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Spring has Sprung

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And that means loads of events and chances to get out and meet and socialize with other cachers. There are so many things are happening in the next few weeks … We have another CITO event scheduled this month in Sugarland Run. CITO’s are a great opportunity to show our appreciation for the parks and those who allow us to place caches in them. Please come out and lend a hand, it is really is a good time and a lot of fun wandering the woods with a bunch of other cachers.  Ask those who volunteered their time at Beaverdam Reservoir last weekend .. Events for March include: 3/13 2012 NoVAGO Award Nominations – Tortillas & Talk by NoVAGO | GC46PM0 | Virginia 3/13 Are you Soup-erstitous? by hokiecachers and ItMustBeJames | GC4629Z | Virginia 3/14 Pizza 3.14159 in NoVA 😉 by rufnredy | GC46NY6 | Virginia 3/15 The Ides … Continue reading →

Happy February ;)

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Well, January has come and gone and we welcomed in February with an awesome event. Lots of folks braved the cold and attended NoVAGO’s Winter Event Groundhog Day at Glen Carlyn. Big Thanks to Nemo Consequentia and In2Mud for placing caches and to Schwandt and DerekTiffany for bringing in the donuts and drinks. The new caches include a must do multi Nemo created in under a week. Loved the hike, stages, and little twists and turns along the way. It has been NoVAGO member recommended and is on the bookmark list already .. VOLUNTEERS All, we need help .. We are looking for people willing to take a couple hours out of a weekend day to teach or assist at a geocaching 101 class. Currently NoVAGO has been asked to support a dozen classes this spring and summer and we need to start planning staff involvement. These classes are a … Continue reading →

Winter Event Updates – Please Read

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Good Morning Everyone … Hope you are all enjoying the snow … brings back memories of last week in Northern Norway building a radome in between snow falls 😉 After some discussion, and considering we only have 9 will attends so far, we have changed the event to follow in the tradition of the winter events of the last couple years and made it doughnuts and hot drinks. NoVAGO will supply coffee, tea, hot chocolate and doughnuts. If there is something special you would like to add to the list, you are more than welcome, but nothing is required … The rest of the page pretty much remained the same … the schedule was modified some as there will be no big potluck this time out … We hope you are not too disappointed, but in the big picture … as the web page mentions, there are a boat load … Continue reading →

Volunteers Needed

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It is that time of year again. Various groups throughout the area are planning their summer schedules and we have received several requests for geocaching classes. We are looking for volunteers to help out. Generally speaking the classes will consist of a short presentation on geocaching and, for most, a short trip into the local wilds looking for caches. NoVAGO has several presentations in hand from previous classes and we are looking to update them before all the classes start, so there is very little prep work to be done. A typical class lasts around 2 hours anad could be any time of day or day of week. What we need are speakers to give the presentation and a few helpers to accompany the students on a cache hunt. The bottom line is we need YOU, whatever level of support you are comfortable with. As classes come up, we will … Continue reading →

Looking Ahead …

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Well, hope everyone is over the holidays and back into the swing of things. Lots happening in NoVAGO. Trying to set up the winter event, looking into a couple requests for assistance in Geocaching Classes, and generally trying to stir the pot. Winter event – I have been looking for an inside venue and have not had much luck. I did get a suggestion that maybe one of the communities has a community center we could use for a nominal fee of course … Just don’t know which one ..That is where YOU come in … If you have a center that may be available early February, please let me know and we will look into it. Classes – We have had a couple requests so far for support in Geocaching Classes. If you are interested, your time permitting of course, and can help out with teaching, helping explain GPS … Continue reading →

Happy New Year …

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Just wanted to say a few words to kick things off.   This will probably be the only time you will get a “few” words out of me 😉 First, I would like to thank the outgoing Officers and Directors for all their work in the past year.  We have come a long way this year with many new members and milestones galore.   I would ask everyone to welcome in the new Officers for 2013: President                   rufnredy Vice President        Schwandt Secretary                 WVKiwi Treasurer                 KanukGirl Public Relations    Nicole and Jim We are all looking forward to a great year and much success. Part of our plan is to have a number of events throughout the area. The first is GC42XH3 Thanks!  We want to invite everyone to attend this Thursday evening.  It is a chance to thank the … Continue reading →

October 2012 Spotlight: B-Sharps

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Tell us about your caching name B-Sharps was bestowed upon us during the GC2R3K0 incident. You’ll have to check that cache page out for more details. Our original name was .trabpukciP but we immediately realized how horrible that was and it gave us an idea for our first cache. How were you introduced to Geocaching and what was the first cache you found? Geocaching was just something we learned about through osmosis. We wanted to go hiking one day and so we loaded up coordinates for GCGCCF. It was all we needed to start the addiction full on. Tell us about your receiver and any other “tools” (hardware and software) that help you cache: Heather frequently calls me a tool, so I would say that I’m the most important tool aside from our Garmin Oregon 450. What essential items do you always carry in your cache bag? Other tools have been, chain saws, … Continue reading →

NoVAGO’s 2011 Geocache Awards

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Voting for the 2011 Cache Awards has begun and you can go HERE to see what caches or cachers to vote for. Once you have decided VOTE HERE Winners will be announced at Down by the River “NoVAGO’s Spring Event” There will be extra incentive to visit these caches, in the form of another cache (in the works!) that will require you to find a certain number of the nominated caches. The idea is that you can go visit as many of the nominated caches as possible before you vote. So go get ’em! Here is a bookmark list of nominated caches. … Continue reading →

NoVAGO’s 2011 Cache Award Nominations

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Each year we hold voting to highlight some of the best caches that were placed in the NoVAGO area. This is a chance for you to recognize the efforts of your fellow NoVAGO cachers who have placed hides that you have enjoyed (or hope to enjoy one day!) From now and until the 18th of March, we will be taking 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 about March 21st, and will continue for a month when voting will be locked. A special cache will be placed that will require you to visit a good percentage of the nominated caches in order to log the cache. (Check back later for details.) The winners will be announced at the Spring NOVAGO event. See more HERE! … Continue reading →

NoVAGO “Frozen Event” GC1132A 27 Feb 2011

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Come one, come all to what (regardless of the weather) promises to be a warm time with good friends.  Long time geocacher, or just getting started, NoVAGO member, or not…everyone is welcome.  NoVAGO is hosting a “Frozen Event” GC1132A at Lake Fairfax Park, click the blue title bar above to go right to the cache page. – Specifics are: 9am, 27 February 2011 Lake Fairfax Pavilion “K” (next to the lake) Coffee and other hot beverages along with breakfast pastries will be provided. NoVAGO Coins and Patches will be available for purchase. Lake Fairfax Park has many geocaches, and there will even be a few new ones!! Lake Fairfax Park Ranger attending (tentative). Maybe a cache run to the BAT-21 caches if anyone is interested (since the final of the series is in the same park.).