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GC3190

Traditional CacheWillow Giants

A cache by Lazy Leopard     Hidden: 1/16/2002

Size: Size: Regular (Regular)     Difficulty: 1 out of 5     Terrain: 2.5 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)


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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.??? 
In Western Australia, Australia

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The cache is hidden a short walk from Willow Springs. Take the obvious track...

Willow Springs is the site of an old timber mill. There's not much left of it, but there is a campsite and picnic spot, and nearby is a "Eucalypt Walk" with a wide variety of specimen trees identified with name posts. We started from a little picnic site at S34° 02.791 E115° 55.667, which is a short distance from the main campsite. There's also some old-growth forest here, with some impressive karri trees (which don't help the GPS) and the usual forest wildlife (nissan reports having seen a seven-foot dugite in the area, so please take care).

While dogs aren't specifically forbidden in this area as far as I can tell, the area is subject to 1080 poison baiting, and if your dog eats a bait then its chances are not good.

The cache itself is a small ammo can which has been painted yellow. Its original contents: 4 small plastic boxes, a bouncy ball, a pair of pliers, 2 g-clamps, 3 screwdrivers, a keyring, a small padlock, a roller-stamp, and a log book, pen, pencil, rubber and sharpener.

 


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

Haqre na byq snyyra gerr evtug orfvqr gur Ovoohyzha genpx ng n cbvag jurer gur genpx gheaf.(Decrypted Hints)

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Bibbulmum Track section closure

There's a wash-out in the section of the Bibbulmun Track that goes past the cache's hiding place. The washout is beyond the cache when you approach it from Willow Springs, so the cache is still accessible.
Close to the cache, 2010 update

This is a view from the path looking towards the cache's hiding place, taken in January 2010. There are now more fallen branches and trees than there were back when the cache was hidden.
This is as near as you'll get using the path.

A view from the hiding place.

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Found it47     Didn't find it6     Write note6     Owner Maintenance2     

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 January 5 by LazyLeopard (209 found)
A quick check. All OK. Though the section of the Bibbulman track is temporarily closed, the cache is accessible from Willow Springs without encountering obstacles. There's a lot of leaf litter on it, though.

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 November 7, 2009 by pood (289 found)
A nice easy walk in with only a little drizzle. TFTC
-Geocoin, no swaps for today.

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 November 7, 2009 by geo smurfs (194 found)
Track was OK all the way to the cache. Quite a long walk dont be fooled be the straight line measurement.
Once there easily found after a bit of bush bashing. Left geocoin TN

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 October 5, 2009 by LazyLeopard (209 found)
It seems there's some work being done in the area at present.

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Diversion near Willow Springs

A 2.1km section of Track south of Willow Springs has been closed due to a culvert washout. A 2.1km diversion has been put in place until repairs are complete.

I don't know exactly where the wash-out has happened, but I suspect the cache (which isn't that far down the track from Willow Springs) may be reachable.

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 October 1, 2009 by bottsbunch (352 found)
seems the bib track is closed for some work in this area and the cache would appear to be in that section. oh well

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Current Time: 2/10/2010 12:36:11 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (8:36 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 1/5/2010 5:08:27 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (1:08 AM GMT)
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum


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