2010 Photo Scavenger Hunt

[irish2themax]

I have put together a Scavenger Hunt that I thought would be fun to do in 2010. I've tried to make it so that ryders from all countries can participate. I am going to try to get some of our sponsors to contribute prizes for 1st through 3rd Place and Most Unique Picture. I will not be eligible to participate as I will tally the points and judge the results.

This "game" could involve as many as 100 photos per entry. Thinking that, rather than using this site, participants can use whatever photo posting site they prefer. Just need to post the link on this site so they can be viewed.

Participation can be solo or it could involve a group of ryders. BUT, each participant must have pictures of their Spyder with the item.

Time period to complete is 1 January through 30 September 2010. NO CHEATING...don't Google for pics LOL

Anyone up for it? Check out the list below

Spyder Scavenger Hunt 2010 (http://www.jbriankelly.com/scavenger.htm)

[Big Arm]

Anything that involves riding the Spyder......I'm in .......:yes:

[SpyderWolf]

This sounds like it could be kind of fun, and would also force me to carry my camera a lot more.

For clarification on number 16, does the police officer need to be writing you a real ticket that sticks? :D

[irish2themax]

This sounds like it could be kind of fun, and would also force me to carry my camera a lot more.

For clarification on number 16, does the police officer need to be writing you a real ticket that sticks? :D

I'd never know the difference. However, staging photos is sort of cheating. Like Photoshopping the picture (Got that Tat? :roflblack:)

[SpyderWolf]

I'd never know the difference

Dumb me thought about that 5 minutes after posting the question. :roflblack:

[RoadHammer]

How may points if i get a cop shooting at me ?

[Brevet05]

Okay, Irish,

Let's hope the prizes get this one more traction than 'Spyders in Strange Places'... In any case, I'll play along.

[truck 85]

why not dont know if i can get them all but i will try. can you get credit for the same idem # more than once as long as it is a different place

[madozier]

I hope you have either a lot of hair or no hair at all. If this gets traction you will be pulling out all your hair to keep the contestant scores straight.nojoke I guess that's what spreadsheets and databases are designed for to save hair. Does look like fun.:D

[j45p3r]

I'm in! Just got to wait for things to thaw out first :cus:

[j45p3r]

can you get credit for the same idem # more than once as long as it is a different place
I'm also wondering this.

[irish2themax]

can you get credit for the same idem # more than once as long as it is a different place

No...only item #3 can be duplicated

[irish2themax]

The purpose for this "game" is for participants to have FUN and to serve as a start for organizing group rydes to "collect" the necessary items

[Lamonster]

:thumbup:

[8LEGS]

:2thumbs:

[chris56]

like it - good idea ..
just to understand for me - is it possible to get more points for one pic..
so if i park by an indian reservation - a policeman writes a ticket (to fast) - a watertower in the back.. like that
on the other side the points should be doubled if you have a nice passenger on the spyder - like on the example -pic !!
(I`m married with this wonderful girl - our 26 wedding day is tomorrow -
did 13.000 spyder-mls in-the-rain over-the-mountains..but with her there is always a sunshine)
chris (austria)
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=139

[irish2themax]

like it - good idea ..
just to understand for me - is it possible to get more points for one pic..
so if i park by an indian reservation - a policeman writes a ticket (to fast) - a watertower in the back.. like that
on the other side the points should be doubled if you have a nice passenger on the spyder - like on the example -pic !!
(I`m married with this wonderful girl - our 26 wedding day is tomorrow -
did 13.000 spyder-mls in-the-rain over-the-mountains..but with her there is always a sunshine)
chris (austria)
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/album.php?albumid=139

You can use a single pic to satisfy multiple requirements as long as each item is clearly identified.

[Mo Lee]

Dang Irish, it sounds like you are taking on a full time job with this. Just wondering how you are going to find time to do Route 66.

[Smylinacha]

You can triple your points if we get a pick of you shooting back at one :thumbup:


How may points if i get a cop shooting at me ?

[obiwanbill]

:2thumbs::thumbup:

would this photo count?

[madozier]

You can triple your points if we get a pick of you shooting back at one :thumbup:

So how many points for a picture of a cop being tasered in the face?:joke: I'm guessing the bond will be in the $500,000 amount.

[irish2themax]

So how many points for a picture of a cop being tasered in the face?:joke: I'm guessing the bond will be in the $500,000 amount.

No points for stupidity :roflblack:

[dltang]

Sounds like fun. It is safe to assume we will use the honor policy so that these pictures all have to happen in 2010. For example, I know I have some of these photos already from our previous journeys but those wouldn't count, correct. Everything has to be fresh and new. I will make sure and set the date on my camera, I'm not sure I can date the photo on my iphone but I will see what kind of app I can find. This will be fun.

[irish2themax]

Sounds like fun. It is safe to assume we will use the honor policy so that these pictures all have to happen in 2010. For example, I know I have some of these photos already from our previous journeys but those wouldn't count, correct. Everything has to be fresh and new. I will make sure and set the date on my camera, I'm not sure I can date the photo on my iphone but I will see what kind of app I can find. This will be fun.

Deb...you are correct. I'm relying on personal integrity. If a prize means that much to someone that they feel it necessary to cheat, then I feel sorry for them

[truck 85]

Deb...you are correct. I'm relying on personal integrity. If a prize means that much to someone that they feel it necessary to cheat, then I feel sorry for them

+!

[Smylinacha]

That would be a very expensive photo!


So how many points for a picture of a cop being tasered in the face?:joke: I'm guessing the bond will be in the $500,000 amount.

[dicko]

A quick scan of the required items reveals several that may preclude us Downunder. Downunder, an Indian Reservation is a table pre-booked at an Indian Restaurant. However we have do have native areas (Aboriginal - Koori c/f Eskimo - Inuit). International border crossing is also a bit of an issue. But we will try our best.

[irish2themax]

A quick scan of the required items reveals several that may preclude us Downunder. Downunder, an Indian Reservation is a table pre-booked at an Indian Restaurant. However we have do have native areas (Aboriginal - Koori c/f Eskimo - Inuit). International border crossing is also a bit of an issue. But we will try our best.

Native areas count

[Yazz]

:2thumbs::yes:

[irish2themax]

I am pleased to announce that Ron at R/T Sales (Spyder City) is going to donate a prize for the Scavenger Hunt. Hopefully, that is the first of many.

[dltang]

I am pleased to announce that Ron at R/T Sales (Spyder City) is going to donate a prize for the Scavenger Hunt. Hopefully, that is the first of many.
Hey, I can check with our dealer and see if he is willing to kick in anything.

[irish2themax]

Hey, I can check with our dealer and see if he is willing to kick in anything.

Deb....That'd be great! I might do the same. I told Ron that I was looking for something in the $100 range.

What I have planned is to total up the points in September and rank everyone that participated. Then break ties by the uniqueness of the picture (my opinion...no arguing with the official :roflblack:) Then have a list of the prizes and let the winners choose by order of ranking. Then the winner contacts the donor directly to claim. Sound reasonable?

[dltang]

Deb....That'd be great! I might do the same. I told Ron that I was looking for something in the $100 range.

What I have planned is to total up the points in September and rank everyone that participated. Then break ties by the uniqueness of the picture (my opinion...no arguing with the official :roflblack:) Then have a list of the prizes and let the winners choose by order of ranking. Then the winner contacts the donor directly to claim. Sound reasonable?

Sounds reasonable to me. Hopefully I will be picking up my spyder next week and I can talk to the owner then.

[SpyderWolf]

Sounds reasonable to me as well. I would gladly hit up my dealer as well, but unfortunately they are closing up shop tomorrow. I now have to find a new dealer to work with. Who knows, some of my pictures may come from that adventure alone. :D

[Betty Boop USA]

http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx138/bettyboopusa/IMG_1079.jpg
Scavenger Hunt Item # 3 25 pts

Photo of Inverness, Florida. Same name as Inverness, Scotland.
Today was a bit chilly 48*. Maybe I really was in Scotland today.:roflblack:
http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx138/bettyboopusa/IMG_1079.jpg

[mrwidget]

:2thumbs::yes: this sounds fun

[Roadkill]

+Would I start out with negative points?..

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_3478.jpg
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_5578.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill

[Zerocool]

Excellent idea to rack the miles up on the Spyder this year!

Thanks Irish for taking point ;-)

[chascarpenter1]

....

[SpyderWolf]

It is about time for me to print off the list and start collecting points. It may be just the excuse I need to get out and ryde in the unusually cold weather we are having here.

[Pilo]

At a motorcycle festival in Merida, Venezuela, last week.

N° 94. A "vintage" car (any car made before 1970). (25 points)

[irish2themax]

This "game" could involve as many as 100 photos per entry. Thinking that, rather than using this site, participants can use whatever photo posting site they prefer. Just need to post the link on this site so they can be viewed.

Got it...but please don't post your pics here...eventually, people will have more than one and they will flood the site. Suggest finding a photo site and just pasting the link

[Roadkill]

#19 Randall Airport for 25 points...

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9961.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill

[quackerz]

(LAX)Los Angeles International Airport #19 might not be to keen on people taking pictures around there, but on the upside I guess I could get #15 and possibly #16. ;) Are there extra points for being handcuffed and carted away with lights and sirens? In all seriousness noting there is heightened security levels please be careful taking pictures at airports and international border crossings.

quackerz

[powerbyaj]

10. At a historical marker (25 points)
Butterfield stage marker, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/PB140042.jpg

11. At a BIG Rock with something interesting on it other than graffiti (100 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/PB140037.jpg

13. At a lake or a beach (25 points)
La Jolla Cove, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/LaJollaCove001.jpg

Oceanside Pier, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/Can_Am_Spyder032.jpg

22. At an interesting landmark (50 points)
Baker Thermometer CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P4260209.jpg

23. At an Indian Reservation (125 points)
Campo Indian Reservation
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/PB140019.jpg

29. At a National Park (125 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P3290085.jpg

37. At a major Sports Stadium or Park (25 points); Can be professional or amateur
Angles Stadium Anaheim, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/post-1371-1230214586.jpg

42. At a Spyder dealership (10 points)
Temecula Motosports
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/TemeculaMotorsports021.jpg

74. Totem pole (100 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P6200132.jpg

98. A holiday figure (eg. Santa, Easter Bunny, Leprechaun) (50 points)
Santa at Angles Stadium Anaheim, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/S4300047.jpg

[powerbyaj]

Whats a town center sign? a town or city hall sign?

[irish2themax]

Still WAY EARLY in the game but Powerbyaj is in the lead with 510 points out of a minimum 5580. Damn the good CA weather :roflblack:

[irish2themax]

Whats a town center sign? a town or city hall sign?

Usually a City Hall, Capitol building, or Courthouse but photo can only be used to satisfy one requirement

[docdoru]

Whats a town center sign? a town or city hall sign?
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IScU3g-HhVw/SCMYj0fB3UI/AAAAAAAAB7g/jNn2xR7WJZQ/s400/207-sign30_BOCA1_BROW_lpe_embedded_prod_affiliate_56.j pg

[powerbyaj]

25. At the farthest most point in your state/country (125 points)

Is meaning north, south, east and/or west?

[Lamonster]

25. At the farthest most point in your state/country (125 points)

Is meaning north, south, east and/or west?

I was thinking this was a 2010 contest. Are we allowed to use any photo any year? :dontknow:

[j45p3r]

Usually a City Hall, Capitol building, or Courthouse but photo can only be used to satisfy one requirement
So if I take a picture of our City Hall I can't use that picture to satisfy the historic landmark item AND the city center item?

[dltang]

I was thinking this was a 2010 contest. Are we allowed to use any photo any year? :dontknow:
You are correct Lamont. These are all supposed to be new pictures taken in 2010 and your spyder has to be in the photo.

[txknight67]

10. At a historical marker (25 points)
Butterfield stage marker, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/PB140042.jpg
11. At a BIG Rock with something interesting on it other than graffiti (100 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/PB140037.jpg
13. At a lake or a beach (25 points)
La Jolla Cove, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/LaJollaCove001.jpg

Oceanside Pier, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/Can_Am_Spyder032.jpg
22. At an interesting landmark (50 points)
Baker Thermometer CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P4260209.jpg
23. At an Indian Reservation (125 points)
Campo Indian Reservation
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/PB140019.jpg
29. At a National Park (125 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P3290085.jpg
37. At a major Sports Stadium or Park (25 points); Can be professional or amateur
Angles Stadium Anaheim, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/post-1371-1230214586.jpg
42. At a Spyder dealership (10 points)
Temecula Motosports
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/TemeculaMotorsports021.jpg
74. Totem pole (100 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P6200132.jpg
98. A holiday figure (eg. Santa, Easter Bunny, Leprechaun) (50 points)
Santa at Angles Stadium Anaheim, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/S4300047.jpg



Love that pink/purple bike and also that special edition white. Too bad that white came out after I already bought my bike. That is one sweet looking ride.

HMMMMM!!!!! How hard is the tupperware to paint? I've seen photo's of a tangerine orange one. Doubt that is a "wrap job".

[powerbyaj]

Some hits going and coming from work today.

