Iron Bark Ridge -Where are all the trees? Colebee, New South Wales, Australia
By Morley196 on 30-Nov-19. Waypoint GC8GHZT

Unfortunately there was no response (or regular update) from the owner within the time requested and as per the original note this cache has been archived. If you wish to replace it please submit a new cache via [this link](https://www.geocaching.com/play/hide).Ngaambul - Matt

Hi Morley196,The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention. I'm temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary. Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 4 weeks) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.If you require more time please be sure to **post a note** (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require. For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the listing and post a new note every 4 weeks to keep everyone up to date, if you do not then you cache may be archived without further note from a reviewer. Caches archived due to lack of maintenance are no longer unarchived and you will need to submit a replacement as a new cache.Ngaambul - Matt

Dear Morley196,I hope this note finds you well. I am writing to bring to your attention the status of your geocache named Iron Bark Ridge -Where are all the trees? with GC Code GC8GHZT.Key Observations:Last Found Date: The last recorded find on this cache was on 12 August 2022. It's been over a year since someone has successfully located it.DNFs: Since the beginning of this year, the cache has accumulated four Did Not Find (DNF) logs. This is a significant number and suggests that there may be an issue with the cache's current state or its coordinates.Original Description: The cache was previously described as a "park and grab," which typically implies ease of find. The recent struggles expressed by geocachers might indicate a change in the cache's state or environment, rendering it more challenging or perhaps missing.Owner Activity: There has been a noticeable lack of owner attention or maintenance since the last successful find. Regular maintenance and checks are crucial to ensure the longevity and quality of the geocaching experience.Given the above points, I respectfully recommend reviewing the current state of this cache. If it has indeed gone missing or is in a state of disrepair, it may be in the best interest of the geocaching community to archive this cache. Archiving would allow for potential new caches in the vicinity and reduce the number of fruitless searches by fellow geocachers.If you have already addressed the issue or if there are circumstances of which I am not aware, please accept my apologies for the oversight.Thank you for your attention to this matter, and thank you for contributing to the geocaching community. I hope we can work together to ensure the best experience for all geocachers.Warm regards,CacheCrewChronicles

This geocacher reported that this geocache should be archived. A community volunteer reviewer has been notified.

Today's caching adventure took us on a bit of a rollercoaster. Armed with optimism and a keen sense of determination, we approached the coordinates with high hopes. But alas, this cache seemed to be playing an expert game of hide-and-seek with us. ???? Despite turning every leaf and investigating every potential hiding spot, the cache remained elusive. ??? Checking previous logs, we noticed it hasnt been found throughout the year, which added to our suspicions. Perhaps Mother Nature reclaimed it, or time and elements have played their part.Given the circumstances, we feel it might be time for a "needs maintenance" or even an "archive" log, to give fellow cachers a heads-up. ??Though we leave empty-handed today, the journey and the challenge keep the spirit of geocaching alive. Every miss makes the finds even more rewarding. And to the cache owner, thank you for the effort and the adventure every cache, found or not, adds to our story. Hoping this cache gets the TLC it needs, and maybe, just maybe, well be back for a rematch. Until then, on to the next adventure! Happy Caching, everyone!

No luck for us here today. Bummer.

Believe this is no longer here

Can’t find. Found a hole at the location that the navigation led to but it’s empty. Should be checked that it’s still there

Fairly certain this has been muggled.
I’m pretty certain I know what the container is/was. Checked everything but two seem to be missing precisely where the hint points. A look at an earlier photo proves that two of these are now missing.

Quick park-n-grab, first of several today clearing some unfound caches that have popped up in the last few years. Fortunately enough the first thing i touched at GZ turned out to be the cache. SL the paper is in tatters but still sign-able. I had considered hiding a cache very near this location a long time ago, I'm glad it was populated by a cache with a clever container. TFTC Morley196!

Gotcha thank you. Thus concludes my Colebee adventures

Found this on a very quick jaunt while waiting to pick someone up. Log is definitely damp and might need looking at. Thanks for the hide!

A quick find while passing through Schofield's today. The log sheet is a bit damp, which isn't surprising given all the rain we've had, but my power tank pen had no problems scrawling my moniker on it.

TFTC Morley196.

Similar theme to the previous one. These are nicely built. TFTC

One more cache before I headed home, and this one fit the bill. A few ants could sense the impending rain and had taken up residence, and the previously mentioned electrical tape added a year ago is loose and not really doing anything.

Still, a find is a find, and I scrawled my autograph onto the log and then made a hasty retreat as there are a few cars flying past. TFTC Morley!

Clever hide, tftc

Nuce hide great walk around. Found with Twinkletoes72

Log almost fill so added another slip of paper. Enjoyed discovering this new area. Out finding caches with geohubby & geodog. Lovely winters day

Nice quick one. Great build. Thanks for the cache.

Tftc. I nice hide

Tftc.

Thankfully a quick find. TFTC

08:07hrs - found with geo-nephew Baba583. Was peering into possible hidey holes & got the wrong one . A giant huntsman scrambled toward my face & made me yelp . Also the lid on the cache is loose. I have put some electrical tape on there as a temporary fix. Please be careful pulling it out, it will probably stick or pop off again. Gave a Fav point for the racing heart & thrill factor , what a way to start the new year TFTC.

Nice spot

Quick find, great cache container!

OCW aubeasty today to try and bring my yearly numbers back up before the end of the year. COVID, no NSW mega and more work than usual have meant that my numbers haven’t been crash hot. A lovely sunny day made the perfect way to rectify this situation, mostly by bike.

I have to agree with you Morley196, the lack of trees in this part of the world is really soul destroying. But the upside was that I found a happy frog . And another excellent container.

