Rorabing? Camp Mountain, Queensland, Australia
By findalot on 10-Jul-06. Waypoint GCX2MR

Out and about with my main crew Mini Munchkin and Jelly the Wonderdog..... We took a respectful look at the Bora Ring and then headed for GZ. A quick find, signed the log and then replaced as found. Thanks for bringing me to an interesting place I never knew existed.

Thanks for the cache findalot

when I made up my GSAK database of archived geocaches that need me to visit, this was one of the first I added. It was one of the first archived geocaches that I noticed when I began hunting them a bit more enthusiastically. As such I have been waiting to get out this way and today Net88 and I were not far away and made the detour to grab it.

I enjoyed the drive out here and recalled the road from another geocache hunt from a long time ago. We pulled up pretty close and it was evident there is only local and very minimal traffic along here. we headed for the historic area and began reading the information boards here.

Then it was onto the geocache. For some reason the first place we looked was not a) where the GPSr indicated or b) anything that matched the hint. I don't know what we were thinking. Then we moved the the described area and I made a quick find. A decent sized geocache and all in healthy condition inside after some 6 months without a visit. How sad that it was archived.

Thank-you to Pprime for sniffing this archived effort out and showing it is still in place. TFTC findalot, this one lives on

Captain Terror and I were out for a few hours of caching today when we found ourselves in the vicinity of this cache. It was on Captain Terror's list and I suspect that one of the reasons is thanks to a good friend and fellow archive lover Mr Prime finding the cache after almost 3 years.

Today I parked us across the road and we took our chance crossing the extremely busy road, I could have had a nap on the middle of it and not be worried about getting ran over We started hunting about, then decided to look where the GPSr was pointing and the hint. Oh... not here at all, how about we head over TO gz and start searching there?

The Captain found the cache quickly once in the right spot, we signed our names in the logbook and replaced the cache as found. It is in quite good condition considering how long it has been archived for. Thanks for the cache findalot.

Given the intriguing description, I knew I wanted to see this one. Found the cache in the first place we looked - wow, this archived cache is in better condition than most active ones It also has more swag than nearly all caches I've seen so far! Signed log book and then learnt about the history of the area, which I thought was very interesting.... dragged the kids out of the car to have a look, as you don't see this type of thing too often, and it's always hard to know how long these things will last, so great to see it.

TFTC findalot - I know it's archived, but still a great cache and a great historic place.

I had heard that "Cache Detective Pprime" had recently found this archived effort. I was on a big loop out to the west so I decided to grab this one whilst in the area.

I pulled up at GZ and made a relatively quick find. The cache is indeed in fine condition. I signed the log and re-hid the beast as found. I then took some time to read up about the area. Oh - well I know what a "kippa" is now. Every day is a school day!

A fascinating area - thanks for sharing it, findalot. And a special huzzah to Herr Prime and his "archived cache sniffing" skills. TFTC findalot

I love finding archived caches.
Arrived to make a quick find.
This area is the biggest one of its type that I have ever seen and I have seen a few of them.
Enjoyed reading about the place.
TNLNSL TFTC Thanks findalot

Two friends were chatting about some archived caches, and this one got a mention. I realised it wasn't too far from my place, so I figured I'd have a look at it today. I took a very pleasant drive over the hill and parked within a few metres of GZ. It was an easy find exactly where I expected it to be, well covered and in excellent condition. TFTC, findalot, and for showing me such an interesting area.

We saw the logs from January and decided to keep this cache on our list. Passed by today and sure enough, there it was. And in perfect condition. An interesting area well worth the visit and it would be great to see this one activated again. Thanks for the intro to the area findalot

Both PPrime and I had heard a rumor that there was a cache out here that had been archived but the cache might still be here so PPrime and I headed out here on our return from a day on Mt Glorious.

Sure enough it is still there. and in excellent condition, log book dry and plenty of swaps and an interesting place. Thanks for the cache and the learning experience.

We got to log an archived cache, something different

A new cache type? My first archived cache find

Cache is in excellent healthy condition, precisely where any cacher who has been around a week or more would find it.

Found with Brother Colin after a lengthy wander in the Mt. Glorious mountains.

Hiya Findalot. Thanks for your original efforts, and feel free to simply re-enable this one as it's all good.

I found this accidentally,which was an interesting surprise. I'd only heard about geocaching before then, but hadn't really entertained the thought. The idea is a bit of a thrill!
Cache was in good order, with lotsa interesting pieces. Took Gorilla and left badge.

Please respect the site while you are in the area.

Hello,

It is Rana Pirica, the geocache maintenance frog, once again hopping through your area to check on geocache maintenance.

Since there has been no owner activity on this cache page and it has been over 30 days since the request to perform maintenance, this cache has been archived. Please remove any remaining cache components if you have not already done so. If there are questions about the archival or if you would like it to be re-considered for listing please e-mail me or your local reviewer in response to this archival, and we will help to unarchive your cache if possible. I want to thank you for the time that you have taken to contribute to geocaching in the past and look forward to seeing your further participation in the future.

