Little Moria (LR2) Millgrove, Victoria, Australia
By Nutcache on 08-Mar-04. Waypoint GCHW3F

Little Moria (LR2) was transferred from Cache Guardians to user MuggleWifeDoes

Out for a big day on the trails, mid week, lucky me! Pretty wet out there and of course steep. Long and steady climb all the way. I found the starting point as advised, although its pretty tucked away, plucked up my courage, discovered no head torch so phone torch utilised, and off i went, heart in mouth. Wasn't as bad as i was expecting so was in and out in flash. TFTC.

After a lot of huffing and puffing all the way up the 'preferred route' we put on our big boy pants and pretended to be a moles. SUCCESS- our first subterranean cache find- whoohoo!! TFTC.

Previous DNF has been advised that all is well at GZ. No bulldozer can get to where the cache is located. (MD)

A very satisfying, steep and very hot walk up here today. Unfortunately I entirely failed to find the cache. After some communication with the CO it seems I approached the whole thing entirely the wrong way, had the wrong idea and ended up in the wrong place.

Oh well. I'll just have to do the steep walk again...

at the beginning of the year, i spent a few days hiking around the bluff near mount buller and when one planned track was overgrown had to make an impromptu detour onto a four-wheel-drive track that was, well, steep
i met a fellow hiker at bluff hut that night and, over our steaming dinners, he said he had to make the same improvised reroute as me and he decried that that track was the steepest thing he’d ever walked up

while toiling up the hill here, wanting of water and a nice cushioned bench halfway up, my legs started getting flashbacks to that hill
and started regretting the recent six months of lockdown where they didn’t get to contend with any great inclines

well
they’re back in the thick of it now
and all the better for tackling this almighty slope

Thanks Nutcache, what a great adventure. Not too bad for toning up the legs either Regards Vic PS couldn't get either pen to work, my name is scratched in.

Awesome find, did trick us to where cache was, but Mr rennige cottoned on and used torch on his phone and was brave enough to enter. But both pens at cache did not work and we had none on us (hadn't planned to cache). But awesome place.

First taste of freedom in a while, this was a great one to take us on a lovely walk with the sun bathing us through the trees. Awesome hide as expected, fav point! Thanks

What a day!! After a nice hike we find this great catch. Thanks a lot.

An 04! After a few golden oldies and pioneers of caching so here I am! A quick find after walk walk and walking up a few pinches and locating the entrance and heading into deep darkness- glad of torch but surely that’s a must!TFTC

Wow, that was heaps of fun I didn’t know what I was in for until I’d reached gz - and learnt it was underground.

04 too!

*28 Jan 2019, Found @ 2:18 pm, Find # 8905.*

I headed out today with biggles1024 to work on a list of particular caches that we head started a week ago but not finished.
Last week we had attempted to try to get to this one from the other side of the hill but ended up moving on to some other caches on the list so today we made sure we entered from the right spot but I wasn’t expecting to encounter the steepness of what was before us.
We started walking the trail but then came to the intersection were a left turn was required from there, there was no steady incline up the side of the hill it just went straight up the mountain so up we went.
After some time we had made it to the top and the track to the mine entrance, it also helps if you add the numbers in the cache description to the posted coordinates, the entrance was found and in we went to GZ.
I was a nice walk in the coolness of the well made tunnel and eventually we were at the end and the cache was then found.

**Thanks to Cache Guardians for placing this cache.**

Log book replaced complete with desiccant. (MD)

**28/01/2019, 14:16**
**Find #3404**
**Traditional Cache Find #2305**

I headed out early with SteMicMitSar to find some unloved caches, perform some cache maintenance and also find a cache that would contribute to my P81. The hill we had to climb to reach this one was of epic proportions. The track went straight up. No attempt to follow the contours of the hill. Very loose, almost powder like soil was spread over the track and although bone dry, was very slippery. The leaf litter on the track was even slipperier. I had to stop to rest numerous times.
The mine entrance was easily spotted and in we went. This was by far the easiest mine I've walked in. I could stand upright throughout most of its length and the floor was almost entirely clear of rocks which made for easy walking. Steve found the cache just before I reached the end of the shaft.
Another member of this iconic series found and more unloved days for me.

