Let’s meet for coffee and donuts (no purchase necessary) to get our Blue Switch Souvenir; we will meet out front at the picnic tables.
Each day, hidden technologies around the world help shape our work, our play, and our futures. One such technology is GPS, or Global Positioning System technology, which revolutionized precise location information and enabled geocaching itself!
Prior to 2000, the U.S. military created and deployed satellites to produce accurate location information for military applications. Selective Availability restricted precise GPS data to the U.S. government. On May 2, 2000, the U.S. government “flipped the switch” and made accurate GPS available to all. Geocachers proudly call this day Blue Switch Day!
To celebrate 25 years of geocaching, there are two new souvenirs to earn for Blue Switch Day 2025!
Blue Switch Day 2025 finder:
- To earn this souvenir, geocachers must find and log one geocache, attend an Event, or complete an Adventure Lab® Location between May 2 and 4, 2025.
Blue Switch Day 2025 hider:
- To earn this souvenir, geocachers must have a non-Event geocache published between May 1 and 31, 2025.
- Any non-Event geocache type (excluding Adventure Lab) counts, as long as it is published between May 1 and May 31.