Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Indiana]

Exactly. It’s written “for kids to enjoy” or parents with kids. I’m neither.

It also sounded like a direct rebuke to seeing the Wizard of Oz as anything but another silly kids story with wonderful streets of gold.

I’m definitely not against seasoning this sometimes difficult life with large doses of thankfulness for the many wonderful things surrounding us, but living in a fantasy world of trickle-down wonders is just too much Blue Pill for me. There’s a subtle difference between thankfulness and “positive-thinking” that blocks out realty. So, it bugged me when applied to adults. But I’ve been crabby lately. Catch me on a better day. As a “philosophy” (not a kid’s purview to begin with), it’s putting your head in the sand a bit.

Ha ha, figured some people might not like a silly happy Pollyanna-ish song but others might find it nostalgic.

The origin of this theme was actually a kid (mine) trying to figure out how to find an excuse to ride to eat donuts

We were trying to come up with a way to make a week theme that included donuts without just doing a daily pastry. And I remembered that last year's photo scavenger hunt made me see the world I biked by a little differently when I was looking for some basic things like a specific shape or color. Hence, lines and squares, which sound pretty boring but can potentially change an outlook.

Anyway, glass half empty / glass half full... Watching the donut, not the hole... Just different ways to look at the world, admittedly a little saccharine.

[Indiana]

I would like to get an answer to this as well. If I can get credit for both the lines and the bulldog today, that seems worthwhile. Otherwise, I might save the bulldog for a day when the regular item is harder to find.

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If you find the bonus items, you can post them as additional photos while still finding the daily item for the regular daily points. An exemption from the usual one-photo-a-day rule.

But the bulldog must be wearing pants to count!

[ALClayville]

3/4/23 Lines
Could be the perfect line of the wood pier or the lines hanging between the poles. Or the placement of the poles and the lines that are created by their reflection....

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[karenbikes2@gmail.com]

3/4/2023 Limes

Lines pointing up to that gorgeous sunrise!


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[camiller]

3/4/2023 Lines

[JoM]

3/4/2023 Lines

[bikingjenn]

3/4/23 Lines -goal lines on the futbol field


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[sszibler]

3/4/23 Georgetown Branch Rail Line

Had to stop in RCP to upload in time. Not home yet. 1030 crapped out. Navigation tricky with watch.

The Capital Crescent Trail, connecting from Georgetown D.C. to west Silver Spring in Montgomery County, MD, is a hiker-biker trail running for 11 miles along the right-of-way formerly used by the Georgetown Branch rail line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The transformation from a disused single-track rail line to a first-class trail has been an impressive example of cooperation between civic groups and governments.

Construction began on the Georgetown Branch rail line before the turn of the century and the line was put into use in 1910. It was exclusively a freight line and carried primarily coal and building materials to Chevy Chase, Bethesda, and Georgetown. Trains stopped running in June 1985. See our History page for more history of the Georgetown Branch rail line before trains stopped running.

The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), passed in 1991, provided for substantial funding of transportation enhancements, including rail-trails; as a result Federal funds became available to construct the substantial paved portion of the Trail from Georgetown to Bethesda and the bridge over River Road.

A major gap remained in the Trail midway between Bethesda and Silver Spring, with the Rock Creek Trestle closed as unsafe. In 2000 the Montgomery County Council voted to fund the rehabilitation of the Rock Creek Trestle, after the Coalition, together with civic groups, sponsored two rallies and a petition drive to demonstrate the wide popular support for opening the trestle. The Coalition then led a successful effort to have observation "bump-outs" included in the trestle design, and contributed $75,000 toward their cost. The trestle opened for trail use in May 2003.

History - Coalition for the Capital Crescent Trail





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[Nadine]

3/4/23 lines

I can't believe I forgot to post this before I fell sleep - and I have the BEST lines, too - the branches of the King Gingko in winter!

[sszibler]

3/04/22 - Lines

Some lines are not meant to be crossed, though when it comes to sharing the road, I prefer physical barriers rather than paint


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At least there’s an extra line. On Twitter yesterday I saw a guy get doored and thrown under a large Mercedes truck! Statistically, getting doored happens a lot, but even with protected lanes there are a cornucopia of obstacles. It’s sad.