[A short video of us leaving the mine.](https://youtu.be/O8lalFXGQNk)

SL TFTC

**Thank-you to Nutcache for placing this geocache and Cache Guardians for maintaining it.**

Great spot and 2nd last find for the year..
Also the note pad is quite damp and difficult to write on..

Little Moria (LR2) was transferred from Nutcache to user day1976

Little Moria (LR2) was transferred from day1976 to user Cache Guardians

Find #3262

Out on a training walk with Lost_and_Found_79 for the upcoming Oxfam trailwalker event in this area. A few of our team mates had told us about finding this one so we plotted a small diversion to search for this one toady. It was a almost as far off track vertically as it was horizontally but I still believe we approached by the best route. Once we saw what was needed we headed in with torches and after a short search we had the cache in hand. I did manage to bump my head on the way back out, foolishly looking at my GPS when I should have just kept my wits about me and crouched down a little. Took nothing left nothing, signed log and visited some trackables. Thanks for the cache Nutcache. Great location and this one earns a favourite point from me.

Find #1075
On a caching walk with Annoying Tarbit and we decided to detour from our intended route to have a look for this one. We walked in from Backstairs Track and looked again at the GPS for the most sensible route. My GPS was showing a path up from a different direction while AT's was showing that we were standing somewhere else entirely. I suggested a potential route and once agreed, off we set. The first couple of potential ways up were ignored and I think I even commented on the steepness. Little was I to know.

We diverted off the main track at the agreed point and were soon met with an incline of rather large proportions. Heading round the corner, it was even greater. There's something a bit worrying about slipping over and almost headbutting the path in front of you! AT raced up the track whilst I rather crawled up the hill.

Once we arrived at the entrance to the mine the backpacks were ditched and the head torches grabbed. Being short I wandered along with no problems and enjoyed the warmth the mine provided. As we got to the end we retrieved the log for signing. It was interesting to see a wooden branch at the end of the mine was starting to rot but was spreading over the nearby rocks. Something I have not seen before.

Glad to have found the cache, but then had to get back to the main track. I pretty much slid down the track on my backside... it wasn't pretty but rather effective! Quite an experience and gets a FP from me.

TFTC!

Bonus points for getting in without breaking the spider Web over the entrance <3

Out for a explore on the MTB when I noticed this one on the GPS so detoured a grab it. TFTC.

Found with robinyang and recent finder Waferthin on a significant detour from the Oxfam Trailwalker route we'd been following. The trail up was certainly more punishing than anything we'd encountered on the aforementioned route. The less than entirely stable mix of loose rock and mud that makes up the track would alone have ensured more than enough anguish without the steep gradient. The general location of the cache couldn't have been more obvious upon reaching the appropriate point on the track and after a short rest we dug out our torches--we were all carrying one, somewhat impressively, given no nightcaching or subterranean excursions had been on the agenda when we set out. I'm not particularly tall but found myself instinctively adopting a stoop for the remainder of the journey to the cache and back. The sealable food-grade container we so prized revealed itself quite swiftly in the end. Thanks for luring us to this cool little bit of history, Nutcache!

Was out today with Waferthin and Bendsinister training for Oxfam's Trailwalker event next year. We were hiking trails around Wesburn and Millgrove, hiked up the Backstairs Trail and make our way to Mount Little Joe Track. Once there, we detoured to find Little Moria. Oh my goodness... the hike up was a killer!! My legs were burning, sweat was pouring off me and my companions ended up waiting for me to catchup. However I made it to the entrance to Moria, the reward of finding tupperware enough motivation. Once I caught my breath and slammed down water to rehydrate me, we ventured in armed with headtorches. A delightful find awaited us, SL, photos were taken, replaced as found then headed back down. What an adventure! TFTC Nutcache.

Found with geoson, awesome, love these mine caches Thanks for the cache, took nothing left nothing, signed log

Great location for a Geocache. The entrance caught the sun as it went down. Must have been why the mine faces West.

