Mt Melville Spark Plug Mount Melville, Western Australia, Australia
By Phil & Sigrid Justrackin on 16-Feb-05. Waypoint GCMVF1

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Logs

I need to check this cache when in Albany next.
There was a report that it had been vandalized ?
Maybe need change the type of cache to a smaller type.
 
02-Jan-23
Someone has taken this one Sad
 
02-Jan-23
Someone has taken this one Sad
 
27-Dec-22
Looks like someone got lucky in this location, unfortunately, it wasn’t us. DNF.
 
11-Dec-22
Can't find it
 
20-Nov-22
Nice view up here
 
06-Nov-22
Lol not what expected XD
 
06-Nov-22
Found after a bit of a search, have a climb
 
15-Oct-22
Found it. Didn't want to stick my hand down the hole as a kiwi, I'm scared of snakes
 
13-Oct-22
Hard
 
08-Oct-22
Great hiding place!
 
Loved this rock scramble one. Thabks
 
21-Sep-22
Third attempt !!!! Yahooooo!!! Thank you to a fellow cache-friend!!! Tricky but do not give up
 
17-Sep-22
Found it!! It was super great fun!! Really tricky too! I think coordinates are a few metres or so off though.
 
17-Sep-22
Very sneaky hiding place. Almost left before finding it as it started raining
 
08-Sep-22
Been up here for an hour and a half looking for the Geocache but had no luck in finding it. Got the feeling that it might be gone. If the owner can come and check that would be great.
 
26-Aug-22
??
 
21-Aug-22
Looked just about everywhere
 
21-Aug-22
Looked everywhere and didn't find
 
20-Aug-22
Bit windy up here
 
20-Aug-22
Second time lucky
 
14-Aug-22
Great hiding spot just interesting objects around...
 
02-Aug-22
So fun took us a while tho!
 
12-Jul-22
Good find
 
10-Jul-22
Cool
 
02-Jul-22
That was tough cuts and grazes but got it tftc
 
12-Jun-22
Made it up to Mount Melville and before the ominous clouds rolled in. A fantastic view and brilliant nickname "Sparkplug". After visiting the tower I popped round to grab this cache as well. A fairly quick find. TFTC
 
11-May-22
️️
 
07-May-22
In amongst the rocks with a tree overlooking its rock hiding place!
 
05-May-22
Tried to find this one in 2016 but did give it a good go as lightning was building up. Granite rocks and strikes were on our mind so left. What a beautiful place to come to because of cache. Panoramic views gorgeous. Thank you for putting out a cache here. Love all the rocks. Favourite point.
 
30-Apr-22
A bit of rock scrambling but finally found it tftc and the view
 
29-Apr-22
So good!
 
22-Apr-22
Too many ants
 
22-Apr-22
dnf
 
03-Apr-22
The rain cleared enough for us to come and grab this one. Great views, very deserted given the weather. Very cool boulders. Tftc
 
27-Mar-22
A little bit "Picnic at Hanging Rock" ish. I made this one overly difficult but got there in the end. Fave point. Tftc Smile
 
20-Mar-22
Great spot, TFTC
 
20-Mar-22
Tftc
 
18-Feb-22
Can't find it
 
07-Feb-22
TFTC gale force winds up here today
 
23-Jan-22
Took a bit of looking. Good hiding spot.
 
15-Jan-22
15/1/22
 
14-Jan-22
Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache
 
14-Jan-22
Great walk and great find
 
13-Jan-22
Stood on it for ages lol well hidden
 
07-Jan-22
??
 
05-Jan-22
Took us a while but found it! Well hidden!
 
02-Jan-22
Thanks for the find!
 
