Top 10 Caches in Williamsburg

With the 13th Annual GCHR Picnic fast approaching, I figured I would put together several lists detailing the best caches around the area.  Today's list will be the best caches, based on favorite points, in Williamsburg.

The red dot (next to the "Y" in York) is the approximate location of the picnic.

For more information on the picnic - click here

Williamsburg – top 10 caches 
based on favorite points earned:

1.    GCHDDJ – Noise out of Place – 191 favorite points - hidden by Team WRK&FSH.  This virtual cache is located in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg.  Guarantee you will like this cache.  Located less than 11 miles from Newport News Park.

Note from SNAP!!! - An excellent virtual - tons of history here!!!

2.    GC1928 – #3 On DOG – 85 favorite points - hidden by JK-n-VA.  Another virtual cache located Colonial Williamsburg.  Surrounded by history and less than 11 miles from Newport News Park.

Note from SNAP!!! - An excellent virtual - right on main street!!!

3.   GC4J021 - A Good Thing Since 1924 – 34 favorite points - hidden by Team WRK&FSH.  A really nice cache hidden by a boy scout troop Williamsburg.  About 11 miles from Newport News Park.

4.     GC3N20V – Colonial Redwoods – 33 favorite points – hidden by seth1991.  Another cache located on the grounds of Colonial Williamsburg.  Great scenery at this location.

Note from SNAP!!! - This one MIGHT be missing!!!

5.    GC292E7 – Mystery Marine Science Theater 3000 – 30 favorite points – hidden by M&C_WM.  A regular size cache located just over 11 miles from Newport News Park.  Terrain is a little steep for this one so be prepared.

6.    GC2EWGW – Crim Dell Wall – 28 favorite points – hidden by seth1991.  Located a little more than 11 miles from Newport News Park this cache is on the grounds of William & Mary.

Note from SNAP!!! - might be a quick grab but Nana & I had a tough time!!!

7.    GC44NEP – Colonial Treasure – 21 favorite points – hidden by ScottishCalvaryman and adopted by costalgypsies.  For those puzzle cachers out there that like to be totally immersed in history.  This cache may take the better part of one day.  

Note from SNAP!!! - A+ cache - being a puzzle probably keeps it from having more favorite points.  Tons of history involved in finding this cache!!!

8.     GCH6FK – Melissa’s Meadow – 14 favorite points – hidden by JK-n-VA.  Another Virtual Cache located on William & Mary.  There is also some history associated with this location.
Note from SNAP!!! - Another excellent virtual!!!

9.    GC18E4 – Lake Steps – 12 favorite points – hidden by JK-n-VA.  This virtual cache does require a hike but it is well worth the trip.  Located about 11 miles from Newport News Park.

Note from SNAP!!! - Enjoy the hike to GZ!!!

10.  GC1251F – Arachnophobia – 10 favorite points – hidden by Erndog&Fin.  A clever cache located about 13 miles from the picnic.

Note from SNAP!!! - A fun little cache!!!

Stay Safe & Keep Caching!!!

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

1 Day, 6 hours, 1 find - what a great cache!!!!

One of the main reasons Nana & I got hooked on geocaching was the places it takes you and the things you can learn.  Saturday, July 27th, we were part of a group of 11 cachers that had the opportunity not only to tour several historic locations, by the end of the day, we also found the cache!!!  The cache in question is GC44NEP - Colonial Treasure.

The CO (cache owner), Scottish Calvaryman, has several interesting caches in the area that have themes patterned after different Indiana Jones' movies.  This particular cache is patterned loosely on the movie National Treasure.

Without giving to much away, we started out on downtown historic Williamsburg at about 9:30 AM.  We quickly figured out which of the historic sites we needed to visit and then spent some time touring the grounds of the site trying to gather the information we needed to solve the puzzle for the next stage.  It took some help from one of the volunteers at the site but we eventually managed to finish our calculations and set off down the road to another historic site.

At this point in the story I will tell you that there is quite a lot of driving involved with the puzzle cache but the time spent going from one site to another was well worth the time.  This is explained in the hint on the cache page.

A short time later we were at another historic site and quickly confirmed we were at the right location.  That being said, knowing you are at the right location is quite different from figuring out the puzzle.  This stage took us the longest but once we stumbled our way to a solution we all gathered back into the vans and set off once again to another fantastic historic location.

The third location was full of history and some of our group got distracted by all the history as the rest of us finally wandered around until the solution presented itself.

Back into the vans and off to the final stage of this cache.  At the start of the day we figured we would have at quite a hike to the final location but we located a place to park far closer than we had even dreamed we would.   11 geocachers wandering through the woods, jumping small creeks and dodging the ever-present spider webs we have all grown to love.  The final cache revealed itself slowly but we did manage to make the find a mere 6 hours after starting out.  Now to be honest there was an hour lunch break in there along the way.

6 hours for one find may frustrate some cachers but his cache was well worth the time.  I can only imagine all the work that went into creating this cache.  Historic locations, fantastic scenery and a great chance to learn facts about history - - - what more could you ask for on a summer afternoon.

As always - State Safe & Keep Caching!!!

SNAP!!! - Suffolk Nana & Papa

Williamsburg Top Caches by Favorite Points

Planning your caching around the picnic?  Coming in from out of town, and want to make sure you don’t miss some of the best caches?  Over the next few weeks, we’ll be generating several lists to help with this.

Each list will detail the best geocaches in each city in the Hampton Roads and surrounding areas based on the number of favorite points these caches have earned.

 

Here is the list for Williamsburg – top 10 caches based on favorite points earned:

1.    GCHDDJ – Noise out of Place – 126 favorite points - hidden by Team WRK&FSH.  This virtual cache is located in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg.  Guarantee you will like this cache.  Located less than 11 miles from Newport News Park.

2.    GC1928 – #3 On DOG – 53 favorite points - hidden by JK-n-VA.  Another virtual cache located Colonial Williamsburg.  Surrounded by history and less than 11 miles from Newport News Park.

3.    GC292E7 – Mystery Marine Science Theater 3000 – 21 favorite points – hidden by M&C_WM.  A regular size cache located just over 11 miles from Newport News Park.  Terrain is a little steep for this one so be prepared.

4.    GC2EWGW – Crim Dell Wall – 15 favorite points – hidden by seth1991.  Located a little more than 11 miles from Newport News Park this cache is on the grounds of William & Mary. 

5.    GC3N20V – Colonial Redwoods – 14 favorite points – hidden by seth1991.  Another cache located on the grounds of William & Mary.  Great scenery at this location.

6.    GCH6FK – Melissa’s Meadow – 8 favorite points – hidden by JK-n-VA.  Another Virtual Cache located on William & Mary.  There is also some history associated with this location.

7.    GC1MYZH – Cheap Date II – 7 favorite points – hidden by otherjohn.  This location can be quite busy at times but depending on when you are there this could be a park n grab.

8.    GCG293 – Relocated Settler’s Helper – 6 favorite points – hidden by JK-n-VA.  Located less than 12 miles from Newport News Park, this cache requires a hike but the scenery is great.

9.    GC1251F – Arachnophobia – 5 favorite points – hidden by Erndog&Fin.  Located just over 12 miles from Newport News Park, this cache also requires a hike.

10.  GCHV0N – Luminous Limpet – 5 favorite points – hidden by JK-n-VA.  A clever cache multi-cache that combines history and geocaching.