Where they come and go. Blackall, Queensland, Australia
By KerryL62 on 30-Mar-17. Waypoint GC731Y7

Tftc????

Easy find. TFTC

Well the gps had us walking around in circles but we got there eventually TFTC

Staying in Blackall for a few nights and went for a walk around town collecting a few caches along the way. TFTC

Wow quick easy find today TFTC

Done

In blackall for a few weeks visiting family. Quick find this morning after the gym nearby.

Continuing our trip back from QOGM staying in town for a few days to finish getting caches we needed so we decided we would do around town it was another beautiful day today so we set out.

While attending QOGM 2023 with the MummaBear and the cubs gang, Nathan_and_Alyce and ??54.Thanks for the cache placement and maintenanceThanks for the huntThank for giving us a reason to stopTook nothing, Left nothing, signed logSigned log as MummaBear and the Cubs and for smaller logs MB&CSigned as MGNT or with our team stampMummaBear and the CubsGEM_54Nathan_and_Alyce

While attending QOGM 2023 with the MummaBear and the cubs gang, Nathan_and_Alyce and ??54.Thanks for the cache placement and maintenanceThanks for the huntThank for giving us a reason to stopTook nothing, Left nothing, signed logSigned log as MummaBear and the Cubs and for smaller logs MB&CSigned as MGNT or with our team stampMummaBear and the CubsGEM_54Nathan_and_Alyce

During the trip to QOGM Longreach 2023, Logged these as TAD, enjoying the company of TeamAstro, Loving these back roads, blue skies and great company!Thanks for the cache KerryL62 from deanside!

Found on a sojourn all around during QOGM 2023. A fun jaunt with lots of dust, mud and starry skies.Thanks to KerryL62 and **clear skies** from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet! [^] Caches signed as TAD (Tenkae TeamAstro and deanside).* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *SAs Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Keep looking up!

We've arrived in Blackall after QOGM 2033 and teamed up with others to collect the smilies around town. Tftc

A short stop whilst visiting Blackall, and the cache was a park-and-grab as the description suggested. The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks [KerryL62](https://coord.info/PRMK7XT) for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.----------This 1.5 week trip, the purpose was the Queensland Outback Geocaching Muster (QOGM) in Longreach, with its aim to encourage tourism and support in rural towns. Departing from Brisbane on Friday 15/09/2023, I travelled solo taking the northern route through Gayndah, Emerald and Jericho on my way to the event, and then returned through Blackall, Morven, St George, Goondiwindi, and Toowoomba arriving back on Monday 25/09/2023.My Longreach highlights included the two QOGM muster/rally days visiting Muttaburra and Isisford; the Qantas Founders Museum; Stockmans Hall of Fame; Silver Tails Rail Sunset Tour; and the general historical town vibe. Other highlights to/from Longreach included climbing Mt Scoria; Barcaldine's Tree of Knowledge and kayaking in the water park; Blackall woolshed scour; and the smaller intriguing and historical towns that I passed through.During my travel days when I was time-poor, I targeted geocaches that were older in age, high D-T, puzzles/challenges, and rare cache types. In addition, I added 7-8 visited LGAs to my statistics.The scenery was memorable with picturesque sunsets, and a diversity of flora and fauna. There were plenty of kangaroos and wallabies, emus, goannas/lizards, brolgas, hawks, and alas wild hogs, and goats.Today, with Longreach QOGM finishing up, it was time to commence my two-day drive home. After making an early departure from Longreach following the [QOGM 2023 CITO](https://coord.info/GCAAHTW) event, I passed through Barcaldine, Blackall, Tambo, Augathella, and then finished up in Morven where the [Morven Major Munch](https://coord.info/GCAE0HW) dinner event was held. I made sure to see the historical sights like the woolshed scour, murals and drilling setup in Blackall, before playing through the Wherigos and finding puzzles and challenge trail. I extended my day after sunset, and completed the Murweh Triangle (MT) geoart puzzles from Augathella to Morven. It was a fairly full day in warm conditions, but the geocaches placed from previous QOGMs were enjoyable, and it was good to add Blackalls LGA to my statistics.Adventure Labs completed: [The History of Tambo](https://labs.geocaching.com/goto/0c74ee1c-bb7e-46cc-b899-55918a0094d4); and [Augathella Art](https://labs.geocaching.com/goto/a28da373-e575-4d0c-b1f2-14a832b17597).

