2010 Photo Scavenger Hunt

[Yazz]

Update to

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AQ...OWRtY2Y3&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

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=0AQ...OWRtY2Y3&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.

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc

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*turi*puka kapiki*maunga*horo*nuku*pokai*whenua*kitanatahu
• A township in Ontario, CA: Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde

[dltang]

Deb's Photo Hunt pics

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/s...ad.php?t=18197

[Brevet05]

Updated Google Doc

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

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/imaged...s/35_10192.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/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*turi*puka kapiki*maunga*horo*nuku*pokai*whenua*kitanatahu
• A township in Ontario, CA: Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde

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

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/imaged...s/35_10194.JPG
Chester, Massachusetts
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/35_10402.JPG

(#80 +50) Sign with many arrows pointing in different directions
In Chester, Connecticut
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/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/imaged...s/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/imaged...s/35_10197.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/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

[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/imaged...s/35_10199.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/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/imaged...s/35_10200.JPG

Ride on.
Roadkill
http://www.roadkillonline.net/imaged...s/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