LOTR05 - Pippin Took & Merry Brandybuck Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand
By
yorkshirekiwi83 on 14-May-16. Waypoint GC6J6A4
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Logs
Not able to maintain them, freeing them up for other cachers to use the space, cache has been removed.
No longer able to maintain, pulling series out to make room for other people
Great walk of the first lot of caches in the series. I only saw another 3 people the entire time in total! TFTC!!
Found on wonderful day in summer, thank you for maintaining these amazing caches
Day 44 of my TA adventure heading to national park grabbing a few along the way..after grabbing a late breakfast at the food cart down the road we were off again ..
Needs some TLC only bag and log quick find tftc
Needs some TLC only bag and log quick find tftc
A nice hiding spot. We often carry spare containers but didn’t have any with us today otherwise we would have given the cache a bit more protection, although the plastic bag is doing a good job of keeping the log dry. TFTC.
I was supposed to be hiking the Tongariro Crossing today but the weather wasn't playing ball, so I decided to do some other hikes instead. The Silica Rapids walk was nice and quiet which made searching for the caches easy. TFTC!
We met trampingkiwi on the track going the other way and heard that the plastic bag had just been added - appreciated! It does urgently need a container but unfortunately I did not have anything suitable with me.
Found the logbook with no protection. Fortunately the waterproof log was still in good condition so donated a plastic bag for protection. TFTC
We've been to the National Park cafe and now we're back for an afternoon walk.
I dont usually do generic logs but there were so many in this series that it was difficult to describe each find separately. Great series and nice and quick to find with good coords and in a nice area. Thanks for the effort putting them in.
First day of autumn: the original plan for today was to try Tongariro Alpine Crossing, but we felt it could be to much. And we were not sure about the weather as well.
So we changed plans and choosed the easier hike to Silica Rapids, which was a very good idea.
Another easy to find spot for a cache - it is perfect for a cache along a hiking trail.
Thank you for the cache!
So we changed plans and choosed the easier hike to Silica Rapids, which was a very good idea.
Another easy to find spot for a cache - it is perfect for a cache along a hiking trail.
Thank you for the cache!
we decided to go for a walk at the Silica Rapids. while walking I saw a perfect cache spot and it turned out ...... there was one! Unfortunately no pen with us so we could not really log it. We found a few others from this serie. TFTC! One of the most beautiful spots of NZ!
Thank you very much for the nice walk we did today. Most caches were easy, we found 16, there there were also 5 DNF.
538.
This one was the 15th cache of LOTR trail during our adventure to Taranaki falls or there and back again. Thanks a lot for the hole trail, it really made our day, and greetings from Czech Republic.
This one was the 15th cache of LOTR trail during our adventure to Taranaki falls or there and back again. Thanks a lot for the hole trail, it really made our day, and greetings from Czech Republic.
Arrived in Whakapapa (Middel Earth) we decided to do two hiking tours.
The coordinates were exactly measured and with the hints the cans could be found well.
The values for the bonus were written down and so the bonus could be found.
They were very nice hiking trails with great views into the nature.
Thank you for this wonderful round and for hiding the cans.
Many greetings from Cologne from Pöni.
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The coordinates were exactly measured and with the hints the cans could be found well.
The values for the bonus were written down and so the bonus could be found.
They were very nice hiking trails with great views into the nature.
Thank you for this wonderful round and for hiding the cans.
Many greetings from Cologne from Pöni.
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It doesn't seem right to me that these two characters have to share a cache 
. This was another quick find to mark my turn around point.
. This was another quick find to mark my turn around point.A nice loop in a pretty nice area.
For more read LOTR02
Greets from Germany
Tftc. Danke fürs Dösle
For more read LOTR02
Greets from Germany
Tftc. Danke fürs Dösle
Found on a delightful November day while wasting a day around Whakapapa. I put my hand in some dark places while doing this series, thank goodness there are no nasty venomous things in NZ. Thanks for the cache Yorshirekiwi83
I really like these containers
I really like these containers
just arrived at the camping area we planned an evening walkout for some middle earth caches
Thanks - team bycycle
Thanks - team bycycle
After the Tama lakes and the loop, we still have some energy left. We go again at the end of the day to do this beautiful tour! wow.
