GC6QK06 First Mass - 16 Years! (Event Cache) in Massachusetts, United States created by Loch Cache / Jeremy Gilbert (At least in honor JG)

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A cache by Loch Cache / Jeremy Gilbert (At least in honor JG) Message this owner

Hidden : Saturday, October 1, 2016

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Six years ago I held an event celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first cache placed in Massachusetts: GC74 - AKA First Mass. I enjoyed that event and hikes so much I decided to host an event on October 1st every year since. We have alternated between morning and evening hikes with both last year. This year the event will have a morning hike to celebrate sixteen years.

On October 1, 2000 Jeremy Gilbert placed the first “GPS Cache/Stash in MA state”. On Oct 2 the cache was found by a cacher named intuition. Sixteen years later we have about 15,700 caches spread from the farthest western edge of the state all the way to the capes and the islands. This event will celebrate all of those caches by recognizing this grandfather of all of them in the state: GC74 - AKA First Mass

The Basic Plan:
An early morning event up on the mountain near First Mass to see the sunrise and celebrate geocaching in Massachusetts. The event will last from 6:15 am to 7:15 am with a post event stop for breakfast.

The Morning Schedule:
6:00 Optional - Gather at the parking coordinates (N 42° 27.880 W 071°09.160)
6:15 Event officially begins
6:30 Congregate at the sunrise coordinates and swap TBs and stories (N 42° 27.559 W 071° 09.407)
6:41 Observe sunrise
6:45 Congregate near First Mass and swap UNACTIVATED GEOCOINS
7:15 Event officially ends
7:30 Head off to parts unknown or to Bickfords for breakfast
8:00 Post event breakfast at Bicks

POST Event GATHERING:
Morning - Bicks in Woburn: N 42° 28.760 W 071° 07.130
NOTE: The post-event gatheringis not an official part of the event so just attending that does not allow you to post an Attended log.

Notes:
1. The key to logging this event will be signing the event logbook which will be available up on the mountain during the event.
2. If for some reason you are not in shape to make the hike up the mountain, for example you are recovering from knee surgery, I will allow you to log the cache if you make it to the parking area for the event and sign the logbook.
3. Keep a watch on this page to learn about updates.

Previous Years:
First Mass - 10 Years!
First Mass - 11 Years!
First Mass - 12 Years!
First Mass - 13 Years!
First Mass - 14 Years!
First Mass - 15 Years!

Hope to see you there,

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