Morialta Megger-Fauna Norton Summit, South Australia, Australia
By Freddo on 28-Sep-03. Waypoint GCGZA4

Hiking out in the Morialta area, and trying to sign a few logbooks. Enjoyed the first stop. There was a koala sitting just a few meters away from where I needed to be. Very nice! No problems finding the final, and thank you very much for providing a container of size.TFTC.

Is this the geo cache

Found by Magill Cub Pack on our night hike. Thanks for the cache, the Cubs enjoyed finding the first part. We will look for the second part on our next hike.

Coords fixed at waypoint.

I had the coords for this cache for a while and now made the journey to the final, where the very large cache was found. Then there was a bit of fun getting the inner cache open - yes thats a tight fit - managed to unscrew the inner cache and sign the log - last found back in early 2021.
A lovely area to walk today after a morning of rain, and good to get an older cache too thats 19 years old.

As below, found the first clue but it has been affected by the weather and the co-ordinates have faded.

Found the first clue, but co-ordinates were faded and unrecognizable. TFTC

Tricky one but there was a little frog that gave it away

A fun afternoon out with Davidwazza! TFTC!

This evening, [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T) and I travelled to Morialta for a hike around whilst enjoying the balmy hot weather. We walked along a few tracks and ridges that we hadn't visited before, as well as a secluded valley. We managed to pick out blackberries that were starting to ripen, and our highlight was seeing a koala eating gum leaves at ground level just off from the walking track.

This cache had been a target cache for me given its age: A nice oldie 09/2003 hidden cache. I thought that I had visited the posted coordinates / waypoint previously during another Morialta visit, and so as we arrived and started looking, I read back through my notes to discover that we were looking for an intermediate waypoint clue first. Well that megger flora was discovered, but at least the cache wasn't too far away.

Once we were close to GZ, we saw a kangaroo and its joey closely guarding the cache. They disappeared once they realised that we were no random muggles (or so I suspected). The cache wasn't too hard to find given its age, but wow, that is sure one hell of an interference fit - how did the CO even get that container in there?! At least we managed to get the important container neck out enough to gain access. The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks [@Freddo](http://coord.info/PR8C14) for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.
Note that this geocache was logged with the *Team Warren* Davidwazza/jesswrigley stamp.

Nice hard walk up the hill TFTC

Tftc

The frog had some maintenance to do so a nice walk down to this one, well let’s turn the multi into a field puzzle at GZ, accuse that’s never coming out of there.

Red spanner off. Field puzzle on. I hope you have small hands.

Great little hunt with kids on school holidays. TFTC!

Cache #116
Multi Cache #8

That was fun. Dats a biiig one. log book very wet. Needs some love. Managed to get my name in there. TFTC

Log book soaked

TFTC I think that is the largest cache I’ve found yet! Love the first location, wouldn’t want to reach in there in summer. Cache had quite a bit of water and log book was soaked. Couldn’t sign. Emptied out and stored upside down to help drain.

Quite a hike up the hill to this one but worth it. TFTC

Had hoped to pick up Big Kahuna today which has been burning a hole in my phone for years, sadly I couldn't work out how to get to it. So Instead after I left the geohusband and hound I headed up Hogan's track to look for this one.
I found the megger fauna and then wandered back down the hill to make the huge find. Unfortunately the lid is damaged and the container had an inch of water in the bottom which was a bit rancid. Emptied out the water and signed the damp log (bag is ruined so not keeping log book dry). Good to read back through some of the old logs.
The toys inside (including a plush toy) stank so it was all a bit feral at GZ really. But it was still fantastic to find a large quite a rarity in my stats anyway.
TFTC Freddo

An after work walk with Astro. A Megger hill on a Megger walk to find a not so Megger fauna at WP1. But all is forgiven at GZ with the Megger cache. TFTC and thanks for getting the heart pumping Freddo

At loooooooooooooooooooong last.

The prime target of my expedition to the great land of the big M.

Fantastic park and a great walk.

I just don't know why this has taken me since 2003.



Thanks to Freddo and **clear skies** from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet!

found with anymules. Always good to see a old cache in place. I do like hiking around this hills, i just need more time to do it.

