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

[Serdar]

@drevil 209815 wrote:

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights

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Two little Christmas trees
https://www.strava.com/activities/4953878707

[Indiana]

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights

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[Sophie CW]

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights
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Icicles on the house and Christmas light bulbs along the roof and in the tree too!

[komorebi]

@drevil 209861 wrote:

Hi everyone! First off, I just want to say thanks so much to all of you that have been playing the photo scavenger hunt. I love, love, love the creativity and thought people have put into their photo captures. I learned a lot of things, including new destinations and options for eating.

Thank you for all the time, effort, and creativity that you and Jo put into this scavenger hunt! Its popularity is a testament to how successful you’ve been in coming up with clues that were fun, manageable, and worked for people no matter where they were riding. I’ve been doing Freezing Saddles for so many years that things were starting to feel rote, but this game livened things up for me and made me look at old routes with fresh eyes. I’m still seeing bells, purple doors, and birdhouses that I’ve ridden past dozens of times before and never noticed. (The yellow Mercedes remains elusive, however. )

Unsolicited rec, in case you’re looking for a patch company: I worked with Falls Creek Outfitters to get some custom patches made in 2019, and they were great to work with. Mary also uses them for her coffeeneuring patches.

[Kbikeva]

@Nadine 209902 wrote:

3/15/21 Christmas ornaments/ lights

Would you believe there’s a house with reindeer on its lawn still, in my neighborhood? CivilWarBeth calls these “albino reindeer” [emoji38][emoji1744]

Also…. I’ve been WONDERING how you’ve managed to deal with this contest, Ricky. It’s been awesome! But it’s always seemed like it must be a lotta work. Now I know what your secret is…. Thanks Jo! [emoji38][emoji1360] Love you guys!

No idea how anyone would have anything to say about the points though. They’re not on the leaderboard, so [emoji848] is there a way to know what they are? Just curious. I’m not in it for the points, though I want enough of them for you guys to feel the love for this [emoji323][emoji76]GAME [emoji3531]
And haha a homemade patch from one of my most colorful FS friends would be awesome [emoji1]

Also Carol, I’d play if you got a game going after FS!

I like spring but I’m always sorry to see the end of Freezing Saddles

[emoji3531]

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Nadine – a while back he shared this link – and it was in his ‘ending’ message too — but here it is again: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kgsAzaLIXN-IJMjscyNnQTNvWEp__VzgGBSkJDYrTfs/edit#gid=0

[drevil]

3/16/21 – Panda or Danger Panda

On National Panda Day, this is going to be easy: find a panda (either the word or likeness). Fun fact: pandas are so slow because they have to be. Their diet of primarily bamboo has such little nutritive value that they spend most of their day just eating this tallest form of grass. Imagine how much more rad they’d be with a Red Bull

If you want 2 points instead of 1, submit a Danger Panda instead. What’s a Danger Panda? Check out this thread from a pointless prize I did back in ’17 that explains what qualifies:
http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?11593-Danger-Panda-Pointless-Prize&p=154858#post154858
(All those extra points in that thread don’t count here. If you pull off a Danger Panda successfully, it’ll get you 2 points total.)

BTW, RIP Pete Beers

If you’re still unsure what a Danger Panda is, it’s basically a selfie where:

1. You’re riding a bike, and it’s in motion
2. Both hands are off the bars
3. The bike is at least partially visible
4. You are looking into the camera
5. The angle is from overhead(ish)

More examples here: https://www.flickr.com/groups/1458163@N23/pool/

Happy hunting!
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[sszibler]

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights

Almost didn’t make it. Phone down to 1%. Somewhere in Merryland.

[josh]

@drevil 209815 wrote:

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights

Not uploading my pic to the thread promptly after my ride almost got me.
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Here’s a holly tree festooned with Christmas lights in Elfreth’s Alley. As I said on Facebook, thanks drevil and JoM for all their hard work organizing and running this!

[bikedavid]

@drevil 209815 wrote:

3/15/21 – Christmas Ornaments or Lights]

Still Christmas round here! I like how someone in the neighborhood hung up lights around their roof turret so that it looks like a tree.

[cvcalhoun]

@drevil 209914 wrote:

3/16/21 – Panda or Danger Panda

If you want 2 points instead of 1, submit a Danger Panda instead. What’s a Danger Panda? Check out this thread from a pointless prize I did back in ’17 that explains what qualifies:
http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?11593-Danger-Panda-Pointless-Prize&p=154858#post154858

Okay, I’m going to have to forego one of these points. The prizes are not worth my ending up in the hospital, which is what would happen. And then I wouldn’t even get the points, because I’d fail the “Not crash after taking the picture” part.

[rumipumi]

3/16 (safety) panda

Too early to get any orange chicken for my son, who loves this place. (He’s clearly ready for college!)

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[Mtansill]

@drevil 209914 wrote:

3/16/21 – Panda or Danger Panda

Drevil made me do it!

This is the first time I have tried to do a danger panda. I value my time outside of the hospital as well! But I prepped – I watched a fun little video on how to ride with no hands, and I went up and down my straight street with a slight uphill practicing the position that I would need for taking the photo. Finally, I pulled out my camera, which has already suffered being dropped this season and has some light crackling at the bottom of the screen – put on my fingerless gloves, and headed down the street looking for my confidence. Almost at the end of the street… and… got it! One picture taken, one achievement unlocked.

https://kongregate.fandom.com/wiki/Achievement_Unlocked

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[historygeek]

3/16/21 danger panda
I accidentally turned off Strava taking this, so I had to do extra miles (with hands on the bars).

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[Pablo]

@drevil 209914 wrote:

3/16/21 – Panda or Danger Panda

On National Panda Day, this is going to be easy: find a panda (either the word or likeness). Fun fact: pandas are so slow because they have to be. Their diet of primarily bamboo has such little nutritive value that they spend most of their day just eating this tallest form of grass. Imagine how much more rad they’d be with a Red Bull

If you want 2 points instead of 1, submit a Danger Panda instead. What’s a Danger Panda? Check out this thread from a pointless prize I did back in ’17 that explains what qualifies:
http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?11593-Danger-Panda-Pointless-Prize&p=154858#post154858
(All those extra points in that thread don’t count here. If you pull off a Danger Panda successfully, it’ll get you 2 points total.)

BTW, RIP Pete Beers

If you’re still unsure what a Danger Panda is, it’s basically a selfie where:

1. You’re riding a bike, and it’s in motion
2. Both hands are off the bars
3. The bike is at least partially visible
4. You are looking into the camera
5. The angle is from overhead(ish)

More examples here: https://www.flickr.com/groups/1458163@N23/pool/

Happy hunting!
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#DangerPanda #WSGFABR

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[komorebi]

@drevil 209914 wrote:

3/16/21 – Panda or Danger Panda

3/16/2021 — (safety) panda. At the Panda Tea House in National Harbor. I’ll have to go back and try the bubble tea sometime when they’re open.

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