We are on our way to Longreach for the QOBM event next week. As we missed all the previous events, it is now time to grab some of the caches in the area.

Another big day doing some of the trails in the area.

Stopped off here and found after a short search.

Thanks for placing the cache and doing the maintenance needed, so we can find this cache..

Another day another long trip another long dirt road again beautiful weather blue sky and bit of windy and cold morning. I love it so much and beautiful country and see horses, cows, Brogas, Emus so beautiful and very healthy. Thank you so much for us to bring here. It is worth to drive . Love the puzzles caches
With DeafPVC - DeafPhantom DeafVW DeafCat and Ev - Everlasting

Accompany with DeafVW, DeafCat and DeafPhantom. I am appreciative of them because they are young and have more energy and good equipment as I didn't bring Ladder with me.
Handy one of them can climb so I just stood and watched.
Thank you for organising the cache and hunt.
Sorry about copy and paste.

Found it with DeafPhantom DeafVW Everlasting

A great day has had. We are all exhausted after a full days caching with so much fun. Thank you for the hides and thank you team

In town for the next couple of days and hopefully get a few caches. Thanks for
this one. 3rd for the day thanks

On our way to QOGM,spending a few nights in Jericho, we decided to make a run down to Blackall, to add another LGA and checK out the town. Thanks to all the COs for setting and maintaining so that we get to enjoy this area. What a well maintained facility. Cache in good order too. Tftc

On the hunting trail with SeasonedBird while on a slow roundabout route to QOGM 2023 at Longreach. After 3 days on the on the JPT trail. Bit of a rest day today clearing out the local caches before tackling it again. A quick find here. It’s a great day for caching.
TFTC KerryL62

For anyone making Geo plans, do yourself a favour and visit Australia’s only current Geotour at Ballarat while it lasts: https://www.geocaching.com/play/geotours/ballarat-victoria

And for anyone that can travel to Longreach, Queensland, late September 2023, Google “QOGM” which is the Queensland Outback Geocaching Muster. You’ll have at least 8 or 9 days of pure geocaching fun with around 200 like minded people attending a mix of events and access to over 200 geocaches placed by the QOGM team. It’s not a Mega, it’s better.

Our annual trek to the QLD outback finds us in Blackall on the way to QOGM#5 Longreach.

Thoroughly enjoying this town and the fantastic and splendid way the community has presented itself!

Thanks KerryL62 for taking time to set out and maintain this hide and for showing us this part of the world

Log signed in first open spot
Wollaston & SeasonedBird

Find # 9896

#LockitupintheOutback

Thanks for an easy one

A cool find for us this morning whilst staying here at the showgrounds.
TFTC

Found after a short search. Thanks

An easy find.
TFTC.

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Found it

maps a little off but found it eventually

Tftc

Some local ladies were hanging around the gate to the Pony Club, making it very difficult to lurk. Unfortunately I was on foot so moving on to another cache was not a good option.

Finally they said their goodbyes and I was able to start my search - which led me to an open space. Decided to investigate the nearest structure and was rewarded with the easiest of finds. Thanks for the cache

Frybynight

Very important indeed

Found today while in town for an overnight stay on our trip north. TFTC.

Slowly working our way back to Cairns after attending Qogm 2022. Did your Where they come and go. today. 14 October 2022 12:22 pm Tyfc KerryL62 total caches now 5845 .

