3rd Annual Milestones Meet & Greet + Hidey Awards Event Cache
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3rd Annual Milestones Meet & Greet + Hidey Awards
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
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Join us on Saturday (2/6/10) 5-9 pm for a mid-winter meet and greet in the Parish Hall of Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Martha's (AllStarSS) famous chili provided....bring a salad, soft drinks or dessert to share.
This is to recognize those in our community who have reached "milestones" recently ("00" caches). Post a note (by Tuesday midnight, 2/2/10) with the most recent milestone you have reached, and we will present you with a printed certificate commemorating your achievement.
The event will conclude with the presentation of "Hidey" awards recognizing special achievements in geocaching. Nomination Parameters:
• Caches must have been placed between August 1, 2007 and Dec 31, 2009. (Archived caches that were placed during the date range are eligible for nomination)
• All Caches must be within the area of: N 37 28.000; W 77 00.000; E 75 48.398 and S the North Carolina Border.
• You must have found the cache in order to nominate it for a Hidey Award
• All nominations are due by 1/10/2010 You may nominate up to THREE caches per category.
Send all nominations to hideyawards@gmail.com
The categories are:
OUTSTANDING TRADITIONAL CACHE (regular size)
The type of cache that started it all! The caches nominated here are those standard ammo cans or regular-sized boxes that are simply placed and marked with coordinates without puzzles to solve or multiple stages and such. However, we are looking for the best of the best of these traditional caches.
Nominees and winners:
HR Alphabet Soup: Q is for Quackery2 (GC16NN4) (Gold)
Atlantic Wildfowl Travel Bug Heritage Museum (GC18YZ6) (Silver)
DMB TB Hotel (GC1EN4K) (Bronze)
Cristos-pherein (GC1600V)
The Intersection (GC1HQ5E)
NANO Factory (GC1Y6XJ)
The Swamp Fox (GC19038)
What Goes Up....Must Come Down (GC16MN2)
Woodland Correspondence (GC18G9M)
Cache Factory (GC17H1E)
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OUTSTANDING MICRO CACHE
Anybody can place a nano-container on a piece of metal but what makes a great micro cache? Caches nominated in this category answer that question by using the micro cache's size to achieve a great effect that couldn't be done with a traditional cache. It's hard to make a satisfying micro but these caches offer the finder something creative and special.
Nominees and winners:
o HR Alphabet Soup: K is for Mr. Krabs and the Krusty Krew (Gold)
o One for the Masses (Silver)
o Pembroke 4 (Silver)
o Nail Biter (Bronze)
o River Beast Row
o Teamwork Required
o Lynette's Lair
o Arf! Arf!
o Get me out of the jailhouse...
o Not so Fresh Anymore
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OUTSTANDING MULTI-STAGE CACHE
Caches nominated in this category use the multi-stage technique to its best effect. Either through the method used to locate each stage, the location of the various stages, or the story that ties them all together, these caches allow the cacher to experience an incredible journey.
Nominees and winners:
o Fido's Lost Part 4 Multi (Gold)
o Bike/Hike Hog Island (Gold)
o Taxonomy 101 (Gold)
o Mantree Curse of the FTF #2 (Silver)
o Wrap It Up (Silver)
o The Octopus
o Oh Nuts!
o Go for a Ride?
o Landstowne Challenge
o Bigfoot's Bayou
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OUTSTANDING MYSTERY/PUZZLE CACHE
Caches nominated in this category should be those classified as an "Unknown" cache that incorporates a really great puzzle or mystery. The puzzle should really tax your mind power and/or provide a unique adventure.
Nominees and winners:
o Leonardo's Cipher (Gold)
o Where's My Goat? (Silver)
o Sight Improvement (Silver)
o Sounds of Nature (Bronze)
o Amblyopia? (Bronze)
o Bronze Statues Hold the Key
o Build me a house
o Fourth Quarter
o Like Pulling Teeth
o Pamper Me
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OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL CACHE
The cache shouldn't just bring the cacher to an historical site but to involve and immerse them in the history of the area. The best caches in this category are great educational experiences as well as cache sites. This could be any type of cache, virtual, traditional, puzzle etc.
Nominees and winners:
o Fort Rosecrans (Gold)
o The Infamous Witch of Pungo (Silver)
o Old Brick Church 2 - Southwark Parish (Silver)
o Rosa's Cache (Bronze)
o The Commodore
o Cushman's Kingdom
o Dudley's Monumental Cache
o HR History #3- Northampton
o A Monumental Cache
o Moses Grandy
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OUTSTANDING SCENIC LOCATION
Caches in this category should be those that lead you to a place of incredible scenery. The cache location should be visually unique and would be a location you would want to visit just to experience the view.
Nominees and winners:
o Vespoli View (Gold)
o Stumpy's Lookout (Silver)
o Waller Mill Overlook (Silver)
o Bike/Hike Penguin Island (Bronze)
o Picnic on the Pocaty #5 (Bronze)
o Queens Creek Walk with a View
o Snowbirds on Parade
o Through the Dismal Swamp
o Dalongestnameforacachethatwouldfitinthisspacecache
o The Bay and Ocean View Cache
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HARDEST TO FIND CACHE
Caches nominated in this category should be those that truly tax the cacher either mentally or physically. Whether it's the mystery cache that has you pulling out your hair or the hike that takes you to the edge of exhaustion or maybe even the cache that you had to visit repeatedly to locate this cache has required all your resources to find. When you finally find it you know that time and effort was well worth it.
