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

[LhasaCM]

3/3 – Train

One of our daughter’s favorite “destination” parks when we first moved to DC is at 11th and Monroe, featuring a train playground. The park used to be a turnaround for streetcars that ran on 11th Street, and was turned into a park when the streetcar was discontinued. The park was renovated about a decade ago.

[Shawnbeast]

@drevil 209002 wrote:

3/3/21 – Train

I grabbed a couple of shots with just my bike and the tracks and trestle just in case I missed the train, but I eventually caught the VRE Crossing Rolling Road in Burke. I was also treated to a sighting of both birds of the nesting pair of eagles in Lake Accotink Park!

[historygeek]

3/3/21 train

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[camiller]

3/3/2021 Train

When I learned that I would be looking for a train today I knew I wanted to go the the Fairfax Station Historic Rail Road Museum. The original Fairfax Station (1851 depot) was predominantly constructed by the hands of Irish immigrants, many recruited not long after reaching the United States. Most settled in the Fairfax Station area. This influx of Catholics also led to the construction of St. Mary’s Church, located about one-quarter mile from the train station. Fairfax Station played an integral role in the Civil War and served the community of Fairfax for over 100 years. With the progression of transportation throughout the early to mid-1900s, the Southern Railway began closing smaller stations along its line. Fairfax Station, the last original operating train station in Fairfax County, closed in 1973. The depot remains in use today as a museum. While there is a rail car on site I really like their sign with the cutouts. The light was perfect today to see the detail in the sign.

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[Varsil]

https://strava.app.link/kZGVn2x5keb
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Managed to take a pic of the 517 train at Garrett Park 😀

[Serdar]

@drevil 209002 wrote:

3/3/21 – Train

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It was somewhat difficult to capture a moving train in the dark.
https://www.strava.com/activities/4886627951

[sszibler]

3/3/21 – Train. Purceville Trail Head

[tomacsh]

@historygeek 209052 wrote:

3/3/21 train

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3/3/21–Train
I got a pic of that same Green Line train at West Hyattsville Metro station, from the other side [emoji23]

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[bigredboiler]

3/3/21 – Train

A little train for the kiddos!

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[LeftyLaura]

Dunn Loring waiting for the train. Will it ever come?? Ah yes!

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[JoM]

@AlanA 209033 wrote:

3/3/21 – Train

Here is my picture of an automotive tractor with one or more trailer units.

PS. Please let me know if you won’t give me credit for this. I also have a bogus “train” picture that does not meet the rules of this days hunt. I know that more than one picture is a no-no.

Alan, this meets definition 1.b. You are good to go!

[Boomer Cycles]

3/3/21 – Train
Like many others, I went with a shot of MetroRail, in this case, a westbound Orange Line train, which will soon no longer be stopping at East Falls Church as that station is slated for closure as WMATA cuts costs due to the Pandemic downturn:-/

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[Catedrew]

@drevil 209002 wrote:

3/3/21 – Train

3/3/21 – Train

This is the neighborhood sign down the street from me, representing the Penrose station that used to be one of the trains stops and what our neighborhood is named for.

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[Nadine]

3/3/21 – train

Well I have my favorite pic of the metro train coming towards me, taken from the Patrick Henry overpass…. But there are other pix of metro trains here, and none of the Bluemont Caboose, which I thought was my backup plan….. Also Accordioneur was just leaving the custis overpass when I was arriving [emoji38] so I’m sure his pic will be along shortly….

But I like the moving pic better have the still museum piece train so…. This is my favorite. Taken from the Patrick Henry Overpass on my way back from the Custis overpass [emoji16] (The others are on my Strava ride from today of anyone wants to see….)

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[Kbikeva]

@Boomer2U 209070 wrote:

3/3/21 – Train
Like many others, I went with a shot of MetroRail, in this case, a westbound Orange Line train, which will soon no longer be stopping at East Falls Church as that station is slated for closure as WMATA cuts costs due to the Pandemic downturn:-/

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Which is why everyone needs to answer the Metro survey with a big “DO NOT CLOSE THE STATIONS!!!” And get your supervisor and other elected officials involved.

[Author]

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