An Eventful Challenge Lower Portland, New South Wales, Australia
By ilook4geo on 15-Jun-20. Waypoint GC8RA6W

Find # 13091Following an epic weekend including a on the Colo yesterday, a few challenges and trails today before the group goes their separate ways to head home.[contesta](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=contesta) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.User has 133 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )Always energy for just one more - with Smittengranny, KittyKatch, Joolay, and a bunch of others and signing at CC24 (Canberra Cachers 24) to save space in the logbook. Many thanks to ilook4geo for placing An Eventful Challenge for us all to enjoy. Your contribution to the game through the placement and maintenance of this cache over the years is appreciated.

4Rods fulfills challenge An Eventful Challenge (GC8RA6W) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541Found with Everest High and Brewmaker. TFTC ilook4geo.

Found with minniek and the rest of Team CC24 (Canberra Canoeists 2024).Day 2 of our Colo River Region Caching Adventure. After an amazing days caching yesterday mainly on the river, it was time for some bushwalking for caches today. The main aim were the Challenges and Yin Yang series (or at least as many as we had solved). This area was our start point of the day. Nice quick find. Signed, returned, and we continued on our way to the next one.Thanks ilook4geo !! I'll be checking my stats for these ones.

Found with a fun group of geofriends while in the area for a geocaching adventure. Signed as Canberra Canoers 24 (CC24). TFTH [Search 4](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Search%204) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.User has 100 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

It is now Sunday and we (the group who had driven up from Canberra) allowed ourselves a bit of a sleep in after the kayak adventure on the Colo River yesterday. It wasn't much of a sleep in though as there are just so many caches up here to be found - some of the mysteries having already been solved at home. The day dawned sunny and very humid, which didn't bode well for some of the hilly walks. However we were blessed with 100% finds of the caches that we targeted. This was one of them and the logs were all signed as CC24 (Canberra Crew) to save space.Thanks to all the COs for placing and maintaining these caches.[Smittengranny](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Smittengranny) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

Colo River TripHeading to Wiseman's Ferry area for a weekend of caching with Joolay, contesta and Smittengranny. We joined up with a bunch of Canberra cachers to find some challenges and puzzles today. Signed as Caberra Cachers 2024 (CC24). Qualification: I have checked Project-GC and qualify for this challenge. User has 423 finds (20 needed).Thanks for hiding this cool Challenge ilook4geo

i have 52/ 20 needed. lovely rocks around here. TFTC.

Found on a day out this way, doing some of the Yin Yang series, challenge caches and whatever else came our way. OCW with 4Rods, EverestHigh and Its_Dozzie, we managed to survive the heat, the hills, the bush and deafening cicadas. A few goannas were spotted as well, and we enjoyed the scenery in the many places we visited.I love events, and I love that I qualify for this eventful challenge. As for the hide, you be the judge. TFTC

Spending some time caching around the NSW/ACT southern tablelands with lots of side trips. TFTC.Another day around the hills of Colo River collecting challenges, solved puzzles and traditionals.A great day out with the Canberra Crew signing as CC24. It was hot & exhausting with lots of bush walks over many hills. Wonderful scenery. A long convoy of cars carrying kayaks. Awesome.Many great puzzles that are well thought out. Many to still solve.[sacada](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=sacada) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.User has 100 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

[Aquilus1](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Aquilus1) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.User has 195 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )Today the Canberra crew that had gathered in the area for the colo River caches, met up this morning for group caching. We started the day walking a trail of challenges, before moving on to ying yang puzzles. Our group consisted of kittykatch, joolay, contesta, MinnieK, Fitzy, search4, Aykayem, smittengranny, FurfacesLL, loci, Nibletricecakes, Gliss, TikvaNZ, sacada and myself. We signed as CC24 (Canberra Canoeists 2024) as our group name to represent all cachers.A nice walk through the bush for the challenge caches. The cicadas were loud, oh so loud at times! But a good series and a stunning view out over the colo River we had paddled from the morning before from the trad at the end.With our walk complete, we convoyed from cache to cache mostly doing the ying yang puzzles solved. A ferry crossing saw the last cacher cross, but the ferry sat on the other side chatting to the one car returning and after a long time waiting we turned and went of caching our own way unable to cross. Later, we crossed elsewhere only to meet up with the group returning!!! A warm day and the walks become too much for me with hills, a great day (Weekend) though and time to return home. A great area to visit and cache, thanks for your cache!

