Tnorala (Gosses Bluff) Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Balayang: I am regretfully archiving this cache since unfortunately there has been no action to restore it, or any communication from the cache owner, SomeonePurer, requesting additional time.

An ample opportunity has been provided for the Cache Owner to respond, but since this opportunity has been ignored, I can only conclude that the cache has been abandoned.

Caches archived under these circumstances are unable to be Unarchived, and this location is now available for the placement of a new cache, by somebody else.

Balayang
Community Reviewer -Australia

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Hidden : 1/19/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is a clear, clip top plastic container with log book, pen and room for small swaps. This cache is located at the top of hill at the northern lookout once inside the crater. I have left a travel bug to continue its journey and a few small, shiny trinkets for the first few to find.  Please respect the area as it is a significant aboriginal sacred site and stick to the marked tracks.

After visiting this place as a young kid years ago it has always filled me with a sense of wonder. Please respect the conservation reserve and the sacred site areas by keeping the place tidy and staying on the marked walking tracks. Below is a blurb about the formation of the site and its cultural significance taken from the parks and wildlife website.

According to Aboriginal belief, Tnorala was formed in the creation time, when a group of women danced across the sky as the Milky Way. During this dance, a mother put her baby aside, resting in it's wooden baby-carrier (a turna). The carrier toppled over the edge of the dancing area and crashed to earth where it was transformed into the circular rock walls of Tnorala.
 
The Aboriginal and scientific interpretation of the Bluff are similar in that both have a celestial origin.
 
Around 142.5 million years ago an object from space, believed to be a comet about 600 metres across, crashed to earth, blasting a crater some 20km across. Today's land surface is about 2km lower than the original impact surface and the bluff is about 5km in diameter, reduced over time by erosion.
 
The remnant crator was named Gosse's Range by the explorer Ernest Giles in 1872 after H. Gosse, a fellow of the Royal Society.

enjoy the views!! 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qbja ybj va n ubyybj va gur ebpxf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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