Monday, August 28, 2017

GCHR Annual Picnic THIS WEEK!!!

GCHR PICNIC!!!

It is hard to believe it is already the end of August!!!  But that means
the 15th Annual GCHR Picnic is right around the corner - GC6WW8C -
which means a day full of geocaching fun!!!

Here is just some of what you can expect!!!

9:00 - Event officially OPENS with the UNVEILING of the LOG and GROUP PICTURE!
         Welcome by Kevin Kaul, Parks Manager, Chesapeake Parks and Rec

All day:  Space Coast Geocaching Store for all your geocaching supplies!
FYI - my FAVORITE Geocaching store
9:30- 10:30 Drop off of “Who’s Your Favorite” Container entries

9:30 Egg Hunt Opens. Purchase an egg, if it contains coordinates you’ve won
a container! Find it at the coordinates in the egg.

09:30 Geocaching 101 with Wheels.
Wheels will have sample cache containers, answer questions for beginners
or anyone with questions about getting into geocaching.

09:45 - Store Opens/Chance Auction Opens       

10:30 - 12:00 Geocaching Games Ammo can toss, pole caching

11:30 - 1:00 - LUNCH (Meal Ticket Required)

12:30 Winners of Geocaching Games Announced

13:00 GeoSurvivor

1:00 - Start of Door prize drawings - Check the board near
Registration Booth for winning numbers

4:00 - Chance Auction Winners
Any Unclaimed Door Prizes will be redrawn

5:00 - Event ends/Clean up begins
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SNAP!!!-land
Geo-art will be archived October 1, 2017 !!!

This has been scheduled and re-scheduled more than once.
Delayed time and time again when my in box fills up with
out-of-town requests so a big group can come complete the art.
Virginia's largest geo-art.
Click HERE for the SNAP!!!-land #001.


HINT:  I have began plotting out the next art!  What will it be???

Hint #2: If you are waiting this long - get some extra help by
 looking in the FILES section of the "SNAP Geocaching" Facebook Page!!!

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Upcoming Events

Here is the current list of upcoming Geocaching Events (and other outings)
in and around my area (Hampton Roads).
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC7AJX9 
Wednesday – August 30, 2017 – Newport News, VA
Burn ‘n Brew Caching Crew (BBCC #3)
Traditional Brewing Company
6:45 till 9 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79HWF 
Friday – September 1, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
Friday Night Meet and Greet 2017
Indian River Community Center
5:30 till 7:00 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC6WW8C 
Saturday – September 2, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
15th Annual Geocaching Hampton Roads Picnic
Chesapeake City Park
9 AM till 5 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79J7X 
Thursday – September 14, 2017 – Virginia Beach, VA
TWELFTH Revolution Around the Sun
Neighborhood Park
5 PM till 6:30 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC7AYB7 
Tuesday – September 19, 2017 – Portsmouth, VA
Third Tuesday Beer/Burgers Meet & Greet
MoMac
6 PM till 8PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC7BGPP
- Not Published Yet -
Thursday – September 21, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
AACC #102
Elizabeth River Boat Landing Park
4 PM till 6PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79DR4 
Saturday – September 30, 2017 – Norfolk, VA
Fall CITO
You get a souvenir for attending this event!!!
Elmwood Cemetery
9AM till 1PM
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PLEASE DO NOT FORGET
THE WOODBOOGER:

Bring your GPS to Norton, Virginia and join me!!!
When: starting Sept 8
What: find out exactly what a WOODBOOGER is!!!

There will be a new Geo-Trail, a new Geo-art, and 3 events.

There will also be a 50 cache geoart published on Sept. 8th. 

There will be a big event on September 9th at Flag Rock in Norton VA
for the new Woodbooger Geotrail 2017 which includes
a custom made geocoin you can receive after
completing all 20 geocaches in the trail.

Here are the events scheduled around Norton:

GC76XPR - 9/8 from 6 till 8PM
GC723NJ - 9/8 from 9 till 10PM
GC71X25 - 9/9 from 9AM till 5PM

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That's All for Now!
Till next time...
Stay Safe & Keep Caching!!!


Suffolk Nana & Papa - - - or just plain ol' - - - -  SNAP!!!  


On Twitter at: @SNAPgeocaching
On Instagram at: snap_geocaching

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Too Many Things To List...

Mary Hyde

If you have been participating, and why wouldn't you, the souvenir section 
should now contain 6 new pirate themed souvenirs 

#1 awarded July 15
#2 awarded July 25
#3 awarded August 1
#4 awarded August 8
#5 awarded August 15
#6 awarded August 15 after getting all the above
If you earned all the above souvenirs, you should have received an email stating:
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Alas! The entire treasure map has been revealed!
The treasure location has been unsealed,
Four weeks you’ve sailed the seas far and wide,
And now you’ve found the lost treasure of Mary Hyde!

