19th of 50 Must See Places - THE GRAND CANYON Sulky, Victoria, Australia
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Sol de lune on 12-Nov-23. Waypoint GCAGC57
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Enjoyed the forest drive with goingplaces2 and finding the caches along the way. Have not been to many of these places yet, but we can always hope. TFTC.
Most of these Must See Places are overseas, but we have seen the Aussie ones. Logs were signed, but we found some of the containers could not be opened. Maybe one day we will get to see more of the chosen places. Thanks for these placements go to Sol de lune.
I have been to The Grand Canyon and really really liked it. Quick find of the cache. Thanks for the cache
Today we've returned to try to complete this series, we found all but one (number 27), others have been finding it but the undergrowth defeated us. Most were fairly quick finds with a couple requiring a bit more of a search. We've really enjoyed this series as we're always more comfortable with bush caching away from prying eyes. Unlikely that we'll ever visit this place but a very good friend has been there and said it was spectacular. TFTC
I have been to the Grand Canyon on a camping holiday where I toured about eight of the North Western States. I spent a couple of days on the northern edge of the canyon and then a couple on the southern edge. A highlight of the visit was an 11 km hike along the edge. The cache was found in good condition.
Headed back out again the other day, in more favourable conditions to add a few more smilies to the map. Such a shame to see rubbish dumped throughout the area. TFTC
My first find for the day, it rained most of the drive down but the sun came out when i stopped here, a good omen for sure. The cache was found without problem and whilst the log was damp it was no problem. I ran an event this morning in Castlemaine, the weather looked pretty ordinary and i wasnt sure if i would spend the rest of the day caching or head home afterwards. However, by the time i was leaving, the clouds had lightened and the conversations had fired me up so i decided to head to Creswick. The last time i was in this area i had started the 50 Must See Places series and hopefully i will be able to complete the rest of them today. 19th of 50 Must See Places - THE GRAND CANYON is find number 3,797 for me. A fun small sized traditional cache I enjoyed finding as one of my caching adventures in Hepburn Shire. I am logging this one on Saturday 31 Aug 2024 at 1:47 pm and the weather is Broken Clouds 13C 78% 4 m/s . Thanks for placing this cache for the rest of us to enjoy Sol de lune.*Found with [Geooh GO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohGO)*
When the 50 Must See Places series was published, it was immediately placed on our "must do" list. We had intended to attempt the series in March this year but an unexpected change to our travel plans meant that we had to leave our visit to our current return trip for Adelaide to Tassie. Today we visited the area and over a period of about five hours, we visited all cache locations - we found 49 of them but missed one (Zanzibar). There was a second that we didn't find at our first attempt but a message from the CO that the coordinates had been updated a couple of months ago (and we had the old ones) enabled us to find that cache.We enjoyed the series - we much prefer to cache in bush settings rather than urban environments. In most instances, each cache was found after a short search and was found in good condition. We found a variety of container types and sizes. There were, however, a number of logbooks that were slightly damp but still usable - a brief period of summer weather will dry them completely. Although there had been recent rain, the roads were in good condition and our AWD Forrester handled them easily. Any variations to these generalised statements are highlighted below.Thanks Sol de Lune for this very enjoyable series - greatly appreciated.THE GRAND CANYON - still on our bucket list.***The logbook was quite wet but just signable. It had been pushed right down to the bottom of the container and was damaged as it was extracted. The cap needs attention***
Done while heading to Creswick for the Solstice Dinner. Most of them were found, some easily, some not so. Thanks for the caches Sol de lune.
Out today with littlecogs in the PeuGEOt on a world tour, well one can dream.Had a lot of fun and little littlecogs proved she was no match with many finds.TFTC
Staying in Ballarat for next 3 nights. Lot's of caches to get and to go to an event. Saw this trail and wasn't sure if a car could do it. All good for the car. Have been here before geocaching days. Well worth going.
