It happened 20 years ago...
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May 1, 2000
"Today, based on a recommendation from the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with Secretaries of State, Transportation and Commerce, and the Director of the CIA, the President is announcing that the United States can safely stop its intentional degradation of the GPS signals available to the public. The United States is turning off a feature known as selective availability."
~Dr. James Baker, the Administrator of NOAA
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May 2, 2000
Selective Availability (SA) was shut off at 12AM. Magic became reality.
Dave Ulmer made the first Usenet post "The Great Stash Game" on sci.geo.satellite-nav.
"Now that SA is off we can start a worldwide Stash Game!! With Non-SA accuracy it should be easy to find someone's stash from waypoint information. Waypoints of secret stashes could be shared on the Internet, people could navigate to the stashes and get some stuff. The only rule for stashes is: Get some Stuff, Leave some Stuff!! Have Fun!! Dave..."
~Dave Ulmer
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May 3, 2000
Dave Ulmer hid the very first GPS Stash (Geocache) in the woods near Beaver Creek, Oregon and posted the coordinates online.
"GPS Stash Hunt... Stash #1 is there!"
~Dave Ulmer
May 3, 2000, GEOCACHING was born!
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Why travel to another state when you can celebrate geocaching's birthday closer to home, in the Arkansas River Valley?
Let us gather at
Shiloh Park
on
SATURDAY, MAY 2 June 13, 2020
to celebrate
the 20th Anniversary of the Creation of Geocaching!
Where?
The Picnic Pavilion at Shiloh Park in Russellville
(See the coordinates above)
When?
Saturday, May 2 June 13, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM or so.
Your host:
Old River Runner
UPDATE JUNE 9, 2020:
Due to a second rise of Coronavirus cases in Arkansas over the last couple of weeks,
the event host has decided, sadly, to forego the cookout previously planned for this event.
No food will be served as part of this event.
Attendees are requested to make plans to bring their own sack lunches and drinks.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
It is the host's goal to keep everyone SAFE while still having a nice social gathering!
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NOTE:
Please note that we are still in the Coronavirus pandemic.
Positive cases of virus infection continue to rise in Arkansas.
Therefore,
Please do not attend if:
- You have fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, or loss of taste or smell; OR
- You have had known exposure to someone with Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
Furthermore, you should consider NOT attending if:
- You are 65 years of age or older; OR
- You have an underlying health condition including high blood pressure, chronic lung disease, diabetes, severe obesity, asthma, or weakened immunity.
Attendance is at your discretion.
But please take all precautions to keep yourself AND others safe and virus-free.
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Event Schedule
10 AM – Event starts, logsheet available for signing in
10 to 11:30 AM – Socializing, activities, and free time for geocache in the area
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM – Lunch (bring your own!) & socializing
12:30 PM – Geocaching Trivia Test
1:00 – Storytelling time (share your best story about geocaching!)
1:30 – Door prizes awarded
1:50 PM – Cleanup
2:00 PM – End of event
Games & Activities
- Geocacher Bingo
- 528 Feet Projection
In addition, there will be a lot of cache talk and caching. Also, please be sure to bring your trackables to be discovered, or trackables of others to be retrieved and moved along.
This will be a pot-luck style hamburger cookout on the grill at the pavilion. For this to be a success and have no one go hungry, we all need to pitch in and bring something. Here is a list of some things that we might or will need. Feel free to suggest other items. Also, please note in your "Will Attend" log what you are volunteering to bring. But be sure to check the list to see what others are bringing, so there isn't duplication on some things. (I will try to keep the list updated as folks post their Will Attend logs.)
Items Needed:
1. Hamburger meat -- ORR
2. Buns -- Jffok
3. Mustard, ketchup -- CFD29
4. Mayonnaise -- bUTCH46
5. Sliced onions -- KoonandBud
6. Sliced tomatoes -- KoonandBud>
7. Lettuce -- KoonandBud
8. Cheese slices -- ???
9. Charcoal -- ORR
10. Charcoal lighter fluid -- ORR
11. Baked beans -- ssiler
12. Chips -- bUTCH46
13. Dip -- bUTCH46
14. Desserts -- KoonandBud, Nukeworker, ???
15. Paper plates, cups, napkins, paper towels -- Nukeworker
16. Eating utensils -- Nukeworker
18. Ice -- ???
19. Anything else???
Please note that each attendee will be responsible for providing his or her own drink. Also, bringing food or any of the items listed above is not a requirement for attending. It is all voluntary.
Community Celebration Events - 2020
This Event is part of a limited release of Community Celebration Events to celebrate 20 years of geocaching. Geocachers hosted events between May 2, 2020 and December 31, 2020. Learn more about Community Celebration Events on the Geocaching Blog.
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