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@drevil 205487 wrote:

1/17/21 – Key, Kite, or Lightning: Actual Thing or Graphic (but not the Words)

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I have never used the services of this business, but it is good to know their location. Thanks for this task!
5145 Duke St, Alexandria, VA 22304
https://www.strava.com/activities/4638073383

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Vesper Street Trail is relatively new. Its ribbon-cutting ceremony happened on April 16, 2019. This 0.4-mile trail connects pedestrians and cyclists from Vesper Street to Spring Hill Metro Station.
8527 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA

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A mailbox at 7730 Helena Drive, Falls Church, VA

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@drevil 205405 wrote:

1/16/21 – the word “Brewing”, “Winery”, “Mead”, or “Distillery” on a sign.

On 1/16/1919, the 18th amendment (aka Prohibition) was ratified. Let’s stick it to the man and flex on how easy it is to get into the “spirit” of things now by posting one pic from your ride. Optionally, you can also let us know if there is anything in particular you like in/from/about this place.

Please be responsible on this quest! 😮

Happy hunting!

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This is Port City Brewing Company. My biking buddy told me about rides they organized. So, one day I came and made a lot of new friends. Post ride beer fun is incredible here.

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@snugglefestival 205239 wrote:

Wikipedia’s 20th birthday is tomorrow (January 15), and I’m sponsoring a rapid-response, one-day-only pointless-prize in honor of it.

The task: On January 15, while you are out and about on your bike, take a picture of a place that has a Wikipedia page and share one fact about that place using #Wikipedia20.

Pro tip: If you need help finding a place, use the Wikipedia app on your phone. The toolbar on the bottom has a “Places” button, which will open a map showing you all the spots near you with Wikipedia pages.

Scoring: I will choose a winner based on the creativity of your photo AND the pub-quiz-worthiness of the fact you include. If there are a lot of great entries, I will award a second and third place prize as well.

The prize: Some Wikipedia swag

Full disclosure: I work for the Wikimedia Foundation and edit Wikipedia, but I am doing this in my personal capacity.

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In this photo taken today, you can see the confluence of Holmes Run (right) and Backlick Run (left) into Cameron Run (foreground). In its turn, Cameron Run becomes Hunting Creek that pours its waters into the Potomac River south of the Wilson Bridge.

In the past, the Alexandria Water Company built a dam to create Barcroft Lake as a source of potable drink water. However, after WWII the city exceeded the capacity of the lake and discontinued its use in favor of the Occoquan Reservoir.

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@drevil 205300 wrote:

1/15/21 – Bagel

In honor of National Bagel Day on 1/15, on your ride take a pic of a bagel or a shop that features bagels. Let us know where the good stuff is!

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Bagel Uprising is open from 8 AM to 1 PM. Order online and pick up.
2307A Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301
https://www.strava.com/activities/4625917365

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@drevil 205067 wrote:

1/13/21 – “Liam Hemsworth” Anagram Word (5 or more letters, can’t be handwritten or on/in something portable)

It’s Thor’s brother Liam Hemsworth’s birthday on 1/13.

This one’s complicated, but easier than you think. Read below:

1. Find a word using “Liam Hemsworth” as the base for an anagram, then take a picture of the word out there in the wild. It can’t be handwritten OR in/on something portable (book, magazine, energy bar wrapper, etc). Street signs, outdoor ads, or descriptions on plaques are examples of acceptable entries.
2. Don’t know what an anagram is? Basically, jumble all the letters in his name and pull out words using just those letters. For example, one word I can pull out after jumbling the letters is “mail” (it’s just 4 letters, so it doesn’t count in this hunt). Now I just ride around and take a picture of the word “mail” on a sign, a post office, etc. I don’t want the visual representation of that word (like a mailbox or an envelope), I want the actual word to be shown in that photo
3. For this hunt, the word has to be 5 letters or more.
4. The first person to post a picture of the longest word by the end of the day on 1/13 will get 5 extra bonus points. If the post is edited, that will be the time I am considering it posted.
5. Remember, just post 1 pic/day (plus follow all the rest of the rules of the game)

Happy hunting!

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Veterans’ Memorial Walkway
Wilkes Street, Alexandria, VA
https://strava.app.link/4DBnjTqL1cb

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Heroes Work Here sign outside of US Postal Service at 2226 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA
https://www.strava.com/activities/4611509752

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@drevil 204962 wrote:

1/12/21 – Bat

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I found this Batman in the Rocket Fizz Candy Store at 1721 Centre Plaza, Alexandria, VA
https://www.strava.com/activities/4611509752

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@drevil 204967 wrote:

I’ve tallied up to 1/10/21. If your score seems off, please send me a PM and let me know what you think the issue is.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kgsAzaLIXN-IJMjscyNnQTNvWEp__VzgGBSkJDYrTfs

A few notes:

1. For scoring, instead of giving a 0 for not meeting all the rules, I’m giving .25 points for making an effort. I’ve changed previous 0s to .25
2. The two biggest things that folks are getting dinged on are too many pics (only 1/day) or not including the date and the found object (or “Replying with Quote” my request for that day). Please know that it’s not punitive, it’s just so that I can keep track of things more easily on this completely manual scoring system
3. Another thing I dinged for were people bringing things from home. I can’t always tell if a snack bar was bought during the ride or brought from home so I’ll give the benefit of the doubt, but a quick release nut was most likely brought from home

Thanks everyone for playing! Still a lot of days left! 😎

Agreed on the quick release nut and learned my lesson.

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On the sidewall of Rubini Jewelers
632 N Washington St, Alexandria, VA 22314
https://www.strava.com/activities/4604774621

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@drevil 204836 wrote:

1/11/21 – Plane

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I took a picture of this plane descending for landing at the National Airport from Rivergate City Park at 100-134 Montgomery Street, Alexandria, VA
https://www.strava.com/activities/4604774621

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@drevil 204733 wrote:

1/10/21 – Nut

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I found a nut on my friend’s wheel. He wanted to be a nut on the photo, but I turned that offer down.
https://www.strava.com/activities/4600841542

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Mailbox
3601 Gregg Rd, Brookeville, MD
https://www.strava.com/activities/4600841542

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The loading dock of the Torpedo Factory
105 N Union Street, Alexandria, VA
https://www.strava.com/activities/4593095083

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