The fourth week of FLRC’s Happy Holidays Scavenger Hunt has been awesome. You guys are finding some of these items in very inventive ways, and I am very impressed. Be sure you post your items by Saturday - winners will be announced on Sunday.
Week 5 begins Sunday—one week left! From Sunday to Saturday (12/20 – 12/26), find as many of these items as you can while out on your walk, run, or hike.
Deer
Footprints (human, animal)
Make a snow angel during your run*
Santa hat (Merry Christmas!)
Corn (Happy Kwanzaa!)
A box (Happy Boxing Day!) What’s the biggest box you can find?
*If you’re running in a part of the country where it doesn’t snow, 1) we’re jealous, and 2) make a grass or sand angel instead!
Once you find your item, take a selfie or picture and post it on this thread. Remember, for every item that you post, you get one point. The runner(s) with the most points will be entered into the swag drawing at the end of the event. And, while 6 might seem to be the weekly high score, remember that the race director (that’s me!) can award extra points based on particularly creative or artistic photos, or those that get lots of “likes” here on the forum. (The race director also has a soft spot for cookies, but you didn’t hear that from me…)
This was a week that required some creativity (and delegation!). I couldn’t break my streak though, so I had to make sure I got everything!!!
Snow angel was a bit hard to see in the photo, but luckily I also snapped a photo of my adorable 5-year-old Nick while he was making it. It was so sweet - I was telling my kids I had to make my snow angel and didn’t sound super excited about it and Nick offered to do it.
I had NO idea where I was going to find corn so I had to raid my pantry. I was looking for the deer statues/decorations I took pictures of last week, but could not find them anywhere! Fortunately, I found another set of deer decorations on my road when I was tacking a few extra miles onto my long run.
I got a complement for my hat! and that reindeer sure looks like Max from the Grinch’s sleigh. Corn was a challenge and then I found the mural in downtown Ithaca.
Some venison harvested by my neighbor, another holiday offering. It’s the only meat I can stand eating, so I appreciate the gift, both from the neighbor and from the deer.
A poor effort from me this week - two birthdays and Christmas got in the way rather… However, I can offer raccoon footprints, and some deer who joined me on my morning run in the snow:
