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 2021 - this cache is in Fairfax County's Mason District Park.
To log this cache, you must find the specified number of caches with more than 5 Favorite Points and Placed in 2021 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 in Fairfax County's Mason District Park.
(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 2021
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 2021:
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/GC9JWXN/66576 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)
Best Kids Cache
Most Outstanding Location/Scenery
Most Creative Cache
Most Physically Challenging to Find
Best Historical/Educational Cache
Best Camouflage
Best Multi-Stage Cache
Best Mystery/Puzzle Cache
Best Traditional
Best Other (Wherigo, Letterbox)
Best Earthcache
Best Adventure Lab
Cache of the Year
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)
This cache was placed with permission from the Fairfax County Park Authority.