9. In front of a live animal. (25 points); House pets do not count
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1130023.jpg

18. At a town center sign (50 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1130027.jpg

19. In front of an airport (25 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1130018.jpg

28. At an old church (15 points)
Mission San Luis Rey
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1130004.jpg

48. In front of a firehouse (25 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1130011.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1130021.jpg

44. In front of a jail or prison (45 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1130025.jpg

49. At an old school house (100 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1130019.jpg

60. Sign with your first or last name (eg. Elizabeth NJ) (50 points)
I live on my last name street...this one was simple.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1130002.jpg

94. A "vintage" car (any car made before 1970). (25 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1130020.jpg

[irish2themax]

So if I take a picture of our City Hall I can't use that picture to satisfy the historic landmark item AND the city center item?

Correct

[irish2themax]

I was thinking this was a 2010 contest. Are we allowed to use any photo any year? :dontknow:

Photos are supposed to be 2010

[j45p3r]

How do you define graffiti? There is a rock near here with a really nice picture painted on it, would that be graffiti or not?

[irish2themax]

How do you define graffiti? There is a rock near here with a really nice picture painted on it, would that be graffiti or not?
Sounds Okay...send it and I'll decide

[powerbyaj]

Can someone educate the city boy on what a "Water tower with cone top and ball" looks like?

[Lamonster]

http://wilhelm-aerospace.org/Photos/summer-2005/roll-04/2790-clinton-water-tower.jpg

[powerbyaj]

Would this qualify also as Water tower with cone top and ball?

http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/large/586d03b9-8356-4645-bb90-5f1c18b58680.jpg

[irish2themax]

No....it's the one Lamont posted

[powerbyaj]

No....it's the one Lamont posted

Thanks for clarification, i call that a spheroid water tower.

[Roadkill]

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9964.JPG

(edit: correction, +25)(confused it with another image)

Ride on.
Roadkill

[Roadkill]

+And the irony in my image was (sorry, no extra points, but you had to have seen it...)

Ride on.
Roadkill

[powerbyaj]

Slow morning at work...why not ride. Had some issues on ride was stop by same police officer in separate locations. Windmill someone call because i was parked on sidewalk and Palomar Airport parked in non public parking. More like i was taking Control Tower and plane pictures. Tried to get officer (lady officer) to take a picture on spyder and write me a FI ticket but officer would not. That was ok police pictures are a dime a dozen with me...Some men are chick magnets others are police magnets.

13. At a lake or a beach (25 points)
Encina Wastewater Plant Carlsbad, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140011.jpg

19. In front of an airport (25 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140017.jpg
Showing new terminal only- No Points
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140020.jpg

20. In front of a theme park (35 points)
Legoland
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140016.jpg

32. At a tire company symbol (25 points)
Goodyear
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140006.jpg

33. In front of a large statute (45 points)
AW Root Beer fast food turn into Angelo's
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140008.jpg

68. Windmill that is still standing (50 points)
Carlsbad Windmill standing and spinning
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140012.jpg

84. Sign with a season in its name (eg. Winterhaven) (25 points)
Winter, Fall, Summer and Springtime
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140005.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140003.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140002.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140001.jpg

90. Sign with at least three words in alphabetical order (100 points)
U-V-W Use Vista Way
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140010.jpg

C-M-P Central Meat Provision
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140015.jpg

L-S-W Legoland Sealife Welcome
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1140016.jpg

[pop49]

http://wilhelm-aerospace.org/Photos/summer-2005/roll-04/2790-clinton-water-tower.jpg
there is nothing that pig ugly in australia...sorry guys.

[powerbyaj]

30. At a sign with the word "Hawk" or “Eagle” on it (30 points)
AMF Eagle Lanes
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150017.jpg

Eagle Creek Travel Gear
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150019.jpg

33. In front of a large statute (45 points)
Grapes and vines
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150005.jpg

Large music note
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150011.jpg

43. In front of a larger then life roadside statue (50 points);
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150004.jpg

45. In front of a water fall (30 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150014.jpg

48. In front of a firehouse (25 points)
Vista Fire Station 5
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150021.jpg

68. Windmill that is still standing (50 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150006.jpg

90. Sign with at least three words in alphabetical order (100 points)
A-B-T Alignment Brakes Tires
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150002.jpg

A-G-N Ades Gish Nurseries
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150016.jpg

G-P-V Garden Park Villas
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150001.jpg

J-T-V Jan Thur Vicki
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150013.jpg

L-R-V Lake Rancho Viejo
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150009.jpg

94. A "vintage" car (any car made before 1970). (25 points)
1924 Ford Model T
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150015.jpg

[NancysToy]

94. A "vintage" car (any car made before 1970). (25 points)
1924 Ford Model T
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150015.jpg
Sorry, that's a Ford Model A. Can't see the grill to tell if it is a '30 or '31. :D

[irish2themax]

Please keep track of your own pics....most of the last pic post had already received credit

[j45p3r]

I was thinking the alphabetical order signs had to actually be in alphabetical order... like ABC, DEF, WXY, etc.

[txknight67]

30. At a sign with the word "Hawk" or “Eagle” on it (30 points)
AMF Eagle Lanes
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150017.jpg

Eagle Creek Travel Gear
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150019.jpg

33. In front of a large statute (45 points)
Grapes and vines
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150005.jpg

Large music note
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150011.jpg

43. In front of a larger then life roadside statue (50 points);
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150004.jpg

45. In front of a water fall (30 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150014.jpg

48. In front of a firehouse (25 points)
Vista Fire Station 5
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150021.jpg

68. Windmill that is still standing (50 points)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150006.jpg

90. Sign with at least three words in alphabetical order (100 points)
A-B-T Alignment Brakes Tires
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150002.jpg

A-G-N Ades Gish Nurseries
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150016.jpg

G-P-V Garden Park Villas
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150001.jpg

J-T-V Jan Thur Vicki
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150013.jpg

L-R-V Lake Rancho Viejo
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150009.jpg

94. A "vintage" car (any car made before 1970). (25 points)
1924 Ford Model T
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1150015.jpg

I don't know about the "waterfall". I think it ought to be a natural waterfall, not some fountain construct....just sayin'.:D

The one with the Model A is nice.

[irish2themax]

I don't know about the "waterfall". I think it ought to be a natural waterfall, not some fountain construct....just sayin'.:D

The one with the Model A is nice.

I tend to agree...almost every miniature golf course has a waterfall BUT I didn't specify. I am now :roflblack:

Waterfall must be natural

[powerbyaj]

Sorry, that's a Ford Model A. Can't see the grill to tell if it is a '30 or '31. :D

NancysToy you could be correct. Driver was broken down in a park and ride i saw vehicle then b-line to get a picture. He informed me what the vehicle was but later on i could only remember year was 24 or 34 remember a "4", ford model ??. "T" was my first choice.

You would be correct by saying 193? Ford Model A. It was a nice vehicle. I talked with him for 10 minutes. He inherited vehicle car from his dad and while towing vehicle back his truck broke down.

[powerbyaj]

I tend to agree...almost every miniature golf course has a waterfall BUT I didn't specify. I am now :roflblack:

Waterfall must be natural

I agree on not-man made waterfall but had to test the waters. Getting a spyder in a picture with a non-man made waterfall will be difficult in CA. I can get my jeep in a non-man made waterfall picture but not my spyder.

[powerbyaj]

I was thinking the alphabetical order signs had to actually be in alphabetical order... like ABC, DEF, WXY, etc.

A,B,C maybe called sequential order and A,C,E is alphabetical order. Alphabetical order is an indexing process using a list of items normally following alphabet set as standard for ordering.

List of vowels are normally shown in alphabetical order.

Same can happen with numbers.
Prime numbers 1,3,5
Numbers 1,2,3

[powerbyaj]

13. At a lake or a beach (25 points)
San Onofre Beach
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1160001.jpg

14. At other than normal bridge {Mark as not a valid picture...reference only}
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1160016.jpg

17. At an unusual building (50 points);
Two House Build as Boats: Third Street, Encinitias, CA
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1160008.jpg

51. At a vista point (25 points);
Las Flores View Point
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1160004.jpg

67. Contradictory signs (50 points) ???
East West Center for Health
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1160009.jpg

[irish2themax]

13. At a lake or a beach (25 points)
San Onofre Beach

14. At other than normal bridge 50
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/powerbyaj/2010SpyderScavengerHunt/P1160016.jpg




I don't consider a pedestrian overpass to be a "bridge" for purposes of this game


I agree on not-man made waterfall but had to test the waters. Getting a spyder in a picture with a non-man made waterfall will be difficult in CA. I can get my jeep in a non-man made waterfall picture but not my spyder.
This isn't supposed to be easy. Not all states/countries will have all of the items. But I do know you can get close enough to Yosemite Falls

[j45p3r]

A,B,C maybe called sequential order and A,C,E is alphabetical order. Alphabetical order is an indexing process using a list of items normally following alphabet set as standard for ordering.

List of vowels are normally shown in alphabetical order.

Same can happen with numbers.
Prime numbers 1,3,5
Numbers 1,2,3
Gotcha, that makes it much easier, thanks.

[irish2themax]

I was thinking the alphabetical order signs had to actually be in alphabetical order... like ABC, DEF, WXY, etc.

Without getting into a discussion of "right or wrong", ABC, DEF, WXY etc. is what I am considering to be alphabetical order

Webster

(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ALPHABETIC)

[powerbyaj]

#41 Can you define race track there are many favors?

[irish2themax]

#41 Can you define race track there are many favors?

Closed asphalt/concrete oval track or serpentine track for racing cars or automobiles...stock or otherwise... NOT a drag strip.
OR
turf track for racing horses or greyhounds

[irish2themax]

I am pleased to announce that Ron at R/T Sales (Spyder City) is going to donate a prize for the Scavenger Hunt. Hopefully, that is the first of many.

Sadly, R/T Sales is the ONLY sponsor that has agreed to provide a prize. Hoping others will join in as participation increases. I have sent a request to my dealer (Fun On Wheels, Frederick MD) and Cowtown USA, Cuba MO. If anyone wants to contact their dealer, we are looking at prizes with a max value of approx $100. The number of prizes awarded will depend upon how many there are

[truck 85]

Closed asphalt/concrete oval track or serpentine track for racing cars or automobiles...stock or otherwise... NOT a drag strip OR turf track for racing horses or greyhounds
how about dirt for cars?

[irish2themax]

how about dirt for cars?

That's okay too

[Roadkill]

+Just following up on my tire image, because I'm surprised nobody identified the irony I'd referenced.

Down in the middle of the posts, off in the distance, is GoodYear... 8^D

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9964.JPG

[Roadkill]

Eagles Nest:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9965.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill

[Roadkill]

"Shawangunk Mtns. 'The Gunks' At Gardiner, NY", along the Shawangunk Range with Minnewaska Cliffs in the background
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9969.JPG

My first attempt for these points was in low-light conditions the other day, but I couldn't capture a clear image. Within the multitude of rock art, a large stone reads, "Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon, must inevitably come to pass."
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9967.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9968.JPG

[Roadkill]

+Upon return this afternoon from weekend business in Owego, I decided to capture some images. The sleet and snow weren't predicted to start in this area until 1pm, and I began shortly thereafter. Naturally, I'd only be gone "a little while"...

This was my first stop a few miles from home.

"Thomas Jansen House, A distinctive example of 18th century stone architecture unique to Dutch settlers in Ulster County, rear wing 1727, main house 1790, National Register of Historic Places"

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9971.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9972.JPG

cont'd... RK

[Roadkill]

+About a mile later, I stopped at the "Pearl Street School, District #11, Built c.1850, The Jansen Family spoke so often of Pearl Street, NYC, that the road past the schoolhouse became known as Pearl Street, Town of Shawangunk"

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9973.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9974.JPG

I'll present another 1-room schoolhouse image a little later in today's presentation.

cont'd... RK

[Roadkill]

+Another short ride brought me to, "Colonel Johannes Jansen, Homestead Built 1750, His nephew completed house in 1803, Colonel Jansen escaped Tory led Indian attack in 1780, National Register of Historic Places"

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9975.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9976.JPG

cont'd... RK

[Roadkill]

+Next up was a standing windmill:

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9977.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9978.JPG

cont'd... RK

[Roadkill]

+I'd taken my earlier big rock image just before entering Minnewaska State Park, and had a number of stops intended thereafter, including Eastern Correctional Facility:

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9979.JPG

cont'd... RK

[Roadkill]

+Many of our lakes, ponds, falls and bodies of water are frozen, so I aimed for the Rondout Reservoir, and here is its Merriman Dam.

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9980.jpg

For no points, this next image is about 7 miles west of the dam looking east near Grahamsville where there's a kiosk informing the viewer of the submerged villages.

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9981.JPG

cont'd... RK

[irish2themax]

If you are posting pics, PLEASE include the item number you wish to get credit for. I'm not a mind reader

[Lamonster]

If you are posting pics, PLEASE include the item number you wish to get credit for. I'm not a mind reader
I'll bet this is going to be more work and less fun than you thought. :shocked:

[j45p3r]

If you are posting pics, PLEASE include the item number you wish to get credit for. I'm not a mind reader
If your talking about Roadkill, he is putting the numbers in the message title, very top of his post. If not, disregard.

[j45p3r]

I'll bet this is going to be more work and less fun than you thought. :shocked:
I wonder if it would be helpful to limit submissions to once per week or something like that? I'm sure Irish will come up with a good system if this doesn't work for him.

