Nominees for NOVAGO’s 2022 Geocache Awards
Thanks to all those who took the time to send in nominations. While not all nominations were able to make the final cut, we were impressed with every suggestion. The hardworking awards committee have compiled the caches on this list from the very best of 2022. We invite all geocachers to go out and find as many of these wonderful caches as possible. For a geocaching friendly list, CLICK HERE.
Voting is scheduled to be open for ALL categories April 1-15, 2023. Winners will be announced at our NoVAGO 2023 Spring Picnic and Awards Event on May 6, 2023. Details of the event are in another post.
Without further ado, here are the nominees:
Best Traditional Cache
Gods of Fairfax – Apollo (GC9VQ57) by Djglitterbunz
Kindness Rocks TB Hotel (GC9RXFB) by HyperactiveGirl
TB Hotel The Green Lodge (GC9K3ZN) by TheWanderesss
Knulprek (GC9XN7Y) by Movin M’s
Gods of Fairfax – Hades 2.0 (GC9XKQ2) by Djglitterbunz
Best Mystery/Puzzle Cache
NoVAGO U: Chemistry 100 & 101 (GC9ZZH5) by hrothroc
NoVAGO U: Opera (GCA0TAN) by rlobecker
The Falls Church Library Mystery (GC9QHD9) by Mary Styles the Librarian
NoVAGO U: Spelling 231 (GC9P2DW) by The_Creeds
NoVAGO U: Wood Shop (GC9ZZT9) by SP4FUN
Best Multi-Cache
NoVAGO U: ROTC (GC9Z527) by pwesleynd93
NoVAGO U: All about the Optics (GC9YHMV) by zgrav
NoVAGO U: Home Economics (GC9W8R3) by VAPirate
Best Other (Earthcache, Letterbox Hybrid, Wherigo, or Virtual)
Amazeballs(ton) (GC9ZKNA) by TheWanderesss
NoVAGO U: Geology 101 (GC9XX2D) by Dr. kiisikwa
Fairy Tales & Fables: The Three Billy Goats Gruff (GCA2110) by GriffinTamer88 and dog
Anatomy of a Fault (GC9QB9M) by TheWanderesss
NoVAGO U: Underwater Basketweaving (GC9Y2K0) by Professor Dumbledork
Best Event (Event, CITO, or Community Celebration)
NoVAGO FOTO Floato CITO Fall 22 (GC9Z4PW) by DePhogration
NoVAGO U: Environmental Science – CI(OPO)TO (GCA0Y39) by Dumbledork_Minerva
NoVAGO U: Recess (GCA0Y3B) by Dumbledork_Minerva
Xtra Help on Sir Crabby – New Years Get Together (GC9JX20) by MrPsyduck
Best Adventure Lab Series
Sick Syndicate of Unjustly Letter Misusers by Awesnap
Puzzling at Loudoun Co.’s new downtown by mcgmarauders
NoVAGO U: Hiking by MJBinski
Dyke Marsh by 200_laps
Best Theme/Series
Gods of Fairfax (placed in 2022) by Djglitterbunz
MAGC 28-35 (placed in 2022) by pwesleynd93
Roovendell by Serabou
First Annual Turkey Drop by Awesnap
Cache of the Year
NoVAGO U: Geology 101 (GC9XX2D) by kiisikwa
NoVAGO U: Opera (GCA0TAN) by rlobecker
Roovendell 12: Gigantor (GC9PQ33) by Serrabou
NoVAGO U: Chemistry 100 & 101 (GC9ZZH5) by hrothroc
Best Camouflage
Pure Evil 2 (GC9XMFZ) by wallmeister22601
CamoCache2 (GC9Q403) by meganbeissner, jtbeissner
Ay Chihuahua! – Athena’s Revenge (GC9XDXF) by RetiredMPO
NoVAGO U: Hydrology (GC9RHV7) by supertodd88
Water Works (GC9ZWV6) by Sean_Goat08
Most Outstanding Location/Scenery
NoVAGO U: Hiking (GC9ZJVQ) by MJBinski
NoVAGO U: Hydrology 101 (GC9RHV7) by supertodd88
Kindness Rocks TB Hotel (GC9RXFB) by HyperactiveGirl
Best Historical/Educational Cache
Transforming Langston Blvd (GC9WNPM) by TheUnstealthy Monkey
Mosby’s Rock (GC9VX7N) by GriffinTamer88 and dog
NoVAGO U: Geology 101 (GC9XX2D) by Dr. kiisikwa
Anatomy of a Fault (GC9QB9M) by TheWanderesss
Most Creative Cache
Pirate See Through (GC9MM12 ) by VAPirate
NoVAGO U: Opera (GCA0TAN) by rlobecker
NoVAGO U: Underwater Basketweaving (GC9Y2K0) by Serrabou
NoVAGO U: Chemistry 100 & 101 (GC9ZZH5) by hrothroc
Thar She Blows (GC9MZAN) by GriffinTamer88 and dog
Most Physically Challenging to Find
Roovendell 12: Gigantor (GC9PQ33) by Serrabou
Tree Lovers in Herndon Reborn (GC9VY7W) by GriffinTamer88
Thirteen Lives (GC9YEJ5) by supertodd88
Duck on the Stump of Doom (GC9YVPJ) by Serrabou
Rocky Horror (GC9Z58R) by T_N_C
Best Kids Cache
Pirate See Through (GC9MM12) by VAPirate
Kindness Rocks TB Hotel (GC9RXFB) by HyperactiveGirl
The Falls Church Library Mystery (GC9QHD9) by Mary Styles the Librarian
NoVAGO U: Opera (GCA0TAN) by rlobecker
NoVAGO U: Home Economics (GC9W8R3) by VAPirate
NoVAGO U: Geology 101 (GC9XX2D) by Dr. kiisikwa
Best Log
Best Photo Post in a Log
jasonasemt found Bonus Cache for W. LoCo Civil Rights History Lab
TeamXMan found NoVAGO U: Photoshopping
Serrabou found Chimney Top Cache – nominated photo titled “Clifftop View”
SP4FUN found NoVAGO U: Geology 101
TheUnstealthy Monkey found Thirteen Lives – nominated photo titled “Ack!”
Rookie of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
2022 Special Volunteer Recognition
For more on this special honor, read our announcement.
Cacher of the Year
Nominees who make it to the NoVAGO annual cache awards final voting ballot may add this special SWAG to their cache page and to their geocaching.com profile as desired:
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Do you qualify for the Best of 2022 Challenge Cache? This year we are celebrating all great caches published in 2022. Find 25 or more within the NoVAGO territories which have 5+ favorite points to qualify. Thank you vpdj for placing and maintaining this cache. (GCA4R11)