Tribute to Dave Ulmer Traditional Cache
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Geocaching is similar to the 150-year-old game letterboxing, which uses clues and references to landmarks embedded in stories.
Geocaching was imagined shortly after the removal of Selective Availability from GPS on May 1, 2000, because the improved accuracy of the system allowed for a small container to be specifically placed and located.
The first documented placement of a GPS-located cache took place on May 3, 2000, by Dave Ulmer of Beavercreek, Oregon. The location was posted on the Usenet newsgroup sci.geo.satellite-nav as 45°17.460'N 122°24.800'W? / ?45.291°N 122.4133°W? / 45.291; -122.4133.
By May 6, 2000, it had been found twice and logged once (by Mike Teague of Vancouver, Washington). According to Dave Ulmer's message, the original stash was a black plastic bucket buried most of the way in the ground and contained software, videos, books, food, money, and a slingshot.
The Oregon Public Broadcasting program Oregon Field Guide covered the topic of geocaching in a February 2010 episode, paying a visit to the original site. A metal memorial now sits on the actual site, but a functioning cache is located nearby in some bushes.
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Treasures
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