The Barossa Valley Sculpture Park Bethany, South Australia, Australia
By ParisLaura on 27-Sep-17. Waypoint GC7CWRW

This cache was found today and brings our overall cache find tally to 13836. Out caching with Farmer Frentzen today we called up here before heading to a lazy afternoon of wine tasting. Cool to see the differences between the years of sculpting. Answers were sent via the message centre. Thanks ParisLaura for the cache.

Found, answers sent through via AYNAT73

Thanks for bringing us here and getting us to look at the sculpture more closely. Stunning views and glad these artists took the time to make these. Took a different view on photo taking... answers sent via message with Mattbrjo. Tftc

We arrived in Nurioopta today and did a quick drive around to check out the views. Thanks for the cache ParisLaura. The answers have been sent.

We are travelling with Pprass and have set up in Greenock where we will camp for a few days.Today we celebrated a wedding anniversary with special wine tastings and then a few caches after lunch.We enjoyed the wander around the park and while we may have under/overthought the answers we now have permission to log.Thanks for contributing to a fun day out

Found at 1:12 PM in the company of The Morris.After a fantastic wine tasting in the Stone Wall room at Rockford, we went to this lookout to get a panoramic view of the valley - just magnificent. Looked around the sculptures and then headed off to pick up a few other caches along the way back to camp.Thanks to ParisLauraFeedback: Answers were worked out in conjunction with The Morris who will provide them shortly.

Stopped by on our way in to Tanunda on our 30th wedding anniversary trip. Great little park. Trying to think if I've ridden past this on my bicycle when visiting the TDU. Never seen it before.

Answers were gathered and sent to cache owner who has confirmed my work.TFTEC

34 years ago on a uni trip to the River land, we called into some sculptures in the Barossa. These are them. The view is slightly changed but still magnificent. TFTE ParisLaura, happy memories.Sent answers to CO, await approval.

We had to catch up a lot of sleep from the flight yesterday, so we got up a bit later than planned. Today's plan is some caches in the Barossa valley and then off to Adelaide, where we will spend the next 2 days. Came to this view point to enjoy the views over the Barossa Valley, where we spent last night. Enjoyed the sculpture park and collecting the answers for this EC. Thanks and kind regards from Switzerland, Hinni&Simo

Found with the Nelson crew on a trip here here. Isisnz sent you the answers. Haven't been Up here before

Caching with SPBINZ around Barossa very interesting scuptures loved walking around them and getting the information needed for the Earthcache this deserves a favorite thanks ParisLaura

Sidewaze, Paddle Chick, Bullertrout, IsisNZ and Nanzie are caching our way around the Barossa, I love learning things because of earthcaches. We had a great walk around the sculptures then discussed the answers, IsisNZ sent the answers on behalf of us all. TFTEC ParisLaura#16420

We all enjoyed our visit to the sculpture park today. We wandered around for quite a while looking at the sculptures and discussing the answers. Thanks so much for bringing me here - would've stopped anyway but this earthcache really made me take a much closer look at the sculptures. I also was particularly taken with the stunning Pioneer Memorial in the carpark. Yesterday we mostly signed off the caches in the grape geoart series and today we are exploring more of the area cache by cache. Found as part of the SPBINZ team (Sidewaze, Paddle Chick, Bullertrout, IsisNZ, and Nanzie). Answers sent on behalf of us all. TFTEC ParisLaura and kia ora from Aotearoa/New Zealand # 21,974**tepoti/Dunedin is the place to be 26-27 October, 2024 for GCA7ZHD - Geo Toroa Mega! Please come and join in the fun, find heaps of caches and experience some wonderful Southern hospitality.**

Caching as team SPBINZ: Sidewaze, Paddlechick, Bullertrout, IsisNZ and Nanzie, from Nelson, New Zealand.After caching on the Yorke Peninsula, staying at Wallaroo and then at Port Vincent, we spent a couple of nights in the city, attending the Mega and looking to get the maximum number of cache types we could, a couple of hidden months for members of the team and lots of caches that crossed our paths. Now we're enjoying touring the Barossa Valley, getting lots of geocaches, visiting several wineries and enjoying the countryside.I've just realised this is my fourth visit to the Barossa, and so this is my fourth visit to Mengler's Hill. And actually, all the sculptures must have been here the last time I visited. Thanks for making sure I'll remember them **next** time I visit - - - I'll even remember what they're made of . We spent some time taking in the panoramic view and lots of time admiring the sculptures, interpreting how the name fitted in with what we saw and identifying what the sculptures are made of.Thanks for the awesome earthcache and greetings from across the ditch .Oh yes, and fancy not knowing not to wear thin soled shoes in Oz , I had my second embarrassing encounter with bindii .*Team answers submitted by IsisNZ.

