Mother Of All Scavenger Hunts
There will be no cash prizes this hunt, only bragging rights.
Good luck!
The (n) numbers in the categories correspond to the notes below:
(1) On a highway. Bumper to bumper traffic that appears to be at a stop.
(2) Shamu, state flags, etc. http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/photos.html for photos of these planes, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines#Livery for details.
(3) Looking for real flags, not paintings of them on buildings, etc.
(4) Wikipedia entry as a More Info link
(5) More Info link required for verifiability
(6) Either digital or analog accepted
(7) For details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A
(8) The intention is to find a 'real' submarine not an amusement ride or non-submersible. In other words a military or scientific research vessel in open water rather than one in a closed pool.
This hunt ran from 2007-07-12 through 2007-07-26.
Final Standings:
- mikeb9991 - 94 points
- mlc1us - 88 points
- milwhcky - 75 points
- kaiken - 31 points
- DonMartini - 30 points
- daggerwell - 26 points
- Effi - 8 points
- gthoffman - 2 points
- gamma - 2 points
- bubaonline - 1 points
Categories:
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1 Points
- 18-wheeler with the company identifiable (BEV) (6 maps)
- A landlocked lighthouse (4 maps)
- A location with a Wikipedia entry (4) (4 maps)
- A traffic jam on a highway (1) (6 maps)
- Abandoned drive-in movie theater identified by name (3 maps)
- Aerial tramway or gondola car (5 maps)
- Amusement park on a pier (3 maps)
- An abandoned bridge (5) (3 maps)
- An odd shaped building (6 maps)
- Barge transiting a lock (4 maps)
- Bridge under construction (3 maps)
- Building shaped like an ice cream cone (3 maps)
- Cement Truck (6 maps)
- Church or cathedral built before 1500 (5) (7 maps)
- Clock on which the time is clearly visible (6) (5 maps)
- Corporate logo on a roof (4 maps)
- Dump Truck (4 maps)
- Erect mobile crane (3 maps)
- Fire training area (not at an airport) (5 maps)
- Flea market / boot sale in progress (5 maps)
- Full size billboard - Beer or other alcohol (BEV) (4 maps)
- Full size billboard - Chick-fil-A with cows (BEV) (7) (3 maps)
- Full size billboard - Lottery, with current total readable (BEV) (4 maps)
- Full size billboard - TV/Radio station with the call-letters or frequency numbers visible (BEV) (4 maps)
- Graffiti (3 maps)
- Greek ruins (5) (4 maps)
- Mosque (5 maps)
- Nudist colony or beach (BEV) (5) (3 maps)
- Paddlewheel riverboat (4 maps)
- Parasailer (2 maps)
- Putt-putt golf range (6 maps)
- Roman ruins (5) (6 maps)
- RV (6 maps)
- School Bus (Not at a storage yard) (6 maps)
- Sculpture of an animal (other than a horse) (includes roadside attractions) (4 maps)
- Skateboard park (5 maps)
- Ski chairlift system in high def (3 maps)
- Something kicking up a large cloud of dust/dirt (3 maps)
- Surfers (3 maps)
- Truck pulling three or more trailers (3 maps)
- Unfurled flag - Canada (BEV) (3) (5 maps)
- Unfurled flag - Other Nationality (BEV) (3) (4 maps)
- Unfurled flag - UK (BEV) (3) (3 maps)
- Unfurled flag - US (BEV) (3) (6 maps)
- Unfurled flag - US state (BEV) (3) (3 maps)
- Unusual / unique playground (3 maps)
- Velodrome (7 maps)
- A children's inflatable bouncy-house at a residence (not a carnival or fair) (2 maps)
- An airplane in flight (BEV) (6 maps)
- An airplane in flight (LL, GM/GE, or YM) (6 maps)
- Horse drawn carriage (5 maps)
- Military training exercise in progress (2 maps)
- Oversize object being transported on a highway with escort vehicles (4 maps)
- Person riding a bike (4 maps)
- Person walking a dog (3 maps)
- Southwest Airlines specially painted plane (2) (4 maps)
- Steam locomotive (5 maps)
- Traffic (at least a dozen cars) backed up waiting for a train to pass. (4 maps)
- Tree being transported in/on a truck or trailer (2 maps)
- Window washers suspended on a skyscraper (4 maps)
- A backyard barbecue or party in progress (3 maps)
- A go-cart race in progress (4 maps)
- A horse, mid-jump at a riding stable (3 maps)
- A hot air balloon (not tethered, helium, or aerostat)
- A parade in progress
- A splash from a swimmer diving off a diving board (2 maps)
- Crop dusting in progress (2 maps)
- Fire training exercise in progress (3 maps)
- Submarine in motion (8) (1 maps)
Submissions:
270 maps submitted.