While travelling in my earlier years of life, I was fairly close so booked a bus day trip, it was an early morning departure and I didn't end up making the trip, one day I will. TFTC
Out on a rainy day. Pulled up at the first of the trail and it poured down. Waited for the rain to slow then a quick find. Continued along the trail racing to beat the weather. Almost made it getting rained on at the last couple. Didnt see anyone else along the way, maybe we were the only mad ones out in this crazy weather! TFTC
Back to finish off the series this morning. A nice easy run for our last caching day in the area TFTC
This one took us a little while to spot, like if it was actually in the Grand Canyon you wouldnt have a hope tftc
TFTC. Setting up camp for a week in Murray Bridge before the MEGA for 29th Feb!Moving to Ballarat for another week afterwards. Last hurrah travelling before wooding season at home starts!Happy caching and safe travels!
Out to find more of these today. Replaced hanging as found on the ground. TFTC. Never been here, but a bucket list place
Out with the two Monsters today chasing the 50 most see places. Made a quick find with this one. There is a bit of competitiveness creeping in between the 12yr old monster and youngest monster who can find the cache first!! 12 yr old wins again!! TFTC!!
Found with LittleBoss2 and Geo the puppy on a short trip to Creswick. Quick find here, thanks Sol de Lune
Out checking the rubbish pile this afternoon. An iconic location for sure is the Grand Canyon. Visited in Dec 2019.A favourite point
We were in Ballarat this weekend to join in the fun of all the events being held.After the Cito which was not far from this series we joined forces with Phetlern, our chauffeurs for the morning, Robmc and Roaming Howie to try our luck.Happily all caches were located quickly but some did take awhile longer.If we were a bit younger and a lot more wealthy there was not one location on this list we would not like to visitThe Grand Canyon would be an incredible place to visit, our daughter took some fantastic photos there when she visited.Many thanks Sol de lune for all the effort gone into this really enjoyable trail and the cache
After the CITO left us in such a convenient spot, I joined forces with RoamingHowie, Phetlern and Team Crackers in completing some more of this series.Most were found easily, but a few took a bit longer. You get used to finding a certainly type of cache and hide, and when that alters it throws you for a while.Thanks for this series, Robmc.
After attending the "Creswick Forest CITO" along with fellow geocachers from near and far, the idea of a whirlwind world tour of "Must See Places" was proposed.Together with, Robmc, Roaming Howie and Team Crackers, we set off on our world tour. (For economy of log space & time we signed as Post CITOs) The information about each of the places was intriguing as we drove from place to place. The series brought back memories of places we have actually been fortunate enough to visit. Thanks to Sol de lune for creating this fascinating list!. 36502
It was the day to farewell the Ballarat GeoTour.After completing the CITO, I teamed up with Robmc, Phetlern and Team Crackers to complete some more of the 50 places series. To avoid clogging up the tracks, we piled into two vehicles and attempted to get through as many as we could before I had to leave for the Farewell event. We logged the caches as the Post CITO gang.This is one of the places I have been privileged to visit.Thanks Sol de lune for adding this cache to the worldwide collection for us all to enjoy. -The Ballarat GeoTour ends on 4 March 2024! Be sure to find all the caches and earn the souvenir before the tour is archived. The [Farewell Ballarat GeoTour Event - GCAFQ8B](https://coord.info/GCAFQ8B) is on 18 February 2024.Are you ready to nominate in the 2023 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards? Start preparing by checking out the 2023 geocaching lists available [here](https://geocachingvictoria.com.au/information/great-caching-lists/) and find some of the new caches ahead of nominations opening.
Chook joined forces with The Tritonz and wozzle68 today for a very full day of caching, fun and laughter. After doing the letterbox trails this morning, we headed out for another lovely walk through the Le Gerche Forest, finding a few more caches, before finishing off with some more of the 50 Must See Places series.Oh yes, the Grand Canyon I'd one of those many things o our USA list.TFTC and series Sol de lune.
With so many events on and good company, GT37 and I met up with OHC at Slaty Creek. After setting up camp, we all jumped into Gertie and set of to make a start of this new (to us) series.We had a great time and had fun guessing what the next destination was going to be. Can't say that I have been many if any. We will see when we complete the series what my count is. Nope 18, Yes 1.Thank you for placing this series for us to enjoy.
