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 →

Celebrate the Parks

It seems like many organizations that help make geocaching great are celebrating big years right now. The Virginia State Parks are celebrating 80 years. You can help them celebrate in general by visiting 5 state parks and earn a free pass for next year (to support your geocaching habit of course) They’re also sponsoring a Geocaching Adventure where you can find official geocaches in 5, 10, 20 or all of the states parks and earn prizes. Our National Parks are celebrating an even bigger number, 100 years old! When could be a better time to get out and enjoy the parks. Happy Caching! … Continue reading →

2015 Cache Award Winners

On May 7th at the NoVAGO Spring Event the winners of the 2015 NoVAGO Cache Awards were announced and the winners presented with a trackable 2015 Cache Award Winner Geocoin. Winners of the 2015 NoVAGO Cache awards are as follows: Best Theme/Series: Minecraft by Serrabou & Dukester1 Best Kids Cache: The Big Red Caboose by CwillyPnGn Most Outstanding Location/Scenery: Semper Fidelis Memorial Trail by RobbitandPaul Most Creative Cache: HtGSC: Twinkle, Twinkle by zgrav and 4EverYoungs Most Physically Challenging to Find: LR911 Nature Excursion by LawnRescue911 Best Historical: All Aboard! Next Stop, Fairfax Station! by CwillyPnGn Best Camouflage: Minecraft: Sugarcane by Serrabou & Dukester1 Best Multi-Stage Cache: Minecraft: Redstone and Iron Ore by Serrabou & Dukester1 Best Mystery/Puzzle Cache: HtGSC: Twinkle, Twinkle by zgrav and 4EverYoungs Best Traditional: Book Nook by DPV1972 Best Other (Letterbox Hybrid, Earthcache, Whereigo, Event): Semper Fidelis Memorial Trail by RobbitandPaul Best CITO (Cache In, Trash Out): … 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 →

2015 Cache Awards – Voting is Open!!!

Congratulations to all 2015 cache award nominees! The list of all nominated caches, cachers and logs can be found here. Now to the tough part, voting! We’ll be keeping the voting open until the middle of April to give everyone a chance to head out and find these great caches. You can cast your vote here. Winners will be recognized at the Spring Event. NoVAGO, it’s time to Cast Your Votes!!! … Continue reading →