Te Aroha Mountain Track (Waikato) Te Aroha, North Island, New Zealand
By wanderinn gps on 26-Apr-06. Waypoint GCVNQ5

Since the owner of the cache hasn't contacted me, I'm reluctantly archiving this cache. If the owner wants to reinstate this cache, they should contact the reviewer that first published the cache.

Very sorry to all...but this cache has been muggled.
It is now temporarily disabled.

THIS WAS MY THIRD TO FIND THIS CACHE BUT TO NO AVAIL-THINK IT MIGHT HAVE DONE A RUNNER-CHEERS JUMBOZ

After 10 1/2 hours hiking in the area, I thought this would be a nice little treat at the end of the day. Alas, couldn't find it. Maybe next time.

4th today, Nice easy find. TNLN TFTC

Easy to find now that I remembered to write instructions down.
- Kiwi
+ Helicopter puzzle
TFTC

I was passing through the area with nothing more than coordinates loaded into my etrex. First I couldn't find the nearby 'Gold Rush' cache but now that I read the description for that one my failure isn't really surprising! This one also had me going for a while. My GPS was pointing me 20 metres further along the track where there was a likely looking "feature". So I searched and I searched, and then I searched around the Guardian, and then I searched some more, and then my batteries died! At this point I decided to continue my drive but on my way back down, something slightly "out of place" caught my eye, and lo, there it was! No swaps. Thanks.

Lovely walk in a lovely town. TFTC
Early Rizers
- spider
+ Kiwi All Black

Thanks for introducing me to the "bushmans friend" along the walk to this cache.

Just visiting to introduce two friends to geocaching.....

All okay.

Thanx for the cache!!! TNLN
teamKollMont from Germany xx

Easy find, the Guard is still doing his job!.. thanks

Nice track, great bush, and geyser coughing this morning. Water tastes great! Stayed last night at Holiday Park in Te Aroha - can thoroughly recommend it. TFTC

Found after 20 mins searching. Easy once you see it. Need a better GPS? TFTC

Mineral geyser...
Mineral swimming pool...
Mineral spas...
= Mineral drinking water.

Quick find while waiting for the ol' faithful to explode..!!!
-nil
+TB Wonder's Geolicious - Mountain Cache Geocoin

we were going to make a complaint about the attribute "drinking water available". There was this water fountain that we tried to quench our thirst... well... we're glad to say that they don't bottle that water, as they would have trouble selling it. Nevertheless it was a very interesting tasting experience. Highly recommended !!!!!

Dropped by on our way home from a fishing and scalloping trip up the coast, a very very wet day ... makes for few muggles, even at such a popular place. Thanks for the stop.

PS the TB has moved on but is not logged as yet.

Cache AOK.
Dropped off 'The Roaming Wizard' TB.
He needed a little bit of loving and there's
no better place than 'The Mountain of Love!'

Quick and easy find with no one around

Diabetes TB has been removed from this cache and NOT recorded. Believe TB was placed in (GCNQXV).

[This entry was edited by wanderinn gps on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at 6:32:27 PM.]

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The Te Aroha Domain very busy with muggles today, made easy find at GZ, as no muggles walked further than the geyser. Saw the Forest Giant, but couldn't find the diabetes TB in residence.
TNLNSL, TFTC

A nice easy evening stroll up behind the motel to find this one. Was initially fooled by the well worn track up the bank but re-read cache notes (i.e. the BOLD TYPE) and was quickly onto it.
TFTC

A quick find, but not near the well worn track forming up the bank. Obviously not everyone has the cache notes with them. Cache was easy to reach, while still on the track.

There was no Travel Bug inside.
TNLN. Thanks for the quick walk, will go further up next time.

Took a while on this one due to so many muggles...thanks for bringing us here.

Quick visit to check cache.
Dropped off Ginger Factory TB.

Our second find this day with our niece & grand-nieces. Left a puppy travel bug.

Dropped off a "Unite for Diabetes" Travel Bug....
The "Mountain of Love" an ideal starting point for
its journey.

