*** The
cache is not located at the listed location ***
This waypoint marks the
historical location
of the very first cache placed in
South Australia.
The oldest active cache
in South Australia at June 2007 is
Riverland Geocache by Sam Morgan of team Madcat
which was hidden on 01/01/2001.
However it is not the first cache placed in South Australia that
honour goes to -
Sandy
Creek by Karl Gramp
which was hidden on 17/12/2000.
Their team called karl and sharyn along with other South
Australian pioneering teams like Alex, Team GeoCoopers and Madcat
laid the foundation for caching in this state in December 2000 and
the early months of 2001.
By the end of February 2001 there were 10 caches across the state
and by the end of the year that number had risen to nearly 80.
Here we are 6 years later and more than 2000 caches have been
placed across the state.
There is more to tell of this tale and I didnt personally know Karl
so I will leave it for other teams from that first year of
Geocaching like Alex, Team Geocoopers, Madcat, gahpee, Team Piggy
and Liz and Bruce to share with us their experience of that
time.
So even if you don't do the cache but knew Karl please post a
message so this period in South Australia caching history will not
be forgotten.
Thank you Karl. You have a special place in this states
history.
How to
locate the cache which is situated 35.4 kilometres from the initial
co-ordinates at another archived cache placement by this
team.
karl and sharyn profile lists one other cache they placed
that has been archived.
The cache will be found at that location.
Research karl and sharyn profile on www.geocaching.com to
locate the cache.
Reading the logs for
this other archived cache reveal that it didn’t survive long and
was only found by Alex and Team GeoCoopers.
However if you look up the logs for cache GC33F you will see a
good outcome was established in the end.
For those who need some assistance navigating
Geocaching.com use the following
steps.
The waypoint code for the Sandy creek cache is GCEB.
In www.geocaching.com select the “Hide and seek a cache” tab.
Under other search options in the box beside “By waypoint” enter
GCEB and select the go button.
When the webpage has loaded below Sandy Creek you will see Karl
Gramp name underlined.
Click on this link it will bring up karl and sharyn profile.
Select the Geocaches tab.
On the right hand side click on the “All Cache Hides” link.
Underneath “Description” and beside “8th April 01” will be
displayed an archived cache.
Select that cache.
The cache can be found at the co-ordinates displayed for this cache
listing.
Caching in
2001