Great to qualify for another challenge cache. OCW Its_Dozzie, 4Rods and Brewmaker. TFTC ilook4geo[EverestHigh](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=EverestHigh) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.User has 323 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

Found It!I've attended over 900 normal events/CCEs. I believe there is only one other geocacher in Australia that has more than that. So I had no problems qualifying for this challenge!TFTC

Considering the rain I had experienced earlier in the day it was a rain free and pleasant walk to get these caches. The cache was found and the log signed so i accept the challenge.

A great day exploring the region with ESCR. We just selected caches and walks that looked interesting to get a feel for the area and ended up collecting a decent number. Bulk logging, so will write note now and check qualification later. TFTC!

Spending a few days in the area for some hikes and a paddle down the Colo river. A beautiful part of the world. TFTFun!

Sydney to Melbourne Meander. Day Two: Windsor to Cessnock (wrong direction, I know).Weather: SensationalOne of nine caches found along this fire trail this afternoon. A lovely walk along the fire trail, its fairly flat, and so peaceful after 24 hours of Sydney traffic. No wildlife seen!We have a lot of events in Adelaide, and being retired, I try to get to most of them. Still yet to catch an event in Sydney!Thanks for here challenges ilook4geo.[Otter61](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Otter61) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.User has 223 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

No need for me to use the checker for this one. Heck I'm always at events!That wasn't always the case. When I first stumbled on this hobby I never ran into anyone, didn't even notice events on the map, well none in my area. I sort of felt it was a secret activity and went about my own caching business.Then my last relative passed away and for some unknown reason I began to search the map more diligently. Maybe it was a message from beyond? Anyway I found something at a venue that I knew and just 3 or 4 days after that sad day of I went to my first event.I found the host so welcoming and friendly and I felt so included. It was wonderful!That's how geocaching events and geocachers are. That day changed my life forever. I didn't meet the maestro of events that day, although he was there, but encouraged to attend events I soon met lots of friends.And here we are today.Project GC Challenge checkers says I have 169 event attendances plus 18 Community Celebration event. My profile says I have 192 + 18 event attendances. Project GC must take a while to catch up!So events are my thing and a Favourite is awarded.TFTC # 5612

Nice day for us to stroll along the fire trail and thanks

sevabo fulfills challenge An Eventful Challenge (GC8RA6W) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541

Find it and sign the log as EV, and thanks for the cache and hunt.

Everlasting fulfils challenge An Eventful Challenge (GC8RA6W), according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541

Found it with geofriends on a nice day for geocaching. TFTH

skyejam fulfils challenge An Eventful Challenge (GC8RA6W), according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541

Found this last weekend and checked today and with 98 events i well and truley qualify. Thanks for yhe cache

Found it early this morning will check later if i qualify

ilook4geo thank you for placing and maintaining this cache for my enjoyment.

Brislions fulfills challenge An Eventful Challenge (GC8RA6W) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/

User has 61 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

Streak Day #3574 - Out for a drive with Dave8153 and headed out this way to nab some challenge caches. TFTC

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User has 220 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

24 April 2023
This is find number: 8480
Streak Day: 2685

Found Today with Snoopy1976 while in the area. Thanks

Thanks to ilook4geo for placing and maintaining this cache.

TFTC

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User has 195 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

Having found this cache in December 22, I’d forgotten all about as I didn’t write note for Project GC to remind me.

https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541

Log signed

A maintenance run was performed today and this cache is waiting and ready to be found. Cache on!

Challenges are the puzzle caches l sometimes can solve ?? Always nice to get a green tick.Beautiful view from here. Thank you for your fun challenge cache ??

I never knew I'd been so sociable. An accident I'm sure. Enjoying the trek. Thanks ilook4geo.

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User has 104 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

A little warm this morning but a nice bush walk along the trail. TFTC

Fnsaws fulfils challenge An Eventful Challenge (GC8RA6W), according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541

#18544 @1350
I needed to pick my son up from Sydney airport, so took the day off work to target some specific caches in NW Sydney before heading to the airport. Cache easily found. TFTC.

