Skip to content

Home
About Us
Our Mission
Weather & Air Conditions
CAC Membership

California Alps Cycling LLC

Let’s Kick Some Passes’ Asses!™

Home
About Us
Our Mission
Weather & Air Conditions
CAC Membership

0g2bip5xq6wzrtddw5mww

Leave a comment

Post navigation

← Previous Post

0g2bip5xq6wzrtddw5mww

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Search for:

Recent Posts

Riding Less but Getting Stronger – How’s That?
It’s Another Springtime Thang Here in Markleeville
Searching for Other Passions – Thanks to My Prostate
A More Holistic Approach to Fitness? WHOOP May Be Your Answer
Your Gut and How It Relates to Your Performance – Part One

Recent Comments

	California Alps Cycl… on Riding Less but Getting Strong…
	tempocyclist.com on Riding Less but Getting Strong…
	Riding Less but Gett… on A More Holistic Approach to Fi…
	California Alps Cycl… on Searching for Other Passions…
	halffastcyclingclub on Searching for Other Passions…

Archives

Categories

Like us on Facebook!

Like us on Facebook!

Follow us on Twitter!

Follow us on Instagram!

Hwy 4 at Raymond Meadow Creek on Friday. Gate closed but not for long we suspect. 🤞#ebbettspass

A few shots taken during our recent gravel forays in Grover Hot Springs State Park. Sure is pretty here right now! #gravel #markleevilleca

Happy ‘Cicle Sunday!

Just a wee bit of snow last night. That’s our deck rail just peeking out. Over 2 feet in about 12 hours!

Happy bluebird day!

A couple pix of the Carson Range taken during Mark’s ride out to Genoa yesterday. ‘Twas a beauty day and today looks a bit better. Happy hump day! Get out and enjoy it! #humpdayride

Photo Gallery

A kangaroo rate carcass as seen on Sierra Pass Road during a gravel ride.

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

The light through the drop

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Taking a break from the running the sand gauntlet. Fun fish tailing and sliding around! Carson Range to the right.

Finishing the Medio (70 miles, 3500′ of climbing) on Sept. 8, 2018

A Pussy paw plant just starting to flower. Taken whlie on a hike by the West Carson in Hope Valley.

At the start of the Tollhouse Century (part of the Climb to Kaiser)

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

Black-eyed Susans

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

Six snowflowers in bloom on a little side trail near Sawmill Road. Taken during a hike up to the Thornburg Trail.

The new jersey. New Jersey?

Tiny ice dancer.

Bald eagle on the wing

The fall colors were rocking. The wind was just a bit of a breeze. The cars had taken a hiatus and it was just a picture perfect day.

Another day summiting Ebbetts

Start and finish here, riders.

Now that the work is done we can pose for the pic.

Yup, I am there!

Photo op outside of Diamond Valley. West Fork of the Carson River behind me.

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

ATOC riders heading to the finish at the 2019 Tour of CA.

Bikes hanging in the bike closet with red lighting from the ceiling and pictures on the wall.

Smiling and ready to race!

Does this shadow make me look fat?

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

Looking downstream at the East Fork of the Carson from Monitor Junction.

Smiles and a thumbs up from Chris. During our gravel ride near Sunrise Pass Road.

Riding home from town after a meeting I saw this guy on Hot Springs Road. He went up the embankment and looked back at me as I snapped this photo.

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

Mono Lake Tufa

Raymond Meadow Creek

Our own local brew

Wait horns and an udder?

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

Portrait of Mark in front of the Daggett Summit sign after the AACC TT.

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

Scott heading up Monitor Pass in the early morning. Deathride 2019

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

All smiles now that we have our finisher’s medals, which (GOOD IDEA) also double as bottle openers.

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

Spreading the cycling love at the Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire – December 2018

Mark’s shadow hanging loose while on the way up to Raymond Meadow Creek.

Looking towards Mammoth from near Lake Crowley – during the 2018 Mammoth Gran Fondo

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

The start line a the 2018 t L’Etape California.

Members of MEC, the sign craftsman and members of the community participate on the dedication and unveiling at the North sign.

Seen during my walk around the Galinas Creek area, near the Embassy Suites on McInnis Parkway in San Rafael.

Is that tree growing sideways?

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

Deathride Resurgence Logo

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

Jobs Peak and Jobs Sister, and other parts of the Carson Range, as seen from Sunrise Pass Road near Carson City, NV. Taken during a gravel ride.

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

Blue taking a break, gloves on the saddle. Hwy. 4 near Silver Mountain City.

Some windblockability,eh?

Jobs Peak as seen from foothill road during Mark’s ride from M’Ville towards Genoa.

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

About 12 feet of snow still on Monitor (8000′) in May of 2019.

Houses and roads in the foreground with the northern part of the Carson Range in the background.

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

Caples Lake

Oh, yeah! What a day! Yours truly heading back to the barn and yup, that’s Lake Tahoe in the background.

Adopt-a-Highway crew with the Oct. 2019 haul

A screamin’ day fishing

A close-up of the graffiti laden rock called Painted Rock. Off Sierra Pass Road near Carson City, NV.

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

A somewhat raging (seen it higher) Raymond Meadow Creek.

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

Mark smiling while standing in front of the Luther Pass sign. During his ride on August 2, 2020.

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

Rocking the colors at the top of Ebbett’s Pass. Deathride 2019

Mark taking a rest during a snowshoe excursion on Mt. Rose.

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

One of the benefits of being the lantern rouge – good photos like this. Shyanne, Kona, Java, Chris and Sam ahead of me in the meadow just to the west of Tamarack Peak.

My view of the one of photographer’s shadows from my seat on my bike, in my pain cave.

Thunderclouds forming over Carson Valley. As seen from Hwy 4. near Raymond Meadow Creek

Trees

Break time at the cow sign at Hwy 4 and Silver Creek

A toast to you!

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

What the what? This sand is tough to ride in/on. Makes me sweat.

Let’s Kick Some Passes’ Asses!™