Like A Hurricane North Rocks, New South Wales, Australia
By Old Man Emu on 10-Sep-19. Waypoint GC8DAEW

I had enjoyable to bushwalking in shortly. Found it. Thank you

Ltf

Second find today on our circuit around memory lane with my brother - we would walk past the entry trail to GZ all the time with our dog and but never cross the creek - it was always our turn back point. Those days seem like another life time ago. Saw a red bellied snake cross the path ahead of us, meandering through without a care in the world. GZ was a cool one and appropriate for the name of the cache and hint in the lyrics. Cool BMX ramp spied after signing log. TFTC

Lured here by some green bushland on the map so made a plan to get the caches.Out caching with Cherryfromtheblock today after a rainy morning and a bit of a wet start it ended up being a really nice and fruitful caching day.Weirdos spotted: noneSnacks: Tamano sushi seaweed and avocado salad for lunch which was awesome.TFTC

Thanks, great find. Found with whereizej

After the GPS jumping around, we finally found a spot to look in. There were two big natural objects and we knew that it had to be one of them. After looking around our other suspicious items, looking at it from another perspective, we were able to find it.

Nice one TFTC big log in there love that

Out and about again, headed around Canberra for the MEGA. Super excited my first MEGA and heading over with 2 others from the Cockburn Crew - signed log as WAC to save time.This is 15482, hoping to clock over the 15,000 finds in the week in New South Wales and ACT.Thanks to Old Man Emu for the caches we found.********** ********** ********** ********** ********** **********OZMEGA2024 OZMEGA2024 OZMEGA2024 OZMEGA2024 OZMEGA2024 OZMEGA2024********** ********** ********** ********** ********** **********Head over to Australian Capital Territory for Capital GeoBash MEGA - Canberras first ever Mega Event. Easter 2024 (GC9PNFB): - 5 day event at Canberra Park adjacent to EPIC (Canberra Showgrounds) on the Federal Highway, only 6km from the centre of the city.The mascot for the Mega is Gangles the endemic Gang Gang Cockatoo, a bird you may see or hear while in Canberra.The official website - geobash.ozmega.com.auACT has over 4700 active caches, power trails, and over 100 Lab Adventures. Heaps of challenge caches, hikes for geocaches for all levels of skills and fitness.

Exciting times over the next couple of weeks as we takeoff for the Capital GeoBash in Canberra! Its going to be a flood of Sandgropers over east, with a host of West Aussies making the trek east for the event. Im travelling with fellow Cockburn Crew members Leg5 and Barnzy12, starting in Sydney and hitting the road to Canberra, before returning back to Sydney. Honourary mention to our fellow member, Cravo10, who couldnt make it after recently introducing a new geocacher to the world the week prior. Once in Canberra, the agenda is set, well team up with a host of Western Australians to conquer caches. Collectively, were hoping to make it the biggest ever weekend for cache finding. Following the event, the journey continues back to Sydney, with a mission to clean up caches and new Local Government Areas (LGAs), ensuring no cache is left unturned in this epic geocaching adventure. Something tells me that well need a holiday after this, well, holiday. All logs have been signed as WAC to save space, abbreviation for Western Australia Crew. Cheers Old Man Emu! Join us in Augusta, in Western Australias South West, for WA Goes Big 2024 (GCAGV8Y) on Friday 20 to Sunday 22 September. Log your will attend now!

The Cockburn Crew are on tour at the Capital Geobash in Canberra - travelling from Perth to Sydney, Canberra, Sydney and finally back to Perth.Today was day 8. We completed a huge number of trails, challenges, whereigos, traditional, multis, earthcaches, labs, virtuals and puzzles. It really was a great day for variety. We enjoyed caching in territory we havent been before. Weve filled our boots with some rare DTs and DTTs and generally had a great time. Thanks to the COs for a great day and event. Logs signed as part of team WA/WAC (WA Crew)

After discovering that my beauty wasnt natural, sought refuge from this hurricane. Successful find, TFTCAnd that was my 150th find - this month.

Easy one

GPS had me walking in circles but finally become more apparent

9 weeks post open heart surgery & I have to say it is lovely to be able to get out and walk in some beautiful scenery again. OK I'm still not going to win any speed or distance competitions, but I can get out & about & do bush walks & stairs I couldn't even have thought about a few months ago. Woohoo! Nice easy find thankfully - I'm not up to much venturing off the path yet. TFTC

Great day wandering around the lakes and surrounds today. This was a fun one. Tftc!

