Geocaching was imagined shortly after the removal of Selective
Availability from GPS on May 1, 2000, because the improved
accuracy[3] of the system allowed for a small container to be
specifically placed and located.
On May 3, 2000, Dave Ulmer placed a five gallon bucket at N 45°
17.460 W 122° 24.800 in Beaver Creek Oregon. Though archived, the
Original listing can be seen at Geocaching.com - GCF
This is the original posting of the cache:
[bold]Well, I did it, created the first stash hunt stash and
here are
the coordinates:
N 45 17.460
W122 24.800
Lots of goodies for the finders. Look for a black plastic
bucket
buried most of the way in the ground. Take some stuff, leave
some stuff! Record it all in the log book. Have Fun!
Stash contians: Delorme Topo USA software, videos, books,
food,
money, and a slingshot! [bold]
The first cache was found by Mike Teague. There is now a Plaque
at the location of this cache.
I have created this series to commemorate some of the firsts of
Geocaching. The Original Cache(of course), the first cache in South
America (Chile), the first cache on the continent of Australia (New
Zealand), the first cache in Europe (Ireland), the first Virual
cache in Kenya, Africa, and the first cache in outerspace on the
International Space Station.
Have fun finding my commemorative caches.