MOGA 2015
Unearth The Pharaoh's Treasure
MOGA 2015 was the 12th annual Midwest Open Geocaching Adventure Event. Each year Geocachers come from around the country and even around the world to compete in this premier geocaching competition event. Each year MOGA puts out permanent tribute caches to represent the punches in the competition course.
The theme of MOGA 2015 is treasure hunting and adventuring in Ancient Egypt, reflecting the adventurous spirit of geocachers. MOAG 2015 has 60 permanent tribute caches, each named for an Egyptian Pharaoh.
In addition to these 60 caches, there are 16 Caches of the Gods containing clues to the location of the The Pharaoh's Treasure, the main event cache for MOGA 2015.
Nepherites I
King Nepherites I, or Nefaarud I, was an Egyptian pharaoh and founder of the Twenty-ninth dynasty of Egypt. Ruling during the Late Period, he was one of the country's last native rulers. Nepherites was a native of Mendes, where he also made his capital and burial place. He ruled Egypt from 398 BC to 393 BC.
Nepherites is believed to have won the throne by defeating his predecessor, Amyrtaeus, in open battle, and then executing him at Memphis in 399 BC.
The fact that Nepherites I bears the same Horus name as Psamtik I and the Gold Horus name of Ahmose II is thought to demonstrate that he wanted to associate his rule with an earlier 'golden age' of Egyptian history.
In foreign affairs, he resumed the policy of Egyptian intervention in the Middle East. He supported Sparta in its war against the Persians; the Spartans had conquered Cyprus and Rhodes and making attempts at extending their influence further east. Nepherites supplied the Spartans with 500,000 measures of grain and material for 100 triremes.
This Geocache was placed with the permission of the property owner/manager