Dropped in as we drove past... Geyser was playing nicely this time.
TNLN
Thanks for the cache!

Nice walk in my hometown! I have walked past here so many times........Took a geocoin, left ribbon

Nice quick find, glad it wasn't too far up as I have already done one big climb today. Timing was right for once as the geyser started playing just as I walked past.
TFTC, +geocoin, TNSL

Out on another motorcycle adventure, on our way to collect a do up project Honda CBX750. The inimitable XenaCommander piloting Splat today with moi purring on the rumbleseat despite the rain.... BIG XC makes a great weather shield but he was getting very cold so a hunt for this cache helped warm up. Cache was an easy find. the bush tracks are really lovely here.
Out pencil .. was a bit long and lid would not close fully
TFTC

We had a really bad GPS signal and were led to a place that didn't seem to be right. Then we looked in what we thought was an obvious place and didn't find it there either. I'm not sure what was going on. I hope others can find it!

TechnoKitten and XC were on an adventure to pick up new member of the bike fleet!! (HONDA CBX750FR bold'or )
We were a bit early for appointment in Matamata so decided to detour to Te Aroha to pick up a cache..
Glad to get ahead of a serious front coming thru we had dried out a little when we arrived...
Up the track.. of course chose wrong one so back tracked and re-chose.. got close.. TK's nose went twitch twitch.. and after a couple of false starts she came up with the goods.. There is something about a cat's nose for caches..!! Old Naval Commanders get much chance.
TK Signed log in her unique style..
TFTC #249

Te Aroha is the home turf of half of the topokids. Enjoyed hunting around for this cache. + coloured pencil - geocoin
TFTC

Ama, Papa and the Kiwi Kids stopped here on their way to Auckland. It was a great break from driving. We sweated our way up the hill, discovered the cache (thank you very much) then waited with others while the geyser built up a head of steam. We weren't disappointed. TNLN

Dropped off CITO Geo-coin.

This is a amazing place that we wouldn't have come to normally. Loved the geyser lower down too. Cache was an easy find. Took geocoin to continue its journey.
TFTC

Lovely trees, Cool cache, thankyou.TN LN SL

nice cache and walk!
a few muggleswalked past as signing the log.
tn ln sl
thanks!!!

nice little walk, very popular track ???!!! tn sl. tftc.

The Mountain of love we wandered round
Until the cache one of us found
The scissors sharp we did obtain
A statue of a goat it will now contain.

from The Lyricals

A lovely walk on the lower areas of the mountain this wonderfully sunny Sunday afternoon. A quick find. Left RadioNut's Super cacher geocoin. Thanks for this cache.

Please note changed co-ordinates.
Cache interferred with, so have relocated it.


[This entry was edited by wanderinn gps on Friday, September 22, 2006 at 9:14:33 PM.]

3.00pm. We found an easy find. Carried on and walked the loop track. TNLN Thank you David & Noeline.

Found this before heading for a soak in the hot pools. Won't be back for a trip to the top, as ALS first did it 52 years ago and we have both been up there several times since.
+ a marble, - nothing.

It was hammering down when I got to the cache, coming down in sheets. I elected not to open the cache and drown the contents. Nice tree. Caution, track slippery when wet.

9am
Checked and refilled cache this morning.

Nice bush walk. Will do the walk to the top next time

Nice little track - I like the street sign
Cheers, M@

Visiting friends in Te Aroha so went and did this one. Will be back to tackle the hill
Nil in or out

Nice spot for a cache. The family enjoy going to the nearby hotpools and it is well worth the wait to see the geyser do its thing every half an hour.
In: Badge, Out: Wandering GPS fridge magnet (I like it!)
Thanks

Went to the other nearby one of wanderinn gps 1st but came here aftyer I saw the state of the stream.
Easy to find the entrance and a short walk to GZ.
Nice specimen of a tree and after a few mins had the cache in hand.
Next time ill bring the togs for a hot spa
Another ftf
tftc
tnln

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