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!! … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

Fairfax County Parks Guidelines

The FCPA and NoVAGO are happy to announce the new guidelines for hiding caches in FCPA parks! On the FCPA geocaching page you will find a list of “blanket approval” parks as well as a web form for requesting permission for other FCPA parkland. We are very excited about this! It’s been a long time coming and everybody has been patient — but the wait is over! A huge THANK YOU to the NoVAGO members who worked on this project. For more information, visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/geocaching … Continue reading

NoVAGO 2007 Cache Awards

From now and until the 25th of February we will be taking the nominations for the categories below. The list of nominated caches and cachers will be posted for everyone to check out, and then vote on, starting on or before March 1st and will continue until 31st of March when voting will be locked. The winners will be announced at the meeting in April, in Loudoun County Please email your suggestions to the following email address: matsusie(at)gmail(dot)com Cache Eligibility: 1. Cache must have been placed between 1, January 2007 to 31 December 2007 2. Only 2 nominations per category … Continue reading

NoVAGO Meet & Greet and Cryptophobia Support Group GC18KFF

Please mark 2 February 2008 on your calendar, and plan to attend!! The “Event” has been in the scrolling window on the homepage for awhile, but it is easy to miss… so I thought I would throw out a reminder. The first Event of 2008 promises to be one you will not want to miss. You will get a chance to meet the 2008 NoVAGO Board, and to participate in a general membership meeting. Put faces to names, renew friendships, meet the new members, and before I forget…bring any and all new ideas on how we can help NoVAGO grow … Continue reading

Summer Shindig Sunday

Hey, hey, hey – it’s not too late to make plans (or change your plans) so you can attend the NoVAGO Summer Shindig (GC11329) in Pohick Bay Regional Park. The event starts at 10:30 this coming Sunday, August 5th, 2007. NoVAGO really knows how to host an event, and these major “season” events are not to be missed. Good food, good folks, and good times are guaranteed! See the NoVAGO Event Forum for some exciting news about a Silent Auction – the list of items is amazing. There will also be a Raffle, caches to hunt in the park and … Continue reading