Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt

[LGRides]

2/26/23 Dorothy’s Slippers

I think if Dorothy rode gravel, she’d wear shoes, er slippers, like these.

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[bikesnick]

2/26/2023 – silver slippers
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On an icy road, these might be silver slippers.

[camiller]

2/26/2023 Ruby or Silver Slippers

The Wicked Witch was mad at Dorothy because she could not get her silver slippers, so the witch used her magic and turned the silver slippers into slippery silver fish.

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[Kbikeva]

2/26/23 Ruby Slippers

In Texas these are what we call ruby red slippers. And the fact that it looks like a dumpster has fallen on the wearer, could it be…? Are we in another Oz?

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[bikingjenn]

2/26/23 Ruby slippers –Again had a hard time picking one since my awesome tour guide had silver slippers but the ruby flip flops at the Bucerias Sunday market win out (trying to upload photos)

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[CBGanimal]

2/26/2023 Silver slippers at Silver Diner(although I was looking for Ruby)

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[DCAKen]

2/26/2023 – Silver/Ruby Slippers

Dorothy’s ruby slippers are on display at the Museum of American History

[LeftyLaura]

2/26/23 Red Slippers

Red slippers at the library! Ride to the Purcellville Library from Leesburg.

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[Nadine]

2/2/23 Ruby slippers

I saw Ruby and her slippers on my way home.

Such a pensive looking li’l girl

[Boomer Cycles]

Tonight’s sunset reminded me that Dorothy’s Ruby red slippers symbolize hope. This idea that evil and danger can go away with a click of the heels, that there is something cloaking you, protecting you from the bad things in the world, is what bike rides and sunsets represent to many of us who ride for the adventure of it all.

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[sszibler]

2/26/23 Silver Slippers

https://youtu.be/ekBuzkvB9sc

The building is the Treasury Department Annex near the White House

This is really fascinating. Maybe some of you know the story and interpretation. According to this YouTube video the “slippers” (I mean, they were shoes, right?) were only Ruby-colored in the film to show off the technology of Technicolor©️. The book is suspected to be about the politics of the day and the fight for a bi-metal economy. Kansas and farmers are in play and all the characters represent different parts of society at the time.

Too much poor driving nonsense tonight and horrible infrastructure for me! Almost fell hard again, on CONCRETE, due to an invisible fence I ran into. Managed to catch the post with my right hand and balance.

[sszibler]

@Kbikeva 224768 wrote:

2/26/23 Ruby Slippers

In Texas these are what we call. Ruby, red slippers. And the fact that it looks like a dumpster has fallen on the where, could it be…? Are we in another Oz?

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Could it be Greg Abbott or Ted Cruise?!

[Serdar]

Fellow Freezing Saddlers,

Thank you for playing and submitting your creative interpretations of the daily challenges. They are so good that we need help deciding on the best ones. Please, find some winners below. We will announce the other winners later.

2/10/23: wild card – Mtansil for her bike as Kasparov playing against George as Deep Blue

2/11/2023: Pointless kids – Kbikeva for teaching a kid to ride a bike

2/12/23 Superb Owl: ALClayville for a story about Snappy, cvcalhoun for finding a beautiful mosaic owl

2/13/2023 – Architecture: JoM for the most unusual architectural find – “Eye of the Sun.” cvcalhoun’s submission of the “Mushroom House” is unique too, but it was not new to the judges. At least one remembers the mushroom house from the previous season of Freezing Saddles.

2/14/23 – Errandeering: TBD

2/15/2023 Free Little Library: drevil for finding the Free Little Library made of Legos, JoM for finding a house that looks just like the Free Little Library in front of it; cvcalhoun for finding the Free Little Library made of a grandfather clock.

2/16/23 – License Plate: TBD

2/17/23 Calvinball: LeftyLaura for hopping the fence to capture a troll under the bridge. This photo is dear to Serdar’s heart because he took it during Kbikeva’s art ride in Reston a year or two years ago. You say guessing what Serdar likes is unfair and not in the rules? I say it’s Calvinball.

Thank you! And please continue being as creative as you are. It is fun and educative to see your photos and stories.

[lordofthemark]

@sszibler 224783 wrote:

2/26/23 Silver Slippers

https://youtu.be/ekBuzkvB9sc

The building is the Treasury Department Annex near the White House

This is really fascinating. Maybe some of you know the story and interpretation. According to this YouTube video the “slippers” (I mean, they were shoes, right?) were only Ruby-colored in the film to show off the technology of Technicolor©️. The book is suspected to be about the politics of the day and the fight for a bi-metal economy. Kansas and farmers are in play and all the characters represent different parts of society at the time.

Too much poor driving nonsense tonight and horrible infrastructure for me! Almost fell hard again, on CONCRETE, due to an invisible fence I ran into. Managed to catch the post with my right hand and balance.

I didn’t manage to post it here on time, but those who follow me on Strava will note my picture of the HQ of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

My understanding (based on something a roommate in college said) is that A The tin man is industrial workers. B The scarecrow is farmers. C. The cowardly lion is William Jennings Bryant. D. The wicked witch of the east is the banks, and of the west is I think water interests (killed when water is provided?) E. silver slippers on the yellow brick road is a bimetallic currency. The emerald city is the false dream of paper money. Dorothy is good citizens looking for the truth. I forget who the wizard is. Or who the munchkins are

[DCAKen]

2/27/23 Yellow Brick Road

Raised yellow bricks help the visually-impaired when crossing roads

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