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

[LeftyLaura]

No forgiving necessary, just reminded me of a few things:
-blind trust should be questioned,
-sometimes validation is necessary,
-spelling is not a frivolous skill, and
-weather can cloud reality.

[AlanA]

@LeftyLaura 206389 wrote:

No forgiving necessary, just reminded me of a few things:
-blind trust should be questioned,
-sometimes validation is necessary,
-spelling is not a frivolous skill, and
-weather can cloud reality.

Whoa. That is deep!
The weather certainly could cloud a lot of things today! I was hoping for a really easy “Green Turtle” across the street, but they spell it Greene!! Luckily, I found something else “great” that was across the street.
And, these anagrams are tricky for me. I try to think of a few words that will work, and hope I see something along the way. Once in a while, I see a word, and it takes my a bit of time to figure out if it works. This time was a bit easier as I remembered that the only vowels were two e’s and and a (and sometimes y).

[komorebi]

@drevil 206341 wrote:

1/26/21 – “Wayne Gretzky” Subanagram: the word, 5-letters or more

1/26/2021 — Wayne Gretzky subanagram. My bike and I visited the Alexandria Renew education station near Four Mile Run:

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[Rod Smith]

1/26/21–Wayne Gretzky sub-anagram
20210126_121744 by Rod Smith, on Flickr

[Catedrew]

@drevil 206341 wrote:

1/26/21 – “Wayne Gretzky” Subanagram: the word, 5-letters or more

To celebrate hockey legend Wayne Gretzky’s birthday on January 26, find a word (i.e., not the thing) on a sign using just the letters in his name. The word has to be 5 letters or more.

1/26/21 – Wayne Gretzky Anagram: Enter

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[bikedavid]

@drevil 206341 wrote:

1/26/21 – “Wayne Gretzky” Subanagram: the word, 5-letters or more

Would have liked to have found something to do with hockey but everyone’s got to eat at some point. Here’s another eatery.

[AlanA]

@bikedavid 206397 wrote:

Would have liked to have found something to do with hockey but everyone’s got to eat at some point. Here’s another eatery.

I thought that using “great” was a pretty good day for “The Great One”.

[LeftyLaura]

@AlanA 206390 wrote:

Whoa. That is deep!
The weather certainly could cloud a lot of things today! I was hoping for a really easy “Green Turtle” across the street, but they spell it Greene!! Luckily, I found something else “great” that was across the street.
And, these anagrams are tricky for me. I try to think of a few words that will work, and hope I see something along the way. Once in a while, I see a word, and it takes my a bit of time to figure out if it works. This time was a bit easier as I remembered that the only vowels were two e’s and and a (and sometimes y).

Anagram generator and try and remember a few good ones. I was assigned eyewear.

[drevil]

1/27/21 – Tunnel

On January 27, 1983, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone pressed a switch that set off a blast that completed the pilot tunnel of what was to become the Seikan Tunnel, the world’s longest tunnel with an undersea segment.

On your ride, capture a tunnel with your camera and post it here. Please remember to always include the date and the hunted object, and to only post one pic, so pick your best one

Happy hunting!

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[bigredboiler]

1/26/21 – Wayne Gretzky anagram

Sticking with the popular EATERY series of entries started this morning by Josh.

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[camiller]

1/26/21 – Wayne Gretzky anagram

“eatery”. We enjoyed a takeout meal from Havabite Eatery last weekend.

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[Nadine]

@camiller 206403 wrote:

1/26/21 – Wayne Gretzky anagram

“eatery”. We enjoyed a takeout meal from Havabite Eatery last weekend.

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Also “Greek.” You got 2 in one pic!

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[Boomer Cycles]

1/26/21 – Wayne Gretzky anagram

“Greenway”

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[secstate]

1/26/21: Another eatery! Arrived six hours too late for a famous (?) cheesesteak.

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[Laurie E.]

@drevil 206341 wrote:

1/26/21 – “Wayne Gretzky” Subanagram: the word, 5-letters or more

To celebrate hockey legend Wayne Gretzky’s birthday on January 26, find a word (i.e., not the thing) on a sign using just the letters in his name. The word has to be 5 letters or more.

If you aren’t already familiar with anagrams, that’s when you mix up the letters within a word or phrase to come up with different words, and just as important, don’t use any extra letters that are not in the original word or phrase. A subanagram is when you don’t use every single letter that is in the original word or phrase.

Sorry, no bonus points for longest word for this hunt, so no need to rush out there in the snow/slush/rain. Just make sure to post it before the end of the day.

Happy hunting!

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Wayne Gretzky 5-letters or more “ENTER” 1/26/21

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