Run to the Hills - 20 years Adventure Silverton, New South Wales, Australia
By KPKproject on 01-Jan-20. Waypoint GC8HG77

Found it! Today I aim to clear out as many caches in Broken Hill and Silverton as I can! At the last cache I was faced with a decision of walking another 500m to get this one or driving round to the other end and walking in from there. With lunchtime approaching I decided it would just be quicker to walk there. Unfortunately this is the second cache in a row that was full of water and the log saturated. I didnt bring any replacements along on the walk with me so hopefully the next finder sees this before they set off and comes prepared. TFTC!

Making our way towards home over the next few weeks travelling with 2 dogs and a cat we have found caching a great way to give the fur babies a break. Stopped in Broken Hill for a few days and toured around with the help of local geocachers taking us to spots that locals know about. Thanks to the COs for placing and maintaining

A brief escape from the old work before starting at the new - this was all miles from the "rat race".The Purrfect one said let's go caching, and Jack came to help out! This was a target - as missed last time we were here. A great walk, once we had found our way a little closer first. (Made up for being muggled by the BH constabulary on the way in last night ) A cache a day keeps the boredom away... [:o)]Thank you for this cache listing KPKproject and it's ongoing care. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Caches are logged using the resources of gsak, garmin, and androids, occasionally AI too! (And a little rubber stamp ) Purrfect Di helps out a lot. And even Jack. Work gets in the way - and some may take longer to log than others due to mixed technology and need for sleep! The skill and talent of some Zenior Zombies helps, and maybe a spot of luck too [:o)] I do appreciate if you actually did read all this extra addition to the log word count! There's a challenge somewhere out there, or so we've been told! You win a virtual smiley for the effort and getting to the end of the log... someone actually did read to the end and alerted me to just a project GC badge that requires long logs. Is that all? Oh well, thanks for reading!Well at least it's not as bad as finding a mint tin! Did you get that... stop putting out rusty mint tins, just stop it, now!!! Much catching up of logs lately, as barely enough time to cache around work and logging has hit a pause... but, you know, prioriities... work's just gotta leave time for a cache and notes everywhere! C'est fini... For now... ... until then Ce sera !-------------------------------Oh wait... have you snagged a tag lately ? Get out there and see snagthetag dot com for a fun side game that gives f t f chasers and sparkly thing chasers something extra fun to do... It's a game where giving a little and becoming a hider shows your support and keeps the fun alive for all. And there are NO BL**DY MINT TINS so it must be good Enjoy

The Last one on the heritage trail

We were really keen to run to the hills, or more accurately drive to the hills, but up until we found the right track the gullies were a problem. The phone obviously thought we were in some sort of ultra high clearance offroad RV judging by the routes it wanted us to take. The issue was solved by studying the hybrid map and doing our own navigation. How could the phone not find that track..?! Great views over Silverton and surrounds on a day with no wind. Considering there's a wind farm on these hills, that might be a rarity. TFTC KPKproject.

Sadly the log is too wet to sign but what a view of Silverton. TFTC

Out caching with my caching buddy, MrsShep77, and our faithful drivers. Thanks for the great hides. Log book wet.

The log was deep in water. The cache emptied and I was able to scrawl my name. TFTC

Something special or unusual goes here:A quick easy find here. The Generic Bit:QOGM adventure - I was able to catch a ride with Muff1 who were heading to the QOGM event and team up for 3 weeks of caching adventures. 3 weeks in a swag - will my back hold out[?]Day 2: Today we moved eastwards from Cockburn only as far as Silverton for the night so we could explore around there and Broken Hill. **SAs Leap Year Event GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. - BOING*****Thanks KPKproject for putting out this cache and maintaining it for our enjoyment. *** Logs prepared and published through GSAK.

Freddo and Team Waldron headed to warmer climes around Broken Hill, Cobar, Bourke, Cunnamulla
and Charleville.

After a cold start in Broken Hill the weather improved once we got further north. Sadly our last night in Broken was wet which, pardon the pun, put a dampener on things.

All up it was a great week away and lots of caches were found with only 3 dnfs.

Thanks to all who placed and maintained their caches. The occasional cache was damaged and we refurbished it and we also left new logbooks as required.

A nice track to follow along. Nothing too hard here. A quick find. Onward to the next.

TFTC

Quick find here.

Freddo and Team Waldron are heading north for a long delayed trip to the caching fields of Cunnamulla. This cache was found on our journey. Caches were fixed where necessary. Fresh log books added. Containers refreshed.

Warning, this hobby can be addictive. It can lead to exercise, meeting new people and finding interesting places you might not have known existed otherwise. Beware: you may have fun.

Thanks for the cache. Merci la cache. Danke für den Cache. Gracias por el caché. Bedankt voor de cache. Kiitos kätköstä. Zikomo posungira. Terima kasih untuk cache. Hvala cache. Köszönöm a cache. Nga mihi mo te keteroki. Dankie vir die kas.

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SA’s Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Can’t wait!!

TFTC definitely need 4 WD but gorgeous views!