Well done scallywag! To find the lost treasure, you had to find all four pieces of Mary Hyde’s treasure map, but the Captain has left one final gift for your daring efforts! To redeem this gift and continue your journey, follow these steps:
  1. Find the hidden word in the treasure chest souvenir
  2. Once found, head to this webform
  3. Fill out the webform to receive a free tracking code!
Hurry! This free offer ends on August 20, 2017.
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Once you complete that
 
Another email pops into your Inbox stating:
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Congratulations on finding the lost treasure of Mary Hyde!
Your free trackable code will be emailed to you by (fill in the date)
with instructions on how to use it!
_____________ 

I will let you know when I get my trackable code!!!

SNAP!!!-land
Geo-art will be archived October 1, 2017 !!!

This has been scheduled and re-scheduled more than once.
Delayed time and time again when my in box fills up with
out-of-town requests so a big group can come complete the art.
Virginia's largest geo-art.
Click HERE for the SNAP!!!-land #001.


HINT:  I have began plotting out the next art!  What will it be???

Hint #2: If you are waiting this long - get some extra help by
 looking in the FILES section of the "SNAP Geocaching" Facebook Page!!!

SLOGGERS Outing #5

SLOGGERS Outing #5, despite all the weather woes this area has
had the last month or so, was a smashing success!!!

We searched for 10 caches and found all 10,
did some cache maintenance, and had a great time!!!

Say Cheese!!!

Upcoming Events
Here is the current list of upcoming Geocaching Events (and other outings)
in and around my area (Hampton Roads).
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79YQ6 
Saturday – August 19, 2017 – Williamsburg, VA
International Geocaching Day: Beers of the world
DoG Street Pub
You earn a souvenir for attending this event!!!
1 till 2 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC793MW 
Monday – August 21, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
Don't Stare at the Sun! Event
Chesapeake City Park
1:30 till 4 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC790T6 
Thursday – August 24, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
AACC #101
Chesapeake City Park
4 till 6 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79HWF 
Friday – September 1, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
Friday Night Meet and Greet 2017
Indian River Community Center
5:30 till 7:00 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC6WW8C 
Saturday – September 2, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
15th Annual Geocaching Hampton Roads Picnic
Chesapeake City Park
9 AM till 5 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79J7X 
Thursday – September 14, 2017 – Virginia Beach, VA
TWELFTH Revolution Around the Sun
Neighborhood Park
5 PM till 6:30 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79DR4 
Saturday – September 30, 2017 – Norfolk, VA
Fall CITO
You get a souvenir for attending this event!!!
Elmwood Cemetery
9AM till 1PM


PLEASE DO NOT FORGET
THE WOODBOOGER:

Bring your GPS to Norton, Virginia the weekend after the GCHR picnic and
find out exactly what a WOODBOOGER is!!!
There will be a new Geo-Trail, a new Geo-art, and 3 events.

There will also be a 50 cache geoart published on Sept. 8th. 

There will be a big event on September 9th at Flag Rock in Norton VA
for the new Woodbooger Geotrail 2017 which includes
a custom made geocoin you can receive after
completing all 20 geocaches in the trail.

Here are the events scheduled around Norton:

GC76XPR - 9/8 from 6 till 8PM
GC723NJ - 9/8 from 9 till 10PM
GC71X25 - 9/9 from 9AM till 5PM

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That's All for Now!
Till next time...
Stay Safe & Keep Caching!!!


Suffolk Nana & Papa - - - or just plain ol' - - - -  SNAP!!!  


On Twitter at: @SNAPgeocaching
On Instagram at: snap_geocaching

Monday, August 7, 2017

This week's Mary Hyde criteria plus other news

Mary Hyde

By now, if you have been playing each and every week,
3 new Mary Hyde  souvenirs should be in your stats

Souvenir #1
Souvenir #2

Souvenir #3
which means that you are waiting for Wednesday and the next souvenir.

This week you work alone to gather 25 coins!!!  Only 25.

The scoring criteria for this week

  • Find and log a geocache = 5 gold coins.
  • Find and log a geocache with 10 or more Favorite points = 7 gold coins.
  • When logging any geocache, earn double gold coins (points) for the D and T rating.
  • Attend any event cache = 15 gold coins.
  • Retrieve a trackable from a cache = 3 gold coins.
  • Drop a trackable into a cache = 4 gold coins.
  • Good LUCK!!!
Senior National Park Lifetime Pass

For the last few years there have been numerous postings about the cost of the Lifetime Pass
for Seniors (that is 62 and older by the way) getting ready to increase.

