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]

@drevil 210103 wrote:

3/19/21 – “Freezing Saddles” 5-letter word (or longer) subanagram

Here’s my last entry, “fields” are where I spend a LOT of time watching my kids play soccer, so this is a fitting find to end the #scavengerhunt!

The scavenger hunt was seriously a highlight of FS21 for me. It was fun to find and fun to see how others interpreted the task. Big thanks to both @drevil and @JoM for keeping this going!

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[cvcalhoun]

3/19/21 freezing Saddles subanagram
Having to do this from the road as I head to the FSLNHPP, but “Nails” (twice).

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[Mtansill]

@drevil 210103 wrote:

3/19/21 – “Freezing Saddles” 5-letter word (or longer) subanagram

On your ride tomorrow, the last day of Freezing Saddles , find a 5-letter word (or longer) using only the letters in “Freezing Saddles”, the word or the thing. If the latter, let us know what you found. Snap a pic, and post it here in the thread.

A picture of the thing – SADDLE shoes. Check out this cool artwork by Rumi’s daughter! The gentleman sipping mead and sitting on the wing of the plane is wearing saddle shoes.

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[Boomer Cycles]

@drevil 210103 wrote:

3/19/21 – “Freezing Saddles” 5-letter word (or longer) subanagram … or the thing.

The Thing: A likeness of a bicycle with a BAFS2019 reflective band for a “saddle”

Many thanks to Dr. Evil and Jo for sponsoring perhaps the ultimate pointless prize in all my years of riding in freezing saddles. It definitely motivated me to get out and ride, and keep my head up while doing it. Bravo [emoji1376]

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[Sophie CW]

3/19/21 – “Freezing Saddles” 5-letter word (or longer) subanagram
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[Kbikeva]

@LeftyLaura 210145 wrote:

3/19/21 – Freezing Saddles 5 letter word (or longer) subanagram

While KBikeVA & I are submitting the same photo today, I am choosing not to take the easy way out and just copy her words, though I have been known to copy thought out word of others, but I’ll go it alone. This is my second year of the Saddles and I never really embraced the pointless prizes until this year. Having a riding partner has been a tremendous help, most of the time. As we are unique individuals it has been two photos, two parks, two arts while sharing the coffee stop. I couldn’t have done two coffee stops a day for many reasons. The photo shows the “Garden” and the “Island”.

We have become such good biking buddies that I’m patching out to NJ for a rest & a pizza. It was fun to meet folks on the Reston Art rides and online, such an interesting crew.

Thank you to dreverl & JoM for tallying this. (There must be an app for it). Enjoy the FSLNHHP and remember clockwise is the only way it works.

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I think I’ve been insulted…good thing you’re in NJ for the weekend. Just wait until you see the route I plan for Tuesday…

[historygeek]

3/19/21 Freezing Saddles subanagram (field)

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[bikedavid]

@drevil 210103 wrote:

3/19/21 – “Freezing Saddles” 5-letter word (or longer) subanagram

Does this count as a danger panda? Like mootsfy, I associate Freezing Saddles with “danger” because you have to be careful when riding. And pandas from all the danger panda selfies!

[josh]

@drevil 210103 wrote:

3/19/21 – “Freezing Saddles” 5-letter word (or longer) subanagram

Wish I could be at Hains Point, but I’m a little far away for that. I think this is the first time I haven’t taken the last day of FS off of work (actually I’m not sure about last year, COVID had already gotten to us by then). Here’s Federal Street:
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[tomacsh]

3/19/21–Freezing Saddles subanagram

I rode to the local Hallmark retailer to find my exact sentiments on this the final day of Freezing Saddles 2021 in “subanagram-on-a-card” form; two words: “SAD FEELING”
[emoji22]
Until we meet again next year…

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[Laurie E.]

@drevil 210103 wrote:

3/19/21 – “Freezing Saddles” 5-letter word (or longer) subanagram

On your ride tomorrow, the last day of Freezing Saddles , find a 5-letter word (or longer) using only the letters in “Freezing Saddles”, the word or the thing. If the latter, let us know what you found. Snap a pic, and post it here in the thread.

WOOOOHOOOO! Thank you all for playing. Even though there wasn’t a lot of group rides and meetups compared to years past, I still enjoyed suffering virtually with you all on the bike in the cold.

So who’s coming out to FSLNHPP? JoM and I will definitely try to make it, so say hi and intro yourself if we’ve never met before. Let’s just stay properly socially distanced

Happy hunting!

Freezing Saddles 2019 Last Lappers by bikecentric

Sorry that I couldn’t be at HP to close out the ride, so I did my own Solo ride. Anagram for “Freezing Saddles” – Dangerfield 3-19-21

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[LhasaCM]

3/19 Freezing Saddles subanagram

“A green field”

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[Catedrew]

3/19/21 – freezing saddles anagram: garden. My LAST photo post. It’s been great – thanks guys! -Catie

This is the Highland Demonstration garden that I work with.

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[Indiana]

3/19/21 – “Freezing Saddles” 5-letter word (or longer) subanagram

I was so excited to meet real live freezing saddlers tonight at Haines Point that I forgot to post my photo before midnight.
Sub anagram: garden -murals near the Wharf
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Thank you so much drevil for the extra inspiration to get out the door and onto new routes with wide open eyes! I’ll miss this game!

Congrats everyone on a great winter riding season!

[CBGanimal]

@bentbike33 210136 wrote:

Maybe it’s a TARDIS?

TARDIS?

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