Nominees and winners:
o VA CHB Multi #4 (Gold)
o Mantree Curse of the FTF #2 (Silver)
o One for the Masses (Bronze)
o EVIL
o The Proverbial Needle
o Simply Genius
o Teamwork Required
o Twiggy
o Virginia Beach Railway
o Where the #^$*@
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MOST CREATIVE/INNOVATIVE CACHE
Caches nominated in this category should be ones that really make you say "wow" when you find them. It could be a new type of container, a new hiding method, a different type of camouflage, or ideally, a combination of all of those elements. We're looking for outside-the-box caches that make you say "I never would have thought of doing that!"
Nominees and winners:
o I SEE SPIDERMAN (Gold)
o Event on the James (Silver)
o HR Alphabet Soup: K is for Mr. Krabs and the Krusty Krew (Bronze)
o Mantree Curse of the FTF #2
o Nail Biter
o Nightcruise on the North Landing River
o OV Third View St.
o Par Frustration
o Phoon at Mt. Trashmore
o Twisted at Stumpy Lake
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OUTSTANDING CACHE HIKE
Caches in this category exemplify the phrase "the journey is its own reward." We're looking for caches that require you to complete a hike to locate. The hike should be such a great experience that you would want to undertake it even if there were no cache at the end of the trail.
Nominees & winners:
o Taxonomy 101 (Gold)
o Bike/Hike Hog Island (Silver)
o Stumpy's Lookout (Bronze)
o Dudley Island Hunt Club
o Hike/Bike False Cape
o Lake Drummond (earthcache)
o Mantree Curse of the FTF #2
o Picnic on the Pocaty #5
o Rosa's Cache
o Where's My Goat?
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OUTSTANDING CACHE THEME/TITLE
Caches nominated in this category are those with a title that makes you laugh, uses a cleaver play on words or that best incorporates a story or topic in the description. You read the title or the description of this cache and move it to the top of your "must find" list.
Nominees and winners:
o Where's My Goat? (GC1MQ15) (Gold)
o Bear Necessities (GC1YR8M) (Silver)
o The Meaning of Life, The Universe, and Everything (GC1KP5D) (Silver)
o HR Alphabet Soup: Y is for... (GC16AT6) (Silver)
o LIBC #5- The Liar's Cache (GC1EHT3) (Silver)
o Beau Crique (GC1N5EX)
o Dalongestnameforacachethatwouldfitinthisspacecache (GC19CYJ)
o Livin the Life We Love and Lovin the Life We Live
o No More Trainz (GC1KP4G)
o Three Billy Goats Gruff at Nike Park (GC1MZPW)
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CACHE OF THE YEAR
All caches in the above categories are eligible for this award. It is the "best of the best", "cream of the crop", "top of the line" best cache you've found during the time frame.
Winner: HR Alphabet Soup: K is for Mr. Krabs and the Krusty Krew (GC1T5BD)
Other Nominees
o Bike/Hike Penguin Island (GC1MQ35)
o Bronze Statues Hold the Key (GC1WQAD)
o Cushman's Kingdom (GC1TQ6C)
o EVIL (GC190EK)
o Mantree Curse of the FTF #2 (GC1E5K0)
o Nightcruise on the North Landing River (GC1NYAP)
o Rosa's Cache (GC18HYB)
o Taxonomy 101 (GC17KM1)
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TENACIOUS, INCREDULOUS, CACHE K (special category) AWARD
This cache is one that gets under your skin and eats away at you. You can't ignore it. It must be found and removed from your DNF list.
Winner: You Might Die Trying
Other Nominees:
o Border Patrol
o EVIL
o Ferry Plantation Challenge
o One for the Masses
o Sterling's Fountain
o Virginia Beach Railway
o You Might Die Trying
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HAMPTON ROADS HALL OF FAME (special category)
Each year we will induct three caches that are at least two years old into the HR Hall of Fame. These caches can be of any type and need not be currently active. They are caches that represent the best of the best and serve as models for caches in the Hampton Roads area.
Inductees:
A Grand View Cache (GCGM7A)
Love Letter (GCJAQH)
High and Dry (GC199)
Other nominees:
Elizabeth River Nature Trail (GCD50A)
Swamp Britches (GCTPE3)
Ride & Seek (GC1473)
Locked at First Landing (GCT99G)
ECUSA Welcomes You Series (GCV23P)
The Beaver's Treat (GC376B)
The Old Water Tower Cache (GCT9F2)
"Elementary! My Dear Watts' On" (GCQN2N)
Cache Rehab (GC10N60)
Spanish Moss Mystery (GC10N64)
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Attire for the evening: Trail Formal, (there may be paparazzi as you walk the cammo carpet).
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For those who haven't cached in the area before, there are 70 caches within two miles of this location, including one on the church grounds.
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