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The light through the drop

Bald eagle on the wing

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

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

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

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

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

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

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

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

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

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

Smiling and ready to race!

The new jersey. New Jersey?

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

Yup, I am there!

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

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

Deathride Resurgence Logo

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

Some windblockability,eh?

Raymond Meadow Creek

A screamin’ day fishing

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

A toast to you!

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.

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

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

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

Trees

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

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

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

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

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

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

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

Does this shadow make me look fat?

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.

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

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.

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

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

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

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

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

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

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

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

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

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

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

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

Caples Lake

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

Mono Lake Tufa

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

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.

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

Is that tree growing sideways?

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

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

Black-eyed Susans

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

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

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

Our own local brew

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

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

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

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

Wait horns and an udder?

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

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

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

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

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.

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

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

Tiny ice dancer.

Another day summiting Ebbetts

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

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

Start and finish here, riders.

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

Let’s Kick Some Passes’ Asses!™