NoVAGO Celebrates CITO Week with Multiple Fall Events

On Saturday, October 1st 2017 join the NoVAGO for our Fall CITO at Burke Lake Park. This is a popular place for hiking and families with some of the best trails around including a scenic 4.78-mile fitness/biking/hiking trail which loops around the 218-acre lake. It is also home to one of Virginia’s oldest active geocaches! This is an excellent opportunity to give back to Mother Earth by picking up trash and helping with trail maintenance at this great Virginia park all while earning the exclusive CITO 2017 souvenir. The normal $10 per day Park fee for noncounty residents will be waived by the Park for all CITO participants. You will need to tell the Park Ranger at the gate that you are here for “Geocaching” AND for the “NoVAGO Fall CITO Event”. NoVAGO Fall CITO at Burke Lake Park Sunday, October 1, 2017 (9:00-11:00 a.m.) Burke Lake Park 7315 Ox Road Fairfax Station, VA 22039 … Continue reading →

Fall Auction List

NoVAGO’s 3rd Annual Hauntingly Familiar Fall Event October 28th is is quickly approaching and with that comes our annual Fall Event and Auction.  This auction is what sets up NoVAGO’s operating budget for the following year.  Please remember that donations benefit NoVAGO directly. This is NoVAGO’s primary fund raiser, and it allows us to pay for CITO materials, event pavilion rentals, and furnish the burgers, dogs, and sausages for each of our seasonal events, and covers our web hosting fees. If you have an item you’d like to donate, please contact Awesnap via a message on gc.com, e-mail, or even Facebook.  Please describe the item, and state your silent auction opening bid if you desire to have one. Pictures are great as well! You are welcome to donate anonymously if you so desire. If you’d prefer, you may also contact any of the other officers.  Here’s the Silent Auction Catalog, … Continue reading →

Scotts Run CITO a Success!

NoVAGO would like to thank both it’s members and the MGS for making the clean up at Scott’s Run a huge Success.  Over 23 geocachers and family woke up early Saturday and volunteered to pick up trash.  Many of the usual litter suspects where there for the pickings like beer bottles, bagged dog poo, cigarettes, a shoe, and a I saw one tire made it in the pile.   … Continue reading →

And the 2016 Cache Awards Winners are…

The rains stopped, the sun rose, and NoVAGO members flocked to Sundays ¡No Bull! ¡Pick that up! CITO and Bull Run Bonanza Returns events.  Thanks to everyone who helped out and attended to make this Spring event a success.  We look forward to seeing everyone again in the fall! HERE ARE THE 2016 NoVAGO CACHE AWARD WINNERS: Best Theme/Series Toponaut by Serrabou (12 caches) Best Kids Cache The Royal Order of the Holy Mackerel* by CWillyPngn Most Outstanding Location/Scenery 14 – X Marks the Spot by hooclass2002, rodndor, and reedkickball Most Creative Cache 2016 NoVAGO Murder Mystery #6: DiamondLog by 4everyoungs Most Physically Challenging to Find 14 – X Marks the Spot by hooclass2002, rodndor, and reedkickball Best Historical/Educational Cache Fort Ward History by Ezio10 Best Camouflage The Monkey’s Missing Treehouse by TheUnstealthy Monkey Best Multi-Stage Cache Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by TheMalfoys Best Mystery/Puzzle Cache Toponaut: Hemlock 4, Master by Serrabou Best Traditional … Continue reading →

NoVAGOing to the River (NoVAGO Summer Event)

Mark your calendars for a day of fun in the sun with NoVAGO at the summer event because we’re NoVAGOing to the River! We’ll be up at Riverbend Park from 10am to 1pm on July 23rd. Bring your favorite dish for the potluck and enjoy the company of fellow cachers. We’ve got the pavilion reserved for the day plus there are boat rentals available! More details are available on the cache page. … Continue reading →

NoVAGO’s Spring Event – Caching in the Sky with Diamonds

Join us May 7th at Sky Meadows State Park for NoVAGO’s Spring Picnic Event: Caching in the Sky with Diamonds and 2015 NoVAGO Cache Awards Presentations. It’s a potluck event and we’re breaking out the grill! Come out to help recognize the folks who have been driving force to making NoVAGO so much fun, meet new caching friends, take a free tour of the historic house and enjoy something tasty from Settle’s Kettle! Please visit the event cache page for more details and to mark your will attend! … Continue reading →

NoVAGO Spring CITO: Occoquan Calls

It’s that time for another of NoVAGO’s quarterly CITOs! Come out to help clean up stunningly beautiful (and more so with our help!) Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday, May 15th at 9:30. Entrance fees are waived for CITO volunteers! All cleanup gear including bags and gloves will be provided, you bring your sense of adventure! … Continue reading →

This Sunday: Fantastic Fall Fun!

This weekend, join us at Providence Park in Fairfax for NoVAGO’s Fall Event: Hauntingly Familiar! Sunday, October 25, 2015, 11 am – 3pm. We’ll start the day off with casual Halloween-themed games and a brand new icebreaker. While you enjoy a picnic lunch, browse the items available in our Silent Auction and Pick-a-Prize. Then, try your luck at Mischievous Ducks or the Cache Packing Challenge. And for those truly brave souls, wear your best costume to the event and be judged by your fellow NoVAGO cachers. Costumes will be judged in three categories: Best Adult Costume, Best Kids Costume, and Best Geocaching-Themed Costume. Winners will each receive a Halloween caching prize. Winners of all prizes and auction items will be announced at the end of the event. Please consider bringing a dish, dessert, or drinks to share at the picnic lunch. NoVAGO will provide the usual hamburgers and hotdogs, as … Continue reading →