I wanted to place a cache to help other cachers obtian their "Blue Switch Day" souvenier for 2022. So, here it is!
(The opportunity to get the 2022 souvenir has passed, but the cache is still in play and available to be found. Happy caching!)
We rely on the GPS (Global Positioning System) more than we think, it has transformed the way we live and the world around us. Our lives would be very different if we didn’t have the GPS technology we know and use daily; even geocaching falls into this category. This is all possible because of one bright day on May 2, 2000—or as geocachers call it—Blue Switch Day.
Selective availability made the use of GPS technology unavailable to the general public. In the United States, the military was the only entity with access to this technology until May of 2000; the U.S. government “flipped the switch” and made GPS available to all. Geocachers proudly call this day Blue Switch Day!