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Thanks yorkshirekiwi83 for the geocache [^]
Greetings from Belgium,
Frank et Muriel travelling in New Zealand
Happy geocaching
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Thanks yorkshirekiwi83 for the geocache [^]
Greetings from Belgium,
Frank et Muriel travelling in New Zealand
Happy geocaching Found as a part of a previous group TanjackMüley, aka WanderingSparrow. Now I'm continuing on my own. TFTC
On a little evening tour with the girlfriend from my brother we found the cache. Thank you for showing the area and the cache, Greetings from Germany!
Out on a LOTR mission today with Tramper Ted. Not the nicest of days, but no rain, and the occasional spot of sun made for a pleasant temperature and day to do these. Sorry they are too much of a blur for individual logs but will add a few comments here and there.
TFTC
TFTC
Time to do this series with Sp8sm8. Apologies for the repetitive logs, just to say that we enjoyed the series and some sensible hides. TFTC
Today we make an other walk...LOTR. This is a really nice one. Thank you dear Owner for the top conditions.
On a road trip north, enjoying the day and pic up some caches. TFTC
Greetings from 2 Austrians
Die_Asseln
On a road trip north, enjoying the day and pic up some caches. TFTC
Greetings from 2 Austrians
Die_Asseln
I'm always keen to get my step count average up and this weekend with yeetrees and bkj97 was an opportunity to do so. It's been a few years (about 30) since I was in the area doing a mountain marathon so I was keen to see how the area had changed. Certainly the tracks are far more tourist friendly. Great day out and 50 caches scored. Really enjoyed the challenge so thanks for making it possible by placing the series. T4tcsl. My apologies for the generic logs.
Saw this series of caches when they were published and really haven't had the opportunity to ever look at coming up here to attempt them. When the opportunity arose that this series was up for adoption, I decided to contact the CO and sent yorkshirekiwi83 an email saying that we were happy to adopt them as we didnt want to see them being archived. Yorkshirekiwi83 was happy and willing to let me adopt them, decided that we should go and find the caches before adopting this series of caches 
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A plan was to come out here and spend the weekend near the start of the track, so a plan was hatched on Christmas Day 2018, we checked out the accommodation and Mrs Yeetrees said that she had always wanted to stay at the Chateau Tongariro, as her family was a legacy visitor, but that is another story.
After the accommodation was all booked it was just a matter of planning the trip, and saving the funds
[xx(], well a plan was set in motion..... and the start of the journey from there and back again.
We meet up with bkj97 and the Little Blue Hen while we out and about and had mentioned that we were going to go up the mountain attempt this series, they said that they were happy to come along as well if we didn’t mind the company, well twos company more are cachers, why not as two eyes are better than mine as I am know to be blind, so the plan was amended for a team effort [^]
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After finding GC6J6A0 - LOTR04 - Gandalf the Grey / the White, this was the next cache we had to find as we were making our way along the Silica Rapids track and continue on our journey towards the next cache of the series. As we were making our way towards GZ, we decided to check the hint, and as we neared GZ, it only took bkj97 a few seconds to spot the hiding spot of the cache, and we soon found the cache.
Managed to retrieve the cache, signed and then we replaced the cache with a new logbook and cache container before replacing the cache back where I found it. Thanks yorkshirekiwi83 for placing this cache series here and for bringing me to this spot, TFTC TNLNSL (14309).
Now it is time to make our way to the next cache in the series, the adventure and journey continues ....
Information:
Peregrin Took, more commonly known as Pippin, was a Hobbit of the Shire, and one of Frodo Baggins's youngest, but closest friends. He was a member of the Fellowship of the Ring and later became the thirty-second Thain of the Shire.
Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck (later known as Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck I, due to his grandson's birth) was a Hobbit and one of Frodo's cousins and closest friends. He loved boats and ponies and had a great interest in the maps of Middle-earth. He was also one of the nine companions of the Fellowship of the Ring, and later became the eighth Master of Buckland.
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.A plan was to come out here and spend the weekend near the start of the track, so a plan was hatched on Christmas Day 2018, we checked out the accommodation and Mrs Yeetrees said that she had always wanted to stay at the Chateau Tongariro, as her family was a legacy visitor, but that is another story.
After the accommodation was all booked it was just a matter of planning the trip, and saving the funds
[xx(], well a plan was set in motion..... and the start of the journey from there and back again.We meet up with bkj97 and the Little Blue Hen while we out and about and had mentioned that we were going to go up the mountain attempt this series, they said that they were happy to come along as well if we didn’t mind the company, well twos company more are cachers, why not as two eyes are better than mine as I am know to be blind, so the plan was amended for a team effort [^]
.After finding GC6J6A0 - LOTR04 - Gandalf the Grey / the White, this was the next cache we had to find as we were making our way along the Silica Rapids track and continue on our journey towards the next cache of the series. As we were making our way towards GZ, we decided to check the hint, and as we neared GZ, it only took bkj97 a few seconds to spot the hiding spot of the cache, and we soon found the cache.
Managed to retrieve the cache, signed and then we replaced the cache with a new logbook and cache container before replacing the cache back where I found it. Thanks yorkshirekiwi83 for placing this cache series here and for bringing me to this spot, TFTC TNLNSL (14309).
Now it is time to make our way to the next cache in the series, the adventure and journey continues ....
Information:
Peregrin Took, more commonly known as Pippin, was a Hobbit of the Shire, and one of Frodo Baggins's youngest, but closest friends. He was a member of the Fellowship of the Ring and later became the thirty-second Thain of the Shire.
Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck (later known as Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck I, due to his grandson's birth) was a Hobbit and one of Frodo's cousins and closest friends. He loved boats and ponies and had a great interest in the maps of Middle-earth. He was also one of the nine companions of the Fellowship of the Ring, and later became the eighth Master of Buckland.
Disclaimer:
This disclaimer informs readers that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text belong solely to the author.
Otherwise, what one says may be construed as being what the entire one believes, thinks or condones, and this may be very inaccurate and damaging, or just complete fiction......
Birthday Friday and a drive to the Chateau arriving in the dark courtesy of Yeetrees tours unlimited. Saturday morning with wonderful weather, a substantial Chateau buffet breakfast to keep us going and off we went on our LOR quest for the day. Yeetree's organisational skills were amazing and the actual cache maintenance went without a hitch. Mrs Yeetrees and little blue hen completed the party and a thoroughly good time was had by all. This was the fifth of fifty for the day. A great series that was well worth the effort. Tftcsl. Apologies for very generic logs.
A wonderful hiking day in Tongariro National Park for D4nielB and me. We walked the Taranaki Falls Loop, the Tama Lakes Track to the lower lake and a loop track to visit the Silica Rapids. It was awesome. On our way we also looked for some geocaches.
This one was another quick find.
Greetings from Hamburg, Germany.
Juliane
This one was another quick find.
Greetings from Hamburg, Germany.
Juliane
Today Jul1ane and me used the day for a lot of hiking in Tongariro National Park, starting with Upper Taranaki Falls Track, Tama Lakes Track to Lower Tama Lake and Lower Taranaki Falls track, followed by a round trip along Lower and Upper Silica Springs Track. Of course we also used these for a big load of cache finds.
We found this cache without problems and in good shape.
We found this cache without problems and in good shape.