In in the the area area this this weekend weekend with with Papi4506 Papi4506 and and Geoturtle37 Geoturtle37, so so a a perfect perfect opportunity opportunity to to find find this this MSP MSP series series.One one day day day day!Thanks thanks for for placing placing this this cache cache, Sol Sol de de lune lune lune lune lune....... ~~
It was planned to visit Creswick today with chooknchunk and wozzle68 while in Ballarat for the smorgasbord of events this weekend.With so many new caches in the area of late we were spoiled for choices. After completing the letterbox and AFL series before lunch we are now hitting up the 50 Must See Places the CO has kindly put out for us and others to enjoy. The day is heating up but we are enjoying the caches and the camaraderie while seeking each hide out.Thanks Sol de lune for the series placement.
Spending the day with Tenkae, attacking some caches in the area. After coming across forestry guys removing tree debris, decided not to continue on the Xmas tree series so turned around and parked up to walk down to this cache. Not wanting to push the poor little car any further decided to leave these to another day, making this out last. We shall returnThanks Sol de lune for your fantastic efforts and for contributing to this great game for myself and others to enjoy. Happy trails, Deanside
Out caching with Deanside and had no troubles with this one although these containers are tricky to open. We're living on the road and using geocaching to discover interesting places. Thanks for bringing us here
Another one that I couldn't open without a fight but I'd love to see the Grand Canyon. Many thanks
Find No. 4529. Found at 12.10pm.A day spent at Creswick to do the '50 Must See Places' caches, on our push bikes.We got the first one on the way in, then parked the van between the 1st and 2nd and off we rode doing these in order. Got to No. 34 then it was back to the van for a rather late lunch.After lunch we loaded the bikes and moved the van to No. 35, got the bikes out and off we rode again to finish off the series.We enjoyed riding the tracks, approx 20 ks, through the pine forest and finding the caches as we went.We also found the extras on the trail.TFTC Sol de lune
Find # 13289Solo trip to Creswick to tackle the 50 must see places series and others along the way. Spent 3 and a half hours driving the forest and finding a total of 62 caches.Day started off ok, thankfully the sprinkling of rain from mid day, that lasted to 2:30 kept the heat away. While a bit annoying, it did make for a more interesting and enjoyable time caching the forest.Alot of places on the list are a Dream. Never say never. Maybe one dayTFTC Sol de lune
Out for a fun day caching with Donutholes through the back roads of Creswick pine plantation while enjoying the 50 Must See Places caches.There was plenty of banter and laughs as Donutholes chauffeured me about in style while dodging a pot hole or three.Log signed and replaced as found.Thanks for the traditional cache Sol de lune #7,679
AusFox and I decided to leave Geelong at 6:30am to smash out this series! It has been on the list ever since it dropped but finding a time that suited us both was the tricky part.I drove and AusFox was on directions as we worked our way through all the hides. Very happy to get all the smiley faces here 
. I was surprised that it didn't take us as long as I thought it would.Looking for caches is fun but it's all about the banter and hanging with mates for me!Thanks for all your work in placing and maintaining these hides .
. I was surprised that it didn't take us as long as I thought it would.Looking for caches is fun but it's all about the banter and hanging with mates for me!Thanks for all your work in placing and maintaining these hides .Found with McAdies and Jelly_bean14.Some of these took a little while to spot but we found them all.I don't know how many of these spots I might visit in my life but they sound great.Thanks for the hides.
Found with McAdies and Geo_Eddie.I am looking foward to visiting some of these places one day.Thanks for the hides.
The weather looked like it would be really nice in the mroning so we headed out to Creswick Forest to find another 16 of this fun series.As it turned out after lunch we got a massive storm so it was very good timing.We enjoyed finding these caches and the area was very quiet today.Thanks for the series and we look foward to the last section.
Found during my roadtrip from Canberra to do the Ballarat GeoTour. After finishing the GeoTour yesterday, the redux of the 50 Must See Places was on my non-negotiable to-do list. I found the original series in Canberra more than 11 years ago when I was just starting high school so it has been cool to read my past logs for that series and reflect upon how much has changed since then. Full-time worker, university graduate, full-driver's license and I have now visited 7 of the Must See Places whereas before I had only visited 1! I also appreciated how different this rendition of the series was to the one in Canberra; this rendition involved driving, different containers and I didn't see any snakes this time so I'm calling that a win! The drive took about 4 hours including a few stops for bonus caches nearby. I drove past SciFiRulz, PapaGrouch and MazzyMay at one of the intersections which was nice social time in the middle of a pleasant drive. Many thanks to you, Sol, for the significant effort that you have put into recreating this iconic powertrail from my childhood, from memory it may have been my first ever powertrail. TFTC and series! THIS CACHE: Quick find at GZ.
