PALUMA Traditional Cache
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PALUMA CACHE CAN BE FOUND AT WITT'S LOOKOUT. A 3KM ROUND TRIP ON UNPAVED TRAIL FROM MCCELLAND'S LOOKOUT CAR PARK.
THE CACHE CONTAINER IS A PVC STORM PIPE 24CM LONG BY 5CM WIDE IN UNPAINTED WHITE. CACHE IS AT LOWER OF TWO LOOKOUTS AT WITT'S LOOKOUT ON THE PALUMA RANGE 90KM NORTH OF TOWNSVILLE, ABOUT A 90 MIN DRIVE, THE LAST 15KM IS STEEP, NARROW AND WINDING, NOT SUITABLE FOR CARAVANS. THE CACHE IS AT AROUND 900MTR WITH VIEWS TO THE COAST OVER BIG CRYSTAL CREEK. IT IS OFTEN CLOUDY UP HERE AND THE TEMPERATURE MAY BE MUCH COOLER THAN THE COAST, A PLESANT CHANGE IN SUMMER.
BIRD LOVERS WILL ENJOY THIS WALK IN TROPICAL RAINFOREST, YOU MAY SEE CAT BIRDS, WOMPOO PIGEONS AND RIFLE BIRDS. CASSOWARYS INHABIT THIS AREA, THEY CAN BE AGGRESSIVE IF APROACHED.
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SEBZ F RAQ BS THNEQ ENVY BA OET 240 NG 4ZGE NAQ QBJA 2ZGE. VA PERIVPR VA EBPXF.
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