Northern Virginia Geocaching Organization

Swelter at the Shelter Event & Silent Auction

The NoVAGO Swelter at the Shelter Summer Event is fast approaching, 20 July 08 is right around the corner and will be here before you know it. The event promises to be a �doozie� as all NoVAGO events are; plenty of caches to hunt, great food, super people, a raffle, and back by popular demand�our NoVAGO Annual Silent Auction.

Please indicate your attendance and whatever potluck food item you may be bringing on the event page

The Silent Auction catalog (it will be updated as additional item donations are received) can be found in the NoVAGO forums in this thread.

The Silent Auction is the only method NoVAGO uses to generate funds to operate for the coming year. Check it out, there are already some great items on auction, and more will be added.

June 2008 Spotlight: TeamWeathergirl

The latest member spotlight is TeamWeathergirl!

You can read all about it in our forums.

2007 NoVAGO Awards

Cache of the Year Presentations
Ahem, and the winners are...

Best Theme/Series
Be the Genealogist-Final by reedkickball (GC14X8B)

Best Kids Cache
Farm, Field, and Forest by The VanDucks (GC10BXJ)

Best Location Cache
Infarmary by Ka-Ching! (GC11J8X)

Best Hike
If You Want To Run With The Big Dogs...Greyhound by _BBQ_ (GC123T7)

Best History Related Cache
From the Halls of Montezuma by Blakeley Pirates (GC10A6N)

Best Multi-Stage Cache
A Walk in the Woods by 2Wheelin (GC13ZDZ)
Fox Hunt by zygote2k (GC11027)

Best Mystery/Puzzle Cache
Be the Genealogist-Final by reedkickball (GC14X8B)

Best Letterbox Hybrid
Long Black Veil by flyingmoose (GCZZ9M)

Best Earthcache
Wetlands: A Natural Treasure by mgsgagag (GC105P8)
Tour de Geology by 2Wheelin (GC10N4P)

Cache of the Year
Be the Genealogist-Final by reedkickball (GC14X8B)

Rookie of the Year
Bubba Q Jack

Cacher of the Year
2Wheelin (second year running!)

REMINDER-NoVAGO Spring Fling - Redux Event!!!

Just a gentle reminder that this year our (rescheduled) Spring event, the NoVAGO Spring Fling - Redux (GC1BHNG) is this coming Saturday, 10 May 08, at Algonkian Regional Park. Good food, good friends, and a good time!! Lots of caches in the local area, and I hear there are even some new ones.

Please see the cache page for details, and if you have not signed up yet...it is not too late.

See ya there!!

New Poll!

Based on a member's suggestion, there is a new poll on the NOVAGO website. You can find it on the right side of the main page. Be sure to cast your vote!

April Member Spotlight

Just how did BubbaQJack get his nickname, will he keep his cache-a-day streak alive, and more in the April member spotlight.

NoVAGO 2008 April CITO Event and Picnic

Come one Come all ... to the
NoVAGO 2008 CITO Event and Picnic
Sunday, April 20th

This is a combined event and sign up is through the CITO page at GC19V2A. It will be a great time and a chance to meet old friends and put a face with all those new names you have been seeing in the logs.

Event Schedule
9:30am-10:00am arrival, log-in, and instructions
10:am-12:00 pm CITO! PRE-Picnic Caching!
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm pictures, and clean-up
12:30 pm-4:00 pm NoVAGO Spring Fling Picnic 2008

CITO Parking and Picnic Location
Falcon Ridge Recreation Center
22025 Evergreen Mills Road
Leesburg, VA 20175

For more details see the Cache page at GC19V2A

March Member Spotlight

If you haven't read it already, don't forget to check out March's member spotlight: LionHeart!

Fairfax County Parks Guidelines

The FCPA and NoVAGO are happy to announce the new guidelines for hiding caches in FCPA parks! You can get more information and join the discussion in this forum thread.

robert

NoVAGO Cache Awards 2007 Voting

2007 Geocache Award Voting

Below are the caches and cachers up for awards. You have until the end of March to vote. If you have time, visit the caches below, and then vote by picking one cache from each category, and email your vote to:
novagoawards2007@gmail.com