Kick off the celebration of 20 years of geocaching with a Big Blue Switch souvenir! Attend this event, and the souvenir is yours! It is that simple.
And while you are here, if you happen to be one of the 299 DNFs on the "nearby" cache - you can join those who will be silly enough to think they can find this one. With only three (3) finders since it was published back in June of 2013 - it is TIME!
But back to the reason for the event - On May 2, 2000, just past midnight, the U.S government discontinued its use of Selective Availability in order to make GPS more responsive to civil and commercial users worldwide. 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. Prior to this date, only the military had the ability to receive accurate GPS readings. Now, the world and all its wonderful people could pinpoint their precise location. For reasons unknown, this is often referred to as the flipping of the “Big Blue Switch”.
In keeping with the theme - we would not want anyone in attendance to be blue - but there might be blue included!
As you have come to expect from the trio of cachers hosting this event, there will be refreshments and goodies to munch on. Please log your "will attend" and join us in celebrating 20 years of this crazy hobby that has brought us all together!