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

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[Shawnbeast]

2/24/21
“Charles and Diana” subanagram
Pedestrians AHEAD, but I didn’t cross here…

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[rumipumi]

2/24 charles and diana subanagram

The one commitment this ill-fated couple shared: their *children*

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[CaseyKane50]

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

Went for the word cardinals. Found the bird and the name spelled out at Bishop Ireton High School on Cambridge Road, Alexandria.

[Shawnbeast]

@CaseyKane50 208546 wrote:

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

Went for the word cardinals. Found the bird and the name spelled out at Bishop Ireton High School on Cambridge Road, Alexandria.

I can’t believe I didn’t think of Cardinal, my neighborhood is literally filled with them!

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[komorebi]

@drevil 208518 wrote:

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

2/24/2021 — “Charles and Diana” subanagram. A grim thought for a beautiful day, but here’s my bike at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. NCMEC is the nation’s clearinghouse and reporting center for issues related to the prevention of and recovery from child victimization.

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[bikesnick]

@drevil 208518 wrote:

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

subanagram == ESAAN

ESAAN Northeastern Thai Restaurant (McLean, VA)
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[Serdar]

@drevil 208518 wrote:

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

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Children
https://www.strava.com/activities/4843570334

[Kbikeva]

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

I saw a CARDINAL Glen Ct while riding in search of today’s subanagram, and duly snapped the photo. But then I got to the Mosaic District and found ENCHILADAS instead.

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What a glorious day to be out riding! I didn’t want to come inside to tutor and I’m pretty sure the middle schoolers won’t be that interested in being tutored either! ah well, we persevere

[bikedavid]

@drevil 208518 wrote:

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

Radiance

[LisaE]

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

At first I was going to head to my favorite El Tio Tex-Mex Grill to snap a shot of the menu. But instead I found double subanagrams at the intersection of Cedar Ln and Linden Ln.

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[AlanA]

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

That was convenient! The “Richland” Golf Club was right near the end of the ride I had planned for today. I didn’t even bother looking for anything else, and finished the day completing my hunt.

And, FYI, I did not use any anagram generator like so many folks seem to use. It’s more fun trying to figure out stuff on your own.

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[DCAKen]

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

Do you think that Charles and Diana would ever eat “enchiladas”?

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[Catedrew]

@drevil 208518 wrote:

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

2/24/21 – my subanagram was “Charles”

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[Indiana]

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)

Channel
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[cvcalhoun]

2/24/21 – “Charles and Diana” Subanagram Word (5 letters or more)
This one was easy. A block from my house, I found a car with a “Holy Child” window cling. Half a mile away, there was “Children Playing.” However, it was a nice day and I decided to go for the whole enchiladas. I tried Uncle Julio’s, but they didn’t have a menu out front, and I really didn’t want to go in and ask to photograph their menu (plus, I couldn’t have gotten my bicycle in the shot even if I had). However, Guapo’s had what I was looking for–a menu outside that included enchiladas.

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