25-Dec-21
Mmm, in there…..
About where GZ took us, just needed some hunting around. Great location TFTC
 
14-Dec-21
Started our 2nd tour of WA now checking out Albany and surrounds. 14 December 2021 4:06 pm Tyfc Phil & Sigrid Justrackin total caches now 3465
 
09-Dec-21
Bit tricky. Here with friends for a dive trip, they thought I was crazy but now I have to find another one for them to look for! TFTC
 
07-Nov-21
Found treasure added Grandma's helpers
 
24-Oct-21
TFTC. Great view
 
10-Oct-21
TFTC
 
28-Sep-21
Wet and slippery to find
 
28-Sep-21
Bit of a tricky find, and rocks are very slippery in the wet. But beautiful views
 
26-Sep-21
Thanks for the hide. Lovely views
 
23-Sep-21
Good hiding spot thanks
 
21-Sep-21
Found . Couldn’t sign log book as book soggy-maintenance required
 
31-Aug-21
Lovely view, TFTC.
 
21-Aug-21
Good hide. Nice view
 
31-Jul-21
Such a lovely little spot even on this wet winters day. Tftc
 
31-Jul-21
Lovely little spot. TFTC
 
14-Jul-21
Windy and wet, it worth the hike to collect this cache. Thanks for maintaining this cache
 
06-Jul-21
Kids run off to find this one. Thanks for the find.
 
06-Jul-21
Found it with the mob
 
12-Jun-21
Awesome spot. The boys had a fun time climbing around the rocks
 
07-Jun-21
Bloody beautiful morning walk
 
07-Jun-21
What a view from the top! A nice hike up. Love the rocks around here Smile
 
05-Jun-21
Headed out to grab some caches and we set our sights on this one as our first for the day. We made the short walk to gz spotted the cache. We took in some of the views while we added our names to your log book. We returned your cache back to where it hides and took in some more of the views TFTC Phil & Sigrid Justrackin.
 
05-Jun-21
Checking out the other side of Mt Melville with axell33 today. This was our first for the day and loved the surrounding views. Albany is such a lovely place. Thank you for showing us here.
 
05-Jun-21
A bit wet today and a little slippery but awesome views !!
Tftc
 
04-Jun-21
thanks for the cache. A quick find here while down for WAGB.
 
31-May-21
Wet weather didn’t stop me from geocaching! Found this one with @jamesknowlson after exams! TFTC Phil & Sigrid Justrackin Smile
 
13-May-21
Found with MoSSau

Tftc

Log is getting full
 
13-May-21
Thanks for cache found with lonely ra
 
01-May-21
A sneaky hide! Loved it! Thanks for a great hide
 
30-Apr-21
Found cordenents are off a bit
 
17-Apr-21
Nice hide - fun one to find!
 
17-Apr-21
Wife Cath found it. Loved the views and magpies helped.
 
15-Apr-21
Trying but no find even though standing on the spot
 
12-Apr-21
As previously mentioned, coordinates a little off, but still a good find.
 
08-Apr-21
Great time scrambling amongst tge rocks.
 
28-Mar-21
Tricky hiding spot great fun and great view
 
27-Mar-21
Found by my son very well hidden
 
18-Mar-21
Straight to it which is most unusual for me another fantastic beautiful spot. I’m staying near Mt Melville this trip so just had to grab this cache as I had a walk around the summit. Thanks for bring me here
 
14-Feb-21
Lots of rock climbing, lots of fun
 
11-Feb-21
Tftc
 
30-Jan-21
Amazing view on the rocks!!!
 
17-Jan-21
Cool spot
 
17-Jan-21
Drove up this morning to check out the view and hunt down this hide. TFTC
 
10-Oct-20
Great views
 
09-Oct-20
Found it! Couple of metres off but great fun searching all the same
 
04-Oct-20
Was a bit off what the GPS was saying but finally found it TFTC
 
04-Oct-20
I found it at last. TFTC
 
20-Sep-20
Was wet and windy but will try again on a better day. Wind was messing with navigation
 
31-Aug-20
Nice veiws
 
31-Aug-20
had a nice day out, good find, TFTC Smile)
 
27-Aug-20
Found it. Took a little bit but logged it.
 
23-Aug-20
TfTC