistogether and Bindi and the boys. TFTC

Found while out with Bindi and the boys and M-2. What a beautiful area. Tricky. Fav point from me.

Love these kinda sneaky hides with In this together and M-2 TFTC

Found this cache at 3.30pm while on our way back home from doing the Jamboree Series at Cataract. Second time for us at this one, but very pleased to be able to cross this tricky one of our list.
Fav point from us.
Thanks gothcha 16 for the hide.
The Bushies.

Out caching with The Bushies
TFTC

Back again this morning for another try. Like before this proved very elusive. We re-searched the area we had searched before, and reviewed previous logs. After 40 minutes of frustration I finally found the well hidden cache. Nicely crafted and hidden in plain site, thanks.

Had two looks for this today, before and after going to another nearby cache. Too well hidden for us.

Found with those below very ingenious

Finally!

Ignore arrow head clue. Useless. Sorry dude. Well constructed and suited to surrounding.

We tried for this one a couple weeks ago but came up empty. When we arrived to try again this afternoon we met two other cachers at GZ. Between the five of us, this one wouldn't escape a second time.

Met a couple of newish cachers at GZ today, was nice to meet you girls and well done on the find
Between 5 sets of eyes this one was not going to get away!
OCWF SL TFTH

Found on Tuesday just logging in now. Wow that's a smart hide, ive lkd for this one maybe six times, TFTC cool.

Tricksie one TFTC Cache Fairy strikes again

This one deserves a favourite point

Tftc finally found this one with bubsy who was the ftf after I just missed out and rage quit

Out doing a few caches with Cattledog81 and we had no joy here this morning.

This one had me! Gps on my phone was way off for some reason always had me at the wrong spot, I should have expanded my search and used my geosenses, had to call in help from noodles22 and dragons2010 thanks for the tip, great hide so glad to know this one off! Tftc

Nice work on the camo. Been to the park here a few times as the starting point for geo-adventures in the past. TFTC!

Found it last week but not logged-great hide tftc

Great cache. Well done!

Tftc. Tricky little hide, but very clever.

Well ain't that a Pain this is my second attemp here if short one for you didn't stop for a think we would have never stumbled across this one, very clever. TFTC

Tftc

Great hide. Can't work out the Arrowhead. If you can't find take a rest and look again.

Cleared out/Finished off Joadja, Thirlmere and Tahmoor.
13 caches today (6.66% of remaining 50km radius)
Battled patches of light showers, but the rain didn't deter me - Thanks for a leisurely outing.
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Ahhh tricky one - last of the day.
I did originally attempt this earlier, but I came back for another stab before heading home.
I got a little extra hand from a PAF - without it, I would have most probably not found this one.
Definitely not what I was expecting.
Well constructed and devious hide - thanks!

Had to go and buy some bread to make lunch. Just the reason why I avoided finding a cache so close to home.
The main feature there had my attention for a while before I liked elsewhere and trusted by gps.
A good camo.
Thanks for the cache

I needed a hint as I wasn't expecting this style of hide here. The coordinates were spot on. Thanks goodness as the sign had a wasp nest on it!?!

TFTC.

Trust your GPS, took a little bit of going around the circles but got there. TFTC

Second failed attempt today tried yesterday just before the sun went down but had to give up as the light went possibly scared away team Buxton (sorry) though glad you didn't find it so we could attempt our first FTF for the second time this morning but alas still did not find as this one is a very tricksy one

Wooooo!! My first FTF! This cache is awesome! Thinking caps on for this one guys!! And thanks for the company team Buxton!!

No luck today.

Mrs TeamBuxton had a go in the afternoon and found with help from Bubsy138. Thanks for another cache in Wollondilly.

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