With Lemmer in New Zealand at amazing caches. Thank you for showing all that beautiful places. flatrate
A great walk at Tongariro. Not himself but the silica rapids. Amazing view. The very first round in NZ with great hints and easy finds. Thank you very much. Lemmer and flatrate
We had planned to do the Tongariro Crossing but it was cancelled due to weather so we did the Taranaki Falls and Silica Rapids tracks instead. Easy find, onto the next
We went over to complete the first half of the Tongariro Crossing today - I had particular caches that I needed to do to complete a mountain challenge. However the weather had different ideas! We walked up to the Red Crater amidst rain, gusty winds and cold, but didn't manage to complete two other caches that I really wanted to pick up as the weather was really pretty ghastly! This afternoon we had free as we had planned to be over in the mountains for the whole day. We went on this picturesque walk to Silica Rapids and picked up all of the caches on this circuit apart from the one with several DNF's already. Thanks so much for this series, and I love how they are not complicated finds, so the walk is not interrupted too much, TFTC
Back home in Denmark again from my 4th visit to New Zealand.
Luckily I had some time for geocaching when there, so now it is time to log my findes.
Took up this trail again from last year.
This cache was found, and the logbook was signed.
TFTC
Luckily I had some time for geocaching when there, so now it is time to log my findes.
Took up this trail again from last year.
This cache was found, and the logbook was signed.
TFTC
Find #3027. A day spent in the Whakapapa area hiking short trails while son #1 walked the Tongariro Crossing. Misty early on but the day soon cleared to warm sun and blue skies. Very busy in the area with the Tussock Traverse on today.
With the Taranaki Falls Track and caches completed, there was time to walk the Silica Rapids Track, starting from the lower end.
Quickly found. SL TFTC
With the Taranaki Falls Track and caches completed, there was time to walk the Silica Rapids Track, starting from the lower end.
Quickly found. SL TFTC
11205
At first we wanted to do the Tongariro Crossing this day, but the weather was so bad that we had to decide differently. Instead we made a hike in the surroundings of the visitor centre. We were drawn here by the trail LOTR, but also some other caches were found.
The LOTR follows a beautiful path. About halfway the weather got worse. We had a strong drizzle, with some heavy winds. The higher we got, the colder. But we kept on going and finally we stood on the Bruce Road. Unfortunately we could not find another trail to bring us back to the visitor centre, so we continued to walk on the road. We found a few other caches there, but the Bonus of this series was not one of them. We had a coordinate for the bonus, but it could not have been right. Either it is completely out of course or we did something wrong. Anyway, we were satisfied with all the caches we did find on this beautiful trail.
Thanks for placing this series!
At first we wanted to do the Tongariro Crossing this day, but the weather was so bad that we had to decide differently. Instead we made a hike in the surroundings of the visitor centre. We were drawn here by the trail LOTR, but also some other caches were found.
The LOTR follows a beautiful path. About halfway the weather got worse. We had a strong drizzle, with some heavy winds. The higher we got, the colder. But we kept on going and finally we stood on the Bruce Road. Unfortunately we could not find another trail to bring us back to the visitor centre, so we continued to walk on the road. We found a few other caches there, but the Bonus of this series was not one of them. We had a coordinate for the bonus, but it could not have been right. Either it is completely out of course or we did something wrong. Anyway, we were satisfied with all the caches we did find on this beautiful trail.
Thanks for placing this series!
We are on vacation in New Zealand and of course we seek some caches.
Thanks for this one!
Greetings from the Dutch.
Thanks for this one!
Greetings from the Dutch.
We arrived today at Tongariro very early. Therefore we would like to do one of the nice rounds. This one was very nice because have seen wonderful nature. Only the way back was not beautiful...thanks for the caches!
After returning from Round the mountain walk, I still had to wait for my room. That's why the time until check-in in the chateau was used optimally and completed the second of three laps in the footsteps of the LOTR. Unfortunately, I was missing some caches, but the round was so much fun. Thanks for this idea and greetings from Germany.
TFTC says Fawkes.de
was used optimally and completed the second of three laps in the footsteps of the LOTR. Unfortunately, I was missing some caches, but the round was so much fun. Thanks for this idea and greetings from Germany.TFTC says Fawkes.de
Found this one quickly on an evening stroll. Thank you very much for the cache. Greetings from Switzerland.
