Introducing “NoVAGO gets Gung Ho at National Museum of the USMC” Adventure Lab

NoVAGO and The National Museum of the Marine Corps invites you to explore roughly 200 years of USMC history by teaming up and creating the new Adventure Lab When Groundspeak released a limited number of Geocaching Adventure Lab credits to various geocaching organizations around the world NoVAGO was lucky enough to have been chosen. These new adventures are similar to the “lab caches” available at megas but will be in place for a much longer time, perhaps even permanently. The National Museum of the Marine Corps is a lasting tribute to U.S. Marines–past, present, and future.  You can only access the museum during normal open hours and admission is free. Also if you locate and correctly answer all 10 questions you will also receive coordinates for the mystery cache “Oorah! USMC Adventure Lab BONUS!” which is placed nearby in a Prince William County Park with permission. … Continue reading

Upgrade available for cachetur.no

Introducing cache-turminator.no Cachetur.no is a powerful trip-routing tool that has taken off in the caching world. However once all those caches are loaded up the challenge can be having enough time to stop and find them. Problem solved: announcing cache-turminator.no! With cache-turminator, load up all the caches on your route as usual, and then hop in the car. Cache-turminator will *automatically* log caches for you as you drive by! Using a comprehensive data catalog of cache details gleaned from a platoon of log-reading web robots, an advanced log-writing algorithm will piece together and post clever no-signature found-it logs at a pace mere humans only dream of. Example logs: “got the bison in the tree, forgot a pen, tftc”; “log too wet to write on”; “saw it but couldn’t reach it”. The cache-turminator database also includes pictures of the cache containers so you have the option to post “photo” logs. How … Continue reading

2018 Photo of the Year: Preliminary Voting

The thirteen photos below were each voted as the photo of the month during 2018 (one month had a tie). Now you can cast your preliminary vote for the 2018 Photo of the Year. The top vote-getters will advance to the final round. Instructions Click the image to view it larger Click outside the image to return to the poll Click the title to select a photo (the background will turn green for selected votes) To deselect an option, click the title again (the background will turn white) Cast your vote by clicking “Vote” [You will need to be logged in to vote. Login or register first!] [totalpoll id=”3312″] … Continue reading

Virginia State Parks are Free to Enter on New Years Day

Virginia State Parks are free to enter January 1st as a way to encourage everyone to start the New Year right. The hardest part may be deciding which park to visit and some of our past First Day Hike participants have visited more than one. The first 100 visitors to each park will receive a commemorative bumper sticker. For more information visit this LINK. … Continue reading