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

[Kbikeva]

1/10/21 Nut

Fairfax County has 427 parks, but I couldn’t find a complete list so I couldn’t zero in on one that featured the name “nut”.

Next I looked at all the parks within a 15 mile circle around my home — there are many, but not ONE has the word “nut” in its name.

My riding partner found a brewery to visit that had a nut in its logo, so we rode down there. But she gets that photo.

So … here’s what I saw along the way. This is where Tapawingo crosses Nutley in Vienna, heading to the fantastic connector trail between Vienna and City of Fairfax.

Given my history, tomorrow I’ll see nothing BUT nuts!

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[smb9600]

@drevil 204733 wrote:

1/10/21 – Nut

Our local bicycle shop- just off the MVT!

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[SusanG1693]

1/10/2021 “Nut”
Found a cute squirrel with an acorn and yummy beer at Chubby Squirrel Brewing in Fairfax. Plus my longest Freezing Saddles ride to date….YAY!

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[harrison_on_a_bike]

@bikesnick 204786 wrote:

1/10/2021
Star Nut Gourmet (McLean, VA)

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(A Pointless Prize triple find: Scavenger Hunt, #BAFS2021SmallBiz, and #fs2021coffeeSnobRide)

Nice hat trick!

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[harrison_on_a_bike]

@smb9600 204792 wrote:

Our local bicycle shop- just off the MVT!

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Love that shop!

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[Brownws]

1/10/2021 Nut (w/case)

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[reji]

@Brownws 204798 wrote:

1/10/2021 Nut (w/case)

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LOL! I stopped at a few stores and peered in the windows to see if I could find nuts on display, but nary a nut was found by that method.

[reji]

@drevil 204733 wrote:

1/10/21 – Nut

In my research, George Washington Carver may have been born on January 10 (or January 1), 1864, but other sources say he may have been sometime in June also. He’s probably most well known for his work with peanuts, but I thought it would be tough to find “peanut”, so I’m shortening it to “nut”. Happy Hunting!

Nice shop with nice people. Go buy something from them!
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[accordioneur]

1/10/21 – Nut

There were quite a few nuts attaching this power pole alongside the W&OD @ Gallows Rd. to its foundation.

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[Boomer Cycles]

@drevil 204733 wrote:

1/10/21 – Nut

In my research, George Washington Carver … probably most well known for his work with peanuts, but I thought it would be tough to find “peanut”, so I’m shortening it to “nut”. Happy Hunting!

Walnut, and the tree that bore it. Mumma Cemetery, Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg MD

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[Catedrew]

@drevil 204733 wrote:

1/10/21 – Nut

In my research, George Washington Carver may have been born on January 10 (or January 1), 1864, but other sources say he may have been sometime in June also. He’s probably most well known for his work with peanuts, but I thought it would be tough to find “peanut”, so I’m shortening it to “nut”. Happy Hunting!

1/10/21 – Nut

Today’s photo is of beechnuts, from the beech tree (remember Beech-nut Fruit Stripe gum?). The beech tree – Fagus Grandifolia – is one of the few trees that are easy to identify in the wintertime. The first thing one notices is the very smooth bark, that people love to carve their initials in. The beech tree, also like the oak tree, is one of the few deciduous trees to retain their leaves throughout the winter, waiting for the new spring’s growth to push them off. And finally, beech twigs have these sharp little points of new growth. These three things (smooth bark, winter leaves, and new growth on twigs) make it easy to ID in the winter. For your educational enjoyment, I have included photos of these as well. You’re welcome!

1. Beech Nuts

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2. Beech Tree

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3. Beech Tree Bark

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4. Beech Tree new growth

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[LisaE]

1/10/21 – Nut

Squirrels have had their hay day already with all the walnuts in the neighborhood (and our yard). So I decided to settle on a local Chestnut St., similarly devoid of any chestnuts just laying on the ground.
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@drevil 204733 wrote:

1/10/21 – Nut

[NoVaNoobGA]

@drevil 204733 wrote:

1/10/21 – Nut

In my research, George Washington Carver may have been born on January 10 (or January 1), 1864, but other sources say he may have been sometime in June also. He’s probably most well known for his work with peanuts, but I thought it would be tough to find “peanut”, so I’m shortening it to “nut”. Happy Hunting!

1/10/21 Nuts. Here is a picture of my biking buddies, each holding a pistachio. So here we have a collection of nuts, but which is it: The pistachios? Or the Biking buddies?
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[LeftyLaura]

1/10 – The Nut

While looking for the nut we passed a dog part, looked for a nut dog, looked for Walnut Street, and even found some sad small acorns on the side of the road, but in the end, the chubby squirrel brewing came through with this cute squirrel & acorn. The place is small so the bike is on the curb waiting for the order of plain pirogies. No beer ‘cause this was halfway point.

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[cabel]

1/10 Local Little City Nuts

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[Author]

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