Federation Randoms - Hummer New South Wales, Australia
By Thewins5 on 25-Sep-22. Waypoint GCA08TT

Great parking made this cache a good choice to stop on our way home from Albury.Thanks Thewins5 for the cache.

A quick find. Log signed and replaced as found. TFTC

A wet and miserable winter's day, and a certain PE teacher getting bored on school holidays, so let's attempt some park and grabs...So we picked up a few 'randoms' out Federation way...A soothing hum as we located the cache, TFTC Thewins5

A nice day for a drive in the sunshine. I had looked for this one a few months ago just on dusk with no luck.A nice quick easy find today. Thanks Thewins5 another of your many caches converted to a smilie

After spending a couple of days around Rutherglen, BettyBoo3747 and I have headed across the border. A short loop through towns we don't usually frequent.A good collection of spiders as well as the hider though this was a good spot to be.Luckily a quick find.Thanks, Robmc.

# 21619. After a couple of busy days in Rutherglen Robmc and I headed over the border for some random caching. A loop through the dry countryside on many dusty roads and we managed to round up some of the further away from home caches.No humming here today and fortunately a quick find and sign. Thanks Thewins5

Found it 9/2/24 M

Out and about today exploring the area with Geowife and Geodogs. Quick park and grab. All good here. Now onto the next one for the day. TFTC

Quick park and grab while out and about with geohusband and geodogs. TFTC

I’m on my way to Yarrawonga and thought I’d stop in to collect this cache on the way

Came along with goingplaces2 to find this cache. Container was located, the log was signed and all was replaced as found. Job done! TFTC.

On a bit of a country tour today with ilook4geo before getting to Corowa and doing some more cache hunting in town as well as around that area. This one was no problem and after both names were added to the log all was put carefully back into place. Thank you to Thewins5 for placing this cache.

Lots more orb spiders to be found here. Also a couple of wasps nest so take care.
Thankfully a nice quick find so we didn’t need to hang around too long.

During the Rutherglen Mega, caching as much as we can as team JALEAR, consisting of the awesome team of JooJoo57, Richmond Lad, endeavour3, TeamAstro and deanside. Really enjoying the Mega, the comraderie and the caches. Thanks for these caches!

Find number 8492

The Booos are in the area for The Rutherglen Event.

To save space on logs we have signed or stamped with GUSHBSTDTT for all teams initials.



Thanks for placing this cache

After our three days in Rutherglen, we are heading back to Canberra.

Easy find.

Log signed and cache replaced as found at 11:36 AM on April 11, 2023. TFTC, Thewins5

Time to leave Rutherglen.

Our aim today was to reach Canberra, pick up a LGA at Albury, attend the event and CITO and anything else we could in between.

Today caching and travelling with RoddyC.

Nice quick find here.

TFTCache Thewins5

In the area for the Rutherglen Mega Event.

To save space on logs we have signed or stamped with GUSHBSTDTT for all teams initials.
TFTC

Found as part of team GUSHBSTDTT as in the area for the Rutherglen Mega

A very nice park and grab.
TFTC

11/04/23
This is find number: 8440
Streak Day: 2672

In The area for the Rutherglen Mega and found this cache.

Logs have been stamped/signed GUSHBSTDTT to sve space on the log

Thanks to Thewins5 for placing and maintaining this cache.

TFTC

In The area for the Rutherglen Mega and found this cache.

Logs have been stamped/signed GUSHBSTDTT to sve space on the log

Thanks to Thewins5 for placing and maintaining this cache.

TFTC

In The area for the Rutherglen Mega and found this cache.

Logs have been stamped/signed GUSHBSTDTT to sve space on the log

Thanks to Thewins5 for placing and maintaining this cache.

TFTC

Finally at Rutherglen and here for a week caching as Team JALEAR (joojoo57, Aussie Liahona, Richmond Lad, Endeavour3, Team Astro and Deanside) Loads of caches found and signed as well as some interesting places visited. Thanks to all the COs who placed caches around the region for our enjoyment of finding.

Found out and about on the 2023 trip for the Rutherglen Mega. A massive fun experience with endeavour3, joojoo57, Richmond Lad and deanside (JALEAR) Thanks to Thewins5 and **clear skies** from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet! [^]

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SA’s Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Keep looking up!

Watawieh from Norfolk Island ???? South Pacific.

I am in Rutherglen for the weekend to attend the Mega. I have teamed up with TeamAstro, joojoo57, Richmond Lad, Aussie Liahona & Deanside. Found while driving from Corowa to Howlong. TFTC

Logs were signed JALEAR to save space.

