Freezing Saddles 2021 – Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt

[drevil]

EDIT 3/23/21 – FINAL RESULTS POST: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?18102-Freezing-Saddles-2021-Daily-Photo-Scavenger-Hunt&p=210265#post210265
EDIT 3/17/21 – FINAL WEEK POST HERE: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?18102-Freezing-Saddles-2021-Daily-Photo-Scavenger-Hunt&p=209861#post209861

I love taking photos, and having a goal usually ups the fun factor, so I’m doing a daily photo scavenger hunt.

Every night, I’ll post something you have to take a picture of the next day (along with the date). I’ll try my best to post before midnight.

It might be an object (a stop sign), a theme (something blue), specific (e.g., a bike laying on the ground), vague (e.g., confusion), a mish-mash of those, or none of those.

Rules:

1. Obvs, you should be a participant in Freezing Saddles ’21
2. It has to be on a bike ride on the day it was requested
3. It has to be posted on the day for which it was requested, i.e., 12:01 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST for the day it was requested. Sorry, I won’t count ones that aren’t posted for the day it was requested. That’s part of the challenge
4. The reason I say “for the day it is requested” is because I might do requests a few days ahead of time, but don’t take and/or post the pic until that day comes.
5. It has to be posted here on the forum in this thread
6. There should be text either in the title or in the post with the date and the found object/theme. Another option is to “Reply With Quote” the post with the request, i.e., simply click that button on the bottom right of my request so it is quoted above your picture
7. Description, short backstory or location are optional (but nice). That said, if your pic is abstract or not obviously relatable to my request, please explain (e.g., I ask for “happiness”, and you post a pic of a tennis ball you found on a ride, please explain how that tennis ball = happiness)
8. It has to be a picture you took, so if you’re in it, it either has to be a selfie or done with a self-timer
9. Only one pic/day. Please don’t pad by adding more than one pic/day
10. It has to be a picture, not a video
11. Let’s stick to things you find out there during your ride, and not things that you bring or make yourself (unless otherwise specified). Example 1: if I say find “2021”, don’t scratch it into dirt. Example 2: if I say find a flower, don’t bring a flower with you on your ride and take a pic of that. This kinda takes the fun out of looking for things, which is the whole point. (Rule added on 1/2/21)
12. Unless specified otherwise, your bike does not have to be in the photo. (Rule amended on 1/4/21)
13. Found item needs to be clear and discernible (or legible if text) in the picture. If you are using Tapatalk and are having trouble posting pics that are large enough, let us know and I/we can try to help you with it. (Rule added on 1/3/21)
14. Filters are OK, but no obvious/blatant photoshopping… not that I know anything about such things

Photoshop? by bikecentric, on Flickr

Scoring: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kgsAzaLIXN-IJMjscyNnQTNvWEp__VzgGBSkJDYrTfs/edit?usp=sharing

1. If you follow all the rules above, it’s 1 point/picture. I’ll like your pic if I have added the point to the tally sheet.
2. If I feel like you haven’t met all the rules, I’ll give you .25 points for the effort (Added on 1/11/21)
3. I’ll keep a tally with your forum name. I may reach out to you via the forum’s messaging, or ask you to reach out to me in a post in this thread.
4. EDIT ON 3/17/21: THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN ANYMORE -> At the end of FS, every like in each of your pic posts = +1 point. I’ll add these up at the end
   So for example, your pic has met all the conditions at the top, and has 3 likes. That will add 4 points (1 for the pic +3 for the likes) to your pot.

Notes:

1. Prizes TBD
2. Contest starts 1/1/21 and goes until the last day of FS ’21
3. Some of these will be hard. Fret not, some will be easy, so skip those days that are too difficult
4. Don’t ever ever ever ever do anything that can put you in danger or will result in hurting yourself. I promise I won’t ask for any pics of you riding on the Beltway
5. I might post pics, but mine don’t count in the contest

EDIT 3/17/21 -SEE FINAL WEEK POST HERE: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?18102-Freezing-Saddles-2021-Daily-Photo-Scavenger-Hunt&p=209861#post209861

Topic

[cvcalhoun]

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign
I thought I knew exactly where to go for this one. Satsuma is my favorite sushi restaurant, although since the pandemic I’ve been getting it only by delivery. Numerous online photos showed it having a big sign above the door saying, “Satsuma Japanese Restaurant.” And unlike several of my other destinations in this scavenger hunt, I knew for a fact that it was still open.

So I went there. And what is above the door now says just “Satsuma.” I can even see where the letters that said “Japanese Restaurant” were attached. But the letters themselves are gone.

Fortunately, it turned out Hinata Carryout was only a few blocks away. And while there was no “Japanese” in the name, it does have a sign for its Japanese groceries.

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[CBGanimal]

2/8/21. – Japanese

Got it! Even with a hole in my tire and the threat of rain I found it!

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[bikedavid]

@drevil 207303 wrote:

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

So many great Japanese places in our area! I thought I would highlight a little coffee shop called Harpeth Swill that specializes in Japanese cold brew.

[komorebi]

@drevil 207303 wrote:

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

2/8/2021 — the word “Japanese.” My experience was similar to cvcalhoun’s: I decided to bike to Japanese Auto City, and I even checked Google Streetview to make sure the sign was easily visible from the street. But when I got there, the sign had been taken down, even though you could still see where the letters used to be. So here’s my bike at a nearby Japanese restaurant instead:

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[DCAKen]

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

The place to go when I want to eat a ton o’ sushi

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[Jessica Hirschhorn]

St Elmo St Bethesda

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[LisaE]

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

Manekineko Japanese Restaurant in Falls Church on West Broad Street. Now I’m hungry.

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[josh]

@drevil 207303 wrote:

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

Fuji Mountain Japanese Restaurant, but I didn’t ride the Fuji (RIP).
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If I have enough time today, I might upgrade this — the Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Fairmount Park is pretty (at least from the outside).

[Kbikeva]

2/8/21 The word “Japanese” on a sign

True confession: I’ve never tried this place. I spent my middle school years in Japan so I am really picky about Japanese food.

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[Kbikeva]

2/8/21 The word “Japanese” on a sign

This place is in Herndon. I’ve never tried it but it’s on my post-pandemic list.

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[accordioneur]

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

First place that came to mind – I used to work right across the street from this shop.

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[CaseyKane50]

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign

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The Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse is located in Canal Center Plaza, just off of Montgomery Street in Alexandria.

[Boomer Cycles]

2/08/21 – The word “Japanese” on a sign

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[rumipumi]

2/8 Japanese

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[AlanA]

2/8/21 – the word “Japanese” on a sign.

Whew! This was my only chance on my planned ride for today.

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