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Tag: Blue Switch Day

April 25, 2025 / Andrew Baldwin

Blue Switch Day Hider Souvenir

Time to hide your Blue Switch Day geocache!

It’s incredible to think that one small action could chart a course toward something so big. On May 2, 2000, that’s exactly what happened as the pivotal decision was made to flip the “Blue Switch,” leading to geocaching as we know it today.

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April 11, 2023 / Adam

New souvenir: Blue Switch Day 2023!

Each day, hidden technologies around the world help shape our work, our play, and our futures. One such technology is GPS, or Global Positioning System technology, which revolutionized precise location information and enabled geocaching itself! Continue reading →

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April 18, 2022 / Mackenzie

The energy behind Blue Switch Day

Our beloved game of geocaching wouldn’t be possible without the power of satellites. As they orbit in the sky above us, they help us navigate the world and transmit information in profound ways. With Blue Switch Day coming up, many questions come to mind. Have you ever wondered how the signal reaches the Earth and helps us navigate to where we want to go?

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Community Blue Switch Day
April 4, 2022 / Mackenzie

New souvenir: Blue Switch Day 2022!

We rely on the GPS (Global Positioning System) more than we think, it has transformed the way we live and the world around us. Our lives would be very different if we didn’t have the GPS technology we know and use daily; even geocaching falls into this category. This is all possible because of one bright day on May 2, 2000—or as geocachers call it—Blue Switch Day.

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Image: A hidden compartment protrudes from a metal bench. A pole extends under the bench and hides the container. The second image is over the compartment pushed back under the bench and is concealed.

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Vote ❤️ or ❗ in the poll to let us know which door you think the geocache (GCAWZTF) is hidden behind. Then, check our story to see the reveal.

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Video: A group of geocachers is gathered in front of a camera, acting shocked and surprised. The video cuts between their reactions and a clip of a geocaching log container being shown to the camera, then being closed, and placed back in its hiding spot.

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Video: The video pans across an urban street, focusing on a geocacher standing on the sidewalk. They point up to a street sign above them, then reach up to remove a geocache container as the camera zooms in. They hold the geocache up, point to it, and smile at the camera. 

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Video: A geocacher turns on a candle and stretches to get ready to work on their computer. They flip open their planner, which turns off the candle. They take that as a sign to go geocaching and leave.

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