Maybe you could start keeping track on Google Docs and have a handful of volunteers be able to tally the submissions.

[Lamonster]

I wonder if it would be helpful to limit submissions to once per week or something like that? I'm sure Irish will come up with a good system if this doesn't work for him.

Maybe you could start keeping track on Google Docs and have a handful of volunteers be able to tally the submissions.
I was thinking Google Docs might be a good way to share the current info too.

[ameobe]

I assumed (I know, do not do that) that we would be only posting 1 link to our online album, say picasa or photobucket for example. Have each pic # with points amount. Its going to be an awful loong thread posting each pic seperately.:yikes: jmo

[j45p3r]

I assumed (I know, do not do that) that we would be only posting 1 link to our online album, say picasa or photobucket for example. Have each pic # with points amount. Its going to be an awful loong thread posting each pic seperately.:yikes: jmo
I agree, I think the current model will be difficult to maintain long term. Especially once spring hits and us hibernating Spyderers start Spydering again.

[irish2themax]

I'll bet this is going to be more work and less fun than you thought. :shocked:

Not too bad...I created an Excel spreadsheet that totals all the columns for me. Just add the name and put the points in the right box...LOL

Google Docs would simply be a copy of that spreadsheet.
People could paste the link to their pic in the appropriate box but the link is not "hot" so I'd have to Cut & Paste every link

I made a Google Doc and entered one of Roadkill's URLs. Did a Search the Web but got
Your search - http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9981.JPG - did not match any documents.

[Roadkill]

If your talking about Roadkill, he is putting the numbers in the message title, very top of his post. If not, disregard.

+That's correct. My item # is in my subject title.

Ride on.
Roadkill

[Roadkill]

...I made a Google Doc and entered one of Roadkill's URLs. Did a Search the Web but got
Your search - http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9981.JPG - did not match any documents.

+I don't know squat about Google Docs, but clicking my link brings the viewer to my image.

Are you saying that when you click my link, you get an error?

Ride on.
Roadkill

[irish2themax]

+I don't know squat about Google Docs, but clicking my link brings the viewer to my image.

Are you saying that when you click my link, you get an error?

Ride on.
Roadkill

No...not at all. But I do when I enter it into a spreadsheet

[j45p3r]

No...not at all. But I do when I enter it into a spreadsheet
Maybe just use a google spreadsheet instead of your excel sheet. Keep it locked so only you (or a trusted volunteer) can edit it, but we can all view it.

[powerbyaj]

No...not at all. But I do when I enter it into a spreadsheet

Instead of doing a search on the link, select the cell in your excel sheet then click button on cell left side. Image or link will launch into a new tab.

see attachment for button to click

[Roadkill]

+To save space (?) I'll start compiling my stuff into a single periodic post with the item number & points referenced therein.

Now, where was I before I so rudely fell asleep at the keyboard last night?.. Ahh, yes, looking east upon the Rondout Reservoir. While walking back to the bike after reading the kiosk history presentation, I noticed intermittent flakes of snow, but certainly nothing of concern.

(#14 +50) Westward ho! then, to the Chestnut Creek Covered Bridge in Grahamsville, NY:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9982.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9983.JPG

(#74 +100) A few more snowflakes continued to present themselves, but again, no big deal, and I was elated to also snag a totem pole in Grahamsville:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9984.JPG

(#23 +125) Next up, the Western Mohegan Tribe & Nation Reservation and Museum. Enroute, however, I got slammed with sleet, freezing rain and occasional snow squalls, and decided I'd head for home with only a few more stops intermingled in my travel. The Reservation:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9985.JPG

(#61 NO POINTS) As I progressed into the Rondout Valley in Ellenville, the weather changed to a simple misty rain, and I stopped at this D&H Canal snubbing post, thinking it'd qualify as a hitching post. (When I reviewed the list later, however, I noticed that it specifically said a "horse hitching post", so no points. Didn't make sense not to let you enjoy the pics though.) Text of the historic marker reads, "Snubbing Post, Delaware & Hudson Canal (1828-1898) opened valley to commerce. Ropes holding boats in lock cut grooves. Posts became O&W R.R. milestones. Moved from near Napanoch, 1960":
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9986.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9987.JPG

At this point, home was only 10 miles away up and over the highest point of the Shawangunk Range, and as I progressed upward, it became clear that altitude had enormous impact upon the precipitation. I didn't make it more than a mile when things got slick real quick. Leaving the village had me slipping the rear wheel endlessly, and at the first hill cut on the mountain, I had to turn around due to lack of forward progress. Now I was facing a 26 mile route that still included getting over the ridge 12 miles south of here, and as I proceeded, the snow simply got heavier. At Route 17, I was able to make the climb on the slushy interstate up and over, and then chose a local route that skirted the eastern edge of the ridge back north to my place.

(#49 NO POINTS) I already provided a one-room schoolhouse pic from earlier yesterday, and thought you might like to see the 1859 Walker Valley Schoolhouse. No points for the image, though, and check out the snowy road:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9988.JPG
I'm only 4 miles from home at this point, but I sincerely doubted I'd make it up my driveway, which is ~500' long with a 13% grade.

Sure enough, this wound up being the first night my bike did not get garaged, so I covered it up and kissed it goodnight, before venturing back out the next afternoon...:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9989.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9990.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9991.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9992.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9993.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9994.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill

[Brevet05]

My entire document is posted at

http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5

My twelve completed items for this entry are:

7. Military Aircraft (Army UH-1)
9. Live Animal (Army Funeral Caisson Horses)
10. Historical Marker (Light Artillery Post, Ft. Sam Houston)
15. Law Enforcement Officer in Uniform (SAPD Bike policeman)
16. LEO in uniform writing me a ticket (Illegal Parking; warning)
22. Interesting Landmark (The Alamo)
31. Sign with Gap on it ( The Gap, natch!)
37. Major Sports Arena (The Alamodome, home to the Alamo Bowl)
43. Larger than life roadside statue (Giant Cowboy Boots, by I-410)
46. War Memorial (Korean War Memorial)
67. Contradictory Sign (Military Intelligence)
94. Vintage Car ('39 American White Scout Car)

This was a good day, thanks Irish!

[bikeguy]

I'm really enjoying seeing all the pictures posted on this thread and I want to complement everyone on the pics. Special complements to Roadkill for getting out in the snow and posting some really great pics. Also, I really like Roadkill's format. Hope to contribute a few of my own later this year after the Spyder gets here.

Cotton

[Roadkill]

+Since I needed to retrieve the bike from "down below" (as our family refers to the egress of our driveway in the wintertime), and the driveway hadn't quite melted well enough due to limited sun (it faces west in the shadow of the Shawangunk Range), I aimed outbound and targeted some more images.

(#48 +25) The Walker Valley Fire Company revised its rooflines (previously flat) only a few weeks ago, and as I write this, its siren is blaring:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9995.JPG

(#28 +15) My original ridge target couldn't be reached due to yesterday's weather, so I snagged it today. The Stone Church in Cragsmoor, NY. Not much for contest point value, but she sure is purty...:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9996.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9997.JPG

(NO POINTS) These images are of back down to the area from which I couldn't escape yesterday; you can see the peak of the prison from yesterday's images along the lower edge of the ridge I was unable to climb.

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9998.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9999.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10000.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10001.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10002.JPG

(#59 +50) Orange County at the bridge over the Shawangunk Kill:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10003.JPG

(#5 +50) In front of a rocket in Pine Bush, NY:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10004.JPG

(#30 NO POINTS - IMAGE SWAP) I've already provided an Eagles Nest image, but it was in limited daylight. I'm replacing it with the following "Eagle Hawk Enterprises" image, which captures both eagle and hawk...:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10005.JPG

(#29 +125) The Shawangunk Grasslands just received nearly 3/4-million dollars for upgrades. The Galeville Park is on contiguous lands. Both comprise a former airstrip and FBI training grounds:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10006.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10007.JPG

(#99 +50) Woodstock, from the Peanuts comic strip, found northbound on Rt. 208 south of Gardiner, NY:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10008.JPG

(#46 +25) At the Submariners Memorial at the VFW in New Paltz, NY:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10009.JPG

cont'd... RK

[irish2themax]

(#59 +50) Orange County at the bridge over the Shawangunk Kill:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10003.JPG

(#5 +50) In front of a rocket in Pine Bush, NY:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10004.JPG

(#29 +125) The Shawangunk Grasslands just received nearly 3/4-million dollars for upgrades. The Galeville Park is on contiguous lands. Both comprise a former airstrip and FBI training grounds:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10006.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10007.JPG

(#46 +25) At the Submariners Memorial at the VFW in New Paltz, NY:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10009.JPG


#5...no rocket

#46...see a torpedo but no memorial

#59...Shawangunk is in the middle of NY? Where is the international crossing?

[irish2themax]

67. Contradictory Sign (Military Intelligence)


FUNNY...but no points :roflblack:

Brian
Retired Naval Intelligence Officer

[irish2themax]

My entire document is posted at http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5

This is, by far, the easiest for me to use

Thanks, Brevet

[Roadkill]

#5...no rocket

+Sitting behind the cannon in this guy's lawn display is this rocket: http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10010.JPG

–noun
1. any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
2. a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.
3. rocket engine.

I need to know what are you looking for, please.

#46...see a torpedo but no memorial

+I'll stop back at the NYS Submariners War Memorial and photograph the plaque at shrub height. Will that additional photograph show that my original image was taken "at a war monument or memorial"?

#59...Shawangunk is in the middle of NY? Where is the international crossing?

+Your list reads, "county or regional border crossing". Is the "county" in your list a typo'd "country"? And, if so, what is meant then by "regional", please?

Thanks,

Ride on.
Roadkill

[Roadkill]

+After leaving the NYS Submariners War Memorial yesterday, I headed into the village of New Paltz.

(#22 +50) Image taken at the intersection of Huguenot and N. Front Streets in New Paltz, at the Huguenot Street National Historic Landmark Historic District. The historic marker lower left reads, "Die Pfalz, a French Huguenot village governed by 'the dusine', a body of 12 men chosen annually. For 100 years the only form of government." The plaque on the stone reads, "To the memory and in honor of (12 names) The New Paltz Patentees, who, driven by religious persecution from their native France, exiles for conscience' sake, came to America, after a sojourn in the Rhine Palatinate near Manheim, here established their homes on the banks of the Walkill, settled the country purchased from the Indians and granted by Patent issued by Governor Edmond Andros on the 29th day of September, 1677, and nobly bore their part in the creation of our free government. The Huguenot, Patriotic, Historical and Monumental Association of New Paltz erects this Monument, the 29th day of September, 1908." The plaque on the wall next to the door designates the "Jean Hasbrouck House... a registered national historic landmark possessing exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States". The historic marker on the right reads, "Jean Hasbrouck House built in 1712, by the patentee; now home of the Huguenot Patriotic, Historical and Monumental Society, Since 1899"

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10011.JPG

Keeping my eyes open helped snag the next three images enroute home.

(#84 +25) Winter Sun Construction

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10012.JPG

(#77 +50) Libertville Rd. (should read Libertyville Rd., as seen in the inset image of a sign at a more southerly intersection with Albany Post Rd.)

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10013.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10014.JPG

(#65 +50) Tydol and its Flying "A"

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10015.JPG

And a few miles from home, this moo'd at me.

(#9 +25) Live animal

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10016.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill

[txknight67]

#5...no rocket

+Sitting behind the cannon in this guy's lawn display is this rocket: http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10010.JPG

–noun
1. any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
2. a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices.
3. rocket engine.

I need to know what are you looking for, please.

#46...see a torpedo but no memorial

+I'll stop back at the NYS Submariners War Memorial and photograph the plaque at shrub height. Will that additional photograph show that my original image was taken "at a war monument or memorial"?

#59...Shawangunk is in the middle of NY? Where is the international crossing?

+Your list reads, "county or regional border crossing". Is the "county" in your list a typo'd "country"? And, if so, what is meant then by "regional", please?

Thanks,

Ride on.
Roadkill

I believe that is a photo of either an external fuel drop tank or a deactivated napalm bomb. I don't believe there is an exhaust nozzle on it....anyway I didn't see one.:dontknow:

[Roadkill]

I believe that is a photo of either an external fuel drop tank or a deactivated napalm bomb. I don't believe there is an exhaust nozzle on it....anyway I didn't see one.:dontknow:

+Good point. I'll have to mosey on back over for a closer peek...

Ride on.
Roadkill

[Brevet05]

FUNNY...but no points :roflblack:

Brian
Retired Naval Intelligence Officer

Can't blame a guy for trying... Gotta work, so that's it for now. Glad the format worked for you.

[TJ_Spyder]

"Shawangunk Mtns. 'The Gunks' At Gardiner, NY", along the Shawangunk Range with Minnewaska Cliffs in the background
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9969.JPG (http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9969.JPG)


Very nice! Now how about one near the falls or hotel where I used to hang out when skipping school. :-)

[irish2themax]

I believe that is a photo of either an external fuel drop tank or a deactivated napalm bomb. I don't believe there is an exhaust nozzle on it....anyway I didn't see one.:dontknow:

It's a fuel tank...that's why i said "no rocket"

[Roadkill]

+My submissions can be viewed by browsing into the "spyder scavenger hunt" image album at Roadkill Online http://www.roadkillonline.net/

I'll edit in/out contested items shortly, holding those in the related misc album, so that no contested material remains in the scavenger hunt album.

