Jolly Green Giant Challenge (Dunedin, Otago) Mystery Cache
Jolly Green Giant Challenge (Dunedin, Otago)
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A pleasant 1¼ hour walk into the Silverpeaks will introduce you to this Jolly Green Giant.
This cache is a 10 litre screwtop bucket. Please make sure it's closed properly!
To OPEN cache:
1) Press tab on side of lid firmly.
2) Rotate lid anti-clockwise while pressing in tab.
To CLOSE cache:
1) Rotate lid clockwise until you hear tab click into place.
2) Check side of lid to see that tab is behind triangle on pail.
Jolly: because geocaching is jolly good fun;
Green: because the final is a green 10 litre bucket on Green Hill;
Giant: because here in Dunedin we have lots of generously-sized caches;
Challenge: just to make it a bit more interesting…
Find 20 caches sized 10 litres or more, before you find the “Jolly Green Giant”.(Or, if you really have to, you may sign the logbook any time and log your visit as a note. But you must qualify for the challenge as well as signing the logbook before logging a find for the cache.)
§ NOTE: it's the ACTUAL cache size that matters, not the cache page "size category".
Caches under 10 litres in size do not count towards this challenge, even if they are categorised as “Large” on the cache page. But, there are some caches categorised as “Medium”, "Other" or "Not Listed" which are sized 10 litres or more so they do qualify.
§ Your 10-litre-plus finds anywhere in the world, anytime, archived or current, count towards this very achievable challenge. But you won't need to go far from home to "score" - we have 40 current caches that qualify in greater Dunedin (at last count), with almost half of them P&Gs or only a short walk from a road. Quite a number of enthusiastic geocachers have already qualified, so look through your past finds.
§ You may find these bookmarks of Some possible JGG qualifying caches and Current Dunedin 10 litre+ caches helpful. (Please tell us about changes/corrections/additions.)
§ To ensure this challenge is equitable for those who place larger caches, a logged maintenance visit to your own 10-litre-or-larger cache will also count towards the challenge.
§ Your qualifying list must include, for each qualifying cache:
- the cache name
- GC code or link
AND for caches which are not on the Some possible JGG qualifying caches bookmark list, or bookmarked caches which have changed size, or visits to your own caches, you must also include:
- date found
- actual cache size
- additional information.
§ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED for caches NOT on the Some possible JGG qualifying caches bookmark list,
AND ALSO needed for bookmarked caches which have changed size or visits to your own caches.
- If the cache page includes a description of the cache as being 10 litres or more, report this (e.g. Cache page lists this as being a 10 litre bucket).
- If there is no description on the cache page then contact the cache owner for information and report their answer (e.g. Cache owner emailed that this is a 20 litre ammo can).
- If the cache size was 10-litres-plus when you found it, but the cache size changed before or after your find, report the date of your find and the alteration (e.g. Table Hill. Found on 12/12/2012. Log on 4/1/11 noted that a 10 litre bucket was added to original container.).
- If you have previously found a cache which has subsequently been upgraded to 10 litres or more, another logged visit to that cache will count towards this challenge (e.g. First found Easy Peasy on 24/11/2007 ; it changed to a 10 litre bucket on 12/3/2009 ; qualifying return visit to cache logged on 1/3/13.).
§ DO NOT include caches on your qualifying list which don't meet these guidelines. It's your responsibility to check through the bookmark and obtain additional proof of size where needed. Make sure ALL the caches on your list qualify. (But we're alway pleased to find out about "possible 10-litre-plus caches" not on our bookmark - please email or leave a note on the cache page.)
§ If there are difficulties (for example, perhaps a 10 litre bucket cache is categorised "Unknown" for a reason and the CO doesn't want the surprise to be spoilt) then please email us.
§ Log your find as a smiley and include your list of qualifying caches. However, if your log does not meet the guidelines you will be asked to change it to a note until complete information and/or appropriate qualifying cache listings are added.
To reach Green Hill, follow the well-defined track from the Mountain Road carpark as described in Green Hutless. From the Green Hut site, it is another 15 minutes and a 100 metre climb to Green Hill. Once you reach the ridgeline, you will see a side track leading up to the 639 m peak.
If you're keen and it's a nice day, it's not much further to Pulpit Rock or Silver Peak for lunch!
The original “Jolly Green Giant” is the Sikorsky HH-3E twin-engine, heavy-lift helicopter developed for aircrew rescue missions during the Vietnam War. Our Otago Rescue Helicopter is quite a lot smaller, a MBB/Kawasaki BK117 .... And not even the best helicopter pilot can rescue you in snow, fog or high winds.
As the Maori name for Green Hill indicates - Pae Kohu, Place of Fogs - the weather here can turn nasty very rapidly at any time of the year. There have been deaths and close calls in the Silverpeaks ODT article 3 January 2013. It's safer to walk with a friend. Always tell someone where you are going and when you are due back. Carry warm and waterproof clothing, snacks and drink, a map, cellphone and extra batteries for your GPS.
For information on tramping and safety in the Silverpeaks see the Department of Conservation website Silverpeaks Routes and Pamphlet Tramping in the Silverpeaks.
In Lore and History of the South Island Maori W A Taylor tells us about another fatality involving Green Hill. It’s likely that this happened about 1730, when Kai Tahu hapu were establishing themselves in Banks Peninsula through warfare, tribal alliances and strategic marriages with Kati Mamoe.
A Ngai Tahu chief named Tu-takahi-kura was visiting Otaupiri [Ship Cone, near Gore]. While the local Ngati Mamoe chief, Tu-te-makeho, was away hunting Tu-takahi-kura abducted his two wives. Bad move!
Tu-te-makeho caught up with Tu-takahi-kura here at Green Hill, and the two chiefs fought a duel at Waitati.
Tu-takahi-kura was killed, and his leaderless hapu returned to Canterbury.
The victorious Tu-te-makaho took his wives back to Otaupiri.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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Gb PYBFR:
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