OCW PelDroedGwin and geodog Peppa An enjoyable wander through the sculpture park with great views. Answer sent to CO. Tftc

30/10/2023 5:29:00 PMI thoroughly enjoyed my relaxing wander amongst the sculptures.Message sent with observations from my visit.Thanks ParisLaura for well placed ECFind recorded using GCDroid and logged using GSAK

Lovely walk around the park with our 2 dogs - perfect weather for it! Loved the different sculptures and have sent our answers to the CO.

TFTC! Lovely sunset and sculptures

Lovely

On Sunday Doineedthis and I were in the area picking up a few smileys, and we stopped here on the hill to grab a couple and also this earthcache. Thanks ParisLaura for bringing me back here, it is always a nice place to stop, admire the view and view the sculptures. Picture attached of me and Persephone. A great earthcache, nice work. Logging today after sending the answers.

Found it

The call came in yesterday from OZGrumpy if I wanted to join on a day caching in the Barossa.

Some good sculptures here.

TFTC ParisLaura

This one took longer than I expected and I found myself super hungry. Funny how a half hour time difference can throw your whole schedule off!
Had a good time looking at all the sculptures and the view over Barossa, there were loads of people here TFTEC

Got myself a bit confused on the questions and is a little while ago so I think it best to let this one go. woolwood9 and I enjoyed the nice walk around the sculptures though.

Found on International Earthcache Day weekend....hopefully it's still before 10am UTC.
We will email the answers from the computer at home.

A great stroll around these interesting sculptures at this beautiful lookout.
Our absolute favourite was one that looked like a stunning eagle’s head but was actually called ‘Dreaming’ we think

Many thanks for this earthcache ParisLaura…a favourite point for bringing us back here after several years.

Was pouring with rain but did a quick dash to be able to log

Found with PrincessJuzzy and Logiesaurus on a day out amongst Tanunda and surrounds. We had to wait for the fog to lift before getting the grandest of views and a lovely walk interacting with the sculptures. TFTC

Found it with Limbage, well worth waiting for the weather to clear.

Special K and Shackas.

Beautiful

I spent a good couple of hours up here just taking it all in, both the sculptures and the view.
Answers sent

Heading back to my long weekend accommodation after a long day caching.

TFTEC ParisLaura
Keep smiling

Dropped in to the Sculpture park on the way to Angaston. An interesting place with great views over the vineyards of the valley. Tftc

We were on a wine tour at the start of the week when our driver told us to drive up the hill to check out the sculptures and the view. At the time we thought, yeah whatever, just get us to the next winery. On our last full day in the valley we took up her advice.

We should have visited earlier because it is a cracking spot. The sculptures are amazing and we feel for the artist that lost the bet and had to have their sculpture put at the bottom of the hill. Answers emailed and we are awarding a favourite point for the location and information. tftc

Found as we wandered around. Thanks for placing a cache here as we love hides like this, taking us to interesting places we would have otherwise never found if it wasn’t for Geocaching. A fav point from us. On the hunting trail again with SeasonedBird, Liz & Bruce. Blue sky day, so it’s a great day for caching. TFTC ParisLaura
Find #3847 at 14:49.

Thanks for arranging. Collected the answers and they will be forwarded by SeasonedBird. Good to be having a look around the area. Caching with Wollaston and SeasonedBird. Fav point alloc

A beautiful grassy park area filled with sculptures, my idea of a good walking trail and a bonus view of the valley for miles ahead.

A favourite point.

Enjoying a day in the Barossa with Wollaston and Liz&Bruce.

Thanks to the many hands and minds taking time to set out hides and showing us your part of the world

Log signed with group stamp

TFTC ParisLaura

Find # 1554

This is a lovely area. Loved wandering around looking at the statues. Thanks ParisLaura for the cache.

Beautiful spot on sunset, couple of really good sculptures, thanks

I came here 10 or so years ago and had a look around back today and another look around, some interesting sculptures here

Today with a few new caches published and a new cache published in the Barossa thought I would go for the FTF and also clean up the remains that I had left in the area. A nice day out with 35 finds

Thanks for the cache

After attending the birthday event in Nuriootpa with erine14, alysse14 and allister w we continued caching and found our way to the sculpture park where we had a lovely wander around looking at all the sculptures and admiring the great views from up here. [^]
We really suck at geology and had long and involved discussions about what we thought some of the sculptures looked like (nothing to do with geology though...more like physiology! )
Took a few photos then went to find the trad close by before heading off.
Answers sent to CO.
Thanks for the cache ParisLaura and for bringing us here.

alysse14, erine14, JJ52 and I came for a drive to the area to attend the 10th Birthday event in Nuriootpa. We found some caches on the way to the event and some on our way home. A great days caching. We walked around and discussed the crystal formations and what we thought some of the sculptures looked like to us. Thanks to JJ52 for sending our answers in. TFTC ParisLaura

An interesting area for a walk around that I didn’t know existed! Thanks for bringing us here today. The views were pretty awesome too. JJ52 is sending thru the answers for our group. Thanks for the adventure around the sculpture garden!