I'd appreciate it if you'd check what I've got in there so far, Irish.

Thank you,

Ride on.
Roadkill

[irish2themax]

+My submissions can be viewed by browsing into the "spyder scavenger hunt" image album at Roadkill Online http://www.roadkillonline.net/

I'll edit in/out contested items shortly, holding those in the related misc album, so that no contested material remains in the scavenger hunt album.

I'd appreciate it if you'd check what I've got in there so far, Irish.

Thank you,

Ride on.
Roadkill

Looking good...three items for which I gave NO POINTS.

#32 Should be a symbol and not a sign

#35 Can't see the actual castle

#68 Not a classic "windmill"

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google Docs (http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ApxYTJNY4Fh-dEZkYUFXOFY2a1VZNnJIU28zU0phdUE&hl=en) with my photos.

[Roadkill]

+Thanks for the feedback, Irish.

I still need to know what's wrong with my #59 contested submission, please.

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10003.JPG

Why does the image not satisfy the county border crossing?

Ride on.
Roadkill

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google Docs (http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ApxYTJNY4Fh-dEZkYUFXOFY2a1VZNnJIU28zU0phdUE&hl=en) with my photos dated 1/21.

[Roadkill]

+Here are my newest presentations in chronological order from sojourns over the past two days:

(#94 +25) 1966 Volkswagen Microbus, "The Original MiniVan"
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10017.JPG

(#57 +50) Village of Monroe, NY
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10018.JPG

(#7 +25) Nearly 50 years ago as a small boy, I played on/in this F86 Sabre Jet at Airplane Park, Monroe, and it's still there today.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10019.JPG

(NO POINTS) The Castle. (I'll recapture in daylight hours with the bike nearer to the structures and resubmit as castle or theme park as appropriate.)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10020.JPG

(The following replaces my NYS Submariners Memorial submission)
(#46 +25) Orange Blossoms Civil War Monument to the 124th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Goshen, NY. Upper plaque reads, "Erected by Hon. Thomas W. Bradley, M.C. in memory of his comrades of the 124th New York Infantry who died in the service of their country. Presented by Colonel Charles H. Weygant in the name of the donor and of the regiment to the people of Orange County. Accepted for the people by John J.E. Harrison, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County and by Captain Robert B. Hock, President of the village of Goshen, September 5, 1907. Stand by the flag! Immortal heroes bore it through sulphurous smoke, deep moat, and armed defence: and their imperial shades still hover o'er it a guard celestial from omnipotence." Lower plaques (4 sides of the base) indicate the names of the honored who "Died for the Union" from Company A, Company B, Company C, Company D, Company E, Company F, Company G, Company H, Company I, Company K.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10021.JPG

(#17 +50) Orange County Government Center. Brutalist 1963 design, built in 1967, by noted architect and dean of the Yale School of Architecture Paul Rudolph, known for his cubist building designs and highly complex floor plans.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10022.JPG

(#61 +100) Horse hitching post in front of a c.1700s home a block away from the Hall of Fame of the Trotter.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10023.JPG

>click<
25,000

Ride on.
Roadkill

[Roadkill]

+I'm hoping there is going to be a flood of people participating as the weather warms, and am happy to help in understanding expectations as they start to capture their own images.

Are we permitted ongoing multiple presentations of an item for cumulative points?

I wouldn't have expected it, but will start capturing more images if that's the case. Everyone expecting to participate, and those already doing so, need to understand this, as many will presume you can only credit an item once toward your cumulative total points.

Ride on.
Roadkill

[irish2themax]

Updated Google Docs (http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0ApxYTJNY4Fh-dEZkYUFXOFY2a1VZNnJIU28zU0phdUE&hl=en) with my photos.

#32 NO POINTS...this is a sign and not a symbol
#74 NO POINTS...this is a carved statue and not a totem pole

[irish2themax]

+Thanks for the feedback, Irish.

I still need to know what's wrong with my #59 contested submission, please.

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10003.JPG

Why does the image not satisfy the county border crossing?

Ride on.
Roadkill

Requirement is for an INTERNATIONAL border crossing

[j45p3r]

Requirement is for an INTERNATIONAL border crossing
#26 is listed as International Border crossing.

#59 is listed as County or Regional Border crossing.

[irish2themax]

#26 is listed as International Border crossing.

#59 is listed as County or Regional Border crossing.

My bad...error in my spreadsheet. Points credited

[powerbyaj]

#32 NO POINTS...this is a sign and not a symbol
#74 NO POINTS...this is a carved statue and not a totem pole

#32 The Wingfoot symbol for goodyear tire falls between words good and year.
#74 changed to #33 Larger then life statue

[Brevet05]

+I'm hoping there is going to be a flood of people participating as the weather warms, and am happy to help in understanding expectations as they start to capture their own images.

Are we permitted ongoing multiple presentations of an item for cumulative points?

I wouldn't have expected it, but will start capturing more images if that's the case. Everyone expecting to participate, and those already doing so, need to understand this, as many will presume you can only credit an item once toward your cumulative total points.

Ride on.
Roadkill

Roadkill,

Irish answered this in Post #12 of this thread: Originally Posted by truck 85 http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=168158#post168158)
can you get credit for the same idem # more than once as long as it is a different place
No...only item #3 can be duplicated

Hope this helps; really enjoying your finds and travelogue! Keep up the good work...:thumbup:

[irish2themax]

GOOD NEWS!! I would like to express our sincere appreciation to Matt Mrdeza from KewlMetal who is donating a $100 Gift Certificate as a contest prize.

Come on Sponsors...kick in! Gift certificates would be PERFECT!

[irish2themax]

#32 The Wingfoot symbol for goodyear tire falls between words good and year.
#74 changed to #33 Larger then life statue

Sorry...I'm looking for a "symbol" and not a "logo". There are millions of signs with logos...that's too easy

file:///C:/Users/BRIANK%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.pngfile:///C:/Users/BRIANK%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png

[Brevet05]

Another fun lunchtime excursion:

All at: http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5 (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

8. Sitting in Military Aircraft, a CH-34 Choctaw at the Stinson Field Branch of the Texas Air Museum.
19. In front of an Airport, Stinson Municipal Airport, San Antonio, Texas
29. At a National Park, the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
35. At a Castle. This one is anonymous, I just happened upon it by chance on my ride today. No clue why it's in San Antonio, but it wasn't open to visitors.
40. Drive-in Theater. The Missions 4 Outdoor Theater. Only one working screen remaining, but no regular schedule.
60. In front of a sign with my last name. Sometimes it's good to be named Washington!

A long way to go, but I'm enjoying the ride...

[Roadkill]

Roadkill,
Irish answered this in Post #12 of this thread ...only item #3 can be duplicated

+Thanks for the pointer (& the kind words), Brevet. I'd missed it as I scanned the earlier posts.

Ride on.
Roadkill

[Roadkill]

+On the way home today, I was able to capture an O&W Train mural in Bloomingburg, NY. The nearby (now defunct) tunnel through which the (now defunct) O&W once coursed under the Shawangunk Range still "stands", in extremely hazardous disrepair. (Mural by Joe Marino, of Joe Marino Design.)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10024.JPG

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google docs (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&hl=en) to help checker verify pictures faster using Brevet05 style.

[powerbyaj]

Would visit to link location satisfy a castle?
http://www.rubelcastle.com/

http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/B3_sdOglyiHGsvGul5Tvkg/l


I know this is a foot bridge but will it pass for "other than normal bridge". Its the only suspension bridge in San Diego

http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/r10KWsyvQ1q-szD6mHQjhg/l

http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/sgAQSIMSqbWAt1oW7bHinA/l

http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/GWn1u6ZoHDUW1L_-tBrliQ/l

[chris56]

30. At a sign with the word "Hawk" or “Eagle” on it ..
hard to find here - maybe i can use the sign of my jacket ??
its also hard to find an Indian Reservation ,,here in europe

chris

[irish2themax]

Would visit to link location satisfy a castle?
http://www.rubelcastle.com/

I know this is a foot bridge but will it pass for "other than normal bridge". Its the only suspension bridge in San Diego


Both would if the Spyder were in the picture

[irish2themax]

30. At a sign with the word "Hawk" or “Eagle” on it ..
hard to find here - maybe i can use the sign of my jacket ??
its also hard to find an Indian Reservation ,,here in europe

chris

Sorry Chris...clothing labels/designs don't count. Words can be in a foreign language as long as I can verify

[powerbyaj]

Both would if the Spyder were in the picture

Wanted to verify before adding to planned route, Thanks.

[Brevet05]

Roadkill,

Irish answered this in Post #12 of this thread: Originally Posted by truck 85 http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=168158#post168158)
can you get credit for the same idem # more than once as long as it is a different place
No...only item #3 can be duplicated

Hope this helps; really enjoying your finds and travelogue! Keep up the good work...:thumbup:

Irish, I just went back to look at what Item #3 is, which is "
Town that has the same name as a foreign town/city". Am I now correct in assuming that the actual valid repeatable is #2: "
Same name town in different states photo of each town needed"?

Thanks!
Brevet05

[irish2themax]

Irish, I just went back to look at what Item #3 is, which is "
Town that has the same name as a foreign town/city". Am I now correct in assuming that the actual valid repeatable is #2: "
Same name town in different states photo of each town needed"?

Thanks!
Brevet05


You are correct...it's #2 that can be repeated. My mistake...thanks for catching it

[Brevet05]

Beautiful day in San Antonio, if you like 35mph winds...

Updates at:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5

Only a few more today,

17. At an Unusual Building (Tower of the Americas, a 750-foot (229 m) observation tower in San Antonio, Texas. It was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair)
21. In Front of an Abandoned Hospital (Chambers Pavilion, formerly the Psych Ward of Brooke Army Medical Center, and now my Brigade Headquarters, hmmm)
28. At an Old Church (Mission San Francisco de Espada, In 1731, the mission transferred to the San Antonio River area. A friary was built in 1745, and the church was completed in 1756.)
30. At a Sign with 'Eagle' (The Lion & Eagle Antiques, probably the only lamp shade repair drive-in service in the world!)
33. In Front of a Large Statue (Making Hay by Tom Otterness, by the San Antonio River)
39. At a Dam (Admittedly not much of a dam, but the Espada Dam is still the original from the Spanish mission)
62. At a Rhyming Intersection (Ray Bon/Village Lawn. A serendipitous find; I understand why this one's worth so much now)
70. Mural that Creates an Illusion (A beautiful mural that adorns the back of a quick stop, it takes you right into a Mexican village scene.)
72. Airplane mounted on a Post (P-38 Lightning at Lackland AFB. There are dozens of airplanes on teeny jack stand looking mounts, but this was the only one actually elevated that I saw)
84. Sign with a Season (Summer Classics, 'nuff said)
95. Person Wearing Sports Paraphrenalia (After a 30 mile ride with a high wind return leg, I was lucky that my wife stood for my needing this photo...)

Another fun day, thanks Irish (still think that the Military Intelligence is a prime oxymoron example...)

[Roadkill]

+I enjoyed myself on the road for about five hours yesterday, bopping around the tri-state area looking for qualifying images. The temps once again dropped down below freezing as I progressed, though. With today's freezing drizzle, I'll wait for another day to continue scoping out shots.

(#45 NO POINTS) I started off at this bucolic site on Quannacut Road abutting the Dharma Drum Retreat, but the water isn't quite "falling".
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10026.JPG

Heading south afterwards, I checked out the eastern and western O&W railroad tunnels under the Shawangunk Range. Both are publically inaccessible, so I'll have to figure something else out for #58. Continuing south, I tried to reach the NY vista looking down upon the NY/NJ/PA Delaware River scene above the city of Port Jervis, but it's closed for the season. (What? The winter season doesn't still provide a view? Sheesh! 8^D)

(#13 NO POINTS) I stopped at this Delaware River beach in the city of Port Jervis, but I think you'll agree that I captured a nicer lake image to satisfy #13 a short while later, so no points are claimed for this image.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10025.JPG

(#18 +50) Matamoras, settled 1740, at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Delaware Drive, visited after crossing the steel grate bridge carrying Route 209 over the Delaware from NY to PA.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10027.JPG

(#52 +10) One cannot stop upon the I-84 bridge between PA & NY, so I captured these images east of the Delaware River border bridge looking back into Pennsylvania. "Pennsylvania Welcomes You" (across the span).
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10033.JPG

(#27 + 50) A short distance later, before exiting I-84 at exit 1, Port Jervis, Orange County, NY, I then captured, "Welcome to New York, The Empire State".
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10034.JPG

(#13 +25) Southbound once again brought me to this Steeny Kill Lake view of the High Point Monument (NJ's highest point at 1803' above sea level) from NJ State Route 23. The latter Lake Marcia view does so within High Point State Park. The High Point Monument presents a spectacular panorama of PA/NY/NJ, including the Delaware River separation of the states.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10031.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10030.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10029.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10032.JPG

The Appalachian Trail criss-crossed several of my routes during my course of travel, including in High Point State Park, but I'll present those images a short while down page, since it's not clear that it crosses the road...

