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

[drevil]

@cvcalhoun 207401 wrote:

2/9/21 – Pizza! (but not Pizza Hut or Domino’s)
In Bethesda, you can’t go a block without tripping over a pizza place. I went to Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. On the way back, I noticed M&N Pizza’s former location (which has interesting architecture and includes the word “pizza”), but decided against it since it doesn’t currently sell pizza. M&N’s current location is much more nondescript, and doesn’t say “Pizza” anywhere on it. And there was also Aden’s Pizza. However, since only one photo is allowed…

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This hunt doesn’t require the word “pizza” to be in the pic, just that it be a pizzeria. Thanks for the recommendation though!

[CBGanimal]

2/9/21 – Pizza

I went looking for the farthest one…but ended up with a pic of the closest one!

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[DCAKen]

2/9/21 – Pizza

Adams Morgan is the home to several pizza joints, all hawking varieties of the Jumbo Slice. For a while, there was a fierce competition, with signs proclaiming “Home of the Jumbo Slice” and “The Original Jumbo Slice” and “The Real Jumbo Slice”. All of them were open until 5 am on the weekends to feed the crowds after last call.

The one thing they all had in common was that their deliciousness was inversely proportional to your sobriety.

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[Kbikeva]

In Chantilly

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[accordioneur]

2/9/21 – Pizza! (but not Pizza Hut or Domino’s)

I grew up in Brooklyn, where every day was pizza day! I was fortunate that one of our neighborhood pizza places was DiFara’s, which these days is a fixture on “Best Pizza” lists. Dom DiMarco opened the place in 1965. Dom is now well into his 80’s and no longer has the energy to run the place full time, but you can still sometimes find him behind the counter making pizza. His daughter runs the place now.

Locally, here’s another photo from the Westover shopping area in Arlington, which is turning out to be a photo hunt gold mine. The Italian Store makes a pretty decent New York style slice. The owners are from Philadelphia, which is close enough that they have some idea how to do NY pizza right. My other local favorite is Pupatella – excellent Neopolitan style.

I’m feeling a little under the weather today, so my ride was just out to get the photo and back. Given my upset stomach, I probably won’t even eat pizza today

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[CaseyKane50]

2/9/21 – Pizza! (but not Pizza Hut or Domino’s)
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Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza and Tap. Good pizza and a decent selection of beers. If you haven’t filled up on pizza and beer, suggest you order their cinnamon sugar dusted apple-ricotta doughnut holes. Lena’s is on Braddock Road and Mount Vernon Avenue, near the Potomac Yard and the Braddock Road Metro. Lots of outdoor seating.

[consularrider]

@drevil 207399 wrote:

2/9/21 – Pizza! (but not Pizza Hut or Domino’s)

Every year, National Pizza Day falls on February 9. Fun fact, the domain “pizza.com” was purchased in 1994 by the owner of a software company for $20. Fourteen years later, he sold the domain for 2.6 million dollars! I just checked the URL, and there’s nothing even there right now. I guess they had a hard time recouping the money from buying the URL?

Anyways, on your ride, capture the storefront, a pie, or a slice of these doughy, cheesy, saucy slabs of heaven and post it here. The only catch with this hunt is that it can’t be Pizza Hut or Domino’s. Besides, if your favorite pizza is from either of those, try exploring other spots!

If you don’t mind revealing your favorite local pizza joint to the rest of us, we won’t complain. While you’re at it, let us know what you especially enjoy eating there.

Happy hunting!

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I’m in pizzalandia, but don’t go out much for it. Today I stopped at Café La Cerra/Brick Oven Pizza on 1st Ave in Turtle Bay (Midtown East) for my coffee. They also have pizza.

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The photo has the word “pizza,” a representation of a pizza for a sign, and inside the window, a rack of pizzas.

[LisaE]

2/9/21 – Pizza! (but not Pizza Hut or Domino’s)

A new to us discovery — BaddPizza in Falls Church — which has turned out to be pretty tasty.

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[rumipumi]

2/8 pizza

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[AlanA]

2/9/21 – Pizza! (but not Pizza Hut or Domino’s)

I’ve never eaten here. It just happened to be a block away from my Civil War marker of the day at Courthouse Square in Rockville.

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[Jessica Hirschhorn]

Potomac Pizza

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[historygeek]

3/9/21 Pizza

At which place I spotted another intrepid scavenger

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[Mtansill]

2/9/2021 – Pizza

Currently my favorite pizza is a beautiful melding of 2Fifty’s pulled pork and Dumm’s pizza in Riverdale Park, MD. Owned by the same super nice couple, they have award-winning barbeque, and this pizza features pulled pork, pineapple, and red onions. Unfortunately, not so easy to carry on the bicycle.

PS – We have determined that historygeek wasn’t really stalking me today. Or at least not in a malicious manner.

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[cvcalhoun]

@Nadine 207406 wrote:

What happened, you couldn’t sleep? It’s supposed to be nice out today! Or [emoji848] maybe you’re expecting a heavy work day…

So funny to see such an entry be yours. I was expecting cbganimal, since it’s early afternoon in Spain.

@drevil 207407 wrote:

cvcalhoun is consistently one of the earliest posters to this thread. I think she’s a vampire… or has a different work schedule

There are a bunch of reasons my posts often come shortly after midnight:

1. I’m high risk. A time when there are no humans around keeps me safe.
2. I tend to be more or less on call during the day and evening, even when I’m not actively working. After midnight is the one time I’m pretty sure no one will be looking for me.
3. Most of the traffic lights around here switch to blinking at midnight, which means I’m not constantly waiting for lights.
4. There is very little traffic after midnight, and the few cars on the road have a whole lane to get around me, so I don’t have to worry about crazy motorists as much.

So I mostly go out shortly after midnight, unless there is something (e.g., having to find people skateboarding or to get ice cream) that is not possible at night.

[smb9600]

@accordioneur 207421 wrote:

2/9/21 – Pizza! (but not Pizza Hut or Domino’s)

I grew up in Brooklyn, where every day was pizza day! I was fortunate that one of our neighborhood pizza places was DiFara’s, which these days is a fixture on “Best Pizza” lists. Dom DiMarco opened the place in 1965. Dom is now well into his 80’s and no longer has the energy to run the place full time, but you can still sometimes find him behind the counter making pizza. His daughter runs the place now.

Locally, here’s another photo from the Westover shopping area in Arlington, which is turning out to be a photo hunt gold mine. The Italian Store makes a pretty decent New York style slice. The owners are from Philadelphia, which is close enough that they have some idea how to do NY pizza right. My other local favorite is Pupatella – excellent Neopolitan style.
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Pupatella’s is one of my favorites!!! Love that place!

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