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A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

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.

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

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

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

Is that tree growing sideways?

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

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

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

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

Caples Lake

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

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

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

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

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

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

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

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

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

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

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

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

Does this shadow make me look fat?

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

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

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

Mono Lake Tufa

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

Smiling and ready to race!

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

Raymond Meadow Creek

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

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

A toast to you!

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

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

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

Trees

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

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

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.

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

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.

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

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

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

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

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

Start and finish here, riders.

The new jersey. New Jersey?

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

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

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

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

Yup, I am there!

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

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

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

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

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

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

Some windblockability,eh?

Tiny ice dancer.

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.

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

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

Black-eyed Susans

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

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