GC9783E NoVAGO's Best of 2020 Challenge (Unknown Cache) in Virginia, United States created by NOVAGO

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Hidden : 3/21/2021

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a CHALLENGE Cache. The Cache IS at the Posted Coordinates but you MUST complete the challenge before logging a find.

This is a continuation of the yearly series of challenge caches for NOVAGO's Best Caches - for 2020 - this cache is along Fairfax County's Cross County Trail.

To log this cache, you must find the specified number of caches with more than 5 Favorite Points and Placed in 2020 in the NOVA area.

Since 2006, the Northern Virginia Geocaching Organization (NoVAGO) has sought nominations for the outstanding caches placed in the previous year. Then NoVAGO has placed a challenge or bonus cache to encourage area cachers to find those nominated caches. This year's cache is along Fairfax County's Cross County Trail (CCT).

(In years' past, the bonus cache was tied directly to nominations for the NoVAGO Annual Cache Awards; this has changed this year so please read the details below.)

To qualify for this challenge you need to find at least 25 caches that satisfy these criteria:

1) Was placed in 2020

2) Resides in one of the counties/towns associated with Northern Virginia (see list below);

3) Has garnered 5 or more Favorite Points.

Here is a challenge checker to help you quickly determine if you qualify.

If you would like to learn more about this process, you are welcome to visit the NoVAGO awards forum post describing the annual awards.

The cache IS at the listed coordinates.

If you are in need of some caches to help you qualify, here is the list of NoVAGO's Best of 2020:

If you are just getting started in caching, this is a great list of caches with which to start (watch out for those tougher caches).

Here is a URL which will show you which nominated caches you have already found. Let us know how many you have done in your log and we hope you enjoy them all. Use this URL: http://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC9783E/59154 to see what nominated caches you have found so far.

Nominated Caches:

Best Theme/Series (three or more caches in a series or that share a common theme)
Love’m or Hate’m by ThompsonKickers’ (20 caches)
Pirate gadget caches by VAPirate (8 caches)
Animal Crossing by CWillyPngn (3 caches)
Kev’s Containers by Kev_Kev_ (23 caches)
Cryptocache Challenge by DCExpat (8 caches)

Best Kids Cache
OLYMPIAD2020: Biathlon by CWillyPngn
AGBH – Sounds Like by angryguy
Animal Crossing: Nook’s Valley by CWillyPngn
OLYMPIAD2020: Luge by The Unstealthy Monkey
Locked in the woods! by Jaxward
A Creekside Adventure by GriffinTamer88

Most Outstanding Location/Scenery
Animal Crossing: Nook’s Valley by CWillyPngn
The Heron’s Spittoon by Serrabou
Adventure Lab Bonus: The Swamp Boardwalk by Reedkickball
Love’m or Hate’m Series #12 (village lake) by ThompsonKickers’
Battles of Winchester – 1st Kernstown by TeAm G Winchester
Red Rock Overlook Adventure Lab Bonus by dminimax

Most Creative Cache
OLYMPIAD2020: Rhythmic Gymnastics (Adv. Lab Bonus) by Serrabou
OLYMPIAD2020: Biathlon by CWillyPngn
Pirate Eyes by VAPirate
Animal Crossing: Nook’s Valley by CWillyPngn
21 Bison Tube Pickup by wallmeister22601
OLYMPIAD2020: Basketball by rlobecker

Most Physically Challenging to Find
Stafford GeoHunt by Luv4VA
Woodland Park Neighborhood Cache by GriffinTamer88
Rocks, Locks, and a Box like Ft. Knox! by T_N_C
Roo’s Rescue (Adventure Lab Bonus) by Serrabou
The Heron’s Spittoon by Serrabou
Counting on You: Field Trip by zgrav

Best Historical/Educational Cache
William Grayson, the second son of Prince William by freddiecrs
The Sydenstricker Schoolhouse by rlobecker
The Battles of Bull Run & Manassas Bonus Cache by Notthereeither
Historic Houses of Alexandria, VA Bonus Cache by TrexM8s
African Americans of Alexandria (Lab Bonus Cache) by Ezio10
Lorton Prison Complex Lab Bonus Cache by lawnrescue911

Best Camouflage
Is It Real ? by TMustang1
Mohs nr. 7 by TheWanderesss
Spy Cache… Civil War Cipher by Jaxward
Are you a Fun Guy? by SmellTheRoses1229
There’s a Twist! by Thesharkjonas
Pirate Rings by VAPirate

Best Multi-Stage Cache
OLYMPIAD2020: Biathlon by CWillyPngn
OLYMPIAD2020: Basketball by rlobecker
OLYMPIAD2020: Luge by The Unstealthy Monkey
Animal Crossing: Fossil Hunt by CWillyPngn
Multi-Caches Bug Me by hrothroc
OLYMPIAD2020: Archery by freddiecrs

Best Mystery/Puzzle Cache
OLYMPIAD2020: Table Tennis by 4EverYoungs
OLYMPIAD2020: Rhythmic Gymnastics (Adv. Lab Bonus) by
Animal Crossing: Nook’s Valley by CWillyPngn
Roo’s Rescue (Adventure Lab Bonus) by Serrabou
OLYMPIAD2020: Curling by kiisikwa

Best Traditional
OLYMPIAD2020: Weightlifting by Nothereeither
Pirate Marbles by VAPirate
AGBH – Etch a Cache by angryguy
Pirate Plumber by VAPirate
MAGC-10 by pwesleynd93

Best Other (Wherigo, Letterbox, Event…)
OLYMPIAD2020: Bobsled by frumiousb
GeoQuarantine, the Heroes, and … by kiisikwa
The Reformatory by rlobecker
Animal Crossing: Hidden Pond Island by CWillyPngn
William Grayson, the second son of Prince William by freddiecrs

Best Earthcache
The Granite State Doubles Down in the Old Dominion by Awesnap
Calthemites at Accotink Creek Bridge by hzoi
Prince William County Liberty Memorial by Awesnap
Southwest 8 Boundary Stone by TheWanderesss
Virginia Diabase: Clarke’s Gap to Ground Zero by kiisikwa

Cache of the Year
OLYMPIAD2020: Biathlon by CWillyPngn
Roo’s Rescue (Adventure Lab Bonus) by Serrabou
Pirate Eyes by VAPirate
The Reformatory by rlobecker
OLYMPIAD2020: Luge by The Unstealthy Monkey
Animal Crossing: Nook’s Valley by CWillyPngn

Northern Virginia is defined as: Alexandria (city), Arlington (county), Clarke (county), Fairfax (county), Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city), Fauquier (county), Frederick (county), Loudoun (county), Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince William (county), Stafford (county), Warren (county), Winchester (city)