THIS EVENT ON AUGUST 25, 2025 IS A NEXUS OF TWO MONTHLY THEMED SERIES OF 1) 25 YEARS OF GEOCACHING AND 2) CITO (CACHE IN TRASH OUT) AT AMTRAK PIAZZA.
I am hosting a series of geo-events in 2025 on the 25th of each month to celebrate 25 Years of Geocaching. It starts on Christmas Day 2024 and ends on Christmas Day 2025 for a total of 13, indeed a lucky number. Event may be in another state or another country, as the anniversary celebration is worldwide.
Other events in the series, so far:
Dec 25, 2024 GCAYBH0 Chinese Food on Christmas Day 2024
Jan 25, 2025 GCATMMK Lunar Year of Snake 2025 Community Celebration at Rattlesnake Lake and Trailhead in North Bend, WA
Feb 25, 2025 GCB1GX0 2025 Feb 2025 Years of Geocaching
Mar 25, 2025 GCB1GYN 2025 Mar 2025 Years of Geocaching
Apr 25, 2025 GCB3R97 2025 Apr 2025 Years of Geocaching
May 25, 2025 GCB55VV 2025 May 2025 Years of Geocaching in PA after Giga Geowoodstock XXI
Jun 25, 2025 GCB55V6 2025 Jun 2025 Years of Geocaching
Jul 25, 2025 GCB6J5P 2025 Jul 2025 Years of Geocaching in Chehalis, WA, to coincide with the Washington State Geocaching Association WSGA Summer Campout
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Event Date is Monday August 25, 2025 to highlight the number "25" for the "25" Years of Geocaching.
Event Time is ideally 6:25 am to 7:25 am to highlight the number "25" for the "25" Years of Geocaching, but is actually the posted times at top of 6:45 to 7:45 am.
Event Location is on the Streetcar-Street level (not lower level to Amtrak entrance) at handicap ramp at posted coords, ending in N "25" and W "25", to highlight the number "25" for 25 Years of Geocaching. Important Note: As this "25" event is joint with the monthly CITO event, the CITO activity sign-in will be at this location, but CITOers will fan out to clean-up the vast downtown area surrounding the Amtrak Piazza.
We also host a monthly CITO (Cache In Trash Out) cleanup, preceded at 6:00 to 6:30 am by a Pre-CITO fuel-up at a nearby coffee shop, on varying dates at the Amtrak Piazza.
THEME for CITO from June 25 to September 5, 2025 is HIDDEN GEMS.
This event is also a early morning CITO in a lovely treed gardened piazza by the Amtrak Station. STNolan left an amazing geo-legacy of hosting a number of morning gatherings here. Here has lotsa trash to clean up. Let's beautify this city block.
When: Monday, August 25, 2025
Time: 6:45 to 7:45 a.m.
Where: near Amtrak Piazza
Bring: Safety fluorescent vest (recommended);
Picker-upper tool, or similar;
Water bottle;
Insect Repellent, as you choose;
Garden, or other tougher, gloves.
HIDDEN GEMS item of your choice.
Provided: Trash bags;
Hand cleaner;
Snacks.
E-Souvenir: No. 2025 CITO Season 1 e-souvenir for CITOs ended in May.
Volunteer Hours: Bring your community service hours verification forms for sign-off.
Amtrak Piazza Garden: Geocachers noted that pumpkins, figs, corn, tomatoes, and grapes were growing in the garden plantars on August 1, 2025 at GCB806Q "It's Friday" geo-event. See "before" photos in GCB806Q. Four "after" photos are in images here. (Unsure what happened to "corn".)