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Yesterday, 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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01-06-2021, 11:08 PM

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

1/6/2021 Small business serving beans Clove & Cedar. Sells whole coffee beans as well as coffee. And definitely local--its motto is "Brewed in...

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01-06-2021, 06:46 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Why am I not on the leaderboard? in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

A couple of issues I'm seeing. First, you are not showing up as a member of the Strava club, at least using the Strava number you gave when you...

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01-05-2021, 10:53 AM

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

Looks like the tally missed my bird. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

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01-05-2021, 02:36 AM

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

Is it true that the early bird (of paradise) gets the worm? (Real birds are hard to find in the dark.)

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01-05-2021, 12:23 AM

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

Oh, that's not obviously Photoshopped. Not at all. LOL

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01-05-2021, 12:05 AM

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

My sympathies! Being in Bethesda, I'm at a disadvantage in many of the contests. (I'm not biking all the way to Arlington just to start the...

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01-04-2021, 08:47 PM

cvcalhoun replied to a thread Closed captioning at the happy hour this Thursday in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

There will be time (from 7:24 to 7:58) to socialize with teammates. You'd have to speak with Henry about whether there will be time for socializing...

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01-04-2021, 08:19 PM

cvcalhoun started a thread Closed captioning at the happy hour this Thursday in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I just confirmed with Henry, the Zoom happy hour at 7:00 pm this Thursday, at which teams will be announced, will have closed captioning. Don't...

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01-04-2021, 07:49 PM

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

Positano in Bethesda. The menu indicates they serve spaghetti with everything. I even got my bike in there, because I didn’t see the rule change...

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