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

[CaseyKane50]

1/31/2021 Henri Desgrange

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Sign placed on a storm water drain on Jordon Street, Alexandria

[bikedavid]

@Serdar 206713 wrote:

I am not sure I understand what to do for the bonus 2 points. Can Ricky or someone else explain, please?

The only clue is that it isn’t the longest word. Based on the photo I wonder if it’s phrase or something related to the Tour de France.

[Laurie E.]

@drevil 206708 wrote:

1/31/21 – “Henri Desgrange” subanagram (5-letter or more word, not the object)

On January 31, 1865, the first organizer of the Tour de France – Henri Desgrange – was born. Using just the letters in his name, find a 5-letter or longer word (not the object) out in the wild. Same rules as usual for these subanagram hunts, the most important being: the word can’t be on something portable like an iPad, phone, or anything you bring yourself from home.

There is a bonus 2 points for this hunt for one person, to be revealed in the attached picture of the first TDF winner, after the day’s hunt is over. A clue is that it is not about finding the longest word.

If you’re in the DC area where it’s forecasted to be inclement weather, PLEASE be careful, and don’t take any risks for this hunt if it’s snowy or icy outside. It’s just 1 point in a long game.

Happy hunting!

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Went out early before the snow that bad and came back ASAP, early morning snow ride. Subanagram for Henri Desgrange = Regina

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[HokieBeth]

1/31 Subanagram for Henri Desgranges

“Gearing” in newspaper article headline at Velocity Bicycle Shop, Del Ray

Lack of “gearing” in the TDF photo for bonus points???

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[Serdar]

@bikedavid 206715 wrote:

The only clue is that it isn’t the longest word. Based on the photo I wonder if it’s phrase or something related to the Tour de France.

David, please, ignore my dislike of your post. That was due to my inexperience with the forum features. I appreciate your answer and am still puzzled about the clue. If we need to decipher those pixelated words, that will not relate to riding and finding it. So that does not seem to comply with the rules.

[historygeek]

1/31/21 Henri Desgrange (gardens)

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[Boomer Cycles]

@drevil 206708 wrote:

1/31/21 – “Henri Desgrange” subanagram (5-letter or more word, not the object)

There is a bonus 2 points for this hunt for one person, to be revealed in the attached picture of the first TDF winner, after the day’s hunt is over. A clue is that it is not about finding the longest word.

Happy hunting!

“Gearing” … which may be the Tour de France [emoji632] clue in today’s Photo Scavenger pic: “Desgrange stood against the use of multiple gears and for many years insisted riders use wooden rims, fearing the heat of braking while coming down mountains would melt the glue that held the tires on metal rims (they were finally allowed in 1937).”

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[rumipumi]

1/31 Henri Desgrange sub anagram

Design

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[Nadine]

@Serdar 206713 wrote:

I am not sure I understand what to do for the bonus 2 points. Can Ricky or someone else explain, please?

Can’t explain Drevil’s teaser game plan, but I noticed that your NAME is an option with this anagram. You can make “Serdar” from these letters! [emoji38]

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[komorebi]

@drevil 206708 wrote:

1/31/21 – “Henri Desgrange” subanagram (5-letter or more word, not the object)

1/31/2021 — “Henri Desgrange” subanagram. I went out for my decasleaze just after midnight and found a reference to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. If the photo isn’t clear, the full text under the heading The Federal Flood Control Project is “In 1974, Congress authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct a flood control channel to contain the flow of a 100-year storm event. The project was completed and dedicated in August 1980.”

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[bikedavid]

@drevil 206708 wrote:

1/31/21 – “Henri Desgrange” subanagram (5-letter or more word, not the object)

Would agree with HokieBeth and Boomer that there was a lack of gearing in the first Tour de France so I went to Gearin’ Up Bicycles.

[Serdar]

@Nadine 206723 wrote:

Can’t explain Drevil’s teaser game plan, but I noticed that your NAME is an option with this anagram. You can make “Serdar” from these letters! [emoji38]

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Wow! That’s great! Now I wish there were businesses with my name. Google search did not yield any results.

[Indiana]

1/31/21 – “Henri Desgrange” subanagram
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Girard… French-sounding theme!

[smb9600]

1/312021 “Henri Desgrange” Anagram

Gardens!

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[Catedrew]

@drevil 206708 wrote:

1/31/21 – “Henri Desgrange” subanagram (5-letter or more word, not the object)

1/31/21 – “Henri Desgrange” subanagram -“Garden”

Not only did I get the WORD garden, but I also got the object “Garden”. This is the Victory Garden at Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Community Center in Arlington, VA.

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