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NoVAGO '25 OFTs: Moss & Meatsticks Letterbox Hybrid

Hidden : 10/1/2025
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


 

 

Welcome to Moss & Meatsticks!

An Ode to Chilling in the Woods

 

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When we want to hit the sauce

We find a patch of velvet moss

Lay a spread of salty snacks

Chips, cheap cheez (or kind with wax)

 

DR reaches in his bag

Past path tags, pens, assorted swag

Meat stick, meat stick - it's a set!

Up your nose, you lost a bet!

 

 

Serrabou and ZippyFinn have been chilling in the woods for nearly ten years. It's one of our favorite things. We throw rocks at frozen water, create acorn designs, fashion roosters out of Starburst, and sit silently while baby geese walk over our feet. If there is a beaver tree, we try to push it over. We burp loudly and post fake bird calls to nature apps. (But only once.) The next time you find yourself in the woods, sit for a spell and make your own fun.

 

 

Moss & Meatsticks Map

 

Begin at the posted coordinates and follow the pictures to find Stage 1 ... Mmmm-ossy...

(assume N38 46 and W77 25)

 

 

 

MEATSTICK FIELD PUZZLE

 

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

 

ADDITIONAL INFO

 

This compact multi should take you on a two mile round trip trek.

 

Cell service can be iffy in spots. Consider downloading the cache page and certitude link before arriving.

 

This cache is part of the Northern Virginia Geocaching Organization's '25 Fall Series, Our Favorite Things. The goal of the series is to get to know some of our geocaching friends a little better by finding caches that showcase their favorite things—aside from geocaching, of course.

 

Feel free to find as many caches in the series as you'd like, and don't forget to enter 10 of the code words to help you discover the coordinates for the bonus cache. Enjoy the adventure!

Placed with approval from NOVA Parks.  Absolutely no night caching.  

 


 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

F1: sbyybj gur vzntrf (zvpeb) | F2: ebpx (fznyy) | Svany: gerr ubyybj (erthyne)

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)