(#36 +25) Space Farms' Old Car Museum, Beemerville, NJ
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10035.JPG

(#85 +25) On Coykendall Road, Sussex, NJ, I noticed this upside-down object, a street address sign.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10036.JPG

(#68 +50) According to a sign on Nick Vander Groef's lawn, he makes windmills.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10038.JPG
I doubt he made this one at the Holland American Bakery (since 1954) in my points image.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10037.JPG

As I progressed southward on Rt. 23, I recalled the Gingerbread Castle of my youth. Located on Gingerbread Castle Road, in Hamburg, NJ, it's not a genuine castle and, though it abuts an historic forge dating to 1768 & the abandoned Wheatsworth Mills, which also resembles a castle, it doesn't qualify, so no points for these images. 8^(
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10039.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10040.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10041.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10042.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10043.JPG

Due to traffic concerns I noticed when entering Gingerbread Castle Road from Rt. 23 (long line of cars due to uncourteous drivers as I entered the road), I decided to head south to its Route 94 connection, and in the course of travel spotted what might be a qualifying water tower in the distance!

(#63 +50) Water tower with cone top and ball.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10045.JPG

At this point, I headed north on Rt. 94 toward NY, knowing that the Appalachian Trail crosses somewhere nearby. But first, I capture this, at the Nordic House Coffee House & Nordic Bakery, north of Vernon Valley/Great Gorge ski areas.

(#96 +25) A national flag other than your native country.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10046.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10047.JPG

Before crossing the New York border again, I found the Appalachian Trail crossing, accomodating a barbed wire cow pasture fence via step structure, but I'll present it further down page again, as I've still got roads to travel...

(#40 REPLACEMENT IMAGE) I already snagged the 25 points for the Fair Oaks Drive In theater, but am replacing my earlier image with this one, of the Warwick Drive In, which captures all three screens. ("See U in the Spring")
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10048.JPG

(#54 +50) At Mount Peter, I finally found what I was looking for re the Appalachian Trail image: the universal hiking sign with an official placard. It's presented first, followed by my earlier A.T. images.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10049.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10050.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10051.JPG

Coming back down the mountain on the backroads, I noticed a checkerboard water tower upon the grounds of the Mid-Orange Correctional Facility, next to its newer replacement, but I'm not sure it's "unique", so I pass.

In Florida (NY), I spend half an hour trying to locate the "Birthplace of William Seward" sign, and finally continue on.

(#20 +35) In Chester, I capture The Castle Fun Center theme park from Rt. 17M, also incorporating my earlier image from Rt. 17/I-86 in the presentation.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10052.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10053.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10020.JPG

(#82 +50) Chester also happens to be the birthplace of Hambletonian. The sign on the side of the barn reads, "Willow Valley Farm Hambletonian Birthplace".
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10056.JPG
This historic marker reads, "Hambletonian. Foaled here May 5, 1849. Progenitor of America's Famed Trotters and Pacers. The Hambletonian Society.", and the stone marker reads, "Hambletonian 10. Father of the Trotting Horse. Foaled on this spot May 5, 1849. Erected by his admirers August 15, 1935."
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10054.JPG
The monument reads, "Hambletonian. The Great Progenitor of Trotters. Born May 5, 1849. Died March 27, 1876."
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10057.JPG

As light faded and chill invaded, it was time to head home.

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[Betty Boop USA]

Haven't been able to ride the last 3 weeks due to the unusually cold weather in Florida and just got back from a cruise to much warmer sites. So we had to get in some riding today:D, before we both go back to work tomorrow:(

# 21 In front of an abandoned hospital or school (75 pts)
http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx138/bettyboopusa/IMG_1799.jpg

# 42 At a Spyder dealership (10 pts)
http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx138/bettyboopusa/IMG_1792.jpg

# 48 In front of a firehouse (25 pts)
http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx138/bettyboopusa/IMG_1795.jpg

# 56 In front of an over sized chair, must be BIG (50 pts)
http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx138/bettyboopusa/IMG_1786.jpg

# 97 A pirate (50 pts)
http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx138/bettyboopusa/IMG_1788.jpg

[irish2themax]

70. Mural that Creates an Illusion (A beautiful mural that adorns the back of a quick stop, it takes you right into a Mexican village scene.)

Still contemplating this one since I don't see the illusion

http://weburbanist.com/2007/10/10/3d-architectural-illusions-amazing-paintings-murals-and-mosaics/

[Brevet05]

Still contemplating this one since I don't see the illusion

http://weburbanist.com/2007/10/10/3d-architectural-illusions-amazing-paintings-murals-and-mosaics/

Irish,

Maybe underthinking this, but there are actually two illusions in play here. The obvious one is the illusion of depth created by making it appear that there is a road (behind the walking couple) leading into a village in the middle distance. The second illusion is the appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the center.

I acknowledge that the artist wasn't as talented as those you've cited, but he was shooting for at least the illusion of depth.

[Brevet05]

This is, by far, the easiest for me to use

Thanks, Brevet


I was thinking Google Docs might be a good way to share the current info too.

At the risk of seeming presumptuous, and because I was asked, I have shared a blank version of my Google Docs spreadsheet to simplify Irish's task. It's freely available at Google Doc's Template Page. Simply search for 'Spyderlover'. Hope this helps!

[NancysToy]

At the risk of seeming presumptuous, and because I was asked, I have shared a blank version of my Google Docs spreadsheet to simplify Irish's task. It's freely available at Google Doc's Template Page. Simply search for 'Spyderlover'. Hope this helps!
Thanks! I wasn't looking forward to learning how this thing worked, then creating one myself. You Army fellers are alright!

[Brevet05]

Thanks! I wasn't looking forward to learning how this thing worked, then creating one myself. You Army fellers are alright!
You're welcome; Lord knows you've given me loads to work with! BTW, congrats on your RT!

[irish2themax]

Irish,

Maybe underthinking this, but there are actually two illusions in play here. The obvious one is the illusion of depth created by making it appear that there is a road (behind the walking couple) leading into a village in the middle distance. The second illusion is the appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the center.

I acknowledge that the artist wasn't as talented as those you've cited, but he was shooting for at least the illusion of depth.

Sorry...don't want to be a hardass but I can't accept it. Nice mural but there is no depth...everything is in 2 dimensions like a wall painting. Appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe s a representation but not an illusion

THANKS for creating the Google doc master!

[txknight67]

#68 Not a classic "windmill"

Oh come on! That's the only kind of windmill here in TX.nojoke

[irish2themax]

Oh come on! That's the only kind of windmill here in TX.nojoke

This isn't supposed to be easy. Not all states/countries will have all of the items. And who said you can only take pics in TX?

[Roadkill]

(#98 +50) This evening on the way home, I found a Frost-o-Lantern, with Frosty the Snowman on one side, and a Jack-o-Lantern on the other, that simply gets turned around for whichever presentation is desired.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10059.JPG

(#83 +50) And, though hours from the sea, I found a lighthouse mailbox, with a functioning lamp.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10060.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[Brevet05]

One more for the cause!

Updated at: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AesiofG1MNd9ZHJqM3Y1N18wMm5qanpmajU&hl=en

90. Sign with at least three words in alphabetical order [We Buy Compact Disks] +100

[Roadkill]

+I snagged some doubles (no extra points) heading home this evening, including a four-word series for #90.

(#90 +100) The Amy Bull Crist Area Educational Center (A-B-C), and the House on the Hill Agri-Business Child Development Migrant Head Start (A-B-C-D).
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10061.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10062.JPG

(#30 NO POINTS) Why no points? IMHO, these pictures suck, and even I have standards... 8^D. I stopped upon the Wallkill River at two points, but it was just too dark for clarity with flash, and my hand doesn't seem steady enough any longer for low light capture without a tripod. Next time, I'll hit this route directly after work for better light conditions and re-present the waterfalls for point count, or aim for other falls at other times...
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10063.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[Roadkill]

+I spent another 5 hours carousing today, sandwiching my (~10-1:30) 25,000 mile service visit. The temperature was 2*F when I started off at 8am, slide-riding the bike down the snowy driveway (I oughta' just start calling it "the slope") to reach the roadway 500' away, and wondering if I'd make it back up to the house later...
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10064.JPG

(92 NO POINTS) I figured there'd have to be a marquee 20 miles north in New Paltz with the word "new" in it, and after I photographed the New Paltz Animal Hospital, I thought twice about it, because the word "new" is actually on a sign hanging from the marquee, not worded upon the marquee itself. I probably could've found another somewhere in the village, but figured I could catch it another time.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10065.JPG

(92 +25) A few miles from the village, however, the New York State Police marquee presented itself. (Thankfully, the NYSP themselves didn't, although I might've snagged #15 if they had...) 8^D
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10066.JPG

Next, I stopped briefly at the new Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park to see if it had a vista sign, but no luck. The nearby park next to the Mid-Hudson Bridge had a vista of the Walkway Over the Hudson bridge, but no vista sign, only nice park data placards upon posts. I'll take pics some other time.

(34 +50) After crossing the Mid-Hudson Bridge, I headed north to Springwood, in Hyde Park. Springwood was the birthplace and home of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and remains the only place in the United States where a President was born, maintained a lifelong connection, and lies buried. The site includes the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, and the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. For no extra points, today was his birthday (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945)...
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10067.JPG

(40 NO POINTS) As I was saddling back up to enter Springwood on FDR Drive, I then noticed the Hyde Park Drive-In Theater across the road.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10069.JPG

(69 +50) I present the wood-sided water tower at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in hopes that it is deemed unique enough to satisfy the requirement.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10070.JPG

The FDR Presidential Library and Museum.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10071.JPG

(58 NO POINTS) Between Springwood and the dealer I find this, newly reburshished since I last remember its condition several years ago. Images like these are simply tunnels under rail though, and not item #58 railroad tunnels, correct?
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10072.JPG

(42 +10) Next stop was Dutchess Recreational Vehicles, 737 Freedom Plains Rd (Rt 55), Poughkeepsie NY 12603.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10073.JPG
I believe the outside temperature was 13*F when I laid my frosted-brow helmet upon the service counter.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10074.JPG
"Dutchess Rec" is a top-notch dealer.
http://www.dutchessrec.com/pages/aboutus/aboutus/default.aspx

(37 +25) After service, I aimed southbound for Dutchess Stadium, Home of the Hudson Valley Renegades.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10068.JPG

Enroute, I rode past Dutchess County Airport, but couldn't find a plane on a stick (#72) anywhere... 8^)

(69 NO POINTS) across I84 from Dutchess Stadium, I spot a red/white checkerboard water tower at the Beacon Correctional Facility. I'd seen a similarly-colored tower at the Mid-Orange Correctional Facility as relayed in an earlier report, though a different style. Red/White Checkerboard isn't quite unique, apparently, so I hope my earlier FDR tower meets muster.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10075.JPG

(67 +50) At this point, I'm on a quest to get as close as I can to Bannerman Castle, upon Pollepel Island, and in trying to get to the Hudson River for viewpoints, I find contradictory signs. Apparently, when it was decided to stop Dennings Avenue traffic at its intersection with Hudson Avenue, no-one bothered to remove the 15mph sign. While one can likely skid to a stop after seeing the stop sign, the 15mph thing might have them mid-street. I'm just saying. (I'm going to send them a letter.)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10076.JPG

(33 +45) A large statue in the courtyard of the Saint Lawrence Of Brindisi Friary, Beacon, NY
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10077.JPG

(45 +30) In front of a falls on the Fishkill Creek outside the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) in Beacon, NY
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10078.JPG

cont'd in Part 2... RK

[txknight67]

At the risk of seeming presumptuous, and because I was asked, I have shared a blank version of my Google Docs spreadsheet to simplify Irish's task. It's freely available at Google Doc's Template Page. Simply search for 'Spyderlover'. Hope this helps!

Thanks! I was wanting to use that format as I thought it was the easiest to keep track of for yourself and for everyone else to follow.

[txknight67]

This isn't supposed to be easy. Not all states/countries will have all of the items. And who said you can only take pics in TX?

Just breakin' your stones Irish.:roflblack: I have agreed with your other interpretations.

But on a semi-serious note regarding taking pictures in someplace other than TX, I happen to be lucky as I live near the borders of TX. For others, such as our SA brethren or TX hill country folks, it is a 6 to 8 hour ryde to any border.:p Kinda makes it rough on us when we're competing against people that can make it through three or more states in the same time period.:joke: And for those of us out here in the wilds of west TX and the panhandle, one can travel 3 to 4 hours before one finds anything on your list other than an animal other than a pet and a county sign.:joke: Just messin' with ya....was just wondering if you are aware of the distances involved in this part of the country. Our NM brethren don't have it any easier.

I know, quit whinin' and post some pics right?:roflblack:

[irish2themax]

http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10078.JPG[/URL]


NO POINTS...not a natural waterfall. More of a spillway

[Roadkill]

(continuing 013010 into 013110)
(reminder: image presentation can be found in "spyder scavenger hunt" album at Roadkill Online http://www.roadkillonline.net)

(35 NO POINTS) Bannerman Castle is inaccessible by vehicle, and falling to ruin except as best can be salvaged/maintained by interested historical parties in cooperation with New York State. Just this month, a large segment of outer wall collapsed. The Spyder scavenger requirement is for participants to be "at a castle", though, so I'm unsure if this qualifies, since RAKNID & I can't be any further "AT" Bannerman Castle than in these images. "Castle" websites have given me an alternative, however, so I turn around and head back north to I84, aiming for the Roe-Brewster House in New Windsor, back across the Hudson nearer home.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10079.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10080.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10081.JPG

Shortly afterward, I kick myself in the keister because I completely forgot to continue further south on Route 9D to see if there was an accessible view of the railroad tunnels that are visible from the Rt. 218 cliffsides across the Hudson. (I label myself a dumbass.)