Easy find

Nice find. TftC

What a beautiful location Im enjoying walking around here on a weekday off. Very lucky to be in Sydney and happy to be here.

Streak Day #3651 - Out this way with Dave8153 for our cache of the day, nice walk and quick find. TFTC

10 July 2023
This is find number: 8612
Streak Day: 2762

Found Today with Snoopy1976, a quick and easy find after a nice walk. Thanks

Thanks to Old Man Emu for placing and maintaining this cache.

TFTC

It’s been a while since I’ve been down here. Nice quiet walk. Spotted the cache a mile off. The cache is a little more concealed with a UPR now.

Well hidden but the hint needs to be more specific

Out on a solo bush walk today, and this was the only cache I was brave enough to retrieve! Thankfully could see on approach. Log signed and returned as found, then I noticed the yellow tailed bull ants at my feet and made a hasty retreat back to the path!

Tyfc

Wonderful area and nature! Great spot! TFTC

TFTC

Last find of my quick hunt before work today. Loved the walk in this bushland, and the handbuilt walls near GZ. At ground zero, I found the structure quickly for this aptly named cache, and the container was sitting right in the open. Signed the log, waited for a muggle to pass by, and found a more hidden spot for it in this hurricane.

TFTC Old Man Emu

A nice walk into GZ from Tallwood Drive with some confusing signage along the way. GZ was easy to spot and the cache was found shortly after. TFTC.

Nice quick one included as I was completing the lake loop. TFTC.

#572
Out on a family bushwalk. An easy find by Geodad. TFTC!

A quick find. Beautiful area, we loved the waterfall nearby. A really enjoyable walk with Master Q and Muggle husband.

Thank you

Nice

Easy find

Nice

TFTC

Found during the 5k Lockdown Project. Nice spot, TFTC

2nd for the day lockdown walks

Stop with the kid toys

Good find

Well worth the walk!

I thought the description made no sense until I found what has been blown away, not hard and fun cache

This was quick find while in the area. TFTC OME. The 4Rods.

Lovely walk late Saturday afternoon for a quick find.
SL TFTC

#9430 10:00
Early morning geocaching in the area of Carlingford. A nice pocket of bush land wedged between residential dwellings.
Cache was found with the hint provided.
TFTC!

Quick find in the feature that stands out. SL. TNLN TFTC.

Lots of trees have been blown down around here, as if by a hurricane. OCW Brewmaker. TFTC Old Man Emu

I'm blown away by this lovely trail. Quick find with the hint at GZ. TFTC

Hidden in the pittle path! It was a pain to push my bike but still fun, ty!

Doing some spraying up at Seville reserve and thought I would sneak down while the boss man wasn’t looking and grab this. Hadn’t been hidden so returned it behind a branch. No pen so pic attached. Favourite for the beautiful scenery. Tftc tnln

Easy find after the DNF.....TFTC !!

Another great hidden forest and water course in Sydney thats best Not kept Secret.
Very much enoyed this are. TFTC

Logged with [GCDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gcdroid).

Easy find after the last dnf

Very hot and humid even in the afternoon today. Took a detour from my usual circuit training hike to come and find this one.

Straight forward find, the trail away from the circuit is actually quite nice.

Thanks for the cache!

Nice walk to the cache, took a longer way but got there eventually Thanks for placing the cache

Lovely bush setting, kids went to school arround here, would not have discovered area if not for geocaching.
Thanks

Nice ty

What a great place to unwind on a Friday afternoon after work. We parked on Camelot Court and walked along the creek. You can see the difference between where Bushcare has been working and the Kings School area which is lots weedier. Mr Gaztek spied out a small pad leading to GZ and there we found the cache. We spent a bit of the me examining the situation there and wondered what actually led to this. Those are some big rocks to be fully lifted up by roots. SL TFTC Cheers... Gaztek

TFTC, found with Bluewattle geo family

TFTC, found with Bluewattle geo family

Found with Bluewattle Mini and Bluewattle Junior TFTC

Easy! Kids liked the toys. TFTC!