Sincerely,

Rana Pirica
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Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer
Please send the name of the cache and the GC Code (GCxxxxx) in all correspondence

The mulch that hid this cache has been taken away by the rain water during the last couple of weeks.

The cache will be replaced nearby shortly.

Nice easy find today, TFTC
Left the Joey TB

Nice spot! Can just hear those magical instruments playing as I entered the site. Thanks for the cache, Findalot!

Found at 0706 . Nice araa and it was interesting to read about the past. Cache OK.

I have lived in the area for 13 years and have never been to this spot before. TFTC Took the dividers and left a golf ball.

A car with darkened windows pulled up, right there, with the cache and logbook wide open. Unsure if friend or 'foe' but with luck the driver's no more the wiser about GZ. Interesting bit of Australia though.

Swapped a bottle opener for some marbles, not quite fitting the spot's significance. SL. Thanks for the pointer here.

Another find drive by cache. Another area I would neve have found without the cache hunt.
Thanks

Quick find today in the rain by the Downey Clan. Just another part of our history I never knew about.

TFTC

The Downey Clan

What an interesting spot! Would never have known this existed otherwise, I'm glad such things are (occasionally) preserved. TFTC

I lost my PDA out caching today If you're lucky enough to find it while searching for the cache, I'd love to have it back!

Found with posthaste on a caching day around the area!

We just would have never known this was here, thanks for bringing it to our attention.

TNLN TFTC

Was too focused on my goal (400 before Xmas day) to do the walk 700 metres? I could get another cache in the time it takes to walk that. Did read the sign though. Very interesting and was nearly tempted to do the walk but stuck to my guns. TFTH

Found @ 5:11pm

Thanks findalot, this one was very intersting. We found the cache straight away but went for the walk before pulling it from it's hiding spot and signing the log. I was reading a little while ago that there used to be one of these where the Keperra golf course is now. I'm this one has been preserved. Found with FSOSK.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Picked up TB, to move it along.

Dropped off TB Feep

An interesting spot you would never know existed TFTC.

Interesting peice of history. Thanks for bringing us here. TFTC

Thanks for the cache. It is always a pleasure to get outdoors and visit somewhere new to you. TNLN

TFTC, TNLN

A very interesting piece of history to be found here. Thx findalot for bringing us here. This is what makes Caching such a great passtime,finding these little gems in the backbocks

Wow, another incredible spot we didn't know about. The cache was quite exposed so dug it in a bit more.

We walked to this cache from the place we are staying at. Certainly well worth visiting very interesting bit of history.

Found it at 1615 hours.

Took: Yellow Bendy Man
Left: Tiger

I could see the cache as I pulled up. Hid it a bit better after I finished writing the log.
Nice to be brought to somewhere with so much history.
Cheers from the Posspet Boys

Our twelfth find today. Found in company with Xixau and Shenzi and we set a new daily record of 36 cache finds.

Nice easy one once we read the cache notes more closely, almost thought we had to walk 700m until we realised the GPS was telling us the cache was only 2m away!!

Took: TB

Located on a quick Samford blitz...

Took: UD FLYER AROUND THE WORLD TB
Left: Oleruns Alaskan Tasmanian Devil Geocoin.

Took a quick walk and looked around.. Thanks for taking me here.

TFTC

Found with Brownes. Great day out with kids.

Great spot, well hidden when we got to it. Found with baseline benny.

Dropped off TB: UD FLYER AROUND THE WORLD.

The cache was uncovered so we found it very quickly. Tried to give it a bit more coverage when we left, though. Really interesting spot in Samford and glad that we got the chance to visit.

TNLN. TFTC.

It's always fun watching another cacher when you already know where it is .
Took Rain-Dear-A TB as he was too cute to resist!

Found by caughtatwork at 2:21
Hi findalot, another of your caches was revealed today. Nice to see that you have taken the area into consideration when you hid the cache.
I would mark this cache as something larger than a small too.
Took nothing, left ball.
Thanks findalot. A well done cache that had me looking around for a while before turning around and seeing what I had missed.

Number 999- Thanks Findalot for the great cache and lesson. Its why caching is so great because so many more people find out about these types of places. I really enjoyed this cache. Cheers The Nanks.

Our geojuniors are getting good - found this one for themselves. It was good history lessons as well. IN Party Mix/Pencil OUT Koala?Pink Bear TFTC

Found by Sunshine Toledo at 12:10pm. This was quite an easy find and should be my 400th. I read the information about the Bora Ring which was interesting and imagined what the young boys had to go through in those days to become an adult. TNLNSL TFTC.

[Good piece of history, T TB Rocky L Batteries and Koala. TFTC.]

[Good cache, history worth reading. TN L TB Rain-Dear-A.]

Found at 2:10pm, 8th for the day. An easy enough find once we worked out which side of the fence we had to be.
T Scorpian, L Mini Tennis Ball.
TFTC!

Dropped off TB Rocky.

In reference to The Mini Mob, I have also met a guy out here wandering around, looking like another cacher.
When we got talking to him he turned out to be a Uni student researching Australian history. We had an interesting chat.

