Freezing Saddles 2021 – Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt

[tomacsh]

1/31/21–Henri Desgrange anagram
Alas I could not find a Designer Hanger but I did find “Shared” and/or “Drain” in the same frame…
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[drevil]

2/1/21 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

On February 1, 1944, Piet Mondrian – regarded as on of the greatest artists of the 20th century – passed away. His painting “Composition with Red Blue and Yellow” was used as the base for one of cycling’s most enduring jerseys: La Vie Claire in the 80s.

On your ride, compose your single snapshot so that you capture all three of the colors that Mondrian eventually limited his palette to: red, blue, and yellow. Just make sure that all three colors are clearly visible. You can use your bike, helmet or clothing on yourself to represent one of the colors. The other two colors must be found in the wild.

Happy hunting!

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[josh]

@drevil 206708 wrote:

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

I snagged a “Garden” on my quick, snowy ride this evening.
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I’ve heard some murmurings of gearing-related bonuses, so of course I did this on my fixed gear (and not because of the road conditions). Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get the word and bike in the same shot, but here’s the bike with the entire sign.

[Nadine]

1/31/21 – henri desgrange subanagram

I really wanted “readings.” There was a psychic I was gonna look for a pic of with “readings” in its name…. But then I got on the Jamis with the knobby 33s and remembered I hadn’t tested out the salmon brake pads yet. So…..They slowed the bike down, which was a huge improvement over the previous brake pads, which DIDN’T, when they were wet …. These too work fine when they’re dry.

Sigh…. Not the best brakes for a snow bike. Anyhow I didn’t feel safe riding in the road with it so I settled for something closer.

Garden, again.

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[mootsfy]

1/31/21 Henri Desgrange subanagram

Danger

[cvcalhoun]

2/1/21 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture
I actually took a lot of pictures on this ride. I knew the one I wanted. But the road conditions were iffy enough that I wasn’t sure I was going to make it all the way there and back. So along the way, there were:

* Yellow pedestrian crossing sign, red tail light, and blue recycling bin.
* Red brick house with yellow wood trim and a blue car in front of it.
* Christmas lights in all three colors.
* Suburban Hospital’s COVID testing sign (blue and yellow) and its emergency room sign (red).
* A bus stop with yellow glass on one side, and a red and blue Metro sign with a yellow Ride-On symbol above it.

Fortunately, in the end, I made it to where I wanted to take the photo. So I give you one of the murals in the Bethesda parking garage, which has red, blue, and yellow (and several other colors) in it.

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[cvcalhoun]

@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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So don’t leave us hanging–what’s the bonus?

[CBGanimal]

@drevil 206768 wrote:

2/1/21 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

Like cvcalhoun said there were ALOT of choices…one was .25 miles from my house but I chose to find the Columbia flag about 20 miles away!

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[DCAKen]

2/1/21 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

In DC, almost everyone has a building named after them

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[komorebi]

@drevil 206768 wrote:

2/1/21 – the colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

2/1/2021 — red, blue, and yellow. At the Old Town Alexandria mural off Lee Street:

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[rumipumi]

2/1 Piet Mondrian red yellow blue

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[Kbikeva]

2/1/21 The colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

Wow – you guys had some very clear looking roads and sidewalks! Here in Western Fairfax I was even nervous driving my car over to Falls Church for an errand. After the errand, I needed to go to Target (sister’s bd card) so went to Mosaic. Fortunately, I had my bike and gear in the car “just in case” so I rode way too many stupid laps in the parking garage to get my sleeze miles. And as I finished, I came across this little beauty.

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The blue light, the yellow box, and the actual “help” button is red. Darker red, but red nonetheless!

[historygeek]

2/1/21 blue red yellow in the same pic

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[LisaE]

@Kbikeva 206825 wrote:

2/1/21 The colors Red, Blue, and Yellow in the same picture

Wow – you guys had some very clear looking roads and sidewalks! Here in Western Fairfax I was even nervous driving my car over to Falls Church for an errand. After the errand, I needed to go to Target (sister’s bd card) so went to Mosaic. Fortunately, I had my bike and gear in the car “just in case” so I rode way too many stupid laps in the parking garage to get my sleeze miles. And as I finished, I came across this little beauty.

Earlier today I was checking out recent activity on Strava to see what people were doing. I saw crayon-scribble marks over the Mosiac parking garage and I thought, “That’s a great idea. Maybe I can go ride circles in the garage.” But then I continued to hear sets of car tires spinning out on my icy, hilly street in Falls Church and decided just to stay home.

[HokieBeth]

2/1 Red, yellow, blue

Parking stickers on a car, seen thru a bike frame….there’s something ironic in that I think.

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