Tftc

Our first find. Kids had a ball

Nice day out walking. Easy find.

Easy to find.

Parked on Tallwood is an easy walk down to find this cache with Rabz1234

Found with Project XXXL

It was easy

It was easy

Easy peasy. Thanx

Quick find, nice hide. TFTC

Nice hide

Such a fun one to find!!! A nice walk too!

Nice walk around the park yielded this. Good hide.

Find #: 2,348
Companions: None
Muggles: None
Weather: Lovely autumn morning
Cache condition: Good

I decided to go for a jog 'n cache in the area, and this was my second stop. I approached from the north, and once at GZ made a quick find. TNLNSL TFTC

After six weeks' with no Geocaching, it was with great pleasure that we could exercise our right to exercise in a nice area with a couple of geocaches to visit.
Parked the car in Talwood Drive, and followed the trail down. This cache was found without any problem, and we then continued along the trail to two other ones to find.

Quick find with Ris768 while out getting some essential Exercise thanks old man emu for placing this caches Log 2334 SD 1217

Found with Deep_99 while getting in some essential exercise. SL #4472 on streak day #2857 TFTC

TFTC

Beautiful red belly sunning nearby, so keep your eyes open

Logged it.

Not too far off the path. Lots of treasures to be found

That’s a good one, it’s under the tree stump

I found it under the bark behind the rock!!! Actually Eliza did

#6984

Out late in the day, after a find. Then away to a friend to drop off his tickets to the Women's T20 World Cup tomorrow.

But of course, things never work out the way you expect. Once at GZ of my intended target I couldn't spot anything.

So with the sun setting I headed for another that was close by - and in the bush.
Found that one immediately, thankfully.
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Continued on to this one.

Pleasant walk with the sun low in the sky, but still providing plenty of light. Wasn't sure what to expect as some of the CO's bush hides are not the easiest.
But once close to GZ one feature caught my attention. Checking there first.

And there it is!
Made the grab and signed the log directly under **Jackscruff** [?] . No dice to throw, I note.
Replaced, and headed back out to *The Hademobile*.

SLTNLN
TFTC

Great spot. TFTC

This was my 2nd stop in the bushland near North Rocks. I parked in Tallwood Drive and followed the track which seemed to wind its way in and out of The Kings School property. Obviously they never use it as the track was quite rough underfoot and with the myriads of ant holes that have probably appeared since the storms a few days ago I had to keep an eye on where I stepped rather than on the bushland.

I've been on some of these tracks along Hunts Creek but not this section. Near GZ it was quite apparant that the storm came through here as there was plenty of water in the creek. I couldn't see any birds around though.
The cache was well out of passing muggle sight but was an easy find.
It was too hot to continue to the others further along but I'll be back and will bring geodog next time.

TFTC # 3790

Once we found the correct track to GZ we were soon there and spotted the cache peeping out at us.

Good one, thanks Old Man Emu.

Quick find once at GZ. The tracks on my gps were not too accurate.
Thanks for the cache.

OCW morty8888 on a lovely Spring day and I'm so glad he came along as I certainly had the blinkers on today. Today's mission was to grab a few of OME's recent offerings.

This was the first for the day and after a lovely bush walk, starting from the trail head off Tallwood Drive, along the way listening to the various birds and frogs and at times the running water we reached GZ where it wasn't long before morty8888 had his hands around the prize.

After SL we continued down the trail heading to the next cache (Natural Beauty).

TFTC Old Man Emu.

A perfect spring day allowed Oldmorty and I to attempt Old Man Emu's latest hides. After a leisurely walk along the fire trail, we arrived to find a nice container. TFTC!

OCW the Bebes on this lovely Sunday afternoon. Really feels like spring. We tip toed over the creek and soon had CIH. Tftc

OCW PelDroedGwin

Enjoyed a lovely walk in the sunshine today and fur the second time today, I kept my feet dry!

Tftc

A lovely walk and a quick find once I went round the right side.

TFTC.

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FTF @ 4:28pm, blown away by the FTF as assumed PtH would of walked half a k between the two for a second fresh log.
Really nice walk into this spot from the top and thanks for the placement OldManEmu

Didn’t see this in my emails until 6.30 so missed it. Will do next time I’m down that way.