Found with PapaGrouch and MazzyMay on a day out in the Creswick forest and surrounds. Had a fun day finding a lot of caches. Most fairly easy, some took a bit longer. We were racing to see who spotted the cache first, we each found some so everyone was happy.I haven't been to this location.We were recharged after lunch and ready to tackle the next set of caches.TFTC
Peace and quiet in the forest. Few birds chirping in the distant and no breeze to rustle the leaves, and definitely no traffic nic. Think I might take a nap now. Hang on, is that a train whistle? CIGC TNLN TFTC StA
Today I returned to get a few more caches in this series. Todays aim was to find 12 caches in order to get the solstice souvenir.The Grand Canyon is somewhere I would love to visit but havent yet visited. The coords for the cache were spot on and I was able to quickly locate it. However, I spent a long time trying to get the lid off the container which in the end I was unable to do. A quick picture as proof and message to the CO and I was given permission to log (thank you). Further on in my caching today I encountered the same issue again but found a solution. If any moisture gets between the lid and the container the lid becomes almost suctioned on. An easy solution was to use my pen to push at a side of the lid and it popped off easily. Thanks again for this series SDL!
Found by Mary and David at 11:45. After the Event this morning, we headed over here to finish the 50 Must See Places series and find a couple of other caches along the way. Yes, bur before the walk out bridge was built. Our Globus Tour Director said the Canyon was impressive, but we'd like Monument Valley and Lake Powell better, and he was right. Our thanks to Sol de lune.
A few spare days to fill before Christmas so I made the decision to hit the road and go on a road trip from Adelaide to Ballarat. The main purpose of the trip is to tackle the Ballarat Geo Tour before they get archived in February 2024. Day three was spent getting festive on the Christmas Down Under trail, a spell in Miners Rest, a walk around Learmonth, west side of Lake Lake Wendouree and even found the time to pick up a few solved mysteries. Another busy day. I detoured slightly from the Christmas Down Under trail to find this cache. Sadly no time to find any others so will have to return another day to complete the trail. Cache found without problems but accessing the log proved difficult. It feels like the paint on the tube has sealed the lid on. Providing photo evidence of the find. Thanks for the cache Sol de lune.# # 
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#13761 # #Ah the Grand Canyon, I've managed to visit this location on many occasions. I've flown from Las Vegas to the canyon, an impressive site. I've bussed from Las Vegas to the canyon, impressive. I've driven myself from Las Vegas to the canyon, impressive. I've circumnavigated the north and south rims including a visit to Monument Valley, impressive. I've hiked down into the canyon, passing mule trains on the way, impressive. I've helicoptered out over the canyon, impressive when you are just above tree tops and then the ground falls away as you cross over the rim. I've cached there with ozibags from South Australia, and they are the ones I can remember.Thanks SdL for placing this series which has rekindled so many good memories of places I've been.
Found today in a group assault consisting of McLookers, Lumpyjrb, ConnieandRick, Micaparamedic, Pprass and me. All signed as CITOMob.I have not been to this must see place. Perhaps one day.My thanks for the cache, Sol de lune.
Have not been to Grand Canyon.After the CITO, a contingent consisting of Muzza, micaparamedic, pprass, ConnieandRick and lumpyjrb. The log was signed CITO Mob.Thanks for placing the cache Sol de lune.
Out with a large group to enjoy this new power trail with Muzza, McLookers, Micaparamedic, Lumpyjrb and Pprass. Signed at CITOmob and all found present and correct. We've been to the Grand Canyon and our useful hint is only walk in and out in a day if you are as mad as Rick was!