According to [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") I qualified for this challenge with 188 Events attended (20 needed).

I was out and about today along the ridges above the Colo River with Mighty Minions, lee737, Samuel737 and Oliver737. A quick check when we were planning the trip confirmed I easily qualified for this one, and it was a quick find once at GZ since Lee and Samuel had been here before. Many thanks for the challenge and hide.

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User has 37 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

A great day out caching with barefootjeff, Lee737, Samuel737 and Oliver 737 today. The weather was good and we didn't have any dnf's.
Thanks for the cacheilook4geo tnln replaced as found sl

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User has 65 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

Found with my Dad and brother and friends! TFTC!!!

Under beautiful skies I made the most of my day off work to bag a plethora of caches in the Windsor / Colo area. It was one of those days where I drove past more caches than I found, but I went with specific mindset of finding caches that helped improve my D/T rating.

Thanks to all the CO's for your hides, I had a great day either in the bush or by the river.
The Rats fulfils challenge An Eventful Challenge (GC8RA6W), according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541

TFTC

It seems I qualify, now to sign the log. Not long now....

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User has 21 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

Thanks so much ilook4geo for putting out this challenge

As previously stated I already had enough events to claim the find, so today I went for the physical cache. A warm walk on an overcast day. The cache was running low on swaps so I left a toy 4x4. A rare swampgecko pathtag has also been placed there. This cache filled on the last remaining day on my day calendar. Only taken me 20 years to fill it in. Thanks for the cache.

Dropping this here to remind me to go claim the cache at a later date
Check

Swampgecko fulfills challenge An Eventful Challenge (GC8RA6W) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541

#9779 13:30
Today was a road trip around the Hawkesbury area. An ambitious list of caches to find as I set myself a target of reaching 10,000 finds by year end. Covid-19 lockdown put a spanner in the works and I now have only two months to find the remaining 200+ caches. So rather than interesting caches, I had to schedule a day in the car and go for quantity, rather than quality.

Challenge Checker Output:

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User has 86 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

This is 36 of 61 finds today. TFTC!

Getting out of the house for some exercise and decided to walk along North Turnbull Fire Trail and out to Morans Rock Fire Trail to take in the views. Stopped off at this cache for a cache check for the CO after the recent backburning operations several weeks ago. Backburning operations came right up to and past this one, but the cache is in good condition, still tucked away out of sight.

Organising my saved list of Challenge caches in NSW. Looking forward to eventually finding these caches.

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We fulfill this challenge as you can see at the attached screenshot.

Here it was an easy find.

Thank you for this challenge!
TFTC

I have met the requirements for this challenge. I will find and sign the log in the near future.

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EverestHigh fulfils challenge An Eventful Challenge (GC8RA6W), according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC8RA6W/51541

#1002
This was the second of eight finds for today. After finding ‘Walk A While – bet ya can’t’, I returned to the car and set the GPS to the parking area of this cache. Unfortunately, I drove straight past the parking area and eventually found somewhere safe to turn around. I found another clear space to park on the same side of the road as the cache. I used the Garmin instead of the phone and walked along the firetrail until the Garmin indicated I had to turn left. I had noted the hint earlier and was looking for something that matched. After battling some scratchy patches of scrub, I found the feature that matched the hint. Once I found the right level, I also spied the cache tucked away. SLTNLN. TFTC.

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User has 23 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

#4667

The incentive for today's trip in the rain was to qualify for the challenge of getting 5 cache types in a day which needed to include a large and coincided with the McQuade Park CITO which offered the "other" type.

This was my third trip along these fire trails so I knew what to expect. Even though there was nothing more than a heavy drizzle, I was soaked to the bone by the time I got back to the car. All containers and logs were dry and in good condition.

Gotta give a FP for a large container which ironically took me the longest to find.

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User has 74 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

TFTC ilook4geo

Found it!! KellyG, Pete and Coach BD

Found with Kelly & Pete.

Waiting to qualify...

It's quite funny thinking back to the first events I attended. My first was a Bluies event and I knew no one when I arrived. I waited for the person that introduced me to caching, but she took ages to arrive. I felt so awkward. How times have changed.

