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rcannon100;203774 wrote:

what would be the point of a picture without our bikes in them??? :d

elite!!!

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@accordioneur 203763 wrote:

The rules don’t seem to require having your bike in the pic. Am I missing something?

Oh, hey, you’re right! I must have conflated the rules with another PP! Will edit my post if I can …. but don’t want to post a 2nd photo because that would break a rule. 😮

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I’m naming this the Holmes Run Hyperleap since it’s an easy way to get across the roaring run of Holmes. It’s also affords a direct route from Falls Church to the Fairfax County Cross County trail.
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@drevil 203698 wrote:

1/3/21 – Elf or Wizard (as a nod to JRR Tolkien day). Happy hunting!

This one was fun! I wanted to look for a wizard, not an elf and since I expected that finding a Gandalf in the wild would prove too difficult, I did a little “research”. I found that J.R.R. Tolkien was influenced by a wide array of influences including language, Christianity, mythology, archaeology, ancient and modern literature, and personal experience. (Taken shamelessly from Wikipedia.) From there, I honed in on Merlin, the most famous wizard of all, from the mythological King Arthur.

And I lucked out that there is a Merlin Way in Annandale not far off the Fairfax County Cross County Trail. But before heading that way, in the off chance of finding a Gandalf, I thought I’d try out Victory Comics to see if they had any wizards painted on their windows, posters, or whatever that I could take a picture of. Nope, so I headed on my ride to Merlin Way, took my photo and rode home. Strava route: https://www.strava.com/activities/4562210940

When I get home, my wife tells me that there is a cool wizard less than 1/4 mile from our house (!) that she spied on her walk: https://www.strava.com/activities/4561938383

So I hop back on my bike, go for another ride in the drizzle to the cool wizard. And it was cool! Some homeowner has set up a display of all sorts of things for kids to be amused by … a wizard, a castle, a unicorn, a snail house and more! I snapped a couple photos and rode around to make sure I had more than 1 mile so it would count. Because really, who wants to submit a picture of a stupid road sign when you can submit a pic of a cool wizard? [Foreshadowing] Here’s my 2nd Strava of the day: https://www.strava.com/activities/4562418990

Finally, here’s my submission. A picture of a stupid road sign. WITH MY BIKE IN THE PHOTO. Because I didn’t think to get a picture of my bike with the cool wizard. Oh well.
WAIT, scratch that since Accordioneur pointed out that I don’t need to have my bike in the photo. So here’s the wizard….

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1/2/21 palindrome – I found a KAYAK in the wild.
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@drevil 203556 wrote:

1/2/21 – find a palindrome on your ride. If you use a number, it should have at least 5 digits. Post it in this thread on 1/2/21. Happy hunting!

Could I bike to Accordioneur or Rimas’ house and take a bicture of one of their water vessles? Asking for a friend…

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I started my ride with no real plan other than to just look for 2021. Even after taking careful note of house numbers, which never panned out for me, I finally found one on the NVCC campus.
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Sounds fun, I’m in!

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YESSSS! I’m so looking forward to Calvinball that I’m willing to get back on FB!

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@dbb 200152 wrote:

RoadID is having a pretty good sale.

https://www.roadid.com/

This might work as well

https://www.roadid.com/?utm_campaign=04.14.20%20%2F%20Launch%201%20%2F%20Spring%20Sale&utm_medium=campaign-email&utm_source=Klaviyo&_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJkYW5hLmIuYnJlc0BnbWFpbC5jb20iLCAia2xfY29tcGFueV9pZCI6ICJKQzV0RkQifQ%3D%3D

Oops, crazy mouse outta control dislike. Sorry. Super like instead.

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@CBGanimal 199637 wrote:

Congrats Reji! You did it!!!

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Whew, now all my life goals are complete!

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Feb 7, last stop of the day was at Atlas. I had the Rowdy, a rye ale. Crisp but with some surprising sweet and floral notes on the palate. Finished with a faint spice that I expect from a rye.
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Feb 7 at the Public Option where I got the Nut Brown, a brown ale. A lot more malty chocolate notes than I expected in a beer under 5% ABV. Pretty tasty.
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Feb 7 at Right Proper Brookland. I got the White Bicycle, a saison with black limes. Really refreshing with lime citrus and spice notes.
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Feb 7 at Right Proper Shaw. I got the Raised by Wolves, a dry hopped ale. Easy on the citrus, more floral and pretty dry.
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