First Mass - 22 Years! Event Cache

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Hidden : Saturday, October 1, 2022
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

01 October 2022, 17:45 - 18:45

Twelve 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 had both morning and evening hikes and sometimes both. This year the event will have an evening hike to celebrate twenty-two years.

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022

Time: 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm

Rain or Shine


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. Twenty-one years later we have about 16,536 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: First Mass



COVID Concerns, please be aware of general safety rules in this time of Covid:
  • Wearing a face mask in public is no longer required indoors or outdoors but feel free to wear one if it makes you more comfortable.
  • Also, during the event if you see someone with a mask practicing social distancing please respect that.
  • Cleaning items that are touched. If you plan on swapping TBs or coins make sure they have been well cleaned before bring them to the event.
  • Not attending if you feel unwell. We all love an event, but please stay home if you have any COVID symptoms.


The Evening Plan:

An early evening event up on the mountain near First Mass to see the sunset and celebrate geocaching in Massachusetts. The event will last from 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm.


The Evening Schedule:

OPTIONAL WALK UP TOGETHER - @ 5:30 Meet me at the paring coords and we can together up the mountain to where the event is being held.

THE EVENT STARTS - @ 5:45 the event on the mountain at the posted coords officially starts.

COIN SWAP - @6:00 Congregate near First Mass and swap cleaned, UNACTIVATED GEOCOINS and stories

ENJOY THE SUNSET - @ 6:27 Watch the sunset. Best place is at coordinates (N 42° 27.711 W 071° 09.520)

EVENT ENDS - @ 6:45 Event on the mountain officially ends - start the hike back to the parking

7:00 Head off to parts unknown.






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!
First Mass - 16 Years!
First Mass - 17 Years!
First Mass - 18 Years!
First Mass - 19 Years!
First Mass - 20 Years!
First Mass - 21 Years!



Hope to see you there,


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