NOMAG turns 15!!!

 

Happy 15th Birthday to the North Oakland Meet and Greet! TaGeez and I had the good fortune to celebrate with friends up in Clarkston, Michigan on Thursday.

Oh, what a fun event! We weren’t sure if we’d make it as we had to drive up from Farmington, but I’m sure glad we did!

First, Syfun, our host, ordered beautiful weather! 

Then he greeted us with the best swag bag we’ve ever received!  Look at this!

In addition to a fun trackable, each bag included 3 3D-printed items made by Syfun himself! A standard container, a cupcake-shaped container, and a log roller.

Look up close! For the containers, he built them in such a way that the log host fits up into the container, avoiding wet logs. These are the nicest 3D containers I've handled.

We laughed with old friends, took a group picture, and enjoyed the plethora of new caches available.

HelloLola, Team-Gates, and Scrapcat

Scrapcat and GSix5666

Perfect way to drive out the winter blahs!

Happy International Lego Day

 

In honor of January 28th (International LEGO Day), I thought I'd share one of my favorite LEGO memories from the ORB GeoTour... a LEGO puzzle cache!

ORBGT 14: Higgins Lake Sales 

Where's 25? Locationless Cache

 Greetings from Michigan!

I’ve been excited for days since we heard the big announcement regarding Geocaching HQ's 2025 Locationless cache! I KNEW I wanted our picture on one of my favorite scenic drives: M-25 along the Lake Huron Circle Tour! ❤️

Yesterday the cache went live. TaGeez and I awoke to the warmest and sunniest days this winter so far. 

“Want to go for a drive?" LET’S GO!

We didn’t take the direct route. Instead, we headed due North first and drove widthwise across the thumb: looking for snowy owls, M-25 signs (hopefully with Lake Huron in the background), and flautas at our favorite Mexican restaurants! No snowies today, but we enjoyed the hunt along the way. 

We did find 4 different cache types including this Locationless, a long-forgotten puzzle, and a brand-new Virtual! Thank you, HQ, for creating this special cache, and we are looking forward to celebrating 25 years of geocaching!

My 2024 Geocaching Stats Charted!

 

I have to admit that I'm a bit of a stats junky, so I love the annual "Geocaching Charted" email from geocaching.com. Now I know what goals to beat this year!

2024 has come to an end, and what a year it’s been! An entire year of adventures and unforgettable memories. Whether you geocached far and wide or saved it for a special occasion, we hope you’ve made some fun memories out there! Let’s take a look back at your geocaching stats for the full year. This email will show you where you’ve been and maybe just help you plan where you want to go in 2025. Without further ado, let’s get charted… 771   This is your total number of finds in 2024. We bet you found some pretty cool caches along the way! GC1A0E   This is the oldest placed cache you found this year. This cache has been waiting for that special moment when you logged it! Snapshot! Say Cheese! Did you share images in your logs this year? Take a walk down memory lane: This is the first image you posted in 2024. Aww, do you remember that moment? This is the last image you posted in 2024. It’s like it happened yesterday! 12   This is the number of distinct cache types you logged during the year. You really aimed for variety! Adventure Lab® Cache   Adventure Lab® Caches were your top cache type this year! You don’t follow the status quo and aren’t afraid to try new things. Way to go on creating your own path! GC729A 2077 Favorite points This is the highest Favorited cache that you found in 2024. Take a walk down memory lane and revisit what made this cache so special! 17   This is the number of Events you attended this year. Oh, the places you’ve been and the geocachers you’ve met! 23   This is the number of souvenirs you received this year. You have quite the collection going! Check out the complete list of available souvenirs. 6/20/2024 154 finds This was your busiest caching day of 2024. You were on a mission! 65   This is the total number of days you geocached in 2024. Way to fill in that calendar! 49   This is the number of Favorite points you awarded to geocaches. You had lots of love to give and you didn’t hold back! 8   This is the number of geocaches you hid this year. Thank you for contributing to your geocaching community! Wow, those are some great numbers! We know all this data can be overwhelming, so we wrapped up your top stats in a nice little bundle. Check it out: GEOCACHING CHARTED scrapcat's highlights: 771 total finds   65 days cached   Day with most finds: 154 finds on 6/20/2024   Here’s to another great year of geocaching in 2025!