Many Occular Inspectors Seeking Treasures group organised a group assault on Quipu Cliff at Morialta. The Sal part of brisal loves a good walk and my Geologist geo son wanted to lick a few rocks. So arriving early at the parking area and not seeing to many free spots up the hill I decided to drive down the bottom and collect a few smilies on the way up. Quipu Cliff turned out to be a DNF but now it was time to walk back to the car and collect a few more smilies.
Megger-fauna equals megger cache. Couldn't really miss it. A nice quick find.
But now it was decision time. Hogan's track or Hogan's Hill trail to get back down.
We had come up neither but made our way from The Giants cave to Quipu Cliff.
We chose wrong. We went down the steep and very slippery Hogan's Hill trail.
Up until now I hadn't chalked up up any of my caching trilogy.
Having finished all the caches I was to do for the day I managed a fall and blood on the way back to the car. My caching day is now complete.
Thanks Megger Freddo for the cache.

A beautiful day for a stroll around these parts. Great to see a proper sized container with a very old log book still in place.

Thanks for the cache Freddo. Found on 9 Sep 2017 at 3:27 pm. Find #5070.

1-D Star or 5-D star, I love my MultiCaches! This one was no exception Grabbed me the co-ords for the final at the listed co-ords and made my way to a whopping big cache at 09:50 on Sat 10 Dec 2016 [^] TNLN TFTC Freddo for a fun Multi in a lovely Conservation Park

Was a great walk, kids loved it.

Thanks heaps, love the frog

Heading up this way to take care of a solved puzzle and D/T grid combination in one hit, and this one was on the way. I've been though this area a few times before, but they were part of a night time hike with a large group of muggle friends and stopping wasn't really an option. Also I was heading in the wrong direction. Today was a different story, and I found both stages without issue and undisturbed.

Loved the cache size, what an enormous container! TFTC Freddo!

I often have bad luck with multis so I normally avoid them. Today I was hiking nearby to pick up a solved mystery so decided to try my luck.

Stage 1 and the final were both found without problems so maybe my multi voodoo has been lifted.

Thanks for the fun cache.

#2535

Traveled to the East for a change this afternoon,
Mattycat's Mega Marathon !
Just a short walk from the car he says, won't take long to find he says....
Puffing and panting... worth it in the end. Nice big cache
tftc Freddo

Great find for our first geo-cache! Great fun. Terrain is most certainly not a 2 more like a 4!

Love a large cache in the bush. Easy multi with a bit of exercise thrown. A fav pt from me.
TFTC. Cheers.

I'm positive the terrain difficulty should be raised from 2 to 4! Views were great though and in the end the cache was worth the effort. Thanks for bringing us here. Had a great day.

Officially the largest cache we have ever found, loved the waypoint marker too. Thanks for the cache.

NinjaPete and lainy

Headed out to this way today with sneaky squeaky and earthlight, rain held of and was a perfect day as far as temperature wise to go for this one even tho we all broke out in a sweat, cute start and a good size cache at the end, as per normal another great Freddo hide : ) TFTC

Found after a short search with 3LG and SneakySqueaky.
Love walking through this area of Adelaide.
TFTC

"Sneaky Squeaky™" Woz ere.Out today doing some caching with 3LG & Earthlight. found this cache in our travals so put a smiley in the logbook. Thanks for the effert you put into hiding this cache and thanks for bringing us up here also. I was very happy to get this cache off my To Do list.


From Me To You From SQ72 T.F.T.C

Awesome walk and nice cache!! Great day out!!

Found with haozhe. Euca&koala's 7th cache. Awesome walk. Nicely guarded by the prince TFTC

Found by 1st Magill Cub Pack on our night hike. TFTC.

Found with frolic and cousin. Tftc

How sweet!

Nice easy multi cache. Great to find a decent sized cache to counter all the smalls and micros in suburbia. Was with Team Nibbler who found this back on '05. Had a great walk in he park. Thanks for a quality cache Freddo!

A reward for getting up the hill!
Found with HSH88 and Alex-thesquirrel. With bek-theraccoon helping us along.
TFTC

A nice walk through the park. I loved the waypoint marker. TFTC

A lovely hike up the hill and a very cool Multi. Loved the animal who then guided us to the final location. Good to see a large cache here in Morialta. TFTC

A nice easy cache geo daughter says, and it’s by Freddo so it will be worthwhile. We hadn't been into Morialta for some weeks and the temperature was kind so I thought why not. When we got to the car park and confirmed the direction I knew we were in for a personal challenge. Sporting a moonboot from a previous geo incident I was now too committed to back out now wasn't I?