(12 +50) Found on Rt. 9W in the City of Newburgh.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10082.JPG

(35 +50) The 1870 Roe-Brewster Castle, overlooking the Hudson River in New Windsor, NY. (23 rooms, 8 baths. Chestnut stairwell and foyer open into large parlors with 12 foot ceilings, parquet floors, elaborate moldings and fireplaces. Decorated by Louis Comfort Tiffany, whose fixtures remain, including stained-glass central skylight. Charming stone cottage...)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10083.JPG

This was my last stop of the day, except for the gas station. After refueling, to make "the slope", I took the turn in high second, successfully aiming the rear wheel into the right side's unsnowy tire track to provide asphalt traction. It'd finally warmed up to 18*F when I pulled into the garage...

Today, this last day of January, I aimed northwest.

(31 +75) Roosa Gap Road
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10084.JPG

(45 NO POINTS) Not quite a waterfall; more an icycle gallery...
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10085.JPG

(45 +30) Waterfall at the base of the Shawangunks in Ellenville
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10086.JPG

(43 +50) The World's Largest Garden Gnome, Kelder's Farm, Route 209, Kerhonkson, NY
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10087.JPG

(41 +50) Accord Speedway - "The Ulster County Bullring". This 1/4 mile clay oval located in Hudson Valley features Modified, Sportsman, Pro Stock, Go Kart, Quad, Pure Stock, and Mini Sprint racing.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10088.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[irish2themax]

(continuing 013010 into 013110)
(12 +50) Found on Rt. 9W in the City of Newburgh.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10082.JPG

NO Points...not a mural, just graffiti

This is what I'm looking for



file:///C:/Users/BRIANK%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.png

[Roadkill]

+Thanks for the clarification, Irish. I wasn't at all sure what a graffiti mural was, and even captured a full wall of material later yesterday (additional to that one tag), but it was <ahem> "colorful", and unsuitable for presentation... 8^D

Ride on.
Roadkill

[irish2themax]

+Thanks for the clarification, Irish. I wasn't at all sure what a graffiti mural was, and even captured a full wall of material later yesterday (additional to that one tag), but it was <ahem> "colorful", and unsuitable for presentation... 8^D

Ride on.
Roadkill

:roflblack: I understand!! :roflblack:

You are doing GREAT!

[Roadkill]

(4 +25) While meandering around back on January 23rd, I neglected to connect that one of my locales was Florida, New York. (Doh!) So, I went back today to snag this...
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10089.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[Roadkill]

(02/04/10)

+I had a very enjoyable ride home yesterday afternoon.

(58 +50) Railroad tunnels can be tricky to capture on film without an illegal foot or vehicular trek. Let's face it, the tunnel will usually sharply pierce a hillside or mountainside, whereby the roadway will gradually ascend that brae from another direction, many times not even nearby, and the track property is always posted. Unless the roadway climbs next to the tracks at the tunnel, a photo may be difficult.

Take the Metro-North tunnel under the village of Otisville, in the town of Mount Hope, for example, which is the next railroad tunnel through the Shawangunk Range south of the defunct Bloomingburg/Wurtsboro tunnel I tried to reach a few reports back.

Yesterday, I asked co-worker Jimmy who lives near Otisville if the tunnel was accessible, and he said, "Sure! I rode my ATV through it once. Scared the ***** outta' me!" So I asked if he meant that it was "wheels" accessible, referring specifically to RAKNID, and he said yes. So, after work, I aimed for Otisville.

>The Otisville Tunnel is the longest tunnel on New York's Metro-North commuter railroad, at approximately 1 mile in length. It was sold to Metro-North by the Norfolk Southern Railway in 2003. It was built by the Erie Railroad and is part of the Erie Main Line. It operated under the auspices of Conrail until it was acquired by Norfolk Southern as part of the breakup of Conrail. Metro-North took over passenger service in 1984.< (Wikipedia)

I approached from the east and instead of following Route 211 under the rail line, I turned left on Kelly Hill Road and checked out the Otisville Station Parking Facility and rails. Though I can see the tunnel from the rail stop, it's quite a distance away, and I can't include RAKNID in the shot. No good, so I skirt the eastern portal's rails on Kelly Hill Road, and as I rise up the slope, the tracks disappear from street view well before the tunnel. Hmmmm.

Okay, onward to the western side. Leaving the village on 211, I turn right on Otisville Road and ride over the western portal, again finding no apparent access. I turned around and checked it out from the shoulder above - no access. Damn.

Resolved to try elsewhere at this point, I start heading home. Riding back east on 211 through the village, I pass a Mount Hope police car heading west, and then catch up to a Metro-North utility pickup heading east. Who better to ask if there's an accessible view? So, I follow it a short distance and it pulls in to the station lot. When it stops, I explain my need and chat up the driver to see if there's an accessible view. "Not on that", he tells me, pointing to RAKNID, "but take a look to see if the gate's open", and he points me to the far side of the station lot. "If it is, you can get in/get out", inferring I should be quick about it. I ride to the west end of the lot, and the gate's open...

Through it I ride onto the railbed, and^ bumpity^bump^ the^ stones^ toward^ the^ portal^, where I capture this:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10090.JPG

I take a looksee image back toward the station, and in the distance see the Metro-North guys crossing the track to work at a large electrical box.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10091.JPG

Picture captured, I^ bumpity^bump^ the^ stones^ back^ to^ the^ station lot, and as I progress through the gate into the lot, a police car lights me up...

(16 +100)(aka 001843) Uh-oh. As I stop, I hop off and head to his window, but he motions me quickly back to the bike. I walk back and wait, and when he approaches, I explain what I was doing on the railbed, and that I had their (pointing to the rail guys) permission. He confirms that I just stated I'd been permitted to be there, and then lets me ride off. As I'm never hesitant to thank a cop for letting me be on my way, off I go.

I banged a left on 211 and as I went under the rails I reminded myself that law enforcement pics are part of this hunt, and as I look back toward the tracks, I see that the cop is now with the rail guys, so I turn around and head back. As I approach, I hear one of the rail guys say, "What? Is a cop image required?" I laughed confirmation as I walked toward them, and started regaling them with the other items on the list. "A rainbow!", one exclaims, "You could've gotten that yesterday!" These guys were very helpful to my needs yesterday:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10092.JPG

Helpful, too, was Officer Brian Benjamin, of the Town of Mount Hope Police Department, who was more than willing to write me up for my dirty license plate, and confirmed for me that it was a no-cost ticket...
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10093.JPG

Today, I headed to the NJ border hamlet of Unionville intending to capture Tim's Auto and Truck Detailing in my lens, as seen in Google Streetview. It's now Hank's... 8^(

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[Roadkill]

+My first bike was a Yamaha RD200E, which I'd bought from my sister, who'd purchased it new at (now-defunct) Popp's Cycle Center in Walden, NY. I subsequently did business with Popp's for years before they closed, and across the street from that location is...

(79 +25) A Mail Pouch Tobacco sign on a barn.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10094.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[Roadkill]

+It's getting tougher to find unpointed items in my chilly forays through the countryside, but try I do. I'm going to enjoy watching everyone else clamber for their images when the warmer weather arrives.

These pics are from yesterday's hours-long ride, (before the game, of course...). Thankfully, I'm located just north of the snow, but it got downright nasty chilly before I got home due to the sub-freezing winds. It was 18*F when I started out...

(Please note that these are images temporarily uploaded to a SpyderLovers album, and that I'll be replacing the URLs as soon as my personal site's upload function is restored. Full-res images are always available by request.)

(#91 +50) Double-stacked doors in a building in the Montgomery Historic District.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10096.JPG

(#74 +100) Welcome, in seven languages, in front of a Spyder store.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10097.JPG

(#3 +25) Goshen (NY), same as Goshen (Tasmania), Goshen (Nova Scotia), Goshen (Isle of Man), Goshen (South Africa - a short-lived Boer republic), Goshen (a small area of land in Bury, Lancashire, England), and Land of Goshen (a Biblical place in Egypt, and the source of most other places named Goshen) 8^D
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10098.JPG

And now, check out some of these other pics I enjoyed capturing yesterday. (NO POINTS)

A mini-castle on the eastern slope of the Shawangunk Range.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10099.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10100.JPG

An O&W Concrete Outhouse, at the Town of Hamptonburgh Caboose Museum.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10105.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10106.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10107.JPG
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10108.JPG

Watchtower Farms, Town of Shawangunk.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10109.JPG

Though it's fallen into disrepair and its blades are shorn of fabric, this windmill is indeed still standing on the side of the Shawangunk Range.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10110.JPG

Lastly, I get dozens of these every day, and I never stop enjoying it.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10111.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[Lamonster]

I am pleased to announce that Ron at R/T Sales (Spyder City) is going to donate a prize for the Scavenger Hunt. Hopefully, that is the first of many.
:2thumbs::doorag:

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&hl=en):

14 Other than normal bridge {50 points}
39 At a Dam {15 points}
70 Mural that creates an illusion {50 points} ???
98 A Pirate {50 points} Bad picture taking and sun...only got half the pirates head

[Roadkill]

(#62 +250) Not knowing when I'll be able to reach the road again, since we're not being spared the wrath of the storm this time, before the snow started to let loose, I spent a few hours after work traveling to a rhyming intersection of Main & Lane...
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10112.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5).

Four minor point entries today while Valentine shopping for my sweetie:shemademe_smilie:

48. In front of a firehouse (Fort Sam Houston, TX) - 25 pts.
64. Festival Banner (San Antonio Wine Festival) - 25 pts.
65. Old Gas Station Sign (defunct Mobil Station, Alamo Heights, TX) - 50 pts.
96. Foreign national flag (UK, Canada, etc, San Antonio, TX) - 25 pts.

125 points for the day! Kind of running out of the close in ones. :ohyea:

[Roadkill]

+Arrgghh! Foiled again! To satisfy a few items today, I aimed a few hours north to the Albany-Schenectady area, starting with the USS Slater in Albany Harbor for #6. Little did I know that the ship is put in drydock for the winter, especially when the Hudson's frozen over. Onward, then...

(#47 +50) The New York State Capitol, Albany, NY.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10113.JPG

(#17 - REPLACEMENT IMAGE) Also of a brutalist modern design as the Orange County Government Center image being replaced, "The Egg" Performing Arts Center is part of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza. There is only one other structure like it in the world, located in Paris, France. The concrete, egg-shaped building was completed in 1978, and contains two theaters: the 982-seat Kitty Carlisle Hart Theater and the 450-seat Lewis A. Swyer Theater. The music group "They Might Be Giants" performed here on 10/02/09, and in their set included a song they'd written ("Albany") about this unique structure.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10114.JPG
(To view the TMBG music video, go here: http://vimeo.com/6870651)

Heading WNW from Albany, I know that there's a plane on a stick in Schenectady, and enroute, I capture...

(#60 +50) Timothy Lane.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10115.JPG

(#72 +50) At the Empire State Aerosciences Museum, an airplane mounted on a post.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10116.JPG

(#7 - REPLACEMENT IMAGE) I've decided to replace my earlier (dark & distant) image of the F-86 Sabre jet with this one, of RAKNID in front of multiple military aircraft. (My plan is to return to the F-86 Sabre of my youth and try to capture me sitting in it for #8.)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10117.JPG

Temps never rose above freezing again today for my five-hour foray, but no matter, the smile's still frozen on anyway... 8^)

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[Roadkill]

+A short southbound ride of only 3-1/2 hours today netted me an "Ain't" sign, (and enroute, a Delaware Water Gap sign... 8^)

(#78 +50) Ain't We Sweet
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10118.JPG

(#31 - REPLACEMENT IMAGE) Delaware Water Gap (I couldn't resist).
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10119.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

38. With a Celebrity (250 pts):
Miss Texas 20s, Jasmin Hernandez, taken at the Army Strong Zone, US Army All American Bowl

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google Docs (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&hl=en)

25 {125 points} At the farthest most point in your state/country
US border crossing
26 {125 points} At an International border crossing
Mexico
27 {50 points} At a State Line crossing
Baja/Baja Sur
42 {10 points} At a Spyder dealership
BRP Los Cabos
52 {10 points} At an Entering sign to another state
Baja
66 {50 points} Welcome sign that spans a roadway

[irish2themax]

Updated Google Docs (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&hl=en)
52 {10 points} At an Entering sign to another state
Baja
66 {50 points} Welcome sign that spans a roadway

Cannot use the same sign for 2 requirements. Choose which you want it to satisfy

[powerbyaj]

Cannot use the same sign for 2 requirements. Choose which you want it to satisfy

Updated Google doc (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&hl=en)
Changed 52 {10 points} At an Entering sign to another state
Baja California Sur

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

12. Graffiti Mural (50 pts)
14. At Other Than Normal Bridge (50 pts)
Faux Bois Bridge, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, TX. This bridge was featured in the October 1927 edition of Popular Mechanics:

http://books.google.com/books?id=itgDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA79&dq=Nikola%20Tes la&lr=&as_pt=MAGAZINES&rview=1&pg=PA585#v=onepage&q=Nikola%20Tesla&f=f alse (http://books.google.com/books?id=itgDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA79&dq=Nikola%20Tes la&lr=&as_pt=MAGAZINES&rview=1&pg=PA585#v=onepage&q=Nikola%20Tesla&f=f alse)
20. In Front of a Theme Park (35 pts)
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
56. Bike in front of an over sized chair, must be BIG. (50 pts)
Furniture Row, I-35 North of San Antonio
77. Sign has a misspelled word or is grammatically incorrect (50 pts) Chick-Fil-A cows ad

[Roadkill]

+To aid in locating the southernmost point in my state (New York), I turned to Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_U.S._states

It took 6-1/2 hours of saddle time to capture today's images, partially due to stop/go traffic through most of the boroughs of Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, two hours south of my home in Ulster County. My first stop was in Staten Island, after crossing over from New Jersey via the Outerbridge Crossing...

