The main reason for placing this cache, apart from the fact that
it's a convenient spot for a quick stop in a rather picturesque and
beautiful area, is to act as an enticement to get off the bitumen
and check out some of the surrounding country, although the Sylvia
Creek Road, while unsealed, is really wide and smooth and you could
probably take your Ferrari on it without fearing for its
undersides.
This particular area doesn't appear to have suffered any recent
fire damage but, sadly, since the Black Saturday bushfires, the
whole Black Range/Murrindindi area is pretty much devoid of caches
and, for some time, I've wanted to place a few around here. Today,
unfortunately, I didn't allow enough time and only managed to get
three out - however, I do intend returning and placing a few more
in the future.
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Curious red coloured trees
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Old and new growth on a roadside tree
fern
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The area has lots of big hills, big trees, big ferns and various
other attractions, many able to be enjoyed from the comfort of your
car. One unusual sight I encountered while on the road near GZ was
on a short stretch where I noticed a number of bright red coloured
trees! They were mostly dead, so I think it must have been some
poisonous fungus, or dust but, even after some heavy Googling, I
haven't been able to find a satisfactory explanation; if anyone
knows what causes it, I'd be interested to read about it in your
log.
The cache is placed near the start of the Tanglefoot Trail which
offers a few options for walkers, depending on how far they want to
travel (there's an Information Board nearby), including a walk of
around 4km to pick up the Wirrawilla Rainforest Walking track
(where I've placed another cache). Use of two cars (one at each
end) is a common strategy on these tracks.
Anyway, this one shouldn't be too hard, even though conditions
were really bad for getting accurate co-ordinates while I was there
and it wouldn't surprise me if they were a bit out, so use the clue
- it's pretty specific.