PLEASE ENSURE ALL TRACKABLES ARE RETRIEVED FROM THE EVENT
LISTING!
10 years ago the US Government stopped deliberately degrading the
GPS signals available to the public on the 1st of May
2000. Overnight the accuracy increased greatly from 100m + to 15m
or less. 2 days later the game of geocaching was born because the
improved accuracy of the system allowed for a small container to be
specifically placed and located. The first documented placement of
a GPS-located cache took place on May 3, 2000, by Dave Ulmer of
Beavercreek, Oregon. The location was posted on the Usenet
newsgroup sci.geo.satellite-nav as N45°17.460
W122°24.800? / 45.291;
-122.4133. By May 6, 2000, it had been found twice and
logged once (by Mike Teague of Vancouver, Washington). According to
Dave Ulmer's message, the original stash was a black plastic bucket
buried most of the way in the ground and contained software,
videos, books, food, money, and a slingshot.
So it’s Geocaching’s Birthday this weekend!
What we have planned is to gather at the above co-ordinates in the
park beside the River Quoile from 1pm until 2pm
approx for a birthday picnic, don’t forget your
sandwiches and buns. There you can sign the logbook and introduce
yourself and get to know your fellow geocachers and swap stories or
discover coins and bugs! Then we’ll get together for the
obligatory group photo so remember to bring your party hats. There will
be a photographer taking photos of the event for us but you can
bring your own cameras too if you like. After that you can feel
free to explore the 2 mile river walk along the bank of the River
Quoile and hunt for a cache or two! There will be some new caches
in the area in time for the event for you to find.
We’ll finally finish the party around 4pm
with a draw for the event FTF and prize!
There is plenty of parking nearby and toilet facilities are
available close by and also at the Countryside Centre down the
road. Come prepared for the weather, rain or shine. We will have
some shelter available if the weather turns bad. The riverside walk
is reasonably flat along its length and is a gravel surface for
most of it. It is suitable for wheelchairs, buggies and prams. Dogs
are welcome but must be kept on a lead on the river
paths.
Further information will be added to this listing shortly so please
add it to your watchlist and check for updates
regularly!
Hope to see you all there!
Also like to say a big thank you to Alastair74 and gilliancclarke
for all their help so far to organise, assist and make this event
possible! A special thanks to Gill for all her hard work on
designing the logo for the badges and the banner for the
day!
Some information about the 10 Years! Events
10 Years! Events
Anyone can host a 10 Years! Event April 30 - May 3, 2010. Be sure
to check your local event calendar before submitting one, though:
it may already be planned. In addition to the standard event cache
Guidelines, there are a few additional guidelines that you will
need to follow if you wish your event to qualify for a 10 Years!
cache type icon.
Additional Guidelines:
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Events must be held April 30 - May 3, 2010.
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The name of the event needs to be formatted this way: "10 Years!
<your location>." For example: 10 Years! Seattle, WA or 10
Jahre! Munich, Germany.
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At least 10 people must attend the event.
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Flashmobs do not qualify.
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A video or picture must be taken at the event. At least 10
attendees must be in the video/photo along with a legible sign
showing the event coordinates and location name.
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The people in the video or photo should be festive. Be inventive!
But please keep it family friendly.
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