On May 3, 2000, a five-gallon bucket was placed in the woods by Dave Ulmer. The bucket contained a Delorme Topo USA, 2 CD Roms, a cassette recorder, a "George of the Jungle" VHS tape, a Ross Perot book, 4 $1 bills, a slingshot handle and a pretty notorious can of beans (which is now the
O.C.B. trackable).
The coordinates were then listed on the internet and modern-day geocaching was born. The GC Code for this cache is
GCF.
The first finder of that first cache was Mike Teague who took the money and left some cigarettes, a cassette tape and a pen.
The cache was damaged by roadworkers and only the 'Original Can of Beans" was rescued.
The Tribute Plaque
Later, two other caches were placed in the vicinity -
GC92 (Un-Original Stash), and a tribute plaque -
GCGV0P (Original Stash Tribute Plaque). The "Original Can of Beans" is now reputed to be this trackable -
TBGJAA (O.C.B.).
Google Earth View of the Original Stash area.
This cache has been placed as a tribute to the Original Stash.
The cache is located along a trail in Giba Gorge MTB Park - there is an admission fee from Fridays to Sundays, on Public Holidays and during School Holidays. At the time of placing the cache it was R10 for non-riders.