Friday, March 2, 2018

New Souvenirs Coming...

For those geocachers out there that like
earning souvenirs, and let's all admit it...

That is just about everyone of us!
31 Days of August 2013
So, just in case you haven't heard:
a new batch of souvenirs are heading your way
starting on March 19.
3 Million Active Geocaches
Remember all the fun we had last year 
looking for Pirate Treasure???
Mary Hyde
In July 2017 we all were looking for the 
Lost Treasure of Captain Mary Hyde!!
another Mary Hyde
If you - and the friends in your
"Friends League"
were lucky enough - you probably earned
10 new souvenirs!!! 
7 Souvenirs of August 2014
This year Geocaching HQ has come out with
"Planetary Pursuit"
2018
Individually find different cache types to collect
points on the Friend League between March 19 thru
 April 8 and earn up to nine planet souvenirs
to become an Official Space Explorer.
Canada Day 2017
So first - gather your friends into your
Friend League.
In simple terms this just means asking another
geocacher to be your friend on your profile page.
Prince Edward Island
Visit the Friend League to activate your scoring control board and prepare to lift off on March 19.
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Souvenirs                    Points needed  (individual)
Planetary Pursuit: Earth               5 points
Planetary Pursuit: Venus               10 points
Planetary Pursuit: Mercury       20 points
Planetary Pursuit: Mars           40 points
Planetary Pursuit: Jupiter         65 points
Planetary Pursuit: Saturn         100 points
Planetary Pursuit: Uranus        200 points
Planetary Pursuit: Neptune      300 points
Planetary Pursuit: Pluto                500 points
Official Space Explorer Collect all planet
souvenirs (500 points) and
earn this meta souvenir.
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So, how do you earn points:
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Log a Found it on any geocache (Traditional,
Virtual, Webcam, Wherigo) 5 points

Log a Found it on a Multi-Cache
 or Letterbox Hybrid 10 points

Log a Found it on a Mystery Cache
 or EarthCache 15 points

Attend any event 15 points

Drop off a trackable 4 points
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Remember: Everything starts on March 19
and runs thru April 8
you can earn up to 10 new souvenirs
in your effort to become an Official Space Explorer.
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Good luck!!
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That is 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, March 1, 2018

February Monthly Review and a look ahead

February was not as cold as everyone thought it
would be - in fact - it was a really nice month

Do you know where the cache is?
A quick look at February's numbers reveals:

Total Caches found: 36
Events attended: 2
Traditional Caches: 34
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Caching Days in January: 8

States Cached In January:
Virginia 
Kentucky
Tennessee


Caches which received Favorite Points in February: 

  1. GC7DA9W - Traditional Cache - Tied Up In The Vines - hidden by X-Ray & Five-O - located in Suffolk, VA 
  2. GC3KWMF - Traditional Cache - Daniel Boone - hidden by Blondvoodoo - located in Cumberland Gap, TN 
  3. GCKB6J - Traditional Cache - "Rose Station"... A lil' Tazewell history....- hidden by groundsquirrel & chunky chipmunk - located in Tazwell, TN
  4. GCKB72 - Traditional Cache - "Claiborne's Finest" .... - hidden by groundsquirrel & chunky chipmunk - located in Tazwell, TN 
  5. GC3Q3BR - Traditional Cache - The Zodiacache Series - Capricorn the Goat - hidden by Ol' Fogie - located in Caliborne County, TN


February Caches Awarded the
"COVETED" SNAP!!! Cache of the Day Award:
  • GCKB6J - Traditional Cache - "Rose Station"... A lil' Tazewell history....- hidden by groundsquirrel & chunky chipmunk - located in Tazwell, TN
  • GC3Q3BR - Traditional Cache - The Zodiacache Series - Capricorn the Goat - hidden by Ol' Fogie - located in Caliborne County, TN
  • GC7GP3W - Event Cache - Chrysler Treasures M & G #2 - Glass Galleries - hidden by Episcodad - located in Norfolk, VA


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So looking into the coming months,
 Nana & I need some input from you - please!


Nana & I are planning on attending GeoWoodstock this year in Cincinnati

After attending the GIGA event, we plan on a geo-trip similar
to what we did after GeoWoodstock XIII - gathering up
cache with a ton of favorite points, older caches, etc.

This time though - instead of traveling through New England
we plan on traveling through the following states (or at least trying to)
before heading back to Virginia.

Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi

If you know of a "Must-Do" cache in those states
send us the GC Code and your recommendation
and we will try to add it to our list!

Note: We already have quite a list!!!
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That is 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