Come celebrate the 25 year anniversary of Geocaching with us!
Please wear/bring something geocaching related that we can include in the event photo.
Event runs 12:00pm-2:00pm
Bring your own drinks and geocaching stories.
The event will be held at the Wisner Pavillion in Leslie Tassell Park.
Schedule:
1:00 Prize Raffle
1:30 Closest to the Pin
1:45 Group Photo
The pavilion seats about 50, Parking can be limited, please plan appropriately.
There are four parking lots available:
1. immediately east of the event
2. immediately west of the event
3. across the street
4. across the street, one block up, at the Cascade Township hall/museum.
On May 1, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed an executive order to discontinue "Selective Availability" allowing users to receive a non-degraded GPS signal globally.
On May 2, 2000, at approximately midnight, eastern time, the switch controlling "Selective Availability" was thrown. Twenty-four+ satellites around the globe processed their new orders, and instantly the accuracy of GPS technology improved tenfold. Tens of thousands of GPS receivers around the world had an instant upgrade.
On May 3, 2000 Dave Ulmer placed the very first geocache, The Original Stash, a black bucket, in the woods near Beaver Creek, Oregon. Along with a logbook and pencil, he left various prize items including videos, books, software, a can of beans and a slingshot. He shared the waypoint of his "stash" with the online community on sci.geo.satellite-nav, and Geocaching was born.
On May 30, 2000 the word Geocaching was coined by Matt Stum on the "GPS Stash Hunt" mailing list. Geocache was the joining of two familiar words. The prefix geo, for Earth, was used to describe the global nature of the activity, but also for its use in familiar topics in gps such as geography. The word cache is described by Merriam-Webster as "a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements." .
Our 10 year event (GC269E2)
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Community Celebration Events - 2025
This Event is part of a limited release of Community Celebration Events to celebrate 25 years of geocaching. Geocachers hosted events between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. Learn more about Community Celebration Events on the Geocaching Blog.