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Yesterday, 04:37 PM

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

I certainly wouldn't call Einstein bagels the "good stuff", but they were close to where I was headed to pick up groceries. For the record, this...

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Yesterday, 01:14 PM

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

Thanks, Bob. The problem has been entirely with the gaiter company, not with the shipping process. All the shipping has been via UPS, so no delays...

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Yesterday, 01:07 PM

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

1/15/2021 -- Bagel Uprising in Alexandria. My sesame bagel was tasty!

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Yesterday, 12:30 PM

chuxtr replied to a thread #FSWormhole in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

https://futurism.com/the-byte/astrophysicist-travel-through-wormholes?ref=thefuturist He must be competing for this pointless prize!

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Yesterday, 12:19 PM

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

They had great salads too! The lunch lines would go out the door!

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Yesterday, 12:15 PM

JoM replied to a thread Pointless prize #FS2021coffeesnobride in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Met Coffeeneuring and friends at the DC Coffee Club at Perigrine Espresso

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Yesterday, 12:12 PM

JoM replied to a thread Pointless prize: Quaxapalooza in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

DC Coffee Club at Perigrine Espresso

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Yesterday, 12:10 PM

JoM replied to a thread FS2021 #PublicArtFinder pointless prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Tree Art off of the NW Branch Trail

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Yesterday, 12:08 PM

JoM replied to a thread FS2021 Pointless Prize: STEM in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

There used to be a really nice sign for the American Center for Physics, but because of Purple Line Construction, they have this temporary sign. ...

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Yesterday, 11:59 AM

JoM replied to a thread FS2021 #LiteBrite Pointless Prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Woke up too early to head down to the DC Coffee Club, it was freezing, but we were rewarded with this:

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Yesterday, 11:48 AM

JoM replied to a thread New Deal Pointless Prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C. a composer and conductor, he was most famous for his marches. The bridge, which was built from 1939 -...

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Yesterday, 10:41 AM

JoM replied to a thread Dirty Biker... #DirtyBikerFS20 in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Cool, I didn't realize that #dirtybiker was a thing for FS2021. Happy to help, if needed. So, gravel and MTB rides count as #dirtybiker rides?...

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01-14-2021, 10:00 PM

JoM replied to a thread New Deal Pointless Prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

National Archives built under the New Deal with funding from WPA, from 1931-1937.

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01-14-2021, 09:48 PM

JoM replied to a thread FS2021 #PublicArtFinder pointless prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Murals on MBT

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01-14-2021, 08:04 PM

accordioneur replied to a thread #HeroesWorkHere Pointless Prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

GW Hospital, Washington DC

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01-14-2021, 07:08 PM

komorebi replied to a thread FS2021 Pointless Prize: STEM in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Here's my bike visiting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria. Per the USPTO website: "the USPTO fulfills the mandate of Article I,...

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01-14-2021, 06:31 PM

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

1/14/2021: Benedict Arnold anagram Here's a picture of the word "Breadline" (see, I am trainable!). Too bad they're closed. Their bread was...

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01-14-2021, 09:42 AM

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

Nope, not a museum -- this photo was taken at the "A Place Through Time" timeline-plaque thingy that is at the southeast corner of the Torpedo...

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01-14-2021, 08:38 AM

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

1/14/2021 -- "Benedict Arnold" anagram word. Here's another "celebration," this time for a different figure from the Revolutionary War: And...

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01-13-2021, 09:03 PM

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

Ahhh, I misunderstood the instructions. I guess the five new rules for today's hunt were TLDR for me :(

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01-13-2021, 08:57 PM

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

I'm very disappointed that no one used "sh*thole" as their Liam Hemsworth anagram. Porta-potties are everywhere waiting to be photographed, and one...

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01-13-2021, 06:43 PM

JoM replied to a thread FS2021 Pointless Prize: STEM in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Horticulture: derived from the Latin words, hortus, meaning ''garden'' and colere, meaning ''to cultivate" At the Bladensburg Waterfront, there's...

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01-13-2021, 06:15 PM

JoM replied to a thread Pointless prize: Quaxapalooza in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I love how Maryland Meadworks is right off of the Anacostia River Trail!

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01-13-2021, 05:39 PM

trumpfhj replied to a thread Team 9 ! in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Interested in a road ride Saturday? Looks like great weather. I have interest from 2 others so far. Lmk! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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01-13-2021, 01:25 PM

chuxtr started a thread You are on newly formed Team #31 in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Lfreuclid HWbike Wsstringer Ezbob74 Katia Hernandez Mizzpiggee Msr085 chelseyalex I sent an email out to y'all. Please respond. Clock is...

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01-13-2021, 09:21 AM

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

I have noticed as I ride along the section of the W&OD from Bluemont to Columbia Pike, where it parallels Four Mile Run, that the path has its own...

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01-13-2021, 08:56 AM

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

1/13/2021 -- anagram. My bike and I visited the African American Heritage Park in Alexandria, where we found a reference to Meade Memorial Episcopal...

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01-12-2021, 09:04 PM

elizsnyder replied to a thread #FSWormhole in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Boomer!: oh dayum, that's good...We may invite you to the the Secret Society of WormHole Hunters with submissions like that... Yours truly,...

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01-12-2021, 08:42 PM

elizsnyder replied to a thread #tandemstyle Pointless Prize in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

The hashtag pointless prize summaries are up (THANK YOU ObscureRichard!) I harvested the data, fact checked the pictures and will keep a running...

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