2008
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 2008:
Groundspeak released the first official geocaching.com mobile app.
The first Wherigo cache was published.
The first cache in space went live. It was created on the international space station.
Two lost hikers on Mount Hood, Oregon, United States, after spending the night in a snow
cave, stumbled across a geocache and were able to phone this information out to rescuers, resulting in their timely rescue.
The average cost of new home was $238,880.00.
The average yearly income was $40,523.00.
Minimum wage was $6.55.
Fidel Castro stepped down as President of Cuba after nearly 50 years in power.
The price of oil hit $147 a barrel.
Barack Obama was elected President of the United States by defeating John McCain.
Scott Dixon won the Indy 500.
Ryan Newman won the Daytona 500.
The Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series.
The New York Giants won the Super Bowl.
The NBA champs were the Boston Celtics.
The Detroit Red Wings were Stanley Cup Champs.
The United States was the 18th most obese country in the world.
New Zealand research scientists created a tear-free onion.
The Dark Knight beat out Iron Man at the box office.
Eggs were $2.29 a dozen.
Milk was $3.99 a gallon.
A 28 ounce box of Minute rice cost $4.49.
Campbell’s Tomato soup was $1.29 for a 10.75-ounce can.