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

[Indiana]

2/21/21 – the round Peace symbol or the word “peace” (in any language)

Peace pole at the Franciscan Monastery in NE DC. It reads “May peace prevail on Earth” in several languages and is part of a global peace messaging movement that started in Japan after WWII:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_pole
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[AlanA]

@CBGanimal 208340 wrote:

2/21/21 the round Peace symbol or the word “peace” in any language
Paz means peace in Spanish and this Plaza was dedicated to it!!

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For a minute, I thought it was the McDonalds sign!! They always give me “peace”

[accordioneur]

@bikesnick 208348 wrote:

“Peace” in Hebrew = Shalom
(Yes, I know shalom carries so much more meaning than just peace, but I couldn’t find a peace sign.)

It works in context: “Rodef Shalom” is a phrase meaning “pursuer of peace”. I’m embarrassed that I didn’t think of this one.

[Serdar]

@drevil 208327 wrote:

2/21/21 – the round Peace symbol or the word “peace” (in any language)

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Touch of Peace Massage Therapy
Address: 2402 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301
https://www.strava.com/activities/4827959168

[drevil]

2/22/21 – Purple House

On February 22, 1994, Prince is granted the trademark on the love symbol he has been using as his name.

On your ride, since Purple Rain might be a little hard to find, seek a purple house. The house does not have to be totally purple — it can have purple shutters or a door. Any shade of purple is fine, as long as it’s not pink.

Happy hunting!

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[smb9600]

2/21/21 – Peace

I’ve ridden past here about a million times & never saw this World Peace Tree!

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[AlanA]

@Serdar 208386 wrote:

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Touch of Peace Massage Therapy
Address: 2402 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301
https://www.strava.com/activities/4827959168

So….Did you get a touch of “peace”? Or maybe, they meant piece?

[tomacsh]

2/21/21–Peace

I too found a Peace Pole; on Sligo Creek Trail at New Hampshire Ave. “Peace” in Spanish, English, Creole and Polish!

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[camiller]

2/21/2021 Peace

I really like this yard sign and it has the peace symbol.

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[AlanA]

@drevil 208387 wrote:

2/22/21 – Purple House

On February 22, 1994, Prince is granted the trademark on the love symbol he has been using as his name.

On your ride, since Purple Rain might be a little hard to find, seek a purple house. The house does not have to be totally purple — it can have purple shutters or a door. Any shade of purple is fine, as long as it’s not pink.

Happy hunting!

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Arrrgh! Are you sure that wasn’t Feb. 23? I have so many cool purple houses I see (but not on a wet and miserable day)!! They are too far away.

[bigredboiler]

2/21/21 – Peace (Symbol or Word)

No need to plan ahead for challenges like this. Fun to just explore and see what you find (as it should be lots around DC).
My first find, a peace symbol yard sign, did take more time than I expected. But, overall, there were plenty in 2hrs of riding.
Pictured here is one I found at very end of my ride; I made a last minute decision to change blocks and it was serendipitous….

This car was made for today…the symbol and word (many times).

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[mootsfy]

2/21/21 – Round peace symbol

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[Steve O]

@Nadine 208306 wrote:

2/20/21 – great heights

Hands free rider on the w&od seen from the Patrick Henry overpass!

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Is this a violation of the “no danger panda” rule?

[Boomer Cycles]

2/21/21 – Peace

Found on the side of a house while exploring the East Coast Greenway along the Rahway River in Winfield NJ

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[Sophie CW]

2/21/21 – the round Peace symbol or the word “peace” (in any language) – The Peace Garden at the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park in Rockville, MD
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The quote says “Peace is possible…it can begin simply over a game of chess and a cup of tea.” Peace all over this garden but interesting not the round symbol. More info about this public garden/park here: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=129439

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