At this beautiful day we made two of the LOTR-Tracks. We visited the fellowship and the villains of the trilogy. Both of the walks are really great and we had a lot of fun to hike a little bit and go for geocaching at the same time. The caches a not so hard to find, so we had enough time to enjoy the track. On each track we didn’t find one cache, so there are still two green points between all the smileys . Sorry about the same log for all caches, we are here for holidays and had so many things to do .... but not enough time!
We enjoyed really all the caches today, because we love LOTR. Many many thanks for bringing us to this locations and the tracks and also for hiding the caches along this wonderful ways!! We leave a blue ring in the first cache of all !
Greetings from Germany!
#527
We enjoyed really all the caches today, because we love LOTR. Many many thanks for bringing us to this locations and the tracks and also for hiding the caches along this wonderful ways!! We leave a blue ring in the first cache of all !
Greetings from Germany!
#527
Enjoying the weekend in Whakapapa Village to get some hiking training in for my upcoming big hike of the Green Gully Track in OZ. Great weather today to be out in the area to enjoy the scenery. TFTC
Replaced wet log with new one, which was sponsored by CO.
Replaced wet log with new one, which was sponsored by CO.
Today was focused on hiking in the wunderful Whakapapa area. The weather was nearly good, only interrupted by some rainfalls. The boxes were almost easy to find, as it should be on a long powertrail.
Thanks for the caches!
Thanks for the caches!
Love the iron stream close by. Unfortunately the seal on the log bag is not sealing anymore and the log is a bit of a mess. Did manage to sign though. Thanks for the cache yorkshirekiwi83.
Getting back into the swing of things again ...this is a lovely piece of bush ...soon had cache signed and returned ...a tad messy this one tftcYK83
Spent today doing the Taranaki Fall walk then he Silica Falls walk. What a great series of caches and all with spot on coordinates. Hint she helped a lot as well. Found all the ones I looked for apart from one with a lot of dnf’s listed and another that had caused a few problems for previous cachers. Bumped into a muggle couple who we kept leapfrogging so explained what we were up to. They sounded as if they could be signing up. Greetings from Edinburgh. Tftc. Apologies for cut and paste logs but too many to do individually.
A steady drizzle and chilly wind did not spoil the pleasure we had this morning when tramping the beautiful Silica Rapids Walk. Finding all the LOTR caches along the way was great fun, too. The hints were very precise and helpful and we enjoyed that we did not have to leave the path. All caches could be easily spotted, unfortunately most of the logbooks are wet or even soaked.
Tftc! We leave a couple of FP points
Tftc! We leave a couple of FP points
Today we had our second day in National Park Whakapapa and made a trip around the wonderful walks here. Special emphasis had we on the vulcanic mountains around us. On this trip we searched, found and logged many caches, too. The weather was good in the morning, sunny, but it got worse all day long, until raining at noon and later. Only sometimes then there was some sun to be seen.
Almost no muggels observed us as they had better things to do than observing two geocachers.
Thanks to yorkshirekiwi83 for showing us this location and for the fun we had at LOTR05 - Pippin Took & Merry Brandybuck. The search we had here today didn't take too much time.
Greetings from Germany and hope to see you soon in the forest.
TFTC says H_M_A @ 29. Oktober 2018 @ 12:49 Uhr @ [#12208](https://coord.info/GC6J6A4)
Almost no muggels observed us as they had better things to do than observing two geocachers.
Thanks to yorkshirekiwi83 for showing us this location and for the fun we had at LOTR05 - Pippin Took & Merry Brandybuck. The search we had here today didn't take too much time.
Greetings from Germany and hope to see you soon in the forest.
TFTC says H_M_A @ 29. Oktober 2018 @ 12:49 Uhr @ [#12208](https://coord.info/GC6J6A4)
It was quite cloudy this morning and so I decided to hike the short round to the Silica Rapids. I am always happy when a round is motivated by a few caches. So here too!
The containers were regularly very good to find and most in good condition.
tftc
The containers were regularly very good to find and most in good condition.
tftc
