10 Years! of Geocaching, Eureka, CA
Sunday, May
2, 2010
The Lost Coast Cachers are holding a
special event to commemorate 10
years of geocaching. As part of the celebration,
Groundspeak is issuing a special event icon.
On May 1, 2000, President Bill
Clinton's executive order to discontinue Selective Availability allowing users
to receive a non-degraded GPS signal globally was executed.
On May 2, 2000, at approximately midnight, eastern savings time,
the switch controlling "Selective Availability" was thrown.
Twenty-four satellites around the globe processed their new orders,
and instantly the accuracy of GPS technology improved tenfold. Tens
of thousands of GPS receivers around the world had an instant
upgrade.
On May 3, 2000 Dave Ulmer placed the very first geocache, The
Original Stash, a black bucket, in the woods near Beaver Creek,
Oregon. Along with a logbook and pencil, he left various prize
items including videos, books, software, a can of beans and a
slingshot. He shared the waypoint of his "stash" with the online
community on sci.geo.satellite-nav, and Geocaching was
born.
| Help us celebrate! Festive attire
welcomed! |
| Coords: |
N 40° 45.830 W 124° 09.370 |
| Date: |
Sunday, May 2, 2010 |
| Time: |
9:00 a.m. |
| Place: |
Moose Lodge, Eureka |
Buffet Breakfast (Optional):
|
$6.00 per person*
Half-price for children
* Cash only |
In your "will attend" log please indicate the
number of people in your group to facilitate the table setup and
food preparation. If you have a little one, plan to bring
your own highchair.
We will take a group photo for submission to Groundspeak for the
special event icon, and there will be a raffle too!
10 Years of Geocaching Travel
Tag |
Special thanks to 1Jasper for
being a Mooseketeer.