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]

@drevil 204117 wrote:

1/6/21 – Small Business that features beans. Happy hunting!

Not only is it National Bean Day, it’s Rowan Atkinson’s (aka Mr Bean) birthday! Small business definitely means no Chipotle, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Baja Fresh. Again, it’d be cool if it’s a place you actually like – and if you’d want to – explain why.

Please remember in your posts to either reply/quote this or write the date and what the hunted object is

Zeke’s coffee! On Rhode Island Avenue. I’m not a coffee drinker, but friends and loved ones swear by it. Bike racks right out front.

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[Sophie CW]

1/6/21 – Small business named The Bean Bag!
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I personally don’t like beans but I love this local deli in Rockville. They have delicious sandwiches!

[consularrider]

@drevil 204117 wrote:

1/6/21 – Small Business that features beans. Happy hunting!

Not only is it National Bean Day, it’s Rowan Atkinson’s (aka Mr Bean) birthday! Small business definitely means no Chipotle, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Baja Fresh. Again, it’d be cool if it’s a place you actually like – and if you’d want to – explain why.

Please remember in your posts to either reply/quote this or write the date and what the hunted object is

2nd try.

A three-fer today along with #BAFS2021SmallBiz & #FS2021coffeesnobride at Pueblo Querido Coffee Roasters, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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You can see the roaster in the middle photo

[Catedrew]

@drevil 204117 wrote:

1/6/21 – Small Business that features beans. Happy hunting!

Not only is it National Bean Day, it’s Rowan Atkinson’s (aka Mr Bean) birthday! Small business definitely means no Chipotle, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Baja Fresh. Again, it’d be cool if it’s a place you actually like – and if you’d want to – explain why.

Please remember in your posts to either reply/quote this or write the date and what the hunted object is

1/6/21 – National Bean Day

This place is a little Hole-in-the-Wall in Lyon Park off Washington Blvd in Arlington. They have the BEST pupusas, one type of which has beans. Yummy!

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[jen_stoly]

1/6/21 small business with beans. Close coffee shop where I often worked and sat in the before times. The Wydown on H St NE.

[Boomer Cycles]

@drevil 204117 wrote:

1/6/21 – Small Business that features beans. Happy hunting!

Not only is it National Bean Day…

New 2me, on Annandale Rd & LRT in NoVA, but didn’t get here until after they closed. I will return and report out under either Quaxapalooza or CoffeesNoBrides threads

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[tomacsh]

1/6/21–Small Biz that features Beans

Frijoles in my favorite form—¡Pupusas!
From the best Food Truck in Long Branch, Vanessa Pupuseria (corner of Piney Branch and Greenwood Ave, TKPK)

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[Serdar]

I was on my way to The Well Dressed Burrito, which serves great burritos full of beans and other tasty stuff when they announced a curfew in DC. Had to turn back to the safety and warmth of home. https://www.strava.com/activities/4579320614

I hope everyone else on bikes was safe today in DC.

[reji]

@jen_stoly 204217 wrote:

1/6/21 small business with beans. Close coffee shop where I often worked and sat in the before times. The Wydown on H St NE.

Sorry, didn’t mean to dislike

[bikedavid]

1/6/21 – small biz that features beans

So many great coffee shops to choose from. I thought Potter’s House would be appropriate. They were a crucial gathering point for the civil rights movement. They also provide meals to those who need them. And their coffee is also pretty good!

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[reji]

@Serdar 204229 wrote:

I was on my way to The Well Dressed Burrito, which serves great burritos full of beans and other tasty stuff when they announced a curfew in DC. Had to turn back to the safety and warmth of home. https://www.strava.com/activities/4579320614

I hope everyone else on bikes was safe today in DC.

Smart move and I’m glad you’re safe. And rule 4 of this game is Don’t ever ever ever ever do anything that can put you in danger or will result in hurting yourself

[reji]

@drevil 204117 wrote:

1/6/21 – Small Business that features beans. Happy hunting!

Not only is it National Bean Day, it’s Rowan Atkinson’s (aka Mr Bean) birthday! Small business definitely means no Chipotle, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Baja Fresh. Again, it’d be cool if it’s a place you actually like – and if you’d want to – explain why.

Please remember in your posts to either reply/quote this or write the date and what the hunted object is

Rare Bird coffee roasters – i’m not a coffee drinker, but I have cycling friends that love this place.
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[Kbikeva]

@Boomer2U 204218 wrote:

New 2me, on Annandale Rd & LRT in NoVA, but didn’t get here until after they closed. I will return and report out under either Quaxapalooza or CoffeesNoBrides threads

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Looks like they need to co-brand with Bikenetic! By the way, I’m loving all these future ‘coffeeneuring’ destinations!

[Mtansill]

@drevil 204117 wrote:

1/6/21 – Small Business that features beans. Happy hunting!

Not only is it National Bean Day, it’s Rowan Atkinson’s (aka Mr Bean) birthday! Small business definitely means no Chipotle, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Baja Fresh. Again, it’d be cool if it’s a place you actually like – and if you’d want to – explain why.

Small business that features beans: Proteus Brews!
I do happen to love their chai, and tea latte, and hot chocolate. They sell coffee, too, but I don’t love coffee. I’m sure it’s delicious for those who do, however.
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[HokieBeth]

1/6/21 small biz and beans

Local roaster in Del Ray

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