Awesome scenery! Tftc

This cache was not hard to find, but which track to follow was pretty hard for us to choose. It was nerve wracking for me to navigate and to give the right direction to Mr Little Squirell... It all turned out ok.

Thanks heaps for the challenge

Little Squirell

Sandymay,Craig and 2
Thanks for putting cache here the view is awesome
TFTC

Came for a drive out to Silverton today.
Stopped by 2 newer cache that weren't here last time here, 8 years ago...
Enjoyed engaging the 4x4 for a bit...
A quick find, and great views..
TNLNSL
Thanks

#12142 14:33
Together with my son, I am on a camping trip from Sydney to Broken Hill and back. On our 3000 km journey over 11 days we have seen some wonderful little towns, beautiful landscapes and many interesting geocaches.

Not running to the hills, but driving up the hills. Another great drive up the mountain in the geo-Jeep. Once we arrived at the top, the views were breathtaking. Flat lands as far as the eyes could see. FP awarded!

TFTC.

Tftc another great one

OCW PelDroedGwin and geodog Peppa

Visiting Silverton for a few days.

Loved the drive to this one, especially the little bridge.

Fabulous views

Tftc

Ocw the Bebes. A nice 4x4 drive and some great views from the various cache location. Tftc

While staying in Broken Hill on not a sucj a sunny day we picked up a few caches along the way and this was one of them.

Wow, Wow,Wow, what a great adventure in the 4x4, or a long walk.A very scenic drive, not easy, a bit of a challenge, not having high clearence could be an issue. This is why we love geocaching, bring us to places like this, extremely enjoyable!!! Caches and contents were very good and adding to our favourites.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment.

Quick find in the scary dark.

A nice stroll in the dark to grab this one after dinner at the Silverton Hotel.

Morning tea time after locating the cache and doing the signing , reading and replacement . Great viewing in all directions , overlooking Silverton. Thanks KPKproject

took me a minute

A drive out then walk- which was great. Beautiful big landscapes out here. Cache found. TFTC.

We did a very early run up the hill this morning after the road was opened and we could access the area. The road was closed for 6 weeks for the filming of Mad Max 3. All is good with the cache. SL TFTC

A couple of days at Silverton before the Inaugural Mundi Mundi Bash. Headed out to find our last 2 unfound caches in this area. Fantastic views and a great drive. The track is damaged from the flooding rain a month or so ago so we had to retrace our drive to return to the pub for lunch.

TFTC KPKproject

Nice quick and easy find

The 2wd van got me to within 150m but I wasn't confident of the river crossing so had to park up and walk the rest of the way

Fun, adventure, travel, history, geology, mental stimulation, social gatherings, support and friendship are just some of the elements of geocaching.

Out and about enjoying the opportunity to grab a few caches, yours being one of those I targeted on my journey today. Thanks ??

Thanks KPKproject (F=3470 H=110) for placing this cache and adding to our game.

GT37 was disappointed that we hadn't come out here with lunch as the view is just breathtaking. Thanks for the cache.

We are heading up to Townsville for the mega up there going a very convoluted way chasing Lab caches and Corners with Micaparamedic, papi4506 & Geoturtle37.

We stayed in broken Hill last night and did a little bit of sight seeing this morning and of course silver ton was in the list of things to do. It was too early for the pub so we went out to the reservoir to pick up the cache that the others hadn't had and then headed off to find these which are new since our last visit.

Coming in from this way was a great little track that we all really enjoyed even with the few extra washouts since the recent rains.
The cache was found quickly and our name was added to the log

Thanks for the cache

TFTCSL

Finally got back out to this fascinating historic part of the country after a few years of "restrictions" and noticed some new caches in the area. Nice little run up the hills to get to it. TFTC.

Found on a week long trip to Silverton with GreyGhost69. Thanks. Great view of the town.

Well that was scary, 2.5 T , maybe not!
Thanks KPKproject for the placement.

Only 35 years between visits to BH and Silverton I started off my minibreak with a trip out here. Scooped up all the caches bar the one I couldn’t get to and had fun exploring.

What a lot of fun this cache hunt turned out to be. Up and down hills and through gullies, driving on dodgy goat tracks.

TFTC KPKproject

Got it! Thanks

Grabbed while traveling our wonderful country. Enjoying the 4WDing. TFTC KPKproject.

Found on our outback adventure.
Caching with Beaker and Karlth2021.
TFTC

Found with Kellmik and Karlth2021 on our 15 day, 7000+ km trip around the outback taking in iconic locations such as the Gawler Ranges, Googs Track, Kingoonya, Woomera, Oodnadatta Track, Marree, Birdsville Track, Mungerannie, Birdsville, Bedourie, Boulia, Diamantina NP, Winton, Longreach, Windorah, Haddon Corner, The Dig Tree, Innamincka, Old Strezlecki Track, Milparinka, Silverton and Broken Hill.
In all is was an absolutely fantastic trip with lots of wonderful things to see.
This cache was one of over 120 that we found during our outback drive.
TNLNSL
TFTC
TTFN
Beaker

Quick find after our drive out, stamped log and replaced. Thanks to KPKproject

TFTC,
Out here today with the National Riley Rally.
Took the chance to leave the group for a while before lunch and made our way out here. Wasn't sure we would get here after crossing the creek and having to go back into 1st to climb the hill.
All good with the cache.
Added a favourite and visited trackables.