Out and about in Blackall today. Thanks for bringing us out this way

TFTC nice quick grab. A lady mowing the grounds came to ask us what we were doing. We started to explain and she said “yes there’s one of those over there!” We added a new page to the log

Showy place.

Thanks for bringing us this way

Travelling homeward bound to Busselton from the Townsville Mega, how lost can we get?
It’s been 2 months since the CacheQld mega and we are still in Queensland, that’s still a long way to go to get home to WA
But the fun bit is, finding all these geocaches along the way.
No matter where we park our caravan for the night, it’s always an exciting day to see this great country through the eyes of the local geocachers.
Thanks to all the COs for showing us your favourite spots along the way.
TFTC

Enjoying a trip around Queensland with tmann421after a two year wait for the Australian New Zealand boarders to open.
Found numerous caches and saw plenty of interesting places.
Log signed tm/ww NZ
TFTC

Another good cache found with woolwood9.
*Enjoyed the drive / walk around.*
SL **tm/ww NZ**

Thanks for the fun find!

TFTC. Nice walk around the grounds.

Sticky. Pool was great for a swim and hot spa. $2 per adult. Thanks for cache.

Spotted quickly and krcamber was right near it - get it, get! It’s starting to drizzle so great timing!

Thanks for the cache

My GPS wasn’t working at all here so lucky that Swearah had the goods. She spotted the cache quickly as we arrived at GZ. TFTC!

This one took a little while; not too long though. TFTC

Found during a trip from Adelaide to the northern tip of Australia on Cape York Peninsula, traveling along the Strzelecki Track to Innamincka, out to Noccundra and through Quilpie, Blackall, Barcaldine, Hughendon and Ravenshoe to Cairns, then out to Weipa and up to the top. Based myself at the Barcoo River Camping Area at Blackall for two nights, heading out each day to do a circuit of caches in the area. Thanks for the cache KerryL62!

Looking for something to fill in time whilst not studying, it was suggested that I finally get around to logging THOSE caches long found but never logged. Some even have funny stories of being visited not only once or twice, but a few even have had a third or fourth visit before realising I've been there and done that. The date is as near to the correct day the cache was found.So, sorry for the generic and late log.JABs.The full story can be found herehttps://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=c74de4cf-b59f-4ee4-9b5a-63ff0fc061ea

Tftc easy find

Enjoyed chatting with a local hoarder down the street & admired his "collectables". Thanks for taking us here. Cheers & tftc

Logging old caches originally found with alphag_25. Now have my own account and logging them separately so that I can claim the finds.

09/01/21 Today caching around Blackall and surrounds. Roadtrip Mackay to Emerald to Barcaldine to Aramac to Blackall to Jericho over the next 3 weeks. Lots of puzzle solving before and during trip. Searched area and found GZ . Replaced and signed log. TFTC SL

On our bikes heading round town picking up a few caches Set off at 5.30am to bet the heat. Met the grounds person here who was super friendly and interesting to chat too TFTC

Found with rainygirl74 TFTC

Found with Dozenmater TFTC

I am heading up to Barcaldine region for a week of family time and of course geocaching. Sorry for the generic post. Especially because I am going to find a lot. TFTC

Day eight of my outback Queensland trip and hopefully I will get Blackall completed and be in Barcaldine by the night. Wow there is so much to do in and around this town and some really fun caches. Again I will have no problems in continuing my challenges of a trad a day and a cache a day.

Meet up with Willis007 for an early start, as there is a good deal to get completed today. Plus it was nice to have company on the drive around today. The plan was to do the loose caches , the Evora road trail, wool scour trail, Ravensbourne road trail and anything else as we pass. with most of the hard work already done it was a matter of signing logs today.

All good with this cache and with the log signed and cache returned as found, it was onto the next one. Thank you for placing it here, I really enjoyed the drive around this area today.

Day 5 of my Outback road trip. Met up with CHAMAD to collect some local caches before heading out to tackle the Evora Road Bison Trek.