(#25 +125) Conference House Park sits at the southern tip of Staten Island, Richmond County (New York City). Though my image includes only the park's Visitor Center, the Conference House itself, now a museum, was built by a British Naval Officer in 1680, and is named in memory of the 1776 conference convened at the house in an attempt to end the Revolutionary War.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10120.JPG

Next up was a town that's the same name as a country, and for this, I chose Jamaica, Queens (still in New York City) a scant 40 miles away (this is a BIG city), and nearly ALL bumper-to-bumper, stop & go traffic. After leaving Staten Island via the Verrazano Bridge, and traversing through Brooklyn on the Belt Parkway, an official NYC sign read, "Leaving Brooklyn. FUHGETTABOUTIT". I was unable to stop and photograph it without getting run over...

(#1 +50) In Queens, upon exiting the Van Wyck Expressway at Jamaica Avenue, I looked for a landmark satisfactory to my needs, and settled on the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10121.JPG

A few more miles of sheer highway hell brought me to the New York Hall of Science in Corona, Queens...

(#5 +50) In front of a rocket: (Gemini Titan II, Mercury-Atlas D Rocket, Saturn V F-1 Engine)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10122.JPG

From here, I'm bound west toward the East River and Long Island City, Queens, where I'm looking for 5 Pointz...

(#12 +50) 5Pointz Aerosol Art Center, Inc. is an outdoor art exhibit space in Long Island City, New York, considered to be the world’s premiere “graffiti Mecca,” where aerosol artists from around the globe paint colorful pieces on the walls of a 200,000-square-foot factory building.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10123.JPG

Nightfall has now ensued, and I still need to cross Manhattan in grueling traffic, but two hours later, I'm home.

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9838.jpg

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

59. At a county or regional border crossing (50 pts)
Bexar County, Texas, entering from Atascosa County on TX-16.

69. Unique water tower (50 pts)
Poteet, Texas. Water tower modified to give the appearance of a strawberry, complete with stem. Poteet is the home of the annual Strawberry Festival, the largest agricultural festival in Texas.


41 down, 59 to go...

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&hl=en)

59. At a county or regional border crossing (50 pts)
Orange/ San Diego county

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&hl=en)

38. Photo of you and a celebrity (250 points); Can be from any profession
Willie Buchanon Oceanside local football star stop by shop today. Father of William Buchanon former NFL Carolina Panthers player.

* Green Bay Packers (1972-1978)
* Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inductees
* San Diego Chargers (1979-1982)
* 3× Pro Bowl selection (1973, 1974, 1978)
* 1× All-Pro selection (1978)
* 1972 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
* SDSU Aztec Hall Of Fame Inductees
* San Diego Padres (1969) first year San Diego Padres joined the ranks of Major League Baseball

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

61. Horse Hitching Post (100 pts). This is actually within a mile of my house, but I hadn't noticed it. I was commenting to my wife that you'd think Texas would have a hitching post or two, and she told me about this one...:shemademe_smilie:

42 down, 58 to go...

[rxx777]

Love that pink/purple bike and also that special edition white. Too bad that white came out after I already bought my bike. That is one sweet looking ride.

HMMMMM!!!!! How hard is the tupperware to paint? I've seen photo's of a tangerine orange one. Doubt that is a "wrap job". Nope the Orange one is not a wrap, it's my wife's and it's painted Lamborgini Orange with a pearl on top.

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

13. At a lake or beach. Braunig Lake, a man-made 1350 acre power plant cooling lake south of San Antonio (25 pts)

63. A Water Tower with Cone and Ball design. Adjacent to the Braunig Power Plant (50 pts)

82. At a famous Birthplace. Just in time for the Centennial of Military Flight, this shot at the historical marker for the "Birthplace of Military Aviation" At the Garrison Flagpole, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Rode to see both the flying and non-flying replicas of the Wright Brothers' Model B Flyer, which are at the Stinson Airfield and Fort Sam Houston MacArthur Parade Field respectively to celebrate the event. (50 pts)

45 down, 55 to go....

[chris56]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

38. With a Celebrity (250 pts):
Miss Texas 20s, Jasmin Hernandez, taken at the Army Strong Zone, US Army All American Bowl

fantastic !! but just wait till the snowmans here in austria are dead..
then i restart with my camera..
chris

[Brevet05]

fantastic !! but just wait till the snowmans here in austria are dead..
then i restart with my camera..
chris

Chris,
Looking forward to it! With the possible exception of Miss Texas, Austria certainly has more beautiful scenery than Texas. We've kilometer after kilometer of scrub brush and cactus, and no mountains to speak of. That said, there's also a lot of great riding here, especially for February!

[chris56]

Chris,
Looking forward to it! With the possible exception of Miss Texas, Austria certainly has more beautiful scenery than Texas. We've kilometer after kilometer of scrub brush and cactus, and no mountains to speak of. That said, there's also a lot of great riding here, especially for February!

you are right - if you got miss texas - i always travel with miss world...(hope "she" reads that one time..)
chris

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&hl=en)

3. Town that has the same name as a foreign town/city (25 points)
Carlsbad, Ca = Carlsbad, Czech Republic
{Karlovy Vary in czech or Karlsbad in german}

5. In front of a rocket (50 points)
Atlas rocket at San Diego Aerospace Museum Gillespie Field Annex

41. At a race track or drag strip (50 points)
Barona Speedway 1/8 drag and 1/4 mile clay track

62. Rhyming intersection (street names)(250 points)???
Unida Place and Haveteur Way
U need a Place then Have it your way

69. Unique water tower (50 points)
El Cajon Water Tower made from Cor-Ten steel, which starts off blue-gray in color but turns to a reddish brown color with weathering. Although it may look like rust, the reddish brown coloring actually protects against rust.

85. Upside down object (25 points)
Row boat mounted upside down as an awning

[irish2themax]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&hl=en)
62. Rhyming intersection (street names)(250 points)???
Unida Place and Haveteur Way
U need a Place then Have it your way

Cute combination but they don't rhyme

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&hl=en)

21. In front of an abandoned hospital or school (75 points)
Hollydale mental hospital / The Farm - Downey, CA Hawthorne & 7500 Descano Downey, CA 90242 {N 33.92348 W 118.16286}

24. At the top of a mountain (50 points); Must say “Summit” or “Peak”
Double Peak Park San Marcos, CA

32. At a tire company symbol (25 points)
Goodyear bimp

34. At a politician’s birth place (50 points)
Richard Nixon Yorbo Linda, Ca

35. At a castle (25 points)
Rubel Castle

56. Bike in front of an over sized chair, must be BIG (50 points)
LA Mart

77. Sign has a misspelled word or is grammatically incorrect (50 points)
City sign spelled Fransisco not Francisco

73. Sign that has been translated into at least three languages (100 points)
Chinese, English and Vietnamese

80. Sign with many arrows pointing in different (50 points)
Sister cities sign in Los Angeles, CA

82. Famous Birthplaces "This is the Birthplace of ________." (50 points)
Beach Boys Hawthorne, CA

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

32. At a Tire Company symbol. Giant Inflatable Bridgestone Tire. (25 pts)

[effgjamis]

I win... I win.....

don't I ????


:roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack:

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&hl=en)

31. At a sign with the word Gap on it (75 points);
Eagle Gap street

45. In front of a water fall (30 points)
Washtub Falls - San Diego

61. Horse hitching post (100 points)
At Silverado Trading Post

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

26. At an International Border Crossing: Brownsville, TX - Matamoros, MEX (125 pts)

97. With a pirate: Outside Pirate's Landing, Port Isabel, TX (50 pts)

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google Doc:

93. Someone playing a string instrument (50 points) (http://docs.google.com/View?docID=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&revision=_latest&hgd=1#93)
Nephew playing new bass guitar in garage on birthday.

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

67. Contradictory Signs: Jumbo Shrimp! At Oceans of Seafood restaurant, Port Aransas, TX. (50 pts)

[powerbyaj]

Updated Google Doc:

74. Totem pole (100 points) (http://docs.google.com/View?docID=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&revision=_latest&hgd=1#74)

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

6. In Front of a Military Ship: USS Lexington, Corpus Christi, TX (15 pts)

53. On a Ferry Boat. Port Aransas Ferry System, Port Aransas to Aransas Pass, TX (50 pts)

57. In a Town with Same Name as US President: Taft, TX (50 pts)

68. Windmill That is Still Standing: Victoria Grist Windmill, Victoria, TX (50 pts)

Great riding day!

[Brevet05]

Irish,

Item 27. At a State Line crossing (50 pts)

and

Item 52. At an “Entering” sign to another state. (10 pts)

ask for the materially same event, as it's unlikely that you'd be able to demonstrate a State Line crossing without a sign. How do you want these differentiated? Both sides of the same crossing, or entirely different border, or ...?

Hope you had a great St Patrick's Day. I was at Spring Break, South Padre Island, and saw some very festive green-bedecked folks, but alas, nary a Leprechaun!

[irish2themax]

How do you want these differentiated? Both sides of the same crossing, or entirely different border, or ...?

No photo so I can't tell but I suspect that you could use the same crossing for both photos if taken from opposite directions

[Brevet05]

No photo so I can't tell but I suspect that you could use the same crossing for both photos if taken from opposite directions

Okay, that'll work. I haven't crossed any state lines; Texas is too big, and I live in the middle, but I'm going to be within 50 miles of the east border later this month and was trying to decide if I wanted to make a special trip or wait til this summer when we move. Thanks for the quick response.

[dltang]

Hey Irish, what is the total points please? My spreadsheet adds up to 5530 and Verb's doc has 5440 and one of your posts states 5580. Lots of different numbers here. I also added by hand and come up with 5530. I used your original list. I wonder if I have one column with a number off by 50. Just checking. Want to fix it if I have made an error in the points column. Thanks.

[dltang]

See my Google Doc for pictures Deb's Photo Hunt Photos (https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AevygJQcjlsBZGdiZ2premRfN2c4a3NneGZi&hl=en)
14. At other than normal Bridge
41. At a race track or drag strip
46. At a war monument or memorial
49. At an old school house
59. At a County or Regional Border Crossing
72. An airplane mounted on a post
73. Sign that has been translated into at least 3 languages
86. Giant Easter Egg
96. A national flag other than your own country
98. A Holiday figure
99. A Cartoon Character.

I had three others but somehow deleted them off my camera before I loaded into document. I will get those this weekend, luckily they weren't far away.

[irish2themax]

Hey Irish, what is the total points please? My spreadsheet adds up to 5530 and Verb's doc has 5440 and one of your posts states 5580. Lots of different numbers here. I also added by hand and come up with 5530. I used your original list. I wonder if I have one column with a number off by 50. Just checking. Want to fix it if I have made an error in the points column. Thanks.

I have changed a few of the point values since we started but, to add further confusion, my spreadsheet adds up to 5475. I tried to attach it but xls files aren't allowed

Lamont...any way you can add xls files to the list of legal attachments?

[dltang]

I have changed a few of the point values since we started but, to add further confusion, my spreadsheet adds up to 5475. I tried to attach it but xls files aren't allowed

Lamont...any way you can add xls files to the list of legal attachments?

So I guess I need to know what we changed, so that I can fix it in my google document. Or just add a new word doc and I will print it out and make the changes from that. Thanks

[powerbyaj]

47. At a State House (50 points) (http://docs.google.com/View?docID=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&revision=_latest&hgd=1#47)
AZ state house during IBA SaddleSore 1000 ride

63. Water tower with cone top and ball (50 points) (http://docs.google.com/View?docID=0AZxYTJNY4Fh-ZGNzNGhuam5fN2Y4bThjNWdn&revision=_latest&hgd=1#63)

[Yazz]

Here is the start of my Scavenger Hunt:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AQ8vryRZM5s1ZGhjZzJkdmZfMDl3OWRtY2Y3&hl=en

11. At a BIG ROCK with something interesting on it other than graffiti (100 points)
12. At a graffiti mural (50 points)
14. At other than normal bridge (50 points)
15. With a law enforcement officer in uniform (25 points)
16. With a law enforcement officer in uniform writing you a ticket (100 points)
17. At an unusual building (50 points)
19. In front of an airport (25 points)
22. At an interesting landmark (50 points)
26. At an international border crossing (125 points)
28. At an old church (15 points)
29. At a National Park (125 points)
61. Horse hitching post (100)
64. Banner of a festival welcome sign that mentions the festival (25 points)
70. Mural that creates an illusion (50 points)
94. A "vintage" car (any car made before 1970) (25 points)
100. Exhausted Spyder Ryder (5 points)

irish2themax, thanks so much for setting up Google Doc. Its good stuff!