TFTC After a little searching the prize was quickly discovered

With Oz Keg. TFTC

In Broken Hill for a few days before heading to Camerons Corner. Today we went to Silverton.
A quick find with Mrs Oz KEG, TFTC.

Find number 9096 at 10:25:18 am on Sunday the 4 April 2021
Final usable day in Broken Hill, tomorrow we are buggin' out south down to Mildura for a couple of days before heading for home. Today we are exploring Silverton
Picked up a track in the 4x4 that took us towards this one for a casual drive by. Great views.
**Thanks for placing this cache KPKproject**

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We’re had planned a caching trip with Wilbert67 to SA and had to cut it short due to COVID lock down, so we came to Broken Hill, it has been so hot today but managed to bag a few caches including this one.
TFTC

After a very hectic day we managed to escape SA, Ending up in Wentworth way after midnight. This morning on day 6 of our road trip it was re planning time, no caches for hundreds of kilometers either way. So we ended up heading to Broken Hill and Silverton. Great caching day, but again very hot!
TFTC Wilbert67

Headed out to Silverton this morning to find all ten caches in the area and to beat the impending thunderstorms that were forecast for the afternoon. Really enjoyed driving the 4WD tracks out to the mine site and around the nearby hills, taking in the scenery with the thunderclouds looming over the horizon. We were very keen to complete the Silverton caching foray before the rain set in, and luckily we did as these tracks would have become impassable (even the sealed main road from Broken Hill to Silverton was closed for the afternoon and next day!). Thanks for the cache KPKproject!

Pa and I are on a 5 week trip around parts of outback NSW including Broken Hill. Today we decided to drive out to Silverton to collect as many caches as we could. This was another good drive to GZ. We luckily had some good advice from a friend that helped us find our way to the caches out here through the maze of tracks that showed up on various maps. It was a very easy find at GZ, and although 5he log is damp it now carries my name. TFTC KPKproject.

Found during a family trip from Canberra to Broken Hill to Lightning Ridge to Canberra. Thanks for bringing us here. TFTC.

I was here a few weeks ago but I missed out on a few caches, in silverton and broken Hill due to time constraints, and with caching it’s almost like unfinished business leaving caches unfound. The car only got so far until my muggle passengers started panicking so parked car near cache and walked. Tftc

West New South Wales trip 2020. Day 5. I was joined by MinnieK and Fitzy_1965 for a trip planned to go from Goulburn to Forbes, Nyngen, Cobar, Broken Hill, Wentworth and Balranald. This was our second day around Broken Hill. We spent the day at Silverton. Caching and doing the Dream Time Mine Tour. We found a few good hills, and plenty of interesting places to visit.

Thanks for the cache KPKproject

30056.2 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 8000 Finds Achievement A#229

**Albida**

21,515. Found with minniek and albida33 during our September Outback Adventure Tour.

Day 5 - A full day spent caching and touring around Silverton, finding many interesting caches along the way. This was the next find of the day, and after a fun 4WD drive it was a quick drive-by find at GZ. Signed the log, replaced the cache, then it was off to the next one.

Thanks KPKproject !!

Headed out on a 10-day trip to outback NSW with fitzy_1965 and albida33.

Day 5 saw us touring around Silverton collecting as many caches as we could along the way. We detoured out to the Day Dream Mine tour which is well worth doing. In logs we signed as MK, F65 & A33.

Quick find here today after a fun 4wd out here.

If possible, please bring a new piece of paper as a dry logbook. That would be great!

It was getting late so we drove until almost there. And walked the rest to enjoy the sunset. Couldn’t write my name as the logbook is wet. TFTC

Jar was full of water. Book was wet.

In Silverton for a few hours and decided to head up to the hills and grab a cache or two. This was our first on the way to Silent Hill and it was a nice straight forward find. Thanks KPKproject for the placement of the cache and for highlighting this remarkable area.

We have visited Broken Hill - Silverton area pre-caching. Caching and holidaying with 2beez, today we ventured to Silverton. This area was interesting and somewhere we haven't explored before. We ventured from cache to cache in our 4wd but did see some people out doing the heritage walk.

Great views from here. The wind is chilly today.
Thanks KPKproject. Cache in good condition. Left swap

TFTC away with Crack n Lee Lee exploring the area. Great view of surrounds from up here - given it a favourite

This was found as we wander this great country
As restrictions lift we can start to get out again
thank you KPKproject for placing the cache
i dont think i should have done that i now hurt

Found It!
After finding my way through the maze of tracks out here I got to GZ and soon found the cache! Not a bad view from up here either!
TFTC

TFTC - found 22/3/20

YAY, FTF TO THEWHITEDOGGANG!!!
Been watching this for weeks, knowing I was coming this way soon, had my fingers crossed hoping I didn't get beaten to the prize.
Made the journey in today, found GZ and yeah baby - a new blank logbook
Very happy cacher
TFTC KPKproject

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