2006
This series is dedicated to the first 20 years of geocaching and celebrating the community it created around the world.
The caches in this series should be pretty easy finds. The fun part should be reading the fun facts and historical notes on each page.
As always, be safe and watch out for nature’s hazards like wild animals, snakes, poisonous plants, and stinging critters.
As you log these caches, please feel free to share any fun facts, trivia, or memories about this particular year.
In 2006:
Geo Woodstock-4 became the first Mega Event.
Carolina white rice was $1.89 for a 32 ounce box.
A 14 ounce bag of Hershey Kisses cost $2.50.
Kraft Easy MAC was $5.99 for a 10 pack box.
Sunkist oranges were $3.99 for a 3 pound bag.
The average price for a gallon of gas was $3.03.
A movie ticket cost $6.04.
Harvard tuition was $30,275 per year.
Pluto lost its status as a planet.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 12,000 for the first time in its 110-year history.
Barry Bonds hit his 715th career home run, passing Babe Ruth on the MLB all-time list.
Cost of a Super Bowl ad was $2,500,000.
Sam Hornish Jr won the Indy 500.
Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500.
The World Series Champs were the St. Louis Cardinals.
Super Bowl Champs were the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Miami Heat won the NBA title.
The Stanley Cup was won by the Carolina Hurricanes.
The U.S. population reached 300 million.
The FBI arrested three people for trying to sell Coca-Cola trade secrets and recipes to Pepsi-Cola.
Walmart became the largest seller of organic milk in the U.S.
In December, New York became the first American city to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant food.
The billionth song was downloaded on iTunes.
Toshiba released the first HD DVD player.
Twitter was launched.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest beat out Night at the Museum and Cars at the box office.
Toyota Camry was the best selling car in America.