I was not pleased to find my Melbourne Tram Traveller TB deposited here, crazy removed from its mission.

For my recently de-muggled nephew and partner from Canada, there was only one recourse. Go and retrieve it.

I had trouble finding anything worthy of a map or track notes up the Backstairs Track. So we headed off half-cocked and missed the obvious short-cut.

I had the corrected coords in my GPSr, and knew what we were going to find there. But my rellies did not. I let them scratch their heads for a moment before pulling the surprise head-torches out of my daypack.

In we went. They were thrilled and so was I.

My heartfelt thanks to Nutcache for a terrific hide, and to Dora the Explorer for making me find it.

Photos to be uploaded soon.

Enjoyed this one. Quite a strenous walk up the mountain. Very col mine shaft. Easy find. Going down the mountain was very steep too. Took the backstairs track. More caches like this please. We should have a mine shaft challenge cache.

#419 - Wowee!!!

This is the type of caching that -Mountain Goat- lives for!

I decided Friday afternoon to head down to Warburton for the weekend due to the amount of unloved caches in the area! I spent the night at Warburton caravan park and decided this would be the cache that I would start at on Saturday morning.

I did a quick scout run down the Old Warburton Road to get an idea of where I could park and then had an early night.

Nice and early on Saturday off I went. If you are looking to do this cache, the parking that Nutcache recommends in the Description, I would recommend as well.

Not far into the 4wd track, a wrong step was made and my foot sunk deep into what seemed like quicksand! A very wet, muddy shoe was the result but nothing was going to stop me.

Turning off the 4wd track I started up the slippery dip track (what I named it on the way down due to being very steep). This was not easy going, especially due to the very wet conditions!

Arriving up at GZ the mouth appeared out of seemingly nowhere! In I went, no dwarves spotted but on arrival at the end, some hungry mosquitos were flying around! Won't be surprised if I am itchy tonight!

The cache container and contents was dry the zip lock bag that the log book was in was dry but the actual log was very damp! The pen I bought with me worked on the damp paper and so I left my mark.

Absolutely fantastic cache, Goat point added! I highly recommend it as and I also suggest using the OpenStreetMap, far more detailed.

I am now sitting at the bakery in Warburton writing this log and looking at my offline list that I created for this trip. 24 more caches with unloved to do, I better get going!

Thank you Nutcache, I look forward to doing the other caches in this series.

What a fantastic cache!!! Made the loooong trek up the mountain and found the cache in about 45 mins. Great view looking towards warburton and millgrove. Best one yet, TFTC!
Ps log book and container was wet and pen doesn't work so bring your own.

What a pity! I love these kind of caches and was thrilled go and find it. On this hot day, I did all the effort to climb up the mountain and was not able to find the entrance, because I looked at the coordinates of the cache. I didn't check the description again and ran out of time to catch a bus...

Therefor, to avoid further disillusions (I think I will not be the last one being misled): may I ask to move the coordinates of the cache to the entrance (and make a waypoint for the exact location of the cache)?

A further tip for next hunters: don't use Garmin topo maps, they are complete rubbish for this region. Look at openstreetmap or opencyclemap. They are much more correct.

Thank you anyway for the calories I lost and greeting from Belgium.

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... 2162 days of [url=http://coord.info/GC3KWWQ]unlove[/url] today!

This one was a little visit down memory lane. Seeing the location on the map I already knew where to park and from there I followed the track I walked two years ago at the Oxfam trailwalker. The only difference was that I hopped out of the car and hadn't walked 90 km prior to the hike. Right after the first bend I decided to take the stupidly steep 4WD track up - which was ok but half-way up I changed my mind about going down this way because my good old Merrels were at the end of their life and mainly lost all their grip.
Anyway ... finally I arrived at the entrance 30 min after leaving the car, checked-in on the inReach and made my way into the mountain. I found the cache a bit damp but right where its supposed to be. With a big smile I made my way back to the car > this time the easy way and with way less shrubs because somebody has graded the track.

