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Today, 09:49 AM

chuxtr started a thread ATTN TEAM CAPTAINS: Please lock down your Strava clubs in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

If you haven't already done so, please make your clubs private so no one else can join. Thank you!

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Today, 08:50 AM

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

We were there on Saturday! Did you stop at Bike Lane Cafe/Brewery? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Yesterday, 03:45 PM

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

I recently heard about the murals at One Loudon. They're only a few miles off the WOD, so of course I had to go check them out. This one is for...

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Yesterday, 03:38 PM

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

Here are some kites in the "Time Travel" mural on Alexandria's West End:

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Yesterday, 02:45 PM

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

1/17/2021 Key, Kite, or Lightning The special Metro maps for the inauguration are confusing. Good thing they include a "key". Note that some...

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Yesterday, 08:54 AM

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

All the teams are currently set, including Team 31 (which puts us at our max for what the back end can handle). The following people are still on the...

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Yesterday, 07:16 AM

JoM replied to a thread Pointless Prize: Civil War History in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

On yesterday's ride down the W&OD, I found a marker, by chance! Moby's Raid in 1863, on Union outpost in Herndon Station.

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01-16-2021, 09:35 PM

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

Next time I might even get my bike in the pic! And yes it was cool to see people working on the mural. There was a very organized looking tent...

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01-16-2021, 08:23 PM

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

1/16/21 - the word "Brewing", "Winery", "Mead", or "Distillery" on a sign. I know the feeling. I left my photo outing until this evening,...

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01-16-2021, 07:49 PM

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

Found this under the freeway in SW DC.

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01-16-2021, 07:43 PM

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

Painted jersey walls in Herndon

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01-16-2021, 05:53 PM

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

If you are ever on the W&OD, stop at the Herndon Centennial Golf Course for... what else? Filipino Food! Egg Karne is inside of the Golf Course...

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01-16-2021, 05:32 PM

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

Riding down the W&OD, wasn't sure about any New Deal sites in this area, so I check and it looks like the PWA provided funds for the waterworks...

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01-16-2021, 03:00 PM

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

1/16/2021 -- brewing. My bike at New District Brewing Co. in Arlington. One thing I hadn't noticed on previous visits: there's a dog hitch outside...

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01-16-2021, 02:54 PM

komorebi replied to a thread Pointless Prize - Mailbox Collection in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Mailbox painted with mallards, 8819 Southwick St., Fairfax VA:

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01-15-2021, 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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01-15-2021, 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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01-15-2021, 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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01-15-2021, 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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01-15-2021, 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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01-15-2021, 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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01-15-2021, 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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01-15-2021, 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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01-15-2021, 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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01-15-2021, 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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01-15-2021, 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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01-15-2021, 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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