tronador celebrates 20 years of geocaching.
On 4th November 2005, I signed up to both geocaching,com and geocaching,com,au
My very first cache find was on 22nd November 2005 Bay to Bay 2 more finds followed shortly after in the Jindabyne area.
My very first hide, was not long after on 11th December 2005 Tantangara, hidden while on a Tantangara hut maintainance visit, which our bushwalking club was resonsible for. This cache is still active and has survived 3 major fires, including the Orroral Valley bushfire during the 2020 black summer fires. This fire was so intense it passed right over the top of the cache and almost destroyed the hut. Yet the cache survived intact. Including the logbook, which is still the original one. The beauty of ammo cans.
I came from a bushwalking background and already had a little yellow Garmin etrex, no maps, that I wanted to learn how to use. 20 years ago, this technology was new, especially for bushwalking. I was used to a topomap, and compass to navigate. There was no such thing as a smart phone, google maps didn't exist. When I started, caching involved, topo maps or street directories to look up and find out how to access a location. We printed out the descriptions and took them with us. A big breakthrough, was the invention of a pocket pc. I could finally down load simple files and there began paperless caching.
Please celebrate with me, as I mark my 20 years of geocaching.
DATE: Sunday 16th November 2025
TIME: 2pm to 4pm
PLACE: Silverwater Park
There will be cake!
Bring a chair, and join in some geochat. Drinks and food can be bought in the nearby establishment, if required.
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.