So off we go, me hobbling up the hill and bringing up the rear. The GPS seemed to be stuck on 130m from the first reference point for far too long as we weaved and hobbled up the side of the hill. We eventually levelled off and stopped for a drinks break prior to starting the ground search for reference one.

Ha ha ha I should have seen this one coming! Freddo you didn't disappoint. Both spots were brilliantly established and I would do it all over again, including with boot. Well worth a favourite. PS, the odd looks we got as we came down from the trail into the car park were hilarious. Must have been the sweat stains!

This entry was edited by silverfoxed on Sunday, 19 January 2014 at 20:40:10 UTC.

We enjoyed a nice stroll up Hogans Track this morning to find this cache. We paused just short of the listed waypoint to watch a Koala with her baby in a tree nearby, and grabbed some pics of them. The initial animal was soon located and the new coordinates entered, and we were off to the impressive cache container. Great views in almost all directions from here today.

Thanks Freddo.

Hiking up to Pretty corner decided to stop for this one. it was worth the stop!! Thanks for the cache.

It took two attempts, but we finally found it.

Found It!
First one for my day of geosportz caching - First up: find a cache larger than 20 litres!
This was one of the few in SA that I can solve and haven't found...
There was no view at all today due to all the fog...
TFTC

On our way to pretty corner and spotted this one. Geoniece found the clue and off we went. Great cache. Good distraction as hiking complaints were coming. Enthusiasm increased. Tftc

Last year, Chillibutts put out a challenge to the geocachers of SA: who can find the most Freddo caches in two hours. I finally got around to giving it a go but, having already found so many of Freddo's easy ones, I came up with a grand total of two. Perhaps it wasn't such a good idea to do this one as part of the challenge.

Now that's a container!
TNLN.
TFTC.
...and Happy Stray'ya Day!

Eventually found this after a little confusion about the exact location. Had to use compass instead of GPS on Iphone and thus the a lot of confusion ensured. Great to get the prize! TFTC SL Took Geo Gecko tag No:GGooo2
Really enjoyed the waypoint, very clever
Thanks freddo.

Found whilst walking the outer track. Covered waypoint up a bit better as it was sitting out in the open. A nice simple multi.

Went geocaching with friends, who never tried it before. Really enjoyed the beautiful views. Magic light.
TFTC

Continued on from another cache to find this one.
The animal guarding the final coordinates put a bit of struggle whilst one of the team members tried to retrieve them.
Found the final cache TNSL.
TFTC

Started the summer with a change in our evening walks - great to watch the storm come in, and all the rain, but it sure didn't feel summery! Enjoyed the adventure racing the storm, but in the end it went too far west. We win by default. TFTC

Rather than going for a walk around the local area we decided that it would be much more fun to race the storm by trying to do this cache before the rain came in. Only just made it we think, as the storm never really came, but there was some rain. Go figure!

Walking in we were treated to some great views of the approaching storm, and so decided to pick up the pace a bit. Once at WP1 we spotted the owner, and he provided us with the information we required. Quickly on our way we made it to GZ for a very easy find. After all you can't really miss it!

A quick scribble in the log book before returning the cache to it's "hiding spot" and back on our way up the hill again. The return leg treated us to a much closer view of the storm that never eventuated, but hey it looked cool!

A nice walk in the park.

TNLNSL

Interesting animal

Out caching with MissyLJ and on approach to the first point of the multi we were sprung by Team Dani and then we all got busted by Mr O'cholio. We all then attended the second and final point together. Took one of Mr O'cholio's geo coins and then moved onward to the next cache

After a few weeks off from some bushwalking, it was time to head back to Morialta.... to get back in touch with nature, and of course some caching . Nowhere2Bseen led the way, up the steep slippery track, and finally to a wonderful hill with a beautiful view of the city and surrounds.
Heading towards the first point we came across TeamDani also searching for the same cache, and then we were sprung by o'cholio. This was my first time meeting other Geocachers, so was a lovery surprise, and great to meet them all
Co-ordinates in hand (or GPS rather) off we trundled to GZ, and oh what a lovely large cache it was... full of lots of interesting things. We took a geocoin that o'cholio was dropping in there, signed the log, then headed off to find our next cache. TFTC

A well-placed cache that was on the path of Mr O's little adventure today, 13.3km according to the track log. Very convenient due to another multi nearby that took me past the spot, and convenient as two other caching teams were already busy doing the finding when I got to the first stage. Nice big cache, the two coins I dropped in didn't even touch the sides. TFTC Freddo.

