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Yesterday, 04:14 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

3/7/21 Girl Scout cookie I have six boxes in my freezer, and definitely don't need more. But I figure I was the easiest customer they had all day. ...

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03-06-2021, 02:21 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

3/6/21 - Element Name Oxygen. This one is pretty much self-explanatory. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

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03-05-2021, 02:11 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

3/5/21 - Monster. Definitions: 1b The building is unusually large for its neighborhood--six stories in an area of one- and two-story homes. 4 The...

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03-05-2021, 02:10 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Yeah, the bowling alley (Lucky Strike) is on the second floor of that building. Once the building is closed, it's impossible to see it.

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03-04-2021, 07:08 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

3/4/21 - Bowling alley This one makes me sad. It used to be a Bowl America, and I often took my kids and their friends there for birthday parties,...

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03-03-2021, 11:42 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Fslnhpp 2021 in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I'm planning on being there. I'll be two weeks past my last vaccination. Still planning to socially distance, but not being as obsessive as I once...

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03-03-2021, 11:11 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

You may want to delete the first one. Drevil's rules say you can't post more than one.

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03-03-2021, 06:04 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

3/3/21 - Train This one was tough only because it couldn't be done at my usual midnight, since the trains now have such abbreviated hours. My...

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03-02-2021, 02:16 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

3/2/2021 -- Little Free Library I had actually found this one the night I was looking for a Beetle. It was not on the Little Free Library's...

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03-01-2021, 09:37 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

3/1/21 - Pig or BBQ Joint I got the trifecta: Two picture of pigs (one on the door, one in the woman's hair), the word "pig," and a barbecue place:...

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02-28-2021, 04:00 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

2/28/21 - the word "Mattress" on a sign When I saw this one, I knew I had to get a photo of Bethesda's weird little Mattress Row. We have a Mattress...

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02-27-2021, 11:15 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

2/27/21 - the words "Black" and/or "White" (any language). If you capture both words in one snapshot, you'll get 2 points. The only issue on this...

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02-27-2021, 08:42 AM

kwarkentien replied to a thread Verbal abuse complaint on Custis Trail in Road and Trail Conditions

Worse, I was passed riding up a small hill (overpass) in Reston on my road bike by a guy on a hybrid pulling a Burley trailer. Embarrassing. ...

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02-26-2021, 04:02 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

2/26/21 - Acronym or Initialism (3 letters or more) This one is a twofer: BCCRS (Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad) and CFC (Combined Federal...

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02-25-2021, 12:10 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

2/25/21 - Duck Two of the word, plus two of the image

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02-24-2021, 05:59 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

2/24/21 - "Charles and Diana" Subanagram Word (5 letters or more) This one was easy. A block from my house, I found a car with a "Holy Child"...

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02-24-2021, 03:47 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Yep. I always carry tools with me. So I fixed the wire back into the anchor bolt, reconnected the brakes, and biked home (avoiding the road where I...

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02-23-2021, 11:25 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I'm fine, other than a few bruises. I did hit my head. But I figure that since I managed to make yet another vaccine appointment for someone this...

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02-23-2021, 07:06 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

While heading for a church, I turned onto an unseen patch of ice on the road and the wheels of my bike slid out from under me, causing me to crash. I...

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02-23-2021, 10:44 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

No, it's a Catholic church. I noticed it in the first place because it struck me as unusual. Most stained glass windows I've seen on Catholic...

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02-23-2021, 02:40 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Freezing Saddles 2021 - Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

2/23/21 - Mosaic (likeness or word) I believe this is the first time I've actually been able to come up with an item without Googling. I had...

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