This cache took a little longer to find, but got there in the end. Log signed, cached replaced as found. All is well with this cache.

Thanks for the cache KerryL62.

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Had to come back twice too many muggles

Beadling around Blackall for an hour or so, soaking up the

Easy find here

TFTC KL62

Tftc Kerry L62, was a quick park and grab this morning, have driven by twice before but too many muggles then.

Outback roadtrip Day 2- Mitchell to Blackall via Tambo. On the road early for another gorgeous clear winters day visiting towns and finding caches along the way.

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Thanks for giving us a reason to visit, **KerryL62**. Our log is trackable, mention this cache.

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Found TFTC

quick find tfyc

Good one! TFTC

Thanks for the cache

In town for the QOGM, so nice to catch up with old friends and make new ones. Nice hide, but didn't take long to find it
Thanks for the cache KerryL62
cheers
greynomads - Bill and Diana

In town for QOGM 2019.We have had a wonderful weekend with friends old and new. Our thanks to the organisers and CO's for all they have done to make the weekend so great.

I've had some technology issues over the weekend so instead of logging in order, I am logging today what I know we have found just to clear the backlog.

All caches were in good order, our TB's visited each cache. TFTC

Sitting at my computer during these Covid lockdowns, I am trying to catch up on a few logs that I haven't sent in yet.

Over the years, geocaching has taken me on many adventures, including interesting destinations all over my home continent of Australia and many overseas as well. It has also introduced me to a diverse group of like-minded caching tragics, many of whom I now call close friends.

Today, I was lucky enough to be out and about searching for caches, something I do on almost a daily basis. This was one cache that was targeted and found.

Sorry for the late log, something I am notorious for. Thank you for adding to the adventure that is geocaching.

Thanks KerryL62 (F=841 H=133) for the cache.

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Coords were pretty schmick. No parking involved as i walked on over. Thanks for the hide Kerry.

Found on my morning walk. TFTC

Out caching with KerryL, 1Muggle, LT1970 and WAG00. Tftc

Found during QOGM 2019 while waiting for the breakfast event

Found on QOGM19

Found waiting for breaky, left TB thanks for another cache

Thanks KerryL62 for another cache for us to find. Grabbed just
before the QOGM 'Breakfast Event'.

Little Squirell

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Found

Fun to look for

No cattle around today so an easy find. Thanks

A quick park and grab after the welcome to town event and breakfast. TFTC.

TFTC

Great views, lovely grounds. Great cache

TFTC

Bustin Blackall cache 5. Don't ya love it when ferals are being silly so you send them to a structure nearby to look for a cache when you know its not there but you just want a little peace and quiet. A hundred metres away mum sneaks over and find cache.... well played mum,, well played

Quick find TFTC great place to stop met fellow caches here as well

All good with this cache. Thanks

Only people that came today were Mick and I
Easy find co ords spot on
tftc

**# 25409** Found on our 2019 winter escape trip to Qld with Mrs Roosta.
Another perfect sunny Winter day for a drive around at Blackall with FelixII.
Hardly any muggles on the road, usually good coords and safe hides.
Thanks for the cache KerryL62,
***Roostaman***

Moving day today. Grabbed 3 caches with the caravan on tow as we headed to Blackall. Camp set up, lunch enjoyed then Mr Felix joined up with Roostaman and grabbed a couple more caches before the sun disappeared.

TFTC

Back in town again
FROM NZ
We are on an out back tour from rocky heading to Emerald and on to Longreach then back through Blackall and on down to Dalby

Thanks GC731Y7
Took us a while to find it

Found while taking a break in Blackall.

TFTC KerryL62

Stayed overnight in Blackall and enjoyed doing the caches around town. TFTC.

Found with O319 during our overnight stay at the Blackall caravan park. TFTC Find number 3 in Blackall .

An easy find while walking the dog.