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NoVAGO’s Fall into Geocaching Event

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Hear ye!!  Hear ye!!  Come one, come all…NoVAGO’s “Fall into Geocaching” Event is scheduled for Sunday, November 21st 2010, at Occoquan Regional Park.  If you’ve attended a NoVAGO seasonal event before…well, you know what a great time it will be, if you’ve never attended…then here’s your chance to experience NoVAGO at its very best!! A special invitation is extended to the new members of NoVAGO…come on out and put faces to names…this is a perfect way to do it.  Good food, good friends, and a darn good time guaranteed!!!. The event page has been published (GC2EVEX).  There are quite a … Continue reading →

Brambleton Fall Festival Cacher’s Corner

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The Brambleton Fall Festival includes a Geocaching Event!!!   They have set up a special area at the Brambleton Welcome Center for cachers to meet at the Fall Festival that will run from 4-7 pm on Saturday, October 9th 2010. There will be snacks and drinks, and bathroom facilities available as well. There will be plenty of fun for the entire family. This will be the launch date for several new cache’s in the community, and we will have limited edition Geocoins available to the first 90 people to locate all these new cache’s and return to the Cacher’s Corner with … Continue reading →

Mountain Trailmasters

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Title: Mountain Trailmasters Location: Sky Meadows State Park Link out: Click here Description: Like a good walk? Enjoy exploring the forests, mountains and trails? Here is the popular Occoquan and Potomac Trailmasters series redux except using trails and caches along the Shenandoah and the surrounding Mountains. Calling all Mountain Trailmasters to meet with fellow hiking enthusiasts. Enjoy a chance to talk to others about some of the great caches, hikes and experiences you have had while walking the parks and trails in the foothills of the Appalachians. Where: Sky Meadows State Park Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010 When: 11:00 There … Continue reading →

Wolf Run Shoals CITO

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Title: Wolf Run Shoals CITO Location: End of Wolf Shoals Road Link out: Click here Description: If you missed the last CITO we hosted, this is your chance to come visit another gem of an area accessed by the Bull Run/Occoquan “Blue” Trail. We will meet at the posted coordinates, chat for a few minutes, and then head out on the trail for a few hours of cleanup. We will convene back at parking and have some refreshments. Start Time: 09:00 Date: 2010-09-11 … Continue reading →

SUMMER EVENT: NoVAGO’s Scorching Sortie to the Pony Barn GC2BMJ8

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Your attention is invited to the NoVAGO’s “Scorching Sortie to the Pony Barn” Summer Event…come one, come all – everyone is invited: members, non-members, visitors, and the curious. The event will take place on 8 August 2010, at the Pony Barn Pavilion, Reston, VA.  If you’ve attended a NoVAGO seasonal event before…you know what a great time it will be, if you’ve never attended…well here’s your chance to experience NoVAGO at its best. Good food, good friends, and a darn good time guaranteed!!!.    Please click on the blue title bar for this post to go right to the cache … Continue reading →

FCPA/NoVAGO “60 Years of Parks” Geocoins

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The Director of the Fairfax County Parks Services Division has given me a number of FCPA/NoVAGO geocoins to place in geocaches throughout the county.  If you would like to assist in placing some of the coins…please contact me either through my Profile, PM from the Forums, or e-mail.  We can coordinate how to get the coins to you.  The coins were produced as a joint venture between the Fairfax County Park Authority and NoVAGO, and celebrate Fairfax County’s “60 Years of Parks”. Fairfax County Park Authority/NoVAGO coins are now out and being placed in caches all around fairfax county(with a … Continue reading →

NoVAGO Geocaching Diet Event #5

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Title: NoVAGO Geocaching Diet Event #5 Location: 2 Creek Trail Link out: Click here Description: Our Event: W&OD Two Creek Trail Hike This 19-acre site is located near mile marker 30 of the W&OD Trail between Goose and Sycolin creeks. A one-mile walking and equestrian trail winds around the park’s perimeter, providing views of Goose Creek’s largely untouched forested banks. The trail is shaded by woods for about ¾ of way and there are plenty of opportunities for cooling hot feet in a cool creek. However, STRONG bug repellent highly recommended. There are ticks. Parts of the trail were mowed … Continue reading →

Event CacheNoVAGO Geocaching Diet Event #4

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Title: Event CacheNoVAGO Geocaching Diet Event #4 Location: Ida Lee Park Link out: Click here Description: Healthy Barbecue – Make Your Own Kabobs! As with other NoVAGO picnic events, we will be having a potluck meal. It is hoped that the event attendees will bring something to add to the meal. In an effort to reach our Geocaching Diet goals we are going to try to eat better at these events! We would like to set up “Make Your Own Kabobs” potluck tables for these events. Kabobs (or Kebobs) are pieces of meat, poultry, fish and/or vegetables, threaded onto skewers … Continue reading →