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

[Catedrew]

@drevil 206478 wrote:

1/28/21 – Rum

On January 28, 1671, Welsh Captain Henry Morgan captures Panama City, Panama from Spanish defenders.

On your ride, capture rum on digital film and post it here. Examples: the liquor or within a sign (e.g., “Drum Store”).

Happy hunting!

1/28/21 – “Rum”

Luckily, even though the election is over, some of these signs are still up!

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[HokieBeth]

1/28 Rum

At the ABC store, he’s got the lowest shelf rum, he said it doesn’t matter if you mix it with Coke. See my reflection in the window?

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[LeftyLaura]

1/28/21 – Rum

A tribute to Donald Trumbull, really? Maybe not.

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[HokieBeth]

@AlanA 206530 wrote:

I saw a lot of Dead shows at the Spectrum. and saw many parts of the spectrum while at those shows..

The Spectrum!! Saw so many good shows there though not the Dead.

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[Indiana]

1/28/2021 – Rum

This choice phrase graced many of the structures alongside the MBT, saving me from crossing North Capitol to get to 7DrumCity. Here you can see “rum” atop the 2010 “Change Gears” mural on the MBT. https://muralsdcproject.com/mural/change-gears/
It almost looks like the cyclist is on my bike!

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[Kbikeva]

@Boomer2U 206513 wrote:

1/27/21 – Rum

Afrohead Rum, the most expensive bottle in my local ABC store

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Boomer – check the date

[Kbikeva]

@Catedrew 206533 wrote:

1/28/21 – “Rum”

Luckily, even though the election is over, some of these signs are still up!

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I would be so happy if all the election signs were gone. No matter who folks voted for it was in NOVEMBER for goodness sake. Let’s move on and get to work!

[Serdar]

@drevil 206478 wrote:

1/28/21 – Rum

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Rare Gold Rum
https://www.strava.com/activities/4697754928

Me: Hi. Do you mind if I bring my bike in?
Shop assistant (smiling): Come on in.

A couple of minutes later.

Me (leaving): Thank you!
Shop Assistant: Did you find what you were looking for?
Me: Yes. I took a picture. Thank you!
Shop Assistant (not smiling and mumbling): You’re welcome.

[AlanA]

@HokieBeth 206536 wrote:

The Spectrum!! Saw so many good shows there though not the Dead.

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I hate to admit this, but I also saw Linda Ronstadt there. I had a huge crush on her!! I still have the concert program from the Mad Love tour (1980).
I went to College close by in NJ, so this was the place to go.

[cvcalhoun]

@accordioneur 206522 wrote:

1/28/2021: Rum

I was RUMinating this morning while out on a rum … I mean run … trying to think of “rum” words, when suddenly it dawned on me that the word “rum” is all around us thanks to the recent presidential election. I knew just where to find it, on a truck I see all the time parked near Westover. This afternoon I needed to make a trip to the local hardware store (quaxing at Ayers, a local business) and stopped along the way to grab this photo. I mean. he’s got to be useful for something, right?

This is the one and only time in my life that I’ll regret living in a neighborhood in which no one has those signs. Welcome to the People’s Republic of Montgomery County!

[bikedavid]

@drevil 206478 wrote:

1/28/21 – Rum

There’s rum in crumbs!

[drevil]

1/29/21 – Mercedes Benz (more points for select colors)

On January 29, 1886, Karl Benz is awarded the patent for the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.

On your ride, capture a Mercedes Benz vehicle. Sounds easy, right? Well, if you want a few more points, find a less popular color as listed below:

• 3 points for a yellow vehicle
• 2 points for a red or blue vehicle
• 1 point for all other colors

Since we’re basing extra points on color, make sure it’s easy to discern (i.e.., make sure it’s not too dark).

You can upgrade your answer throughout the day, but if you modify your post after 1/29, it’ll only be worth 1 point. Also, you’ll only get point(s) for a single vehicle even if there is a gaggle of them in the photo.

Happy hunting!

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[Steve O]

1/28 Rum

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[Nadine]

@Serdar 206541 wrote:

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Rare Gold Rum
https://www.strava.com/activities/4697754928

Me: Hi. Do you mind if I bring my bike in?
Shop assistant (smiling): Come on in.

A couple of minutes later.

Me (leaving): Thank you!
Shop Assistant: Did you find what you were looking for?
Me: Yes. I took a picture. Thank you!
Shop Assistant (not smiling and mumbling): You’re welcome.

That was very brave of you, Serdar [emoji38]

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[smb9600]

@AlanA 206532 wrote:

I can’t enlarge your photo, so I’m just guessing that this Rum is over 100 proof. Most booze is 80+/- proof. Bacardi 151 would certainly be overproof (although, I don’t ever recall them labeling it that way).

You learn something new every day! [emoji2]

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