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Today, 01:52 AM

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

1/20/21 - The name of any U.S. president starting from FDR or after, but it can't be on a yard sign or a car.

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Yesterday, 07:27 PM

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

1/19/21 - Beetle Bethesda is apparently not a Beetle kind of town. No Beetles along my ride. No Beetles at two different multistory garages I...

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01-18-2021, 03:39 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Team assignments and who's on the wait list in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

And don't forget two things: 1. If you didn't get onto a team, you're still a Friend of BAFS. Friends of BAFS are eligible to participate in the...

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01-18-2021, 02:42 AM

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

1/18/21 - #publicartfinder featuring (or by) a BIPOC I figure this thread will shortly be filled with monuments, but a living artist would benefit...

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01-17-2021, 03:13 AM

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

1/17/21 - Key, Kite, or Lightning: Actual Thing or Graphic (but not the Words) Lots of keys, in fact--seven of them. Admittedly, they are not the...

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01-16-2021, 01:12 AM

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

1/16/2021 - Brewing From Georgetown Square Wine and Beer. Since Montgomery County hasn't quite figured out that Prohibition is over, beer and wine...

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01-15-2021, 11:40 PM

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

"Brewery" is not one of the acceptable choices? No, I don't need it to be. Just perplexed at the lack of parallelism (and probably being overly...

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01-15-2021, 11:28 PM

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

1/15/21 - Shop that features bagels Squeaking in just in time here.

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01-14-2021, 05:16 PM

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

1/14 - Anagram of Benedict Arnold (Endocrine) Apparently, no one in Bethesda is having celebrations right now.

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01-13-2021, 07:21 PM

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

They are a construction company. I suspect they work in a lot of areas. Her ride was in Arlington Heights.

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01-13-2021, 06:51 PM

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

1/13/21 - Liam Hemsworth anagram = Tailors This was a wild 13-mile chase for not much in the way of results. I started with the idea that I would...

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01-12-2021, 06:52 PM

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

The rules got changed. You no longer need to have the bike in the picture. Now, if you wanted to drink the beer, that's a different matter.

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01-12-2021, 03:14 AM

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

1/12/21 - Bat This was the hardest one yet. There used to be a tree by a nearby school in which bats would roost, and they'd fly back and forth...

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01-11-2021, 10:42 AM

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

1/11/21 - Plane Plane Jane Salon, Bethesda This was a challenge to get, because the sign is actually inside the salon, and I wasn't going to go...

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01-11-2021, 04:08 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread The miles I rode today are not on the leaderboard in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

There is no way to add miles to the leaderboard. If they are in your Strava, and are shown as "Rides" (rather than something like "Virtual Ride" or...

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01-11-2021, 04:04 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Friends of BAFS/Slackers in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Yeah, it's not clear why anyone cares. Those who are on teams have their mileage shown on the leaderboard. Those who are in the Strava club and...

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01-10-2021, 04:08 AM

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

1/10/21 - Nut Nonsense! I found three instances in one sign (Five Guys Bethesda). "Nuts" would have been way too easy, what with some of the...

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01-09-2021, 04:00 AM

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

1/9/21 - Balloon. A lot of balloons, actually. From Party Mania in Bethesda.

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01-08-2021, 05:50 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Team assignments and who's on the wait list in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

You're on Team 29. You can join its Strava club at https://www.strava.com/clubs/807887

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01-08-2021, 04:41 PM

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

Pretty much any photo editing program has a function called "rotate" that allows you to move the photo so that it's upright.

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01-08-2021, 01:38 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Team assignments and who's on the wait list in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

They are listed at https://freezingsaddles.org/people/friends. (People who haven't joined their team's Strava club are also there right now, but...

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01-08-2021, 03:37 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a poll Poll: Way to identify FS2021 participants in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I would like to buy a gaiter, and am also happy to pay for up to three gaiters for others.

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01-08-2021, 01:43 AM

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

1/8/21 - Bell (but not on a bike) St. John's Norwood appears to be one of the few churches in the area with an actual bell tower, complete with...

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01-07-2021, 11:42 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread BAFS 2021 Team One in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Thanks for setting this up, and looking forward to getting the whole team on the leaderboard!

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01-07-2021, 12:47 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Extra Mile Pointless Prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Honestly, I'm fine with just the honor here, as opposed to the prize. I have a portable charger. I just didn't think of taking it, since a) I...

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01-07-2021, 05:37 AM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Am I in the Correct FS2021 Strava Club? in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

You're in the right group. However, this isn't a conventional Strava club. It is used purely to test the back end. And the only people the back end...

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01-07-2021, 01:33 AM

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

1/7/21 - Moon I guess I'm the last one yesterday and the first one today. This was less harrowing than my last effort. The only issue was the...

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01-06-2021, 11:34 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Extra Mile Pointless Prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Today's ride wasn't so challenging. But today's entry into the Daily Photo Scavenger Hunt definitely was! The challenge is a "small business...

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