20+ Years of Geocaching, there so many memories and so many souvenirs to share!
The following are eight events associated with geocaching, and each has been assigned a letter. Put the events in the exact order that they occured and this will determine the order of the 8 letters - put this in the checker to get directions to the final.
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On THIS DATE the first Mega-Event, GeoWoodstock 4, took place in Dallas, Texas. Over 500 geocachers gathered to celebrate a weekend long festival of geocaching! |
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Cache In Trash Out® (CITO) is an environmental initiative supported by the geocaching community. Since THIS DATE, CITO has helped preserve the natural beauty of cache-friendly spaces. In that time, more than 363,000 people have volunteered at 18,000 CITO events! |
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On THIS DATE, Moun10Bike created the first geocoin when he wanted a signature item to celebrate finding his 100th geocache. He created the first geocoin for his collection and placed the second geocoin in a geocache near Deception Pass, Washington. Now there are thousands of geocoins that have evolved since! |
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The original block party was held THIS DATE. It was held in conjunction with GeoWoodstock VIII head the day before, and was touted as a Lost & Found event to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Geocaching. |
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On THIS DATE, one day after selective availability on civilian GPS receivers was removed (aka everyone could receive accurate GPS readings on their location), the Great American GPS Stash Hunt began. The idea was simple: hide a container in the woods and record the coordinates using a GPS unit. A bucket in the woods near Beavercreek, Oregon was placed along with a logbook, pencil, and other various trade items – the first geocache. After the coordinates of the “stash” were shared with an online community, the “game” took off. |
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On THIS DATE, there were officially one million active geocaches! This milestone marked a big moment in geocaching history thanks to a collective effort by the geocaching community. |
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The Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF) began on THIS DATE and was a part of a party held at Geocaching HQ, in Seattle. The finalist films were screened in a park near HQ and it was a huge success. |
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Blue Switch Day, is the day accurate GPS technology became available to everyone. It launched innovation and new technology that changed the world forever. It’s not a coincidence the first geocache was hidden the next day, and the game of geocaching was born! |
You can validate the sequence of events with certitude.