Thanks and cheers
Philipp

(DNF and proud) I'm not sure where to start with this one, I'm not entirely sure DNF is quiet the right log! WTF might be more appropriate or NFI! I think it appears easier than it actually is! Earlier in the week we decided to do a caching day to introduce Newb's GMJarvis to the world of caching. We chose the area as we had spent quiet a lot of time in these hills years ago. We were in the high 70's so felt we had enough caching experience to tackle this one and thought it would be a good one to do with another team whilst creating some interest for the whole family. (after all people with only 6 finds had logged it) GeodadThommo is a very capable person and doesn't have a fear of the the dark or mines as I do (geomumthommo). Well naturally after a day of caching finding the closest point by road was first on the agenda, we tried access through Hooks Rd but it looked like private property so we then went up Old Warburton Rd, we parked on Backstairs track GeodadJarvis stayed at the cars with sleeping children, the rest of us set off on what I was sure was going to be an awesome adventure. It was late in the day and geotoddlerThommo wasn't happy. Geomums took it slow with the children while GeodadThommo ran ahead, after some time he came back and said it would be crazy to take the children. So he took the Children back to the car whilst both Geomums went ahead. We read the description we knew we were on the right track we knew not to leave the track but the closest we got was 300m (aprox). We had created the entrance waypoint and were still confident of a find. Keeping in mind what Geodad said about being crazy to take the children and that fact that some logs I read suggested we needed to go up a very steep rocky track we back tracked to a point we had seen some sort of phone cabling and a steeeeeep rocky road (photos just don't show the incline well enough)( reluctant to call it that it sooo wasn't drivable for any type of vehicle) Geomum looked at Geomum and we both agreed "I'm keen if you are" ok off we went - sweat running off our foreheads feet feeling like bricks, thermal underwear being a curse ( it so wasn't cold!) - OMG we thought we were fitter than this. (Geomum Thommo walks long distance regularly) Lets keep going pride was at stake we couldn't go back to the boys empty handed. After all I want a photo to brag about! I don't know how far we went up but it was a bloody decent effort the incline combined with loose slippery rocks was insane. I checked the waypoint and zoomed out on the map a little and notice we were actually close to Hooks Rd that the Cars....God Damn we should have explored that avenue further....light was starting to fade and geofamily's were sure to be hungry..we headed back to the cars....I'm not sure if defeat is quiet the word as it was more like the sensible choice to make due circumstance. We will be back I'm already looking at the calendar working out when we can try again. We had a great chat along the way and enjoyed the area and the physical challenge was rewarding, its given us a story to tell.- TFTChallenge Nutcache we found a few of yours today but not this one!

This entry was edited by TeamThommo on Sunday, 27 July 2014 at 12:03:00 UTC.

Wow awesome walk and an even better finish. Pen in cache didn't work and neither did ours for some reason guess I'll have to come back again !

Ajela.. took friends and kids to find this cache. Thought it would be a quick find as 'less than a km' from Junction. Didn't read former logs that warned about steep Hill. An hour later we (4 parents, 5 little kids and a baby in a harness) made it to the top, thanks to the kids enthusiasm. Very muddy. After a long search we found it! Thanks for the adventure! (Now to go down hill again)

Thanks to day1976 for doing the maintenance on this cache .

Took my dad out for father's day, and we decided to have a go at this cache on our way home. Such a steep climb, but we finally made it to the top! Made for a great adventure. Definitely my favorite cache so far! TFTC Ps. Anyone planning to find this cache, please bring up a pencil as the pens don't work. Happy hunting!

Date: 4 August 2013
Time: 1:54pm
Find # 3065
Streak: 4 Days

What can I say, I love this cache,something I have not done before. I parked on Old Warburton Highway and made my way to GZ from Backstairs track. I think I did choose a wrong path or maybe it was just different. I ended up climbing almost 200 metres in elevation in just 100 metres of distance... wow, what a climb. Once at GZ, I was searching for a while with no luck, but then read the cache description and followed the instructions. Very cool spot, and Actual GZ was warmer then everywhere else today. It is amazing what you find while searching for a cache. A recommended cache and a favourite too. Also claimed some unloved on this one too.

I have replaced the log book and bag, so future finders have something to write in.

