Don’t forget to attend the 2009 NoVAGO Meet and Greet/Sit and Eat this Sunday, February 15 at George Mason Library on Little River Turnpike in Annandale. Meet the new officers and board, find out the direction of NoVAGO in the upcoming year and see how you can enhance your caching experience! Also, cache pages for new caches will be provided. There are 5+ ALLH (A Little Local History) caches, all within Annandale. … Continue reading
Do you like to meet interesting, like minded, friendly people? How about good food…do you like good food? Then GC1KZYG “Over the Hump – Once Again” is an Event you should really enjoy. It takes place on 11 Feb 09, starting at 6:30PM at the Fuddruckers in Annandale. (Thanks to D&C for reviving this one). Now…if you do not like people or food, but you do like books…then take a gander at GC1KR68 “Well Would You Look At That?”. It”s a month long 2-28 Feb 09 Geocaching Display, constructed by NetworkCacher for NoVAGO, in the Kings Park Library, Fairfax County, Burke, VA. This one will do much to educate the public about geocaching, and will also increase awareness of the pastime as legitimate recreational activity. What a fantastic idea!!
Just a gentle reminder that we have 3 events (2 Member and 1 NoVAGO) right around the corner. Rocky Run Stream Valley Park CITO 25 Oct 08 GC1GZR2 WWFM? (World Wide Flash Mob) GC1H472 8 Nov 08 Huntley Meadows CITO: Dogue Creek GC1GW7P 22 Nov 08 Details are in the scrolling box, upper right-hand corner of this Home Page. The CITOs are a great way to give back to the community and land managers, and the WWFM is pure fun – you have to see it, and take part in it to believe it! Come on out. … Continue reading
Be sure to mark SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 on your calendar for the NoVAGO Octoberfe(a)st! This year we’ll be in Arlington at Bluemont Park. Cache page is here. See you then! … Continue reading
Three NoVAGO cachers cphug, blrkt, and Buglady1 all met at Lake Fairfax Park to give a presentation on geocaching to 29 campers for Ravenquest. This camp aims at providing new discoveries to disadvantaged youth between 12 – 15 years of age. Five cache boxes were placed around the park filled with ingredients for Smores. The 3 volunteer cachers gave a presentation about geocaching and how the game works then took the groups out on a real cache hunt to find the boxes. A great time was had by all! Special thanks to our contact Chris Goldbecker who coordinated the early communication and set up support. Thanks also to TooWheelin & Rufnredy for passing this great volunteering opportunity to NoVAGO members. Pix will be posted when Buglady1 can figure out where to upload…stay tuned..
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. 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. … Continue reading
TEAM WEATHERGIRL – What a great caching bunch! Tell us about your caching name. I work in the weather business bouncing between the National Weather Service and managing weather satellite development programs. My daughter got enamored with weather and picked up the nickname of “Weathergirl” at a young age. Weathergirl has four brothers and being the only girl is not always easy. Since she was the most enthusiastic about geocaching when we started, we went with her nickname. In a way it helps her stand out from the male dominated crowd she lives with. Tell us about the members of Team Weathergirl and what each one of you brings to the caching experience. Our youngest cacher’s nickname is Mr. O. He turns 10 this month and is the most enthusiastic about opening the cache to find the surprises inside. His most favorite treasures are matchbox cars. He likes caching with … Continue reading
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!) … Continue reading
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!! … Continue reading
Just how did Bubba Q. Jack get his nickname, will he keep his cache-a-day streak alive, and more . . . Welcome to April’s Spotlight! Tell us about your caching name. There used to be a great Bar-B-Que place on the way to Shady Side Maryland called “Pig Outs” that had the best ribs. I would drive from Arlington, Virginia just for lunch or dinner but it went out of business. In a quest to replace such wonderful ribs I went from Maine to Florida stopping at as many places to sample the fare. I’ve located several restaurants (joints) that come close but never perfect. One place was named Bubba’s and I liked the idea of adding the Q and Jack which is the nickname for John. Thus Bubba Q. Jack was created. How were you introduced to Geocaching and what was the first cache you found? After gaining 35 … Continue reading