Gallery of log for The Photographer
FTF at 11.30 am
Hi OldSaint, now we have a story for you. We solved this puzzle when it was first published and then today we headed out to the mountain to find this cache and four new caches that had been published while we have been away up North. Thanks OldSaint, Stainless-Steel-Rat and gooseandegg for creating caches which have multiple options to use in the States of the Nation games.
Now back to this cache. We went past the parking spot as we wanted to face the other way for a quick get away but had to go 2.5 kms before we could turn around. We parked in the pull off area and Mr W followed the GPSr to within 1 m but it wasn't very happy. Mr W was coming back down to see if he could see the cache from another angle when Mrs W heard a loud thud followed by "are there any cars". "Yes" there are cars replied Mrs W. Mr W had unearthed a rock as he stood on it and it started rolling down the hill. Mr W grabbed a tree with one arm, grabbed the rolling rock he should have been standing on with his legs. Mrs W now said "no cars" as she thought he was running back off the bank but no a huge rock landed in the middle of the road. Mrs W couldn't move it but then Mr W rolled it to the side before any more cars came through There were gouge marks on the road! Gouge marks on Mr W but thankfully no-one was hit or hurt, luckily as there was lots of traffic around. Mr W in the process had lost his sunglasses and had to scramble back up the bank where he found them near where he had fallen.
Now we decided that perhaps we were on the wrong side of the road and headed down a nearby track where the cache was spotted and more easily reached. The log book was blank so we were happy to be the first to find. The cache took longer to find than what it took solving the puzzle! Now off to find the other four caches on the Milles track.
After finding all five caches we stopped at the springs to get a coffee but alas the "shop" wasn't open. I dont know why it wasn't open as it was like Flinder's Street Station, people and cars everywhere. They missed out today on lots of business.
We did however find a goose and a rat in search of coffee as well. I said I can show you mine if you show me yours (moveables that is) and the Event was published, moveables sighted, signed and some taken to be moved. So now we had found 5 caches, published and attended an event, and found 8 moveables again.
We left the mountain hiding moveables all the way down that hadn't been collected by other attendees, so hopefully the elevation will help others in the games.We continued on to the Domain to find another of your caches that had been published Christmas Eve and then over to Howrah to hide a couple more moveables before heading home. As we hadn't had lunch and it was getting late afternoon, we stopped at the grocer at Lauderdale only to find it wasn't open. We are not having much luck spending our money today!
Sorry about the lengthy logs. We are currently aiming for a virtual verbosity trophy. TFTP
The States of the Nation games which we are currently participating in are running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Have you joined a clan? Enhance your geocaching experience by joining a clan and being a part of the Dragon Zone. Choose a team Clan Griffin
, Clan Phoenix 
, Clan Cerberus 
or Clan Minotaur 
. Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe.
Hi OldSaint, now we have a story for you. We solved this puzzle when it was first published and then today we headed out to the mountain to find this cache and four new caches that had been published while we have been away up North. Thanks OldSaint, Stainless-Steel-Rat and gooseandegg for creating caches which have multiple options to use in the States of the Nation games.
Now back to this cache. We went past the parking spot as we wanted to face the other way for a quick get away but had to go 2.5 kms before we could turn around. We parked in the pull off area and Mr W followed the GPSr to within 1 m but it wasn't very happy. Mr W was coming back down to see if he could see the cache from another angle when Mrs W heard a loud thud followed by "are there any cars". "Yes" there are cars replied Mrs W. Mr W had unearthed a rock as he stood on it and it started rolling down the hill. Mr W grabbed a tree with one arm, grabbed the rolling rock he should have been standing on with his legs. Mrs W now said "no cars" as she thought he was running back off the bank but no a huge rock landed in the middle of the road. Mrs W couldn't move it but then Mr W rolled it to the side before any more cars came through There were gouge marks on the road! Gouge marks on Mr W but thankfully no-one was hit or hurt, luckily as there was lots of traffic around. Mr W in the process had lost his sunglasses and had to scramble back up the bank where he found them near where he had fallen.
Now we decided that perhaps we were on the wrong side of the road and headed down a nearby track where the cache was spotted and more easily reached. The log book was blank so we were happy to be the first to find. The cache took longer to find than what it took solving the puzzle! Now off to find the other four caches on the Milles track.
After finding all five caches we stopped at the springs to get a coffee but alas the "shop" wasn't open. I dont know why it wasn't open as it was like Flinder's Street Station, people and cars everywhere. They missed out today on lots of business.
We did however find a goose and a rat in search of coffee as well. I said I can show you mine if you show me yours (moveables that is) and the Event was published, moveables sighted, signed and some taken to be moved. So now we had found 5 caches, published and attended an event, and found 8 moveables again.
We left the mountain hiding moveables all the way down that hadn't been collected by other attendees, so hopefully the elevation will help others in the games.We continued on to the Domain to find another of your caches that had been published Christmas Eve and then over to Howrah to hide a couple more moveables before heading home. As we hadn't had lunch and it was getting late afternoon, we stopped at the grocer at Lauderdale only to find it wasn't open. We are not having much luck spending our money today!
Sorry about the lengthy logs. We are currently aiming for a virtual verbosity trophy. TFTP
The States of the Nation games which we are currently participating in are running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Have you joined a clan? Enhance your geocaching experience by joining a clan and being a part of the Dragon Zone. Choose a team Clan Griffin
, Clan Phoenix , Clan Cerberus or Clan Minotaur . Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe.Rated: for Overall Experience.