Thanks to Nutcache for the cache. TNLN

Great find loved it

Cave was awesome but log book was wet, TFTC

Great cache , very adventures surprising how wet the cache is considering how dry the hide is ?
Unable to sign,
Took travelers .

Amazing! A real hike up to the top but was worth it. Also fulfilled my exercise for the week. Cave was amazing thank you so much for guiding us here!

We couldn't sign the log due to the cache being soaked through

TFTC

Once again, another awesome cache from Nutcache! The walk up was a challenge in itself, but the satisfaction of reaching the top was worth it! The mine was so cool a perfect spot for a dwarf like Gimli to hang out in. I was pleasantly surprised that I did not discover any spiders lurking in the dark

TFTC


P.s We could not sign the log due to the cache being sopping wet!

Started from the Dolly Grey Park in Warby. After nearly treading on a black snake on the Backstairs track we climbed up to the Old Warby Highway and headed right.
Missus not happy about all the climbing.
Along the main track that the Oxfam walkers use , then up the continuation of the Hook Rd track (Not recommended)
Missus not happy about all the climbing,
Up the top and a quick scout around revealed the entrance.
Cache may have been muggled since the last visit as it was full of water and one of the clips was inside the container.
Dried it out as best we could but log was too wet to write on.
Took travel slug and left a green lizard.
Next cacher to visit may want to take something to dry the cache contents.
Back by a more direct track.
Missus not happy about the down climbing.
Great cache.

400!!! Found with Scotttiew after a muddy slippery walk up the mountain, glad I didn't try to get my Nissan up here. Great location for my 400th. Will post some pics.

400!! Found with Awegs. We planned on getting my and Awegs 400th today at Gollum's cave GCJAWH but after 80mm of rain in 24 hours the river has jumped from 0.4, to 1.7m so we headed up here. Awesome shaft. Thanks so much for bringing us here. Took one Trackable, left 4. TFTC! Will post a pic.

We missed the correct track and ended up having a very long bush bash to get there. Luckily we arrived to the cache without too many difficulties. This would have to be one of the best caches found so far. Be careful after rain, it can get quite muddy and slippy on the path.

Very steep hike to a rather lovely gz, remember the torch!

Also find it very weird that there's another O'Doyle Rules who has found this!

AWESOME!!! Best cache i have found so far. One hell of a walk, if its raining best hope your wearing decent shoes with a bit of grip. Loved the scenery and the location of the cache was a lot of fun. Oh and you really need a torch for this one. Watch your head!! (OUCH!)

We didn't take the "easiest route" as suggested and "uphill" is a major understatement! Any steeper and we would have had to use our hands. It's hard to believe that vehicles can make it up that track - let alone down! The cache itself was an easy find in an obvious - given the name - but interesting location. TNLN. TFTC.

This entry was edited by HGcore on Saturday, 23 April 2011 at 12:09:07 UTC.

What a hike......

Went in from Old Warby rd.....

Only 900 or so meters, The EASY way....


Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

I dont think so.....

fantastic views when walking up the hill backwards.
Thanks Nutcache what a fantastic series...
Nearly half way there.
took scissors and left glo sticks.

WOW, what a cache. Bit of a hike up a very steep hill (little bro was complaining the whole way) but I love a good walk. We were both a little nervous about heading in but took the plunge and grabbed the cache. While we were down there we suddenly got convinced that someone was coming in after us because we could see light coming in, but turned out to just be our eyes adapting to the dark, hahahaha. TNLN and didn't sign the log because it was damp and there was no pen (guess we should have brought one with us). TFTC!

What a walk. Started from home and went up the back stairs then around the track at the top of the back stairs then up a track that took me to the top of Mt little Joe.Then droped off the track to the waypoints, and found it ok.Cache is in good condition although the book was a bit damp.Put in a heart badge and took nothing

Thanks KL

It was a bit of a walk up the hill, some nice views along the way between the trees.
TNLN SL
No TB in the cache.
TFTC

Tricky
Brilliant

TNLN

The kids rated this their favorite cache so far.

