 Xan's Gaze
A cache by XanBrother Hidden: 2/1/2002
Size:  (Regular) Difficulty:  Terrain:  (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Located on the top, west side of North Block. At an altitude of 371
metres, North Block is one of the highest points on Lower Eyre
Peninsula. The trek is a steep 1.5km long, 200m high trek from Gap
Road.
The only approach not on private property is from the south off of
Gap Road where you have 10 metres of road reserve on the east side
of a fence running north-south up to the top. You will have to hop
a fence at the start. On the top is a Trig. Reserve (160m x 160m)
and Communication Towers. The only Restricted Areas are a few
places on top and are well fenced off, don't let anyone tell you
otherwise. There is a service track to the east of the fence which
doesn't always follow the road reserve, especially at the start
although, I would still use it, as the alternative is a fight
through thick scrub (It's illegal to fence across a road reserve,
anyway). Gap Road can be accessed from Warrow (Flinders Highway)
from the west or Edillilie from the east (Tod Highway - take first
right turn a few kms west of Edillilie).
The cache is located amongst some bushes tall to the surrounding
vegetation. The cache is a roughly 3L round container. The original
contents were Mickey Mouse, a pair of dividers, District Logo
Stickers, a small calculator and a postcard of a far away place
oversees I once visited. The cache is about 50 metres from an old,
historical survey mark found near the western corner of the
aviation security fence and appears to be in the middle of the Trig
Reserve.
The Hundred Line runs along the fence you followed on the way up
and can be discerned for many more kilometres by looking to the
north and south.
Enjoy the best view around - I bet few will visit this
cache.
Regards XanBrother.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)
[Before Parking, locate the north-south fence and service track up the hill, both of which can be seen from Gap Road](Decrypted Hints)
Find...
The Cache Site
The Approach Track
Looking South - note the Hundred Line.
Looking West
The salty Lake Greenly and Mount Greenly can be seen in the distance.
A View to the South-East
Gap Road can be seen clearly.
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Current Time: 2/9/2010 9:39:47 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (5:39 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 4/26/2009 7:00:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time (2:00 PM GMT)
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