CACHE IS AT THE COORDINATES LISTED
THIS IS A CHALLENGE CACHE - you must complete the caches listed below
They say imitation is the great form of flattery. So this is not an original idea, but a cache that has not been set up in Tasmania.
I went for a great walk to "They found a cache" on the Australia Day public holiday Monday and the idea of a challenge cache had been floating in the back of my mind for a while. Anyway reading the recent NSW and ACT Old School Challenge’s and visiting above area led me to place a cache specifically for the "Old School Challenge". I think the location is very appropriate and a great place to visit multiple times, It is certainly worthy of another cache. Anyway if you haven’t done it you should do GC160MG “They found a cache” by Gorbak at the same time. I have checked with Gorbak that he is happy to have this cache there
Anyway there is a condition on the ability to log this cache. You must have found the following caches BEFORE you are able to log a find of this one. The caches are the Oldest in Tasmania. In your log you need to detail the date you found each of the below caches otherwise your log will be deleted.
The 15 caches are
Date Hidden GC Code Cache Difficultly Terrain Location
25/02/01 GC388 North Tassie 1 1.5 Inveresk
04/03/01 GC408 South Tasmania 1 1.5 1.5 Port Arthur
01/04/01 GC5B7 Reaching Duck 1.5 3 Launceston
29/12/01 GC2E33 The Dragon’s Lair 1.5 4.5 Neika
03/01/02 GC301E Sloopy’s Spa Bath 1 1 Binalong Bay
27/04/02 GC52EF Pine Nut 1.5 2.5 Stanley
23/12/02 GCB7C0 Foghorn Leghorn 1.5 3 LowHead
24/12/02 GCB85A River Rooma 1.5 1 Derby
12/02/03 GCD402 Trigpoint Scenes 1 1 2 Mt Wellington
14/02/03 GCD476 Clinker and Carvel 2.5 2 Franklin
25/03/03 GCEC0E Organ Pipes 2 3 Cascades
25/03/03 GCEC0F Freycinet Views 2 2.5 Oyster Bay
07/03/03 GCG2NR Why the Hell Is It There 2 2 Queenstown
26/07/03 GCGH5F KY Aeroplane 1 3 Opossum Bay
06/09/03 GCGVVC Big Ben 2 2.5 Upper Blessington
The next to add to the list if one is archived
30/11/03 GCHA0G Electric Fishie 2 2.5 Miena
Obviously, as caches are archived this list will change with caches dropping off and new "old school" caches being added.
Couple of basic rules, copied directly from the ACT cache of the same type
• Any finds you have already made on any of these geocaches prior to the publication of this challenge will count, but only if they are still active when you have completed the task and claim this find.
• Any caches found after this geocache’s publication date that get archived before you complete the challenge will remain as valid finds for the purpose of this challenge.
• If you own (or have adopted) any of these caches then they automatically count but only if they were adopted prior to the publication date of this challenge. You cannot count a cache if you do subsequently adopt one of these caches without having logged an earlier find on it.
• Caches that are archived after the publication of this cache will be removed from the challenge. Finally, this cache is not at the given location. If you go to this location you will find an "Old School" information board. Given the information below you should be able to work out when the cache is.
Right on to finding this particular cache. The cache is at the posted location
Below is some information on Chauncy vale, which I have lifted from Gorbak’s cache. Why mess with perfection?
Chauncy Vale is one of the oldest private conservation areas in Australia. Most of the current reserve was declared a private wildlife sanctuary in 1946 and was subsequently bequeathed to the local council in 1988 by Nan Chauncy’s widow, Anton Chauncy.
'The whole sanctuary is a valuable heritage and natural environment study site. It forms part of a complex environment with a rich diversity of ecosystems, varying from dry sclerophyll vegetation on sandstone to wet forest on dolerite clay. It is home to a considerable variety of native fauna and was used by Tasmanian Aboriginal tribes before European settlement and as a refuge by early bushrangers.'
Chauncy Vale Wildlife Sanctuary is open 9 am to sunset daily except on days of total fire ban in 62 phone area. Entry Fee $2.00 per adult (No charge for children).
Please check http://chauncy-vale.tassie.org/ for current details about access to the sanctuary.