TFTC

Walked up Hooks Rd and the faint path that goes on from it, then for the fun of it decided to go along the Mt. Little Joe Track until the cache was to the left and bush bashed up the hill. Found the cache in good order, took some plastic/rubber creepy crawlies and left an elephant, as well as TB Sourdough Sam. I found another mine tunnel nearby, it is off the track so is less visited and most of the entrance is closed in, it goes back about 20m. Thanks for the cache!

Did as per recommended and came up the backstairs track. Major works due to a very recent (still smouldering) fire both helped and hindered. Major embarrasment when not loading the second coordinates properly had me wandering for a while! Once this was fixed, the mine entrance and cache were soon found. T pincers L spaceman (seemed a good place to leave him!) Thanks Nutcache.

Found at 12.45pm GAFF2. Ahhh back to the scene of the infamous Patrol incident! A few years ago we tried to drive up the Little Joe track in exactly the same conditions that the track was in today - wet, loose and slippery. We couldn't get up a steep section and when we tried reversing, we nearly fell off the edge of the track, damaged two panels, got totally bogged and then had to leave the Patrol overnight tied to a tree. Today we walked and just got wet and muddy. p-pprass read the cache sheet a few days ago, but totally forgot the adjustment that we had to make to the decimals. We even marvelled at the entrance as we went past! Up the top we searched and searched - found a twin tub laundry trough, but no cache. Eventually C-pprass asked that we have another look at the cache notes, so p-prass opened the Palm and within 5 seconds of doing so, c-pprass vented her displeasure! At least we got to the very top - I bet not many have done so! Back down 60 metres and another problem loomed - no torch - and we were not going back to the Patrol to get one! So it was improvisation time again. I switched on my Palm and my eXplorist 600 GPS and with the combined light of half a candle I headed on down. After a few minutes I got used to the dim light, but I could not see more than a metre in front of me and then I started thinking that I had missed the cache. I got to a point where I was just about to turn around, but mercifully I came to an abrupt stop where I found the cache. Thanks Nutcache for another challenge. Took: Glitter stars, Left: Clamp.
ps: If this is Little Moria, I would hate to do Big Moria!

Checked on this cache today to dry it out & replaced some of the contents and the container. Also replaced it in its original position. Noticed many muggle entries in the logbook which may have been due to its easily visible position. (Not sure when it was moved from its original hiding place.)
Also looked for an easier access track, but I think the one where Backstairs track meets Old Warburton Road is the easiest.

Found by Mary & David at 0945. This one has been on our to-do list for a while now. We came to the area once before but heavy rain meant we didn't even leave the car. This morning, after staying the night nearby, the weather was beautiful. Set off from the same starting point as acts2youthgroup, but followed a track of sorts up the hill till it met a newish 4WD track (at least it wasn't marked on any of our maps) heading around the hill - and it was level. Followed that in a westerly direction and eventually found a couple of smaller tracks which lead in succession in the right direction. The GPSr was saying that there was still quite a way to go when a likely spot appeared. Checked it out and found the cache almost immediately, but not where it was supposed to be. The contents (except the logbook in its zip-lock bag) were quite damp and getting rusty and/or mouldy. Looks like time for a maintenance visit. The cache has had some local muggle visitors, which may explain where it was located. Took superglue, left an Adidas key ring. Our thanks to Nutcache.

[This entry was edited by maccamob on Friday, April 22, 2005 at 5:58:52 AM.]

when i looked at this one i knew exactly where to head, grew up at the base of mount little joe and had spent a lot of time as a kid growing up on the mount. thought about going for the drive by but cautiously knowing how steep this track was and the fact that it had been 10 years since i took a 4wd up here, so i went the walk. parked the car at the top of the road with the same name as a famous pirate got a bearing and went bush, walked right past an ecidna digging under a rock, got to get a digital camera. on reaching the mine ime glad i decided on the walk, that track is now had itand well over grown. there is another walk in mine very close to this one, on the down side of the track.
no time to look today though. found alot of the mines and shafts as a teen after the ash wednesday fires had gone through, no bush hiding them, wish i had a gps back then to log where they all were.

thanks nutcache brought back many childhood memories.
ps found at 16:20 took nothing

[This entry was edited by acts2youthgroup on Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 3:30:54 AM.]

