On May 1,
2000 an
announcement was made that Selective Availability would be
lifted.
On May 2,
2000, at
approximately midnight, EST Selective Availability lifted and the
accuracy of GPS technology was greatly improved.
On May 3,
2000Dave Ulmer
hid a black bucket with items inside including videos, books,
software, and a slingshot as well as a logbook and pencil. He
called it the First GPS Stash. He shared the waypoint of his
"stash" with the online community on sci.geo.satellite-nav:
N 45° 17.460 W 122° 24.800
Within
three days two different people read about his stash on the
Internet, used their own GPS receivers to find the container and
shared their experiences online. The sport of geocaching
was
born!
Let the Celebration
of 10 Years of Geocaching Continue!!
After a
full weekend of caching, come and kick back with
us.
Grab some
grub and trade stories of your caching adventures.
We will
meet and unwind from 4-6pm at
Culver’s
of Cambridge
105
Opportunity Blvd. N.
Cambridge, MN 55008
There
will be time to join fellow cachers
in biting
a burger, consuming some custard, or sipping a soda. There will be
a prize raffle and plenty of cache talking with friends.
Schedule:
4pm
– arrive and check in
4-5pm – Share caching tales
5:15pm – Required group photo
5:30pm – Prize Raffle
6:00 - Caching with friends
Please be
sure to post a note if you will be attending so we can plan to
accommodate everyone.
***There will be a
prize raffle, including some guaranteed FTF caches, an unactivated
geocoin and some other caching items. Donations are welcome. Please
e-mail me if you have anything to add to the raffle
pot.***