Thanks for the earthcache! Visited with JJ52 (who sent the answers for our group, allisterw and erine14)

Had a nice day out with JJ52, allisterw, and erine14. We set out in the morning form down south, found some caches in the morning, attended the excellent 10th Geostuff birthday event in Nuriootpa, and then found some more caches! 34 finds in total, including my 2200th!

During a visit to Nurioopta today with some visitors I thought I might get the chance to find a few caches. However my (non-caching) companions had other priorities. But they did decide to visit this particular area, which provided an opportunity for me to do this earthcache and gather the information I needed.

There are, what I thought at least, some really nice sculptures here. A great park!

Thanks ParisLaura for an interesting earthcache.

The great Southeast Saunter down to the Millicent area was over. Back to my 2020 caching goals. Only one of the three set at the start of the year was now possible and should be complete by Christmas. [^] So pressure off and back to caching when and where the whimsy takes me whilst I ponder some targets for next year.

Came to the Barossa to do some maintenance on one of our caches. Whilst here I thought I would show Sal the sculpture park. I had visited quite a while ago and done the cache here. [^]
On arrival I was amazed to see that the cache there was showing as unfound and there was an earthcache here as well Seems I was last here over six years ago,

Really enjoyed our walk around the park and being such a nice day it was muggle central with plenty of others doing the same thing. [^] It took us some time to grasp what was required but we think we managed to work it out and put together some answers for the CO which have been sent. [^]
Logging in anticipation that we were somewhere near what was required.

***Thanks ParisLaura for putting out this cache and maintaining it for our enjoyment. ***
Logs prepared and published through GSAK.

Stopped by these fantastic collection of sculptures on my way back home from the Blanchetown area for the weekend, with the afternoon free for some cache finds around Angaston. Thanks for the interesting earthcache ParisLaura!

Thanks to Jackie for sending the answers for the cache.....we are part of the group of 8 from Radiance of the Seas.

4 couples from the Radiance of the Seas were on a wine tour today and we were fortunate enough to stop at the Barossa Valley sculpture park. Answers sent. Jim& Jackie are from California.

Eight intrepid cachers off the Radiance of the Seas were on a wine tasting trip to the Barossa today. We had a very little time at this place.

Jackie, of Jim and Jackie, has sent the answers. I will add a picture.


TFTC From the USA

Thanks to Jackie for sending the answers for the 8 of us from the radiance of the seas. I will be including a picture. Thanks for the cache

Wonderful place. Stayed here overnight at new years eve
in 1995.
Senden answers to CO when I m back at home.

Lieb ' s Gruessli
#5565

Delighted to be able to complete this earthcache , some magnificent sculptures, a favourite from us

#17600

I’m going to work on answers tonight but here’s a selfie from the furthest from the carpark. Thanks.

My Australia adventure continued today with a flight to Adelaide, where SA_ParrotHead showed me some great sights. I often avoid EarthCaches, but this was an interesting and straightforward one. Answers are on the way. TFTC!

Out and about with Rock Chalk today.
He is sending you some answers.
Cheers Andrew

One more day in the beautiful Barossa Valley. It's full of history, and the landscape is amazing! Not to forget - these lovely wines
In the morning we went to this phantastic lookout point. The sun was shining, a few clouds at the blue sky - perfect time for enjoying the sculptures and taking photos! - Thanks for the EC at this great place!

Found with [@Davidwazza](http://coord.info/PR61VZX) on our day exploring the area! TFTC

An adventurous morning joining a group of Geocachers to visit Para Wirra Recreation Park and complete a Zytheran cache abseil, which involved a small bush bash, but a lot of fun climbing down a cliff. That took a few hours, and then jesswrigley and I collected a few geocaches in nearby Williamstown, followed by a drive to Tanunda to have lunch at the Barossa Valley Chocolate Company. We enjoyed a unique chocolate and wine pairing tasting at this newly opened attraction pushing an age of six months. Finally, a short drive and visit to the Barossa Valley Sculpture Park was an interesting experience, before heading home in the late afternoon.