[This entry was edited by acts2youthgroup on Friday, October 22, 2004 at 5:30:51 PM.]

Found at 2:30pm. The fourth cache of nine on our Tour of Warburton. This would be the first of two Nutcache caches today that we almost experienced death by "up". We had a good idea what we would find at GZ so we were definitely making the trip but we had no idea on the best starting point. We chose a starting point "only" 800m to the north and seemed to move 1m up for 1m forward for a good three quarters of an hour whilst gradually circling the cache and gaining only 120m on our starting point. Finally we were up far enough and we started to head in the right direction.

The prize at the end of the hunt was well worth the effort though as we love these kinds of spots. This is definitely the hardest walk to a cache that we have ever undertaken though. Funny that Quasar should have mentioned "Scottish Hillside" on his visit. We were thinking of that trip on the way up.

Thanks Nutcache from D, S & H B-A. Took The TB Boomerang Wallaby, left a piggy.

OK, I definitely don't have any dwarvern blood in me or I would've felt more at home here. This was the last cache of the day, and the most strenuous. Walked up the direct way, which is about the steepest slope I've ever walked up (yes, steeper in parts than "Scottish Hillside"). Then I noticed I was getting further from the cache, backtracked, and took the 4WD track around the mountain, until I found another track going up, slowly made my way up this to the entrance. It is really spooky on your own! I didn't realise I was claustrophobic! I only had the little penlite torch from "Prancing Pony", so there wasn't a whole lot of light, but I found the cache OK, filled in the logbook quickly and got the hell out of there! Took and left nothing. How on earth did you find this place? An epic cache adventure - very memorable - but definitely should be 4 stars for terrain.

4:00 PM
This is the 2nd time I have been to this site, due to not having a bright enough torch the 1st time.
Thus 2 very energetic climbs were involved, serves me right.
Left: Pkt of AAA batteries
Took: Little yellow frog.
Thanks Nutcache, I am hooked on the LR series
Maxieboy.

[This entry was edited by maxieboy on Sunday, June 27, 2004 at 1:22:37 PM.]

Found 13:55, a great deal of time was wasted looking for the shortest access route to this cache, but the best we could do was a 1300 meters trip each way, although there did appear to be a track around the gate near which Biggles Bear parked, which would have dropped the trip to around 300 meters each way. Any way we needed the exercise so it was decided not to drive around the gate this time.

Thanks Nutcache, TNLN.

Kiwideb and I drove up to where there should have been a track but could find no sign of it. Then drove around checking other possible tracks in, but all without success. Again returned to the first point, asked at a nearby house, and found the track.

After an enjoyable but hot walk up, we found the entrance and the cache was soon ours. Cool place for a cache in all senses of the word!

I took a set of earplugs and left a sticky frog. Thanks, Nutcache, for a great walk and for a cache in such a fantastic location.

Eventually arrived at the right location (again). Then headed up and up and up and up . Sometimes I wonder why I do this to myself. Muzza was happily climbing. Me? I was huffin and a puffin. Reached the said location and out came the torches. Reached the cache in about 5 mins. Nice and cool and dark. Cache found at 4:10pm I took a Pentorch and left a Blooby face.
Only landed once on my butt on the way down. Which wasn't a bad effort I thought
Thanks Nutcache this is the reason I put myself through this agony, its all fun huh?

A cool reward after a hot walk! Nice views. Droped of boomerang wallaby - he says its to dark. He is my first bug so hope all is well.
Swapped candle & lighter in for mini cdr out.

Nice one Nutcache

Found without too much difficulty, although I had to share the batteries between torch and gps. Lovely walk in with good views through the trees.
Almost qualifies as a drive-by cache, if you know where you're going
A first find to claim as my 100th too! .
Took warner brothers figurine and left CD-R from "Da Bugs Life". Thanks Nutcache.

[This entry was edited by geofreak on Friday, March 12, 2004 at 11:27:16 PM.]