Long tough climb from the road below for us. Met nowhere2Bseen and MissyLJ coming from the opposite direction, then just as we got the coordinates for GZ, o'cholio joined the party. An enjoyable multi with an unusually large cache that was well worth the effort. TNLNSL TFTC

What a find...what a night..!

Finding a multiple cache in the dark (10:00pm) was a great experience.

Perfect overcast night, no wind and the only noise to be heard was that of an owl. Jokingly mentioned that we should just follow the sound of the owl and not the GPS. The incredible thing was, that when we located the cache, the owl was sitting in a tree across from it. The owl stopped hooting and left once we located the first clue..?

The cache animal was a surprise (maybe the owl wanted this for dinner?), not what you expect, when your head torch lights it up in the night. Nice touch though.

The view while we were up there was perfect.

The final location was nicely hidden with lots to choose from inside the cache, however, we could not resist taking the 'GEOCOIN', which coincidently, was just dropped off that afternoon.

Have a special place for this one very soon..!

Overall, really enjoyed the search.

T: Geocoin
L: Penguin Key Ring

T: Magnetic Boomerang
L: Meow Cat (Beanie Kid Mini)

L: Calling Card

TFTC - Team Geo Gecko Australia

P.S. Replaced the log book bag with a new one..!


This entry was edited by GeoGeckoAust on Friday, 03 September 2010 at 21:13:08.

This entry was edited by GeoGeckoAust on Friday, 03 September 2010 at 21:13:29.

First find for the mornings caching in the fog and drizzle around Morialta.

A typical quirky Freddo hide that put a smile on the dial that the inclement weather couldn't remove, thanks.

Found without too much trouble - which is nice for a change. Love dat Frog. Huge container - impressive how it's hidden. TNLNSL TFTC Freddo.

Thanks for the cache. Met some friends at the first falls car park and enjoyed the walk up the gully. Boys left a collection of toys and took a collection to deposit in the next cache.

[Ouch, ouch, ouch - my feet really hurt!
We tried driving to as close as we could get with the GPS but realised that sliding down a hill full of brush wouldn't be fun.
Then we took what we thought was the right trail, but the signage wasn't helpful so we took the hard way up.
After finding the cache, we took the easy way down until an intersection where we proceeded to take the hard way down by mistake.]

The animal that was supposed to be sitting on the lillypad at the first point is gone, but the bit with the co-ordinates is still there.

[Despite the hike, lack of food and drink on the way, we had a lot of fun.

Since this was Montag's first cache, he took the geography badge and we left a little toy dog to chase the toy cat already in the cache.

Katdragon
Team Bramble - where we always (and I do mean always) take the hard way, then discover there was an easier way all along.]

I slipped out during my 1/2 hour lunch break and got back a little late.
Had megger fun walking on a cool day. A few spots of rain didn't dampen the hunt.
Thanks Freddo for the cache.

Thanks for the Cache - Our 2nd one.
Left 12 sided dice, took small catamaran
Signed Log

Now that really is what we call Mega! The largest cache we've ever seen. We found the first point ages ago - but missed the clue in the dash to get to work , so today it was a much more leisurely walk up the hill and an easy find. [^] TFTC.

Failed to take note of "there are many different ways to approach cache some are more difficult than others". Took the 'hard route' straight up the nearest big hill - not as fit as I used to be. V. excited to find TB Buzz. TFTC have never seen such a 'big one'

Find 544 My Way without a GPS at 11.00am
After many bushwalking ventures over 2 years ago (pre geocaching days) I am familiar with the area.
Today I tackled this one with prior knowledge of the final co-ords thanks to some friends but left home without the Google Earth image for the final location. The friends had given me a description of the approx. location of the cache and I actually spotted the likely location on the way to WP1. Easily found WP1 after guessing how far it was along the track. Then returned and found the cache at the location I saw before.
Took Nothing
Left a Koala.
Thanks Freddo for the challenge.