Amazing how quickly you think on your feet when it’s pouring rain! First thing I laid my hand on, and eureka! Log in good condition, no damage. TFTC!

At the end of the day I had a quick look for this one, I had it in my hand without even realising it. Good one

#8687 12:40
After a visit to nearby Costco, there was plenty of time for some of the caches that were waiting to be found. The cache was one in true Morley196 style and was found without any problems.
TFTC

Was on the ground, signed and replaced. Great hide

Quick park and grab, TFTC!!

OCW LycieSki. Awesome job on this cache!

Love this! Awesome idea OCW Camicles. TFTC!

Shame about the , but TFTC

Nice quick find. Thanks

Ocw oldmorty, first time in a long time. Quick park and grab
Thanks for the cache

Teamed up with marj01 for a days caching, our first outing in a while. The break from caching has sharpened marj01's senses as he was on fire today when it came to finding the hides. TFTC Morley196.

Nice simple find

A quick and nice find along our caching tour today.

Thank you
Team sissifalke

Hightech enables it

Find number 4794.

A nice clever cache.

Thanks Morley196 for placing this cache.

Out caching with the GeoFamily. TFTC

Found cache on ground behind fence so after signing i put it back where it belongs

Heading home after a family function in the area yesterday, ticked off a few new placements this morning that had popped up since my last visit. Clue and co-ords spot on with a nicely unexpected construction of some standard camo.

TFTC. Understand your annoyance with this destruction of our trees loved the creativeness of this cache and so did my little helpers.

TFTC Thank you for hiding this cache. You have shown us a new place and have helped make geocaching an enjoyable activity. Great modified container

Found with [@coybear2000](http://coord.info/PR9547H). We'd gone shopping at Marsden Pk and we decided to continue on to this one. We found a place to park in a side street and walked to GZ. Once there we soon found this well constructed cache, it deserves a favourite. Then back to the car and some more shopping at Greenway before heading home. Only some of the chocolate has been sampled - so far. TFTC.

Done with [@trodectus](http://coord.info/PR8JTE0), after visiting Bunnings and the required visit to Lindt for chocolate supplies, we headed off to find the cache. Parked near GZ and walked to co-ords, quick find after trying some likely spots. Log signed and returned. TFTC

Tftc! A top cache. Love the 3D printing!

# 5204-A quick find with thomo31 out early this morning.Thanks

Found with WaywardWoman. Sneaky! Signed log and returned as found. TFTC

Found it with friends and thanks for leading us here

Found it, thanks Morley196

Quick find this morning to earn our "Goodbye 2019" souvenir. Signed as The Shoes x3. TFTC

Found on NYE 2019 for the 'Goodbye 2019' souvenir. TFTC.

Found after a bit of looking before coming home for breakfast. Replaced as found. TFTC

Found it and this is for the streak days. Thank you for bringing me here.

Another cool hide. I have not seen this type of hide before and suspect the CO has bought himself a 3D printer and having a lot of fun.

SL TFTC

Well the trees are over on the horizon but you won't be able to see them once they develop the other side of the street. I parked in a side street and walked back towards GZ and noticed that at the moment unfortunately you can already see the factory area over the treetops from some spots along the road.

The cache was a quick find. I liked the nifty container!

TFTC first find of the day.
# 3745

good one cleaver hide

Full log to follow

TFTC with Pmtu

TFTC
Found with BrodyT2010

Streak Day #2342 - Out with Dave8153 today, once at GZ it only took about a min to make the find, spot the difference hahaha thats for sure and very clever use of cache container. TFTC

9 December 2019
This is find number: 3810
Streak Day: 1454

Found today with Snoopy1976, quick and easy. Thanks

Thanks to Morley196 for placing and maintaining this cache.

TFTC

A.new take on a golden oldie type of hide.

Another sneaky hide! Did the legals and replaced as found. TFTCM
Cheers dkmacca

I had to park in the side street and walk back for a quick find.

TFTC

#6773 (4 of 4 today)

After a few finds today, so decided to clean up some solitary caches that have sprung up near Vineyard.
Went for four and found them all - and even found time to cash in (no pun intended) a bunch of empty drink bottles at a nearby recycling collection point.

Good day.
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Third new **Morley196** find today.
Parked around the corner and walked back to GZ. Hmmm, seems to me there are two likely hide types here.
So started checking one and nothing. Then I spotted something that struck me as out of place. Well, at least I had the right idea.

Completed signing duties and replaced.
Seems to me this will get more problematic once the houses across the road are finished. But for now, all good.

SLTNLN
TFTC

TFTC, quick n easy find.

found with Ris768 for the daily cache
Thanks Morley196 for placing this cache

Log 2177 Streak Day 1067

Thought it was about time to put some more smileys on the map in our local area. Went along with ilook4geo and had a successful day. This was a nice easy find and achievable despite the nearby construction work happening. Found this one very quickly, retrieved it and signed the log. All was then replaced and we were off on the hunt again. Thanks go to Morley196 for this cache placement.

Started out today with goingplaces2 to collect some nearby caches. We had a lot of fun and found what we wanted. All logs were signed or had initials added. Each was then hidden again to keep it safe. TFTC.

Quick find with Deep_99 to keep the streak going. SL #4319 on streak day #2707 TFTC

Was on my home from Epping when I saw these new Morley hides publish. Deiced on 2 out of the 3 for possible. FTF's. And I was rewarded on both.
This GZ is familiar, as I nearly hid a golf themed cache here. Quickly located the container - definitely an original.
Thanks Morley

Published

Making way for urban expansion, and it's happening quickly out this way too. Nice hide Morley and 2TF