[This entry was edited by findalot on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 5:23:57 AM.]

This has to be one of our strangest finds. Arrived at the location to find another vehicle parked here and 2 guys walking around the site. Muggles or fellow cachers? Well let's wait and see we thought.
Read the sign while they wandered around separately not doing anything in particular. We spotted the cache, as it was a bit uncovered & wondered how we were going to do this unnoticed. Then one of them did something very suspiciously like taking a sneak peak at a GPSr, but calling him over found he was rolling a cigarette!
Next tactic...try to sit by the cache, & log it in my lap..it's a "small" after all. Oh my . Scrap that plan...this small cache is HUGE!
These two are not going away! They're not doing much though and had no real interest in us either!? Finally..their backs turned & walking away, we snatched up the cache, popped the back of the Mini, did the swaps and log and pretended we were taking a drinks break . Finally they get in their car and drive off. Quick run across the road before they do a U-turn, rehid cache with more camo this time, and back in the car.
No other log today for this cache so I guess they were muggles after all! Bizarre.
Nice to see this site preserved. It doesn't seem to appear on any map. Cache was well stocked & in good nick. In: fake scorpion and yellow bendy man. Out: green highligher and wind-up dinosaur. Thanks for showing us an important piece of Australian history and culture.

[ Easy find T Dinosaur L Poker Chip.]

[Easy find, T TB Baby ER, L Dinosaur, wizard and smurf.]

[Good cache, T Dinosaur L Poker chip.]

Often wondered where this thing was. Left loggerhead turtle travel bug # PC4X3M and took nothing.

Drove right pass the general location the first time. Interesting site.

Placed #4 Proximity Card TB at 1640

Checked the cache and dropped off TB

1812hrs. Interesting site. Thanks.
In: windup glowing dinosaur
Out: springy keyring

Found today whilst out at Samford, didnt have time to do the walk.
TFTC

The cache is ready to find

Not sure why this is disabled, as cache is in place?

Thanks for bringing me here, I did not know this was here and would have missed it had it not have been for the cache.

TNLN TFTC

Jerry.

The sign for the 700m walk is located just inside the gate.

Thanks Findalot!
We came to enjoy the 700 m walk but there is currently no sign on the gate and we were unsure of which way to go.
A lovely area and a worthwhile drive and discovery. The kookaburras were all laughing at us!

T whistle
L rubbber ant

An interesting bit of history! We stopped off to grab this one while we were in the area. We left a lizard and took a puzzle. SL. Thanks for the cache!

Found Ok

16:44hrs An interesting area, read the history and had a quick stroll around. TFTC.

well ill be never new that was there. well done

Interesting spot out of the way & great history lesson - TNLN, SL

aaaaargh! intres'ing spot this!tnlnsl,tftc.

Very nice country drive to find something more than just the cache. Thanks for the cultural experience.

ruzzelz

Found with geonephew Bedmaker. Easy find and interesting site. Reminded me of the many similar sites in the UK. All you need is a few standing stones and you could dance around naked at the solstice. Might be a bit cool in June though.
Some of you might think that disrespectful, but it's also interesting that ancient peoples on different sides of the globe had the same building plans.
TN/LN/SL

Found with Geo-uncle Lat&long junkie. Interesting history.
Took: Dinosaur
Left: Monster
TFTC

... quick easy one ... interesting spot.
TNLNSL.

Found about 11.20am with geonanna. Interesting spot. TNLN TFTC

Found with THWs, unfortunately we couldn't spend time at the site and experience the walk as a huntsman dropped off the bottom of the cache container, as I had it in the car to sign the log (big mistake!). The spider quickly disappeared into places unreachable, we had to rush off home and fumigate the car. TNLN.

3.30pm

Found whilst out caching with Clip Clop (a newbie)

Will let CC log exchange

Thanks for the cache....a similar feature can be found out at Moggill

Nice easy find

3.30

Nice quick find.

out: "Save our whales" wristband
in: dinosaur toy

Found at 11:44am this morning.

Good bit of local history here, had seen the site before but hadn't stopped to really have a good look.

Took: Tavel Bug (Silly Bag) & Super Ball.
Left: Whistle

A nice drive out this way - Samford always is of course.

We found the cache easily and then spent some time having a look around.

Thanks to findalot for the cache.

Left Japanese sticky tape and took a cow. Fair trade ?

Left the Silly Bag TB

Nice easy found in the second spot we looked. We didn't go for the grand tour today & we had seen one of these features before.

It was great to have an excuse to ride out this way today. Interesting spot. I had to wait a couple of minutes after finding the cache to open it though as a horse riding muggle and his dog went past
Wights Moutain Road is one of those weird locations which present a strange optical illusion that you are going downhill when you are actually going uphill. If you ride the push bike out this way you will know what I mean
The elevation trace on the GPS confirmed it.
Took a stapler and left a highlighter pen and griraffe.

A first to find for K8. Another little spot that we never knew existed. Interesting history. As we contemplated, the cows bellowed in the background.
In Cow
Out bouncy ball
TFTC

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