I know when I recently got mine the nice lady counter asked me if I was
reacting to the impending increase.  When I said "Yes" she stated she
had been hearing about the increase in price for years!!! 

Well now it is official.  Starting August 28th, the price for a seniors 
LIFETIME pass (yes one pass gets you into more than 2,000 sites
and parks across the country that are managed
by the National Park Service) goes from the $10 current price to $80.

Now really, if you think about it, $80 is not bad for what you get!!!
But $10 is a while lot better.

Yes, you can order them online (but they charge you another $10) - or -
you can check out this list (click here) to see where to purchase your lifetime pass.

By the way current U.S. military members and dependents are eligible for free annual passes!


SNAP!!!-land
Geo-art will be archived October 1, 2017 !!!

This has been scheduled and re-scheduled more than once.
Delayed time and time again when my in box fills up with
out-of-town requests so a big group can come complete the art.
Virginia's largest geo-art.
Click HERE for the SNAP!!!-land #001.


HINT:  I have began plotting out the next art!  What will it be???

SLOGGERS Outing #5

Yes, finally - another SLOGGERS Outing is on the works!!!

Saturday - August 12, 2017
Bisons Galore Trail
Meet at N 36° 50.490 W 076° 26.556 parking area
10AM
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OK - There are entirely too many people scratching
 their heads going "What the heck is a SLOGGER???

Depending on who you ask... It could be: 

Sexy
Looking
Older
Geocachers
Getting
Everywhere
Relatively
Slowly

OR...

SLower and
Older
Geocachers
Getting
Everywhere
Relatively
Slowly

Either way, we move at the pace of the slowest geocacher in the
group and we do NOT leave anyone behind.

The target for this outing are ten caches along the PAVED TRAIL
starting at the above coords and ending at Bisons Galore #19. 

We will take at vote at the end of he outing to determine which,
nearby resturant we will select for our lunch!!!

If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message.


Upcoming Events
Here is the current list of upcoming Geocaching Events (and other outings)
in and around my area (Hampton Roads).

OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79DN7 
Friday – August 11, 2017 – Newport News, VA
AMCC - The Lost Liferings of Mary Hyde
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
6 till 645AM 
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UNOFFICIAL - SLOGGERS Outing
Saturday - August 12, 2017
Bisons Galore Trail
Meet at N 36° 50.490 W 076° 26.556 parking area
10AM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC791V7 
Sunday – August 13, 2017 – Elizabeth City, NC
River City Pirate Parlez Trois
Waterfront Park
11AM till Noon
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79W4W 
Tuesday – August 15, 2017 – Hampton, VA
Going to the Dogs
Hampton, VA
6 till 8 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79YQ6 
Saturday – August 19, 2017 – Williamsburg, VA
International Geocaching Day: Beers of the world
DoG Street Pub
You earn a souvenir for attending this event!!!
1 till 2 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC793MW 
Monday – August 21, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
Don't Stare at the Sun! Event
Chesapeake City Park
1:30 till 4 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC790T6 
Thursday – August 24, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
AACC #101
Chesapeake City Park
4 till 6 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79HWF 
Friday – September 1, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
Friday Night Meet and Greet 2017
Indian River Community Center
5:30 till 7:00 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC6WW8C 
Saturday – September 2, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
15th Annual Geocaching Hampton Roads Picnic
Chesapeake City Park
9 AM till 5 PM
---
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79J7X 
Thursday – September 14, 2017 – Virginia Beach, VA
TWELFTH Revolution Around the Sun
Neighborhood Park
5 PM till 6:30 PM
---
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79DR4 
Saturday – September 30, 2017 – Norfolk, VA
Fall CITO
You get a souvenir for attending this event!!!
Elmwood Cemetery
9AM till 1PM


PLEASE DO NOT FORGET
THE WOODBOOGER:

Bring your GPS to Norton, Virginia the weekend after the GCHR picnic and
find out exactly what a WOODBOOGER is!!!
There will be a new Geo-Trail, a new Geo-art, and 3 events.

There will also be a 50 cache geoart published on Sept. 8th. 

There will be a big event on September 9th at Flag Rock in Norton VA
for the new Woodbooger Geotrail 2017 which includes
a custom made geocoin you can receive after
completing all 20 geocaches in the trail.

Here are the events scheduled around Norton:

GC76XPR - 9/8 from 6 till 8PM
GC723NJ - 9/8 from 9 till 10PM
GC71X25 - 9/9 from 9AM till 5PM

-------------------------------------------------------------

That's All for Now!
Till next time...
Stay Safe & Keep Caching!!!


Suffolk Nana & Papa - - - or just plain ol' - - - -  SNAP!!!  


On Twitter at: @SNAPgeocaching
On Instagram at: snap_geocaching