About this cache:
When I'm out for a hike, one thing I really enjoy seeing is cool rock formations. It seems like our Pennsylvania State Game Lands have a lot of these places! This is the case here in SGL 79 just outside of Vintondale PA. The parking lot for this cache is right off of Route 22 westbound (see parking coordinates). This hike is around a 2 mile round trip hike along a level SGL road. During the summer, vegetation may make this hike more difficult, especially after rain. At these times, waterproof shoes and long pants are recommended. At GZ, it is a rocky area, so be careful poking around in these rocks for the cache. As this is SGL, please wear your orange, especially during the main hunting seasons.
About the Series:
This 25-for-25 Series was placed as a collaboration of local geocachers in the Johnstown-Altoona Geocaching Association (JAGA) area and surrounding counties. We wanted to place a series of 25 geocaches to celebrate 25 years of geocaching. We hope you enjoy the various types of hides, all across JAGA-land: Micro, Small, Regular, Large; Traditionals, Multi-Caches, Letterbox-Hybrid, Wherigo, and those pesky Mysteries. Happy 25th Birthday, Geocaching!
On May 3, 2000, Dave Ulmer, a computer consultant, wanted to test the accuracy of GPS by hiding a navigational target in the woods near Beavercreek, Oregon. He called the idea the "Great American GPS Stash Hunt" and posted it in an internet GPS users' group. The idea was simple: Hide a container out in the woods and note the coordinates with a GPS unit.
The finder would then have to locate the container with only the use of his or her GPS receiver. The rules for the finder were simple: "Take some stuff, leave some stuff."
On May 3, Dave placed his own container, a black bucket, in the woods, taking the location's coordinates to be N 45 17.460 W 122 24.800. Along with a logbook and pencil, he left various prize items including videos, books, software, and a slingshot. He shared the waypoint of his "stash" with the online community on sci.geo.satellite-nav.
THE REST IS HISTORY!
(Historic text taken, mostly as-is, with minor edits, from www.geocaching.com/about/history.aspx)
Throughout the spring and summer of 2025, look for various caches of this series to publish most weekends, with a "series final cache" to conclude the series on or around International Geocaching Day in August of 2025. That's one new JAGA-land cache for each year of geocaching's history, plus "one to grow!"
Be sure to write down or take photos of code words provided in some of the series caches (for caches that have them) that will help you get the coordinates for the series final when it is available at the end of the series.
See the entire 25-for-25 series list at 25for25.jaga.group
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