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Northern Virginia Top Ten


JoeCthulhu

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1. Summer of 69 by bspeng

2. You are the GPS by Disquoi (now archived)

3. Les Angeles Volentes by Disqoui

4. Theseus Released by bigcall

5. Wanderingdragon’s Huntley Meadows Cache by Wanderingdragon

6. Round Top Beaver Pond by oilbux

7. Pohick Bay Cache Hunt by BrianP

8. Tayloe Iron Works by oilbux

9. Race Car Cache – 2nd Lap by bigcall

10. Scott’s Run Mystery Cache by JoeCthulhu

 

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War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.

 

-Ambrose Bierce, writer (1842-1914)

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OK here's my list in no particular order:

 

The Naked Eye by The CacheRats

Arlington Book Cache by Mike and Jen (archived)

Tayloe's Iron Works by oilbux

Summer of '69 by bspeng

Scott's Run Mystery Cache by JoeCthulhu

Au Naturel Experience by GaiterMan

Cannon Fire by Disquoi

Colvin Mill Run by RobAGD

Easter Egg Hunt by Flowerman

Primal Instinct by BeachBuddies

 

I went for a mix of difficulty, hikes, creativity and puzzles and intentionally did not duplicate any hiders (or include any of mine).

 

Success is not measured by the position one has reached in life, rather by the obstacles overcome while trying to succeed.

- Booker T. Washington

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quote:
Originally posted by bigcall:

OK here's my list in no particular order:

 

I went for a mix of difficulty, hikes, creativity and puzzles and intentionally did not duplicate any hiders.


 

Instead of retyping it, I just quoted what Bigcall said!

 

Just labeling this "Top Ten" was tough. Some caches have better puzzles than the actual cache. Some vice versa. Some are fantastic hikes to an almost "nothing" type of cache. So, I just went through my finds and followed Bigcall's listing statements.

 

No Parking? by Gaiter Man

You Are The GPS! by DisQuoi (Archived)

Theseus Released by Bigcall

The Naked Eye by The CacheRats

Signal Knob by Goblin

Rappahannock Reconnaissance by OlyHippy (Archived)

Moonshine Mountain by OUTSID4EVR & MAJELLIN

Scotts Run Mystery Cache by JoeCthulhu

Easter Egg Hunt by flowerman

Primal Instinct (BB05) by BeachBuddies

 

Drop back 10 and ........trip over the cache.

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Au Naturel Experience has been on my list for a while.

 

This sounds like a good one to do as a group. Now that the weather is cooler, I'm thinking about tackling it. Anyone else out there need to log this one?

 

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War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.

 

-Ambrose Bierce, writer (1842-1914)

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I agree with a couple of GLM's picks that probably could have been included in my list.

 

Rappahanock Reconnaissance was an outstanding cache that just disappeared suddenly along with OlyHippy. I didn't want to add too many archived ones since I thought this might be a good list for anyone wanting to identify and go find the caches on the list.

 

The other one I agree wholeheartedly with is Moonshine Mountain. The only reason I left it off is the distance from the rest of the others since it's a good 80 miles from here.

 

JoeC, Au Naturel is a good one, the area would be great for traditional caches but I guess they aren't too cache friendly - yet. I would suggest that you try to hit some of the other good ones out that way while you are at it. Having just done a few out that way on a western swing I hit Order of the Phoenix, Old Dominion Happy, Stonewall, and Primal Instinct. GLM and I tried to get to Solitary Confinement but the park was closed so I just kept going north and grabbed Ashby gap and Bear's Den before heading back east going over to Purcellville for the B-Team's bunch there.

 

This would definitely make for a full day.

 

Success is not measured by the position one has reached in life, rather by the obstacles overcome while trying to succeed.

- Booker T. Washington

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Wow.. there's so many I haven't done yet icon_smile.gif But of the ones I have, I really liked these:

 

Cedar Haven (or any of the B-Team's series)

Rambo's Huntley Meadows Cache (a very nice park)

A Walk in the (Ashburn) Park (a great multi for the kids)

Blackrock Basin (wonderful mountain hike, great hide)

Weird Stone House (interesting site)

SIGH-4 (a tough puzzle cache)

 

-BeachBuddies

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This was really tough. Although I agreed with many of the choices already listed, there are a few differences. I did not list any caches that are currently archived or disabled. The list is not ranked.

 

Cannon Fire by DisQuoi

Confession by bigcall

Easter Egg Hunt by flowerman

The Naked Eye by TheCacheRats

Summer of 69 by bspeng

Scott's Run Mystery Cache

Primal Instinct by Beach Buddies

Moonshine Mountain by OUTSID4EVR & MAJELLIN

Manassas Gap RR by pkpaul

A Walkabout Town by Dave (Do this one at night during the Christmas holiday season)

 

I chose these primarily for the physical and/or mental challenge involved and the overall experience. Maybe this would have been easier if it were a top 100 list, but I'd probably feel the same way I do now -- that there are others which are deserving of a place on the list.

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