What a great sculpture park, and never would have known about this area had it not been for geocaching! I know that line is somewhat overused, but it turned out to be a great little detour here before heading home! We were a little perplexed at some of this EarthCache's questions, mainly because the sculptures were not well labelled. In the absence of individual artwork signs, there should be an overall map here or something. We did figure out the specific large plaques showing a quick cartoon of each piece, but that wasn't the most intuitive. Some discussions entailed between jesswrigley and I, and answers sent to the CO. Thanks ParisLaura!

We visited the Sculpture Park on a cloudy morning so the views weren’t at their best.
However, we really enjoyed our visit and the follow-up research
We eventually submitted our answers by email and were pleased to receive very prompt approval to log the find.
TFTC.

We were keen to visit this Sculpture Park and having an Earth Cache here was a bonus. Thanks ParisLaura for setting this up. It made me look hard to find the required sculptures and then learn about the variety of rocks used. Logged with permission. Greetings from New Zealand.

Visited today and will email CO tomorrow. Want to keep my lìst in order. Update: answers sent to CO Thanx

Nomads travelling in their caravan around Australia. We have been on the road since July 2011 and discovered caching in August 2013. We travel with a bunch of travel bugs belonging to our sons and grand children. Where ever possible, we will maintain your cache as we travel.

Staying for the week in Nuriootpa with our friends SnappyTomCats, they offered to take us for a day of caching, after skuzzybear's event in Gawler.

We wandered around the interesting sculptures.

Thanks ParisLaura, answers coming your way by messenger.

Out and about with BJA3, this is a great spot. Didn’t even know it existed.

Answers sent to the CO by BJA3, TFTC ParisLaura!

Thanks for the cache. Had fun at this location with Team Barritt’s. Answers sent to CO.

There was a heavy fog covering the park and obscuring the view down the hill this morning. While geo-hubby went to grab the nearby traditional cache, I walked around the park to examine the sculptures. Answers sent to CO.

Was in the area today picking up a few other caches I didn’t have found so stopped at this place I had visited many years ago, but not been back since. I am pretty sure my last visit predated the newer sculptures.

Thanks for the cache ParisLaura.
Found on 11 May 2019 at 3:00 pm.
Find #8844

we came here to watch the sunset over Tanunda and decided to grab the answers to this one as well. Not sure if all our answers were correct, but they have being sent through to the CO. TFTEC

Beautiful view!

Nice walk and a wonderful view.

Thanks.

Answers sent

Although we have been to this sculpture park a number of times over the years and found it curious and at times wondered why, we had a visitor over from the UK whom we took to have a wander back in October. Gathering the info needed at the time it was put in our usual pile of paper to be logged.

I have only just found it so thought it is about time we logged the find.

A message has been sent to the Owner for her approval.

Thanks for the earth cache Paris and forcing us to take more notice of the sculptures.

Submitted via Garmin Live Geocaching

Found on a day trip to Nuri. We had some difficulty identifying the different era sculptures, we couldn't see any names or map of the park? But was great to walk around and admire the art... sometimes it us in the eye of the beholder! Answers sent to CO (and world's quickest response received TFTC

A nice earth cache that had us stopping to study the sculptures. Is that a lizard over there on that rock. No it isn’t. Had fun in the park today. TFTC

Some say this is art. What do you say?

Thanks ParisLaura and clear skies from TeamAstro. Cache the planet!

Few days in Adelaide for holiday. Very interesting sculptures. thanks for bringing me here. tftc

Enjoying the walk around tftcsl. Answers messaged

Enjoyed a quick walk around this interesting park but got a little damp because it was trying to rain. Answers submitted.
TFTC

Walked around the sculptures twice as we had to go back for the traditional cache, sent my answers in the email as requested. Another spot we wouldn't have found if not for caching. TFTC

Charlicorn and I went on a 12-day, 3808km roadtrip from the Southern Highlands of NSW to Gawler in SA and back, to attend the Inline Hockey National Championships representing NSW. This was all new territory for us so of course quite a bit of geocaching happened along the way and at the various places we visited, although hockey commitments and the physical demands of competition meant it wasn't a high numbers mission. Instead we focused on specific caches such as Earthcaches, highly-favourited ones, long-unfound ones and those which ticked off boxes in my stats. But we picked up plenty of caches we just happened to wander past as well. All up a very successful geomission and, returning with bronze medal in hand, not too bad from a hockey perspective either.

Earthcaches are always a focus for me, so we came here and found it a real treat. Great views and some artwork to tickle the imagination, along with an earth science lesson. Answers sent to CO. TFTC!