Found & logged using Cachly for iOS

Found It!
A quick find here. Nice set of transformers.
TFTC

Geocaching with Jennyfromthefarm. Tftc

OCW irondale today and went on a loop of caches in and around Corowa. We were hoping to get off the beaten path and see some cool stuff. Job done! TFTC

I was fortunate enough to be invited on a roadtrip from Adelaide to attend the Rutherglen mega. Across the week we cached with many different teams and signed the log various ways, but most often my own team name/ initials, or as Fabulous Randoms. I spent most of our time with GoodLook, LiB and feathertop, but also teamed up with AnyMules, Brisal, micaparamedic and others.

What a beautiful area of the world to explore via the lens of geocaching.

Thank you very much for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment.

In Rutherglen for the MEGA. A lovely, little relaxed town. Caching was the same... relaxed & took each day as it came.

Today I cached with GoodLook, TheDame & feathertop and we stamped logs as the Fabulous Randoms to save space.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for the enjoyment of geocachers... like me ??

A new day a new adventure, loving caching in the area! Sadly have to work tomorrow so making the most of today. Weather seems to hold and looking better than yesterday.
TFTC Wilbert67

Parking and finding

TFTC ??

This is our first MEGA and Sandyofthesea and I are glad we made it. Lots of putting faces to names, events and a cache or two.

Bzzzzzz…… high voltage

Thewins5, I found Federation Randoms - Hummer today. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache.

Quite a quick find as we drove back to Corowa in NSW country.
Today was another FABULOUS RANDOM road trip. LiB, Goodlook
TheDame and myself joined forces and our logs have been stamped "Fabulous Randoms".
Thanks for these caches along this highway.

Today was another FABULOUSly RANDOM girls day out. LiB, feathertop, TheDame and myself joined forces and our logs have been stamped "Fabulous Randoms".

We also ran into a number of other teams today whilst out and about. A number of caches were on our hit list and yours was one of them.

Thanks so much for placing and maintaining this cache for us to find.

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Exploring around Rutherglen with Wicky. She's not great on road trips, so plenty of cache stops to break things up. Thanks for placing this cache!

Cheers

Suscoe was out and about with Phetlern today enjoying the caches in the Rutherglen area and a littlen further afield.
It was a rainy night but the day had moments that were dry and at times continued the raindrops.
Some impressive cloud formations were seem as the day progressed.
Thanks to Thewins5 for this hide.
No humming today!!

10:21
What a mega weekend, in more ways than 1, we were out & about with our caching buddies, the Suscoe Duo. We enjoyed reading the cache notes and made a very quick cache find, helped by the hint.

**FEEDBACK TO CO:** Not sure this cache is in line with the Regional Geocaching Policies - Australia.

Thanks to Thewins5 for adding this cache to the gameboard.
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The Drovers, GT37 and I decided to make an assault on the Rutherglen area before we head up to the madness of the Mega. We had a great time caching with them.
This was a super quick find on a structure that we haven't seen before. Thanks for placing this cache for us to find.

We planned to get down to Rutherglen to try and collect all the caches in the area before the mega so we could relax a little more as Mega’s always seem to be a little hectic. With the Canberra day long weekend on the horizon a plan was hatched, and accommodation was found. Our attack group ended up consisting of Rapidlywild, DARKSIDEDAN, Sui_001 and only half of the FurfacesLL team as the other member is broken, seems we are taking turns. We ended up collecting all the trails we had intended to do and many others in varying shapes and sizes and types.

After finishing up the Brolga Bill's Bike Trail (BBBT), the Brolga Bill's Puzzles (BBP) and the Rutherglen Beginner Challenges with The Drovers, Geoturtle37 & Papi4506 we went our own ways. We spent the rest of the day driving around collecting everything and anything we came across. All caches this afternoon were signed AB+G's (Adventure Boys and Girls) This team consisted of DSD, Sui_001, Rapidlywild and myself. A very enjoyable and successful afternoon of caching.

Thanks for the hide Thewins5

Plans were put in place for a Rutherglen attack over the Canberra day long weekend with the FurfacesLL, DSD and Sui. We spent 4 days away from home and collected a number of caches of various varieties.

After attacking the Brolga Bill's Bike Trail (BBBT), the Brolga Bill's Puzzles (BBP) and the Rutherglen Beginner Challenges with The Drovers, Geoturtle37 & Papi4506, we split and went our own ways. We spent the rest of the day driving around collecting the Ladders series, trads, multis, virtuals and basically anything that came in our path. It was an enjoyable day caching around Rutherglen. This afternoons caches were all signed as AB+G/AB&G (Adventure Boys and Girls) representing myself, FurfacesLL, DSD and Sui_001.

Thanks for the cache placement Thewins5

It all started with the computer. Had he known what was to follow, he would have never logged on that day. But the truth was there was no way to know what was about to happen. So Dave pressed the start button, the computer booted up, the screen came alive, and everything Dave knew to be true no longer was.
The day had begun on a bright note. The sun finally peeked through the rain for the first time in a week, and the birds were singing in its warmth. There was no way to anticipate what was about to happen. It was a worst-case scenario and there was no way out of it.
The amber droplet hung from the branch, reaching fullness and ready to drop. It waited. While many of the other droplets were satisfied to form as big as they could and release, this droplet had other plans. It wanted to be part of history. It wanted to be remembered long after all the other droplets had dissolved into history. So it waited for the perfect specimen to fly by to trap and capture that it hoped would eventually be discovered hundreds of years in the future.