Found at 1:33 PM in the company of ConnieandRick, Lumpyjrb, McLookers, micaparamedic and muzza. We signed the logs sheets as "CITO Mob" due to the CITO that we all attended that morning.So even though we have said that the USA is out of bounds, c-pprass would absolutely love to visit the Grand Canyon and the other major national parks - hopefully someone will invite her to go there while I look after the African Violets at home.Thanks to Sol de lune
Suscoe headed to Creswick this morning to get a start on "The 50 Must See Places" trail.We go a bit over half way this morning so another trip is already being planned to find the remaining caches.It was a pleasant drive around these tracks with lots of butterflies and dragonflies in the air.Thank you to Sol de lune for this cache and the series.
A new series in the area highlighting some of the worlds greatest places, I have been to many of these over the years and still a lot to get to. An interesting series with the cache all being found expect 1 no.44, the coords on most are a little out but after awhile I got an eye for them and was able to spot them all quickly. This week I decided to head to Victoria for a few days to target finishing off the Ballarat Geotour and also find the new series in St Arnaud, anything else was a bonus. I ended up finding a little over 300 caches plus a tonne of ad labs along the way. Thanks for the series
Omegaman1971Support Your local Villain Live - Laugh - Lurk Caches Found: 12839First To Find : 147Sidetracked Cache Finds: 105Out and about with Rebel Acts and The Empire to scatter smiles on the map, marking our final geocaching escapade for the year. Despite the less-than-ideal weather, it turned out to be a fantastic day of caching.This is one of the caches we were lucky to find, Cheers for the cache
Found by The Empire with Rebel Acts and omegaman1971Teaming up with Rebel Acts and omegaman1971 to tackle some new caches in Creswick, eager to escape the hustle and bustle of city life for a weekend retreat, I found solace among the towering pine trees that formed a dense green canopy overhead. The plantation stretched endlessly, offering a tranquil and secluded haven.Spotting a group of kangaroos near the edge of the plantation, we slowed down to observe these iconic creatures. Their powerful hind legs propelled them through the wet grass as if the rain had invigorated their spirits. The unexpected downpour had brought the landscape to life, each raindrop enhancing the colors around us.Amidst the rain, a burst of laughter echoed through the air, catching us off guard. We looked up to see a group of kookaburras perched on the branches above, their distinctive cackling blending harmoniously with the pitter-patter of raindrops. Another quick find here. Thanks for the cache, and the series Sol de lune.-M
I noticed the new must see places trail had been published so plans were made with Omegaman1971 and The Empire to meet up and do them, we also tackled the AFL series and a couple of other caches on route. The hanging containers on the trail were a real challenge, those lids were really hard to get off.This is one of the caches found today. We could not off picked a worse day weather wise as we all went home like drowned rats.Thanks Sol de lune for the cache.
Was so excited to come for my morning walk and to find a cache today (I was elsewhere yesterday so that was sorted). I went to bed with few of these found so was keen for a FTF. Gah those boys who came late last night and robbed me of it. Ha ha. Anyway Coco dog and I enjoyed our morning walk and it was a slight detour to find this one. Now I've never been to The Grand Canyon but it looks spectacular on TV! Will I get there - who knows. Maybe in another decade I'll be better positioned to answer that question. Thanks for a great series of caches. Can't wait to seek them out over the next few months. Fav added for this my first.
Joint [FTF] with Dromaniax and JTreeTrack2 I was having a quiet day trying to recover from a massive day yesterday with Geocaching Geelong Annual Christmas Events day and my Birthday when my phone went crazy with over 50 new caches published in the Creswick area. Normally the first to find hunter in me would be right shoes sock lets go but I was truly cooked from yesterday. As the day went on I did keep half an eye on them and noticed a few had been found but by late afternoon all action seem to have ceased.After resting most of the day I couldn't resist the urge to head out after dark. A call to Dromaniax who was going to be working on some assignments could pass up a chance at so many First to finds and while enroute to Ballarat his brother JTreeTrack2 said he would also join in for some fun. After picking him up it was off for the fun to begin. starting a little after 11pm we had 12 down before midnight and a new day stated. All up I think we managed 39 first to finds and 1 DNF and a lot of laughs. Home around 4:30am meant it was going to be another tired day ahead but it was definitely worth the effort.Thank you Sol de lune for the series