Found It!
Today it was raining and visibility was not much more than about 50m. Despite that, there were still people here walking around looking at the sculptures! I wandered around and collected the answers but was unable to find the traditional cache with the people around. Answers have been sent off.
TFTC

We are nomads. Having left Perth WA in February 2014 we now live in our caravan and go wherever the will or caches take us.

Now visiting in Tanunda, today we set about exploring the area using Geocaching as our guide.
What a fabulous sunny day, the best we have had since we arrived on Sunday so it was indeed a pleasure to be out and about.

Messaged the CO with our answers.

TFTC ParisLaura

Tftc. Ehat a blustery day we picked. We rugged up appropriately but even then the 10 or so degrees of wind chill challenged our appreciation of the works. Well worth the stopover though.

Was a good little brain teaser for the weekend

Great little spot which we came across and decided to stop. Spectacular views of the valley. While we were here we had a look at the sculptures and found a cache as well. Thanks ParisLaura
GJMMelb

Located GZ and took a walk around the park to collect answers.
Nice green country side this time of year, but had to dodge the showers today.
Busy area today with plenty of cars and buses.
Tftc!

2729. Located by baby&Mrs gopher in company with Team Ladava on a cold windy day on the hill. The view was a little dull with the low clouds and cold wind. This like the Sculpture Park in Broke Hill is worth the visit to see the many and varying styles of the artists. Logging with permission of CO Tnx ParisLaura. A big congratulations on the award.

Another day another group of caches to find. Aussie Mary joining me on my adventure. Weirdly the last time I was here it was with Mary.
Thanks to ParisLaura from mogni

A beaut spot for a view and an artistic walk around. Whilst been here a few times, it is still an interesting spot.
Congrats on your award...
Emailed answers sent.
Thanks for the EC ParusLaura

(Logged with permission of owner).
When this park was first established, it was a real blot on the landscape [B)], but time and some subtle landscaping have softened the appearance of the area [^].
It was quite pleasant to stroll around here today .
Took photos. Left footprints. Submitted answers.
In our younger days, we used to come up here to watch the lightning storms roll in from the west - an amazing sight [^].
Thanks ParisLaura.

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We bought the Barossa Butcher, Baker, Winemaker trail and paired it with geocaching for one of the best days out we have had in ages. Getting caches we have missed before, new caches, local produce, enjoying a picnic and wine. The family all tired now but we cant wait to do it again. TFTC.
You know Ive never actually taken notice of names etc here and found today quite interesting learning new things. (After the walk though I needed to sit for a picnic and bed looks great)

If not for caching wiuld we have come to this look out and sculpture garden
Loved walking around and checking out all the different sculptures
While Liz -Earthlight and I worked out answers to questions geo hubby sat and rested on table setting close by
Ashame skies were not clear today to allow us a great view over the area.
Interesting sculptures
Tftc

Out caching the Barossa with The X-trailers and just had to come to this cache and enjoy the sculptures and the view.
After 20 minutes exploring we got down to try and solve the questions.
Am forwarding for The X-Trailers and myself by email.
TFTC and a fav point.

Having just walked a chunk of the Jack Bobridge Trail (16 kms, 24,000 steps) it was nice to stop on the lookout for a while and admire the view before venturing down into the region where the sculptures were located...
After feeling & looking at the sculptures I recorded my answers and sent them off to the CO who sent a rapid response...
Thanks for the earthcache ParisLaura...it was a beautiful night on the hill...

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Up this way sunday doing a few Traditional so thought we try to get this earthcache it just seems to be a walk round a park with a view and a touch feel of a sculpture or two very busy place and glad wasnt trying to find a container another mini bus pull up a more people every where while trying to get pic with out randoms in them TFTEC

A great location revisted in order to complete this earthcache.
The differences between the different types of stone were interesting and the sculptures are stunning.
Thanks for the Earthcache,

Mrs Sewer Rat and Doctor Owl wet caching on valentines Day.
The weather was warm.
We started with Mrs Rat Finishing the Jack BobRidge Trail.
The Trail was finished in Honour of Rat Dog ( Buster)
We then went on to various caches.
We stopped here to gather our info, and look at the sculptures.
Owl sent our answers to CO. Thanks for the Earthcache.

Owl was out for some R&R with Mrs Sewer Rat, getting her to Bobridge Nirvana. Once that was achieved it was time to find some new caches - and anything else Owl hadn't found along the way. The sculptures occasioned much erudite discussion about the nature of art and geology and the presence of muggles. Answers about geology have been sent, but the other topics are not for public airing!