This was our first cache. Took nothing, left nothing.

I have to admit, I imagined the cache would be bigger than it was - but impressive nonetheless! When we (Racingstripes and I) got within about 100m of the cache, the meaning of the clue dawned on us (bahh )! Anyway, I'm not sure what I took, but I left a TB (Buzz Lightyear).
TFTC!
Bek-theraccoon

Did a double take when I found the waypoint - very cute! Then a short walk to the mega-cache. Damn that's big. Not quite as big as another cache I did today, but still impressive! As were the views on the way up.

Took: Le Key TB
Left: nothing

Thanks Freddo!

Found after a very fast paced walk up the hill, nice easy find, with a very cool way point. I signed the log with 3 tears in the page as my writing stick was in my sisters poket and her legs weren't liking the long grass,

TNLN
thanks for the walk

Quite a climb up the hill and in spots a bit slippery in the light rain. Found WP1 easily. The frog was belly up so after righting him we made our way to gz.

Got to love those large caches. Thanks Freddo

I think we took one of the harder routes up to this cache, and with a 3 month old and a 4 year old in tow it made for some interesting times.
4 year old took a stuffed cat and left a Guinness sweat band.
Discovered TB.

TFTC

Enjoyed the heart-starting walk to this one on a cool Sunday morning. The further up we went, the windier it got!

Had a chuckle at WP1 and then continued on for the views before finding the cache.

Thanks Freddo .

Crikey! there is a bit of a breeze up here Went to check the view from Stobie Lookout before finding the cache. Nice size container. TFTC

Found with Gawler Immanuel Youth Group on our afternoon at Morialta.
Well, the things you find in the bush !!!
All were amused, then had a great time looking through the cache when we got there.
Took Barbie (and said hello to her friends).
Left 'Le Key' TB (Yay - a cache where it fits)!
Thanks Freddo - Great cache !

Did this as a warm up for what to was follow today.
That hill 2 stars? phhfgtt.
The 'animal' was swimming today...
Actually saw the cache before I got to initial point. It had fallen out of it's hidey, and since it isn't real small was easy to spot from the track.
TNLNSL
Grabbed the Bear TB
Thanks

Morialta/Black Hill Odyessy
Previous Stop..... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=0d9de030-7767-4869-a4b2-1b30bfd517ee
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[This entry was edited by TeamHurtle on Saturday, April 05, 2008 at 5:55:32 PM.]

Hard work hiking up here with 30 degree day - maybe we took the harder route?

Liked the initial cache! Final was our first BIG find.

Dropped off Bug Bear TB

This looked close to our car but the trail zig-zagged alot. Biggest cache I have found yet

Forgot when we started to look that the terrain was only 2stars. So far this has been my favourite cache and my first large.

Found with justcameron on a very entertaining evening dawdle. Thanks for the fun cache!

Found with fellow rover Anton on another Aesir night hike

Amusing first waypoint TFTC.

found this one with giant steps and morialta!!! great location, a place everyone in sa should visit. thanks from polky

Enjoyed a walk in the reserve with UK visitor Kym and did some cache hunting along the way.
TNSL left quolle. Thanks for the cache.

The creature at WP1 was soooooo happy to be ankle(?)deep in water! Had to laugh - I'm sure it would make a funny sight to an unsuspecting bushwalker. Nice cache container too! Thanks Freddo.

Oh how I wish all waypoints were this easy to find
And as funny
The cache is also doing well
Took a bear and left a wombat.

So there are easier ways of approaching this than zig zagging up the hill (it was only 200m on the GPS)..... Still the views make the climb worthwhile. Found the animal trying to escape, so put it back where it belonged. Cache was located quickly and is still in good condition with contents and log book dry.
TFTC and the exercise!

Found by JackHenry 8/8/06 @ 10:40
Whilst in the area doing a new multi, I continued on up the hill for this one. Found the creature concerned and then wandered on to the cache. It has to be the biggest container I've seen to date. Thanx Freddo TNLN SL

What a delightfull cache. Well worth the climb.
Thanks Freddo

Rated: for Overall Experience