[dltang]

I got a few more on my way home from work today. Here is the link
Deb's Photo hunt. (https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AevygJQcjlsBZGdiZ2premRfN2c4a3NneGZi&hl=en)
18. At a Town Center Sign
19. In front of an airport (hope this one counts, no real sign except over the road and it was too close up by the terminal so I got a photo of a plane getting ready for take off on the runway. If not, I will try something else.)
21. In front of an Abandoned Hospital or School.
48. In front of a Firehouse
63. Water tower with a ball and cone.
65. Old Gas Station Sign

[bjt]

I got a few more on my way home from work today.


No wonder why you weren't answering your phone.... :D

[irish2themax]

19. In front of an airport (hope this one counts, no real sign except over the road and it was too close up by the terminal so I got a photo of a plane getting ready for take off on the runway. If not, I will try something else.)


70. Mural that creates an illusion (50 points)Deb...airport counts

Yazz...mural doesn't count....no illusion

Here is a link to my spread sheet with points
http://www.jbriankelly.com/scavengerlist.htm

Irish

[irish2themax]

My tally sheet now reads 5580...I had done a column sum also but I must have missed a cell. Sorry for the confusion

[dltang]

My tally sheet now reads 5580...I had done a column sum also but I must have missed a cell. Sorry for the confusion

Thanks Irish, I feel better now and I'm sure Verb does too...LOL :2thumbs:

[Yazz]

Yazz...mural doesn't count....no illusion

Here is a link to my spread sheet with points
http://www.jbriankelly.com/scavengerlist.htm

Irish

Worth a try... Call it a shameless plug for the fair town of Alpine, Tx.:2thumbs:

Thanks for the link to your spread sheet. Helps us see where we stand in the count.

[Roadkill]

+I'm glad you posted the file, Irish.

I captured #35 (+50) on January 30th:
... The 1870 Roe-Brewster Castle, overlooking the Hudson River in New Windsor, NY. (23 rooms, 8 baths. Chestnut stairwell and foyer open into large parlors with 12 foot ceilings, parquet floors, elaborate moldings and fireplaces. Decorated by Louis Comfort Tiffany, whose fixtures remain, including stained-glass central skylight. Charming stone cottage...)
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10083.JPG

I captured #74 (+100) on January 17th:
... A few more snowflakes continued to present themselves, but again, no big deal, and I was elated to also snag a totem pole in Grahamsville:
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_9984.JPG

I have NOT yet captured #66.

All of my material can be found in the "spyder scavenger hunt" image album at Roadkill Online http://www.roadkillonline.net

Following those changes, I calculate a points total of 3685.

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10125.JPG

[dltang]

The weather finally broke 50 F so I got our and took advantage of this beautiful afternoon. Deb's Photo Hunt pics. (https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AevygJQcjlsBZGdiZ2premRfN2c4a3NneGZi&hl=en)
Added today:
9. In front of a live animal House pets don't count
17. At an unusual building
40. At a Drive-In theater
42. At a Spyder dealership
47. At a state house, this one will have to be checked by Irish, it is a State of Michigan building and not sure if it will count
62. Rhyming Intersection
70. Mural that creates an illusion.
92. Marque with the word "new" on it.

[irish2themax]

47. At a state house, this one will have to be checked by Irish, it is a State

Sorry, Deb...can't give you that one. By definition, a state house is the building in which the state legislature meets

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

5. In front of a rocket (50 pts). Actually, several rockets at the Johnson Space Center's Rocket Park.

49. At an old school house (100 pts). Baytown, TX, the Republic of Texas Plaza has Wooster School 38, a one room school house that was built in 1894 and served until 1980.

If you gave extra credit for wildflowers, I'd have raked it in today. There were bluebonnets and butterfly weed in profusion along I-10 between San Antonio and Houston. Beautiful day for a long, if work-related ride.

[Yazz]

Update to

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AQ8vryRZM5s1ZGhjZzJkdmZfMDl3OWRtY2Y3&hl=en

70. Mural that creates an illusion. Redid that. Look at the blue parts and the train.
18. At a town center sign.
50. In full gear/helmet on a carnival ride.
65. Old gas station sign.

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

3. Town that has the same name as a foreign town/city (25 pts) Sebastopol, TX -> Sebastopol, Australia -> Sevastopol, Ukraine.

23. At an Indian Reservation (125 pts)
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe's reservation in East Texas.

83. Mailbox in the shape of a house (50 pts)
On Texas 190 East, between Livingston and the reservation

85. Upside down object (25 pts)
Still on Texas 190 East, this time east of Huntsville.

Good day!

[Brevet05]

Update to

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AQ8vryRZM5s1ZGhjZzJkdmZfMDl3OWRtY2Y3&hl=en

50. In full gear/helmet on a carnival ride.


Love this one; haven't had the courage to do the Kiddie Park near my house in San Antonio. I just may have been inspired... Naahhh (Soccer Moms near military bases are likely to be armed, and I don't want to go out like that.)

[TJ_Spyder]

I have changed a few of the point values since we started but, to add further confusion, my spreadsheet adds up to 5475. I tried to attach it but xls files aren't allowed

Lamont...any way you can add xls files to the list of legal attachments?

Irish,

PDF's are allowed. Have you tried to download and install a free PDF printer like "Cute PDF" or "PDFCreator". Then go to File/Print and select the PDF "printer" to convert the spreadsheet into a PDF.

[Yazz]

Love this one; haven't had the courage to do the Kiddie Park near my house in San Antonio. I just may have been inspired... Naahhh (Soccer Moms near military bases are likely to be armed, and I don't want to go out like that.)

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.:joke:

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

18. At a Town center sign (50 pts)
Centerville, TX Municipal Building Sign

Slow day, lots of work...

[Brevet05]

Irish,

Given that there are three Continental Divides in North America and many more throughout the other continents, will any of the Continental Divides satisfy

55. At the Continental Divide (50 points)?

This might help our brethren in the far flung reaches of Spyderdom, and I'd surely like to see some out of the US participation/photos. Still waiting for a koala/Spyder combo...

I reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_divide.

[irish2themax]

Given that there are three Continental Divides in North America and many more throughout the other continents, will any of the Continental Divides satisfy

Any sign that says Continental Divide (in any language) will do

[dltang]

Irish,
Another question regarding your list.

88. A sign with the longest word

Are you talking about the longest word in your native language? Are you talking about who ever gets the longest word and only one person will get the points? Please elaborate. Thanks in advance for the clarification.

[irish2themax]

Irish,
Are you talking about the longest word in your native language?
Doesn't matter what language it's in as long as your Spyder is in the frame. I will calculate the number of letters and that person will get the points. But lots of luck trying beat:


A lake in Webster, MA: Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Thai name for Bangkok: Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn-ratana-kosin-mahintar-ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa-ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes-mahasat-arn-amorn-pimarn-avatar-satit-sakattiya-visanukam
A hill in New Zealand:Taumata*whakatangihanga*koauau*o*tamatea*t uri*pukakapiki*maunga*horo*nuku*pokai*whenua*kitan atahu
A township in Ontario, CA: Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde

:roflblack:

[dltang]

Deb's Photo Hunt pics (https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AevygJQcjlsBZGdiZ2premRfN2c4a3NneGZi&hl=en)

Today I got these two:
13. At a Lake or Beach
26. At an International border crossing

See this thread to get the whole story about obtaining these photos
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18197

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

4. Town with the name of another state (25 pts)
Washington, Texas.

44. In front of a jail or prison (45 pts)
Wallace Pack Unit, Texas Department of Criminal Justice Prison.

88. A sign with the longest word (100 pts)(?)
This one kicks off with a 21-letter salute.

89. A burning building (50 pts)

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

36. At a car museum (25 pts)
Rock and Roll Car Museum, Austin, TX

47. At a State House (50 pts)
Texas State Capitol, Austin, TX

70. Mural that creates an illusion (50 pts)
Convenience store car wash art, Austin, TX

86. A giant Easter egg (100 pts)
Street vendor's Easter Egg piñata, Austin, TX

92. A marquee with the word new on it (25 pts)
Whataburger (a Texas staple), Brenham, TX

Another great day! Better day tomorrow, as I get back home! Check out these bluebonnets, though

[Roadkill]

(#86 +100) Thankfully, the stormy weather of late has abated, allowing people to put out their gaudy inflatable displays...
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10192.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10125.JPG

[dltang]

Doesn't matter what language it's in as long as your Spyder is in the frame. I will calculate the number of letters and that person will get the points. But lots of luck trying beat:


A lake in Webster, MA: Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Thai name for Bangkok: Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn-ratana-kosin-mahintar-ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa-ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes-mahasat-arn-amorn-pimarn-avatar-satit-sakattiya-visanukam
A hill in New Zealand:Taumata*whakatangihanga*koauau*o*tamatea*t uri*pukakapiki*maunga*horo*nuku*pokai*whenua*kitan atahu
A township in Ontario, CA: Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde

:roflblack:

So does that mean these have already been used? Also, I know it is your contest and your rules but that township in Ontario is not a word, it is many words. Don't see how that can count. It seems like it should be one word, not hyphenated, or commas or spaces. That first one, the name of the lake, that one is probably a winner though.

[Brevet05]

So does that mean these have already been used? Also, I know it is your contest and your rules but that township in Ontario is not a word, it is many words. Don't see how that can count. It seems like it should be one word, not hyphenated, or commas or spaces. That first one, the name of the lake, that one is probably a winner though.

Deb,

Think these are examples of place names from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_word

Since I just happened to be in the vicinity of Washington-on-the-Brazos (cited in the Wikipedia article, by the way) I thought I'd better snag it after Irish used the hyphenated example of Thai name for Bangkok: Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn-ratana-kosin-mahintar-ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa-ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes-mahasat-arn-amorn-pimarn-avatar-satit-sakattiya-visanukam; it has the Guinness World record for longest place name in the world.

[irish2themax]

So does that mean these have already been used? Also, I know it is your contest and your rules but that township in Ontario is not a word, it is many words. Don't see how that can count. It seems like it should be one word, not hyphenated, or commas or spaces. That first one, the name of the lake, that one is probably a winner though.

No...none have been used. And I agree that it should be one word

[irish2themax]

70. Mural that creates an illusion (50 pts)
Convenience store car wash art, Austin, TX

86. A giant Easter egg (100 pts)
Street vendor's Easter Egg piñata, Austin, TX

Can't award points. No illusion in the mural; not a GIANT Easter egg

[dltang]

Deb,

Think these are examples of place names from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_word

Since I just happened to be in the vicinity of Washington-on-the-Brazos (cited in the Wikipedia article, by the way) I thought I'd better snag it after Irish used the hyphenated example of Thai name for Bangkok: Krung-thep-maha-nakorn-boworn-ratana-kosin-mahintar-ayudhya-amaha-dilok-pop-nopa-ratana-rajthani-burirom-udom-rajniwes-mahasat-arn-amorn-pimarn-avatar-satit-sakattiya-visanukam; it has the Guinness World record for longest place name in the world.

Verb, I believe they are places, just not one long word as per the contest.

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc (http://docs.google.com/View?id=drj3v57_02njjzfj5)

98. With a Holiday Figure (50 pts)
Santa Claus, Schlitterbahn Water Park, New Braunfels, TX

[Roadkill]

(04/03/10)

+I enjoyed a beautiful 500-mile ride today, snagging along the way...

(#2a/2b +25) Same name town in different states
Chester, Connecticut
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10194.JPG
Chester, Massachusetts
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10402.JPG

(#80 +50) Sign with many arrows pointing in different directions
In Chester, Connecticut
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10193.JPG

(#56 +50) Bike in front of an over sized chair, must be BIG
Gardner, Massachusetts is known as the "Chair City" and "The Furniture Capital of New England", due to its long history in furniture production. By 1910 it had 20 chair factories which produced 4 million chairs per year.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10196.JPG

(#88 +100) A sign with the longest word
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, also known as Webster Lake, is the longest place name in the United States and among the longest (6th) in the world. With the name coming from the local Nipmuc Indians, it is believed to mean “Fishing Place at the Boundaries — Neutral Meeting Grounds.” Formed after the glaciers retreated, Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg includes three spring-fed lakes joined by narrow channels and is the center of recreational activities that include swimming, fishing and boating.
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10197.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10125.JPG

[irish2themax]

(04/03/10)
(#88 +100) A sign with the longest word
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

45 characters is going to be hard to beat. Everyone else is going for 2nd place :roflblack:

[Roadkill]

+A nice leisurely ride from work today netted me...

(#2c +50) Same name town in different states (50-point NY joins 25-point CT/MA)
Chester, New York
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10199.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10125.JPG

[Roadkill]

(04/07/10)

+Both of my parents worked here...

(#21 +75) The abandoned and condemned old Main Building for Middletown Psychiatric Center (closed State Hospital for the Criminally Insane).
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10200.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imagedb_images/35_10125.JPG

[Roadkill]

+While I would consider descending numerals to also be sequential, 4321 ft. for example, would you please clarify, Irish?

Can the numbers sequentially increase OR sequentially decrease?

Ride on.
Roadkill