#3985-3891
The team was out today on a little road caching trip to celebrate our 4000th find, so headed down the Putty Rd and into the Blue Mountains. We found the required 15 caches, and managed a handful of trigs as well to poise ourself at 3999 for the main event (in the rain it seems) tomorrow....
A bit of a bash to this one, but no big problem at GZ, even a glimpse of a view! Cache contents are good.... TFTC!

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User has 42 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

Found today while on our drive down to do our 4000th cache, had an awesome time doing this trail.

### ***TFTC*** ###

*My Dad did qualification details, our stats are the exact same *

Im not going to check the checker with this one as I reckon I have attended more then 20 events with the cache owners, let alone all the others.
Lovely area for a walk. TFTC TNLN

Thought I had done all these but looks like I signed them but didn't log them at the time so needed a walk anyway. A quick find was made. My qualifications are:

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User has 129 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

With cache in hand we signed the log and replaced as found. Both the cache and log are in good condition. Thanks for bringing me to the area and thanks for placing the cache ilook4geo

The following TBs visited for the distance - Hawkesbury Tiger, 2011- 2019 NSW geocoins, Area 51 Tag, Cache In Trash Out Geocoin, Cache In Trash Out Tag, CITO Micro Geocoin, dirty Black Juke, Four Elements Geocoin, Mary Hyde's compass, Optical Illusion Geocoin, Spindoc Bob Memorial Geocoin, Trackable Building Brick, Wales Flag, Wheel of Caching Geocoin

Maybe one day I will be able to find.
DiamonJs fulfils challenge An Eventful Challenge

Good coords, nicely hidden. TFTC
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User has 44 finds (20 needed).

Made an early morning trip out to these Colo to collect these challenges. Lovely cool and clear morning and an easy walk. Enjoyed all the hides which were all in excellent order.
For the record as of today I had found 75 Event caches.
SL TFTC

#7162 (3 of 10 today)

Another day that just calls out for more calendar finds.
I've been eyeing the growing challenge trail near the Colo River with interest. I know I qualify for every one except the *WhereIGo Challenge* (not even close). As I don't sign unqualified challenge caches on the basis I might qualify one day, that's ten caches I can get in one walk including the nearby traditional. SOLD!
Got all ten I went for, but two required a PAF - well text, actually, as I had major connection issues here - thanks Optus. Great walk with a top view at the end.
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User has 89 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration))
###END OF QUALIFICATION INFO###
Another challenge for which I easily qualify.
Scrambled to GZ and spotted likely camo from a short distance. Made my way there for the very quick find.

Completed signing duties and replaced, then continued on.

SLTNLN
TFTC

A quick find of the big container.

We’ve attended 193 Events.

TFTC.

I have met the challenge, just have to venture out there to find the cache and sign the log.

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User has 102 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

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User has 52 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

It's been a while since I attended an event. Hopefully it wont be too much longer!

Thanks for the cache.

Was out on the hunt today to pick up just a few of the caches in this challenge series. No problems in achieving the necessary qualifications.
Thanks for the challenge and a nice walk along an easy track in the bush.
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User has 111 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )
Favourite point for the cache.

Out for an after work cache run. Seems as though it was not too long ago that we were tracing along this familiar track to some other challenge caches. Having left our TOTT at home, we will have to return in order to place our names in the log of the other new challenge cache (not that we qualify for that one yet)...but with this cache we well and truly qualify with 89 finds.

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User has 89 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache , Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )

With the cache in hand we signed the log before replacing as found. Both the log and cache container are in excellent condition. Thanks for the challenge cache ilook4geo.

The following TBs came through for the mileage : Bob geoMinion, Dave geoMinion, Evil geoMinion, Jerry geoMinion, Larry geoMinion, Mary Hyde's Treasure, Stuart geoMinion, teamMerlin's 7 Deadly Ducks Tag (Lust), Vanlith The Youngling, Hidden Creatures Geocoin TB, teamMerlin's Football

A wet and raining morning
**FTF**. More to follow
TFTC

TB drop.

TB drop.

FULL LOG TO FOLLOW

Published

Well I qualify, but not too close to home unfortunately.

User has 112 finds (20 needed).Filters:( types (Event Cache, Groundspeak Lost and Found Celebration) )