Pointless Prize – Mailbox Collection

[bigredboiler]

I would like to sponsor a new pointless prize for 2021. #Mailbox

How to Play
If you’re riding along and you see a very unique mailbox:
1. take a photo of it (with or without your bike in the pic)
2. include it in your Strava post with the #Mailbox hashtag
3. post it to this Mailbox Collection Pointless Prize Thread in the Forum as well (this is where I’ll officially track/count entries)
4. you can also post to a Google album, “FS2021 Mailbox Collection” I created to make it easy for everyone to see all the entries at once. [Photos sort new to old]
5. include where you found the mailbox
— if your Strava settings include sharing photo location on your route map, that’s fine
— otherwise include text in your forum posting with an address or roughly where on a street
— if your photo has location tagging enabled, the location will show up in the Google photo album under photo info

For examples to get you thinking, check the Google album “FS2021 Mailbox Collection” I started.

• There are several from around the DMV (some from far away)
• All would count except the one of the plain mailbox just lying on the ground (I assume it was the victim of mailbox baseball; I found it funny at the time to be lying there all alone)
• The rainbow painted one is highly questionable, but I was feeling nice when I snapped the photo, and I’ll give it to you if you find; consider it a gift

Winners (Prize details to come…expect them to be mail and/or Easter egg related):
1. One subjective winner for most original / unique / creative (totally subjective and judged by a panel of me)
2. One for most mailboxes that qualify (Again, the jury of me makes the decision of whether mailbox meets the high hurdle of creative/unique enough to count)

Here is a link to a Google Spreadsheet I will use to keep track of submissions

Why?????

• There are some unique mailboxes out there
• It’s like an Easter Egg hunt (you never know where you’ll find one)
• I want to know where some cool mailboxes are (that I haven’t already found )

More details:

• You can include multiple mailboxes per ride
• If you find one that I’ve already shared in the Google album, I’ll count it for prize #2 (most mailboxes), but don’t hold high expectations for winning prize #1 (creative)
• Don’t think a wrap over a mailbox will count (you can try, but 99% sure I’ll toss it)…it better be one funny/interesting/crazy wrap
• My tastes tend to be biased toward intricacy and humor (but you never know what might strike my fancy and take the win)
• For the creative prize, the winner will the first person to post/share the mailbox if multiple people post it

Good luck, keep your eyes peeled, and have fun!!! -Kris

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[bigredboiler]

That is a sweet mailbox & nice pic to capture it!
Disappoint in myself that I’ve ridden by and missed it….

[bigredboiler]

karenbikes2 – amazing how many mailboxes you find! I’ve given you credit for several of the recent ones with tiny pics, when I could figure out what the mailbox was. If you have the option of posting a larger format image, please do.

[AlanA]

I know this is a wrap, so I won’t get an “official” point for it. But, have a heart! After all, today is Valentine’s Day.
Spotted on Valley View Rd. near Middletown, MD.

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[bigredboiler]

@AlanA 207864 wrote:

I know this is a wrap, so I won’t get an “official” point for it. But, have a heart! After all, today is Valentine’s Day.
Spotted on Valley View Rd. near Middletown, MD.

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Alan – I’m overwhelmed with guilt Congrats on finding a Valentine’s mailbox on Valentine’s day in crappy weather. Your point is well earned (just don’t tell everyone…hahahaha).

[AlanA]

@bigredboiler 207894 wrote:

Alan – I’m overwhelmed with guilt Congrats on finding a Valentine’s mailbox on Valentine’s day in crappy weather. Your point is well earned (just don’t tell everyone…hahahaha).

Glad to see you are a softie! I was hoping you had a heart!! And, your secret is safe with me (except for all the other viewers of these posts). I just thought it was perfect for today. It was the highlight of my ride. Yes, I know. That is pretty sad.

[Boomer Cycles]

Fairyland Road, Lehighton PA (Lehigh River Valley)

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[karenbikes2]

@Boomer2U 207978 wrote:

Fairyland Road, Lehighton PA (Lehigh River Valley)

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Nice one!

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[karenbikes2]

@bigredboiler 207795 wrote:

karenbikes2 – amazing how many mailboxes you find! I’ve given you credit for several of the recent ones with tiny pics, when I could figure out what the mailbox was. If you have the option of posting a larger format image, please do.

Sorry about the small pics! I was having a problem posting the actual images to Tapatalk but got some help from them. I’ll try reposting the tiny ones, and clean out some that don’t match the rules [emoji854] Thanks for the game, it’s really kept me motivated to ride, even on the worst weather days!

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[karenbikes2]

Mailboxes from my 2/12/21 ride, reposted as larger, clearer images.

1963 Barton Hill Rd, Reston, VA

1943 Barton Hill Rd, Reston, VA

1939 Barton Hill Rd, Reston, VA

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[karenbikes2]

More mailboxes from my 2/12/21 ride, reposted as larger images:

10904 Wilder Point Ln, Reston, VA

1915 Buckthorn Ln, Reston, VA

1854 Clovermeadow Dr, Vienna, VA

1848 Clovermeadow Dr, Vienna, VA

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[karenbikes2]

And the final 3 mailboxes from my 2/12/14 ride:

1841 Clovermeadow Dr, Vienna, VA

1834 Clovermeadow Dr, Vienna, VA

1835 Clovermeadow Dr, Vienna, VA

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[karenbikes2]

Mailboxes from my 2/14/21 ride:

2346 Paddock Ln, Reston, VA

12204 Dark Star Ct, Reston, VA

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[karenbikes2]

Mailboxes from my 2/15/21 ride:

11514 Catalpa Ct, Reston, VA

12452 Oliver Cromwell Dr, Herndon, VA

12440 Oliver Cromwell Dr, Herndon, VA

2616 Thomas Young Ln, Herndon, VA

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[karenbikes2]

Two more from my 2/15 ride, both in the same photo:

2603 & 2605 John Milton Ct, Herndon, VA

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[Boomer Cycles]

From this morning ride through Franklin Twsp, on Fairyland Road, Lehighton PA

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