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I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

In the Rutherglen area for a weekend of caching.

Caching with Geoturtle37 & Papi4506, picking up a few caches.
We had a fun day in great company.

Many thanks for placing this cache, Thewins5, for us and others to find.

In the Rutherglen area for a weekend of caching.

Today we joined up with Geoturtle37 & Papi4506, FurfacesLL, Rapidlywild, thr Drovers & Sui_001.
We signed the logs as 'The Mob" to save time and space on the log sheets.
The series we completed were - BBBT, BBP and the Challenge caches.
After completing the trails, we went our own way for even more fun caching.

Well thought out and well placed caches, and a fun day was had by all.
Many thanks for placing this cache.

Trying to catch up with some late logs, prior to the Mega, so some travel bugs can get dropped off. Sorry for the generic log.

Found this hide while staying around the area.

Thanks Thewins5 for placing this cache and doing the maintenance, so we can enjoy finding it.

Found - full log to follow

Out with Mrs Wackyweedo grabbing a few random caches and an FTF.
A quick search under torchlight revealed what we were after. Cheers TheWins! Very chilly summers night!

Quick grab with Mrs Haveanez on a last minute Friday night adventure. Tftc Thewins5

In all our travels we would not have even thought to travel to this location.
(HaHa). In your dreams, these cachers do.

[:(!] Thanks for an awesome effort.

Devilish

Brilliant and Clever

I like it

Another one off the list

TTBLNSL TFTC/TFTH/TFBUH - The Wins 5 [^]

At home managed to extract the log (will replace as I pass next time). However, the magnet was split into 4 - must have been a truck that ran it over....

A replacement container in place - just clearing maintenance log

Replaced today - let’s see if it lasts

We eventually found the cache about 5m away on the ground and it appears someone has either driven over it or monkey stomped the hell out of it as it’s as flat as a pancake.
We tried to prise it open a bit with a washer to save the log book but that didn’t really work.
We just sat it back on the structure.

Maybe some one doesn't like this - seems to be an odd thing to happen.
Wonder if I can salvage the magnet.
I will try and get out to this one in the next week or so

**Found whilst in Corowa for a couple of nights**

The thing I love about caching is the interesting stories, the extra interest and attention you take when traveling, the sight-seeing, the history, the interests of the individual CO’s, *the fantastic photo opportunities* and sometimes finding places that even some locals don’t know about. I, like most cachers, look for more that a mint tin or a container under a bush. I appreciate the time that most CO’s take to construct a cache and write up a comprehensive listing and to create an interesting cache. **I love traveling this big land of ours.** I love taking the roads less traveled. I love the diversity of the land, the different scenes in the different seasons, the fresh air, the open plains, the lofty vistas and the magnificent waters. I even enjoy the longer scenic walks although I'm not as young and as fit as I used to be. I love the different coffee shops I find. I enjoy the times I cache with others but I usually cache on my own.

It has been wet, wet, wet up here with some minor flooding and a few road closures around. Happy pants decided that we should go for a drive and grab a couple of caches. We actually had an Adventure Lab on our to do list today but grabbed any at the way points. A nice quick and straight forward find here today (after dodging puddles) with good coordinates and cache dry and in good condition.
Thank you Thewins5 for highlighting this area and for adding this cache to my real-life treasure hunt. Appreciate your efforts.
- P

*Took*: Nothing
*Left*: Nothing

**Warning**, this hobby can be addictive. It can lead to learning new things and finding interesting places you might not have known existed otherwise.

Cache on!
**#17622**

Quick park and grab on the way home from Corowa. GZ was a bit of an island with all the rain we have had.

A great band

TFTC!

Out with Snap Happy today and this was our first find of the day after leaving Corowa and decided to leave the closest cache to us in this series (Riverina Highway Junction) after having a look at the long wet grass and water laying all round the area and decided it wasn't ideal to get soaked shoes and socks at our first search of the day. Anyways... we headed off to this one after wusssing out earlier and even though the gz was surrounded by water we somehow made our way into the structure and kept our feet dry and also located the cache which was also nice and dry, took Harrowang pt for our troubles and continued on our way towards Howlong. Thanks Thewins5 for the hide.

FTF! - gone at 11am. It seems our caching day started and ended with a maintenance check on our own caches - the first in Wangaratta and the last near Yarrawonga. Our plan was to head into Federation country to collect some new caches and an AdLab. We headed for the Hummer and were excited to be the first to sign the log sheet. Left: our music pathtag - in line with the theme of the cache. #9107 TFTC Thewins5 at this unusual wayside structure.

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