{"id":59347,"date":"2018-09-12T08:51:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T15:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=59347"},"modified":"2018-09-12T10:04:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T17:04:54","slug":"lake-gunn-fishermans-rest-milford-rd-fiordland-geocache-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/lake-gunn-fishermans-rest-milford-rd-fiordland-geocache-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Gunn Fishermans Rest (Milford Rd, Fiordland) – Geocache of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Traditional Cache<\/dt>\n
GCHW72<\/a><\/dd>\n
by kiwitonita<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Difficulty:<\/dt>\n
2<\/dd>\n
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1.5<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Location:<\/dt>\n
South Island, New Zealand<\/dd>\n
S 44\u00b0 53.521′ E 168\u00b0 04.754′<\/dd>\n
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The lush, green moss dangling from the trees drape over the hiking trail on the way to a quaint hidden resting spot with a geocache. This ancient, red beech forest has an array of bird species, hiking paths, and glimpses of the eye-popping fjords between the trees. This Geocache of the Week serves as another dazzling example of the locations where geocaching can unexpectedly take you.<\/p>\n

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In the heart of New Zealand\u2019s Fiordland National Park<\/a>, the Lake Gunn Nature Walk is a whimsical, winding trail through an ancient growth forest. Reminiscent of a fairy tale, the nature walk fully immerses you in a landscape you thought you could only imagine. Parts of the trail were used by fishermen before it became a protected area. Great fishermen have the ability to find secret fishing spots<\/a>, and this cache leads you to a spot known only to a few.<\/p>\n

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For this cache, part of the battle is finding the right smaller path among the green foliage. Choosing the right path brings you to ground zero, but the hardest part is deciding whether to take in the view or to search for the cache. Nearby are a few trees that extend above the ground and one of them holds the cache container.<\/p>\n

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The scenic views of high cliffs jutting from the water\u2019s surface are only unique to a few places in the world. If you\u2019re angling for geocaches and happen to be nearby these fjords, make sure Lake Gunn Fishermans Rest<\/a> is one of them.<\/p>\n

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Continue to explore some of the most amazing geocaches around the world.
\nCheck out all of the Geocaches of the Week<\/a> on the Geocaching blog. If you would like to nominate a Geocache of the Week, fill out this form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Traditional Cache GCHW72 by kiwitonita Difficulty: 2 Terrain: 1.5 Location: South Island, New Zealand S 44\u00b0 53.521′ E 168\u00b0 04.754′ The lush, green moss dangling from the trees drape over the hiking trail on the way to a quaint hidden resting spot with a geocache. This ancient, red beech forest has an array of bird…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":59373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[125,727],"series":[],"class_list":["post-59347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geocache-of-the-week","tag-geocache-of-the-week","tag-new-zealand"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2018\/09\/GOTW-LakeGunn7.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/inside-geocaching-hq-podcast","embedCode":"

Lake Gunn Fishermans Rest (Milford Rd, Fiordland) – Geocache of the Week<\/a><\/blockquote>