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@drevil 204962 wrote:

1/12/21 – Bat

Bunker Hill, site of the infamous Revolutionary War bat.

As of a couple weeks ago there actually was a (stuffed decorative) vampire bat hanging from a tree at the top of Bunker Hill. Alas, when I summited with my bike today, the bat was nowhere to be seen. I photographed the sign instead.

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@drevil 204900 wrote:

Hi everyone, someone pinged me to see if I could help her to post pictures to this thread via an Android/Chrome phone. Unfortunately, I am an iPhone user, so I’m not sure how to advise her.

On the iPhone, I find it easiest to use the Tapatalk app (I have the paid version). Are Android phone geeks using the app also, or do you have another easier/preferred method?

I’m no guru, but I post from chrome on my Android using the “go advanced” button. Click the little picture of the tree and then find your photo in “files.” After you select your photo you need to click “upload.” You can preview your post to make sure it came through.

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@drevil 204836 wrote:

1/11/21 – Plane

A plane tree, aka a sycamore.
I asked my nine year old if she knew where I could find one of these, and she told me the exact closest block (thanks, MBear!).

Per Casey Trees:
“the native American sycamore (also known as the American plane tree, occidental plane tree or buttonwood) is a prominent tree in the forests and waterways of the eastern United States. The sycamore stands out with its interesting bark, which separates into scaly plates that create a multicolored, mottled texture. The bark peels off, uncovering new white, brown, gray and green layers underneath.”

Read more here: https://caseytrees.org/2011/02/tree-month-american-sycamore/
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Full tree in my Strava.

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@drevil 204733 wrote:

1/10/21 – Nut!

I thought Glut market in Mt. Rainier night have nuts visible, but a block beforehand saw nuts on ice cream.
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@drevil 204580 wrote:

1/9/21 – Balloon. Happy hunting!

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@drevil 204396 wrote:

1/8/21 – Bell (but not on a bike) OR an Elvis

Bell tower at national shrine. Bells starting chiming at 6:00 right when I was taking this photo telling me I was late for dinner, no time for a better photo!
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@drevil 204261 wrote:

1/7/21 – Moon

Moon on Dew Drop Inn at the Edgewood/Brookland end of the MBT.

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@drevil 204117 wrote:

1/6/21 – Small Business that features beans. Happy hunting!

Not only is it National Bean Day, it’s Rowan Atkinson’s (aka Mr Bean) birthday! Small business definitely means no Chipotle, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Baja Fresh. Again, it’d be cool if it’s a place you actually like – and if you’d want to – explain why.

Please remember in your posts to either reply/quote this or write the date and what the hunted object is

Zeke’s coffee! On Rhode Island Avenue. I’m not a coffee drinker, but friends and loved ones swear by it. Bike racks right out front.

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@drevil 203953 wrote:

1/5/21 – on National Bird Day, take a pic of a bird. Let your imagination fly. Happy hunting!

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Did anyone else pick this bird off the MBT in NoMa?

Since it’s #publicartfinder, is that killing two bir..I mean *feeding* two birds with one scone?

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@drevil 203817 wrote:

1/4/21 – In honor of National Spaghetti Day, take a pic of an Italian restaurant, preferably one you like and/or serves spaghetti. Caveat is that it can’t have “zz” or “Garden” in the name or the sign. Happy hunting!

Also, starting on 1/4 going forward, I’m going to be a hardarse, so please read and follow the rules in the original post. Thanks again for playing

1/4/21 Salumeria Italian deli sells spaghetti and other deliciousness, sister market deli to the fabulous Menomale pizzeria in Brookland
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(This is my first time trying to post photos from my phone. I see there are many rules, some of which I’m probably missing. Fingers crossed for this working or forgiveness if it doesn’t!)

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Can I nominate my husband, Bill B [aka brownws]? I don’t know how he’d feel about the title, but maybe I can be smug on his behalf.

Before signing up for Freezing Saddles, we had planned to spend a week in Vermont in late February in hopes of finding snow. After getting into the competition and keeping up a daily riding streak, the idea of missing an entire week became unthinkable. We called ahead, but unfortunately our cross-country ski lodge didn’t have any bikes.

Bill tracked down a fat tire bike rental in Rutland, the town where our family debarked Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express. He convinced our shuttle driver to make a stop at the bike shop to pick up bikes and haul them along with us and our cross-country skis and other assorted gear to our mountaintop lodge.

The hitch in the daily riding plan came when the fat tire bike quickly became a flat tire bike. We were caught unprepared. There were no pumps to be found on the mountain. I was resting a pinched nerve in my back and didn’t think I’d be doing long rides, thus we had only rented one fat tire and one kid’s mountain bike for our eight-year-old. (The bike shop owner had originally thought he could round up a kid’s fat tire, but was unsuccessful.) No adult spare.

So after full days of cross-country skiing and snow play Bill ended up getting in some of his Freezing Saddles rides at night on snowmobile trails and an icy—and thankfully carless—back road on a small kid’s mountain bike. He’s over 6 feet tall.

We altered our vacation stay plans for the end of the week to allow our family of three to do some properly outfitted snow biking around Rutland’s Pine Hill Park. Two fat tire bikes and one kid’s mountain bike. Lots of fun!

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Assuming public gatherings are still a thing, I would like to attend withkidMBear.

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P.S. I’m pretty impressed by the riders here! For the first time I find myself wondering if I need more lycra in my life…

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Hi, Team Prime Time! Bill and I enjoyed meeting a few of you on Tuesday! We weren’t sure if spouses would end up on the same team, but here we both are, newbies trying to figure out the forum and remember to turn on Strava before hitting the road.

We got roped into Freezing Saddles by our elementary schooler (“MBear” on the Pointless Kids scoreboard). She heard about it last year and has been itching to get credit for her daily riding. I’m mostly a utilitarian cyclist, using the bike to get around the city. I typically work from home, but should try to schedule more far-flung meetings to bike to this winter. Bill’s a regular bike commuter.

The MBT is our most frequented trail, but we also like to explore new areas by bike. Looking forward to this journey with you all!

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@josh 194962 wrote:

Hey everyone! I did BAFS for the first team two years ago in 2018 and it was awesome. I ride my bike(s) a lot more now, and I’ve met a bunch of people.

If you’re new to the forums, you can get your required first post here, so you don’t need to open up a new thread. If you’re not new, still feel free to let people know a bit about you (if you’d like).

Thanks for an obvious place to post. This will be my first year. Looking forward to it!

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