Freezing Saddles 2021 – Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt

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    drevil
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    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

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    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 :D
      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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  • #1109061
    accordioneur
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    @drevil 205067 wrote:

    1/13/21 – “Liam Hemsworth” Anagram Word

    I have noticed as I ride along the section of the W&OD from Bluemont to Columbia Pike, where it parallels Four Mile Run, that the path has its own temperature. The trail is in a valley, and with the stream running alongside I find that on winter mornings it maintains a temperature that’s quite a bit cooler than the surrounding areas. Likewise, it can be foggier along this part of the trail on foggy days. I guess the topography and the stream create an “isothermal” environment.

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    #1109063
    Indiana
    Participant

    1/13/21 – “Liam Hemsworth” Anagram Word (5 or more letters)

    I thought I had it made when I passed by the sign for Wohlfarth’s gallery. Surely Liam’s middle name is Francis, is it not? Fredrick?

    On the off chance that it is not, I humbly submit “metro.”
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    #1109064
    drevil
    Participant

    @accordioneur 205087 wrote:

    I have noticed as I ride along the section of the W&OD from Bluemont to Columbia Pike, where it parallels Four Mile Run, that the path has its own temperature. The trail is in a valley, and with the stream running alongside I find that on winter mornings it maintains a temperature that’s quite a bit cooler than the surrounding areas. Likewise, it can be foggier along this part of the trail on foggy days. I guess the topography and the stream create an “isothermal” environment.

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    I need the word, not the thing, Mr. “TooManyRulesDrevil” Accordioneur ;)

    #1109065
    drevil
    Participant

    @Indiana 205089 wrote:

    1/13/21 – “Liam Hemsworth” Anagram Word (5 or more letters)

    I thought I had it made when I passed by the sign for Wohlfarth’s gallery. Surely Liam’s middle name is Francis, is it not? Fredrick?

    On the off chance that it is not, I humbly submit “metro.”
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    Ha, we’re gonna use just his first and last name on this photo hunt, but I’ll note using the middle name also for future ones.

    BTW, it seems like most people understand this one. I thought this silly idea would be too complicated, but I couldn’t resist doing it. Keep up the hunt! :)

    #1109072
    Hannah Lili
    Participant

    1/13/2021- Pet”smart”. 5 letter anagram of Liam Hemsworth.
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    I can find a different one if the word w/in word doesn’t work :)
    Also I found theres an Isothermal Community College in Spindale, NC if anyone is around that area!
    @drevil 205067 wrote:

    1/13/21 – “Liam Hemsworth” Anagram Word (5 or more letters, can’t be handwritten or on/in something portable)

    It’s Thor’s brother Liam Hemsworth’s birthday on 1/13.

    This one’s complicated, but easier than you think. Read below:

    1. Find a word using “Liam Hemsworth” as the base for an anagram, then take a picture of the word out there in the wild. It can’t be handwritten OR in/on something portable (book, magazine, energy bar wrapper, etc). Street signs, outdoor ads, or descriptions on plaques are examples of acceptable entries.
    2. Don’t know what an anagram is? Basically, jumble all the letters in his name and pull out words using just those letters. For example, one word I can pull out after jumbling the letters is “mail” (it’s just 4 letters, so it doesn’t count in this hunt). Now I just ride around and take a picture of the word “mail” on a sign, a post office, etc. I don’t want the visual representation of that word (like a mailbox or an envelope), I want the actual word to be shown in that photo
    3. For this hunt, the word has to be 5 letters or more.
    4. The first person to post a picture of the longest word by the end of the day on 1/13 will get 5 extra bonus points. If the post is edited, that will be the time I am considering it posted.
    5. Remember, just post 1 pic/day (plus follow all the rest of the rules of the game)

    Happy hunting!

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    #1109077
    CaseyKane50
    Participant

    1/13/2021 “Liam Hemsworth” anagram word

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    I went with Metro.

    #1109078
    LeftyLaura
    Participant

    1/13 – anagram of Liam Hemsworth.

    A quick jaunt to Halter Lane in bucolic Reston. First time posting friends m the phone, I might hurt myself!

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    #1109090
    Kbikeva
    Participant

    1/13/2021 ANAGRAM

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    I think it’s the longest word without using “s” to make it longer (i.e., memorialS). The barking dog at the business entrance, annoyed at my presence, created his own maelstrom.

    #1109097
    bikedavid
    Participant

    1/13 – Anagram of Liam Hemsworth

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    #1109099
    LisaE
    Participant

    I’m sure there will be plenty of memorial(s), including mine. I had set out to capture the sign for the Trammel Branch of Four Mile Run, but the section of WOD where the sign is located is still blocked off. I had hoped that maybe I really had seen the sign a little farther down.

    [Note: I’ve tried to replace one picture with the other, but the original picture posted won’t delete. Not sure what I’m doing wrong.]

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    @drevil 205067 wrote:

    1/13/21 – “Liam Hemsworth” Anagram Word

    #1109102
    Steve O
    Participant

    1/13/21 – “Liam Hemsworth” Anagram

    DQ’ed since it’s not a word, but JFTHOI, I submit “rathole”

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    #1109106
    bikesnick
    Participant
    drevil;205067 wrote:
    1/13/21 – “liam hemsworth” anagram word (5 or more letters, …

    1/13/21
    “tesla”

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    #1109113
    DCAKen
    Participant

    1/13/21 – “Liam Hemsworth” Anagram Word

    I was hoping to find “immortals” in a cemetery, but that was a dead end. So I setted for this, although it would have been more fitting [ahem] if it was an Australian shop.

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    #1109115
    rumipumi
    Participant

    1/13 liam hemsworth anagram

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    Trail

    #1109119
    HokieBeth
    Participant

    1/13 Liam Hemsworth

    Out of time had to take the easy pick “memorial”

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