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Another day summiting Ebbetts

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

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

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

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.

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

Trees

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

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

Black-eyed Susans

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

Mono Lake Tufa

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

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

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

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

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

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

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

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

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

Tiny ice dancer.

Does this shadow make me look fat?

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

Smiling and ready to race!

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

Yup, I am there!

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

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

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

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

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

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

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

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

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

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

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

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

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

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

The light through the drop

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

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

Start and finish here, riders.

Deathride Resurgence Logo

Bald eagle on the wing

Our own local brew

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

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

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

Is that tree growing sideways?

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

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

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

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

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

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.

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

A screamin’ day fishing

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

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

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

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.

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

Wait horns and an udder?

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

Caples Lake

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

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

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.

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

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

Some windblockability,eh?

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

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

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

The new jersey. New Jersey?

Raymond Meadow Creek

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

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

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.

A toast to you!

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

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