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2021 Cache Award Winners

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NoVAGO members gathered together at Mason District Park in Annandale for the NoVAGO Spring Picnic and Awards event. Thank you to everyone who helped to organize and make the day run smoothly. Here are the 2021 NoVAGO Cache Award Winners… CACHE OF THE YEAR (GC9C9C4) cschooner aka the Duckmeister: A tribute by kiisikwa GEOCACHER OF THE YEAR Thompsonkickers Best Theme or Series Name that Tune by MJBinski Best Kids Cache (GC8HV17) Hidden Woodland Critters Tree Sculpture by TheUnstealthy Monkey Most Outstanding Location or Scenery Tie: (GC95NT5) Water versus Rock: The Grudge Match by kiisikwa  and (GC9D8ZG) Ogling Eagles by Serrabou Most Creative Cache (GC9JPWK) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Sally by rlobecker Most Physically Challenging to Find (GC9F7BG) Nightmare Before Cachemas: Zero by Alice & the Rooster (ZippyFinn) Best Historical or Educational (GC99D4K) Бонус из кеша советской прото-геокешинговой лабора by Nothereeither Best Camouflage (GC9CBRG) Turning Point Suffragist Memorial by supertodd88 Best Multi-stage Cache (GC9C9C4) cschooner aka … Continue reading →

Nominees for NOVAGO’s 2021 Geocache Awards

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2021 NOVAGO Award Nominee Badge

Thanks very much to those of you who took the time to send in nominations! We had a lot of nominations this year and have been working hard to compile a list of the most popular for our members to vote on. While not all nominations were able to make the final cut, we were impressed with every suggestion that was sent in to us, making the decisions even harder.

Voting is scheduled to be open for ALL categories April 1-22, 2022.  Winners will be announced at our NoVAGO 2022 Spring Picnic and Awards Event on [Date TBD].

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2021 Cache Award Nominations are now OPEN

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Each year NoVAGO honors some of the best caches that were placed in Northern Virginia. Cache nominations and awards are a chance for you to recognize the efforts of fellow NoVAGO cachers who have placed hides that you have enjoyed.  Help recognize the great caches and the people who placed them by nominating your favorites for the 2021 NoVAGO Cache Awards! To nominate please head over to this NoVAGO’s 2021 Cache Awards Nominations Link. Categories are as follows: Cache of the Year Best Theme/Series Best Kids Cache Most Outstanding Location/Scenery Most Creative Cache Most Physically Challenging to Find Best Historical/Educational Cache Best Multi Stage Best Mystery/Puzzle Best Traditional Best Other (Letterbox Hybrid, Wherigo, Event) Best CITO Best Log Rookie of the Year (First find in 2021) Volunteer of the Year Cacher of the Year Best Earthcache Best Adventure Lab Best Photo posted in a log … Continue reading →

“Trails at the MSV Geotrail” Coming To Northern Virginia June 5

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A new 12 cache geotrail is being launched in Winchester on June 5, 2021 at 10:30 am. The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley has preserved 90 acres of the largest green space in the city of Winchester and it is open to the public year-round.  The MSV has more than three miles of trails for walking, running, and biking that will take cachers through fields, woods, and wetlands. Those who find them all will have an opportunity to be among the first to earn a commemorative geocoin created specifically for this collection of traditional caches.  Access to the Trails at the MSV is free. Here is the link to the event: “Trails at the MSV Geotrail” Kickoff Event (GC9B40C) … Continue reading →