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

[camiller]

@Catedrew 207943 wrote:

LOVE IT! There was a house in my neighborhood that had a giant skeleton for Halloween, and then they put a Santa hat on it for Christmas. I was hoping they would continue with the themed holiday adornments, but alas, no luck. Where is this one located?

It’s in Fairfax on Laurel Street which is between Burke Station Road and Whitaker Road (Road next to Woodson HS) This was a small display for them. I almost missed it because I am used to there being a large assortment of skeletons decorated for the occasion.

[josh]

@drevil 207888 wrote:

2/15/21 – “St Skeletor’s Day” Subanagram (5 or more letters) or Human Skeleton

Not the best angle because the mall was closed, but here’s a skeleton in a lab coat.
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HT to katie for letting me know that Kiehl’s locations have these.

[Jessica Hirschhorn]

@Kbikeva 207835 wrote:

Is this a piece of art somewhere? Must see if so!

No just picked up from GIPHY APP

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[Sophie CW]

2/15/21 – “St Skeletor’s Day” Subanagram (5 or more letters) or Human Skeleton: Leeds
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[drevil]

2/16/21 – Crown or Mask (with eyeholes)

Mardi Gras, aka Fat Tuesday, is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. Fun fact: if you want to ride on a Mardi Gras float you must wear a mask. In fact, it is actually illegal to ride one without one!

On your ride, find a crown (that sits on top of your head) or a mask (that has eyeholes). If you find the word, it’ll be 1 point. If you find a likeness, that’ll be 2 points total.

Happy hunting!

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[Nadine]

@Indiana 207962 wrote:

2/15/21 – “st skeletor’s day” subanagram (5 or more letters) or human skeleton

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“Tory’s” mountain

Am I the only one who doesn’t get this one? [emoji848][emoji1744]

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[Laurie E.]

@drevil 207888 wrote:

2/15/21 – “St Skeletor’s Day” Subanagram (5 or more letters) or Human Skeleton

Single and/or tired of the commercialism/smoochiness of Valentines Day? Then St. Skeletor‘s Day, celebrated on February 15 since 1998, was made for you! Skeletor – He Man’s archenemy – is the inspiration for the day, and it’s all about anti-love and not doing anything special for anyone.

On your ride, scramble the letters of “St Skeletor’s Day” to come up with a real word that has 5 or more letters, and find that word out in the wild for one point. The alternative for two points is to find a human skeleton likeness, but it has to be more than half of the body including the skull (i.e., not just the skull or a just a hand)

Happy hunting!

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Anagramy for St. Skeletor’s Day – “Estates” 2/15/21

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[Laurie E.]

@drevil 207826 wrote:

2/14/21 – Heart

Valentine’s Day has dark origins with vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition, such as women being gently slapped with bloody goat hides by drunk naked men. (WHAT?!?!)

Anyways, on your ride, find a heart – either the shape or the word. And you might want to avoid any tipsy naked dudes with goat hides — unless that’s your kink

Happy hunting!

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Heart 2/14/21

Although I won’t get credit for it, I still wanted to post it since I went out and hunted for it on Valentine’s Day.

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[CBGanimal]

@Nadine 207964 wrote:

2/15/21 – St Skeletor’s Day – skeleton or subanagram

I missed my 10th grade biology classroom on today’s quest. My teacher had a skeleton we called “flaco.” (She also had a fish we called “Notoque” because that’s what the sign on the fish tank said. For non Spanish speakers, “No toque” means “don’t touch.” “Flaco” means “skinny.”)

In the absence of Flaco I found a subanagram on my ride today – SOLAR.

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Funny…girls call their road bikes “La Flaca” here in Spain

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[smb9600]

2/15/21 / St Skeletors Day

Finding no skeletons, I went searching for oysters. But the fish market I went to didn’t have any (right? A fish market without oysters???). So Street it is!

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[Indiana]

@Nadine 207977 wrote:

Am I the only one who doesn’t get this one? [emoji848][emoji1744]

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That’s what the sign on the rock said, “Tory’s” being the sub anagram. It wasn’t that clear in person because of snow, and became less clear in the photo shrunk for posting, but it was the only one I found! I don’t know who Tory is, but her part of the mountain we were passing through was beautiful!

[josh]

@drevil 207976 wrote:

2/16/21 – Crown or Mask (with eyeholes)

I’m double-dipping here on the MF DOOM mural. Here’s the masked supervillain, but in daylight this time around.
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[Nadine]

@Indiana 207990 wrote:

That’s what the sign on the rock said, “Tory’s” being the sub anagram. It wasn’t that clear in person because of snow, and became less clear in the photo shrunk for posting, but it was the only one I found! I don’t know who Tory is, but her part of the mountain we were passing through was beautiful!

Thanks!
Though I’m not the prize dude (so it isn’t important that I be able to find your word in your picture) it bothered me that I couldn’t figure it out! I can sorta see the writing on the stone now that you’ve walked me through it. [emoji16] My eyesight is not the best. [emoji1744]

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[Nadine]

@CBGanimal 207984 wrote:

Funny…girls call their road bikes “La Flaca” here in Spain

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Hahaha because skinny tires! I like it! [emoji38]
Miss you…

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[CBGanimal]

2/16/21 Crown or Mask (with eye holes)

I thought this would have been harder than it was! I asked my daughter to pick the best one…

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