Cragg's Creek Traditional Cache
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Cragg's Creek is the third cache in a series prefixed with
"Cragg's" in this area. All but one cache "Cragg's Island" can be
accessed via the (main) track you are travelling on to collect this
cache.
Though contemporarily known as "Katarapko" the adjacent Creek and
Island were at a previous time known as "Cragg's" or "Cragie's"
Creek and Island after the first European residents to built a
permanent abode along its course; John and Margaret Cragie together
with there 5 children who build a limestone hut nearby in the early
1850's (see Cragg's Hut cache).
The cache "Cragg's Creek" is placed just away from a very scenic
camping spot along Cragg's Creek AKA Katarapko Creek and is
designed to highlight the beauty of the area both adjacent to the
creek and Cragg's Creek itself. The cache location is a short walk
from where the track ends along the Creek's banks amid a fine
selection of native flora. Take the time to enjoy the scenic views
up and down the creek that this location allows and muse at how it
would have felt to live nearby in the 1850's.
The cache is a small bucket with a blue lid containing a log book,
pencil, stash note and a few items for trade. The main track to
this cache is good gravel road, the side track to this cache is a
two wheeled track on river flats and may be closed by rangers if
deemed not passible by vehicles due to rain, though a medium walk
could still see you score the cache.
The cache is also accessible year round via the creek (boat, kayak
etc) and a short walk to GZ.
This cache is located in a National Park and normal National Park
rules apply. There are numerous excellent camping spots marked out
which cost a small fee to camp in. There are also toilets and fresh
water (rain dependent) provided by the Park along the main track.
No dogs are allowed in the park. To access this part of the
National Park, if driving, you will have to travel a short distance
on Aboriginal land, this is acceptable, common practice and no
permission nor fee is required if you are turning off into the
National Park.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
xarr urvtug fgehpgher