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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

Smiling and ready to race!

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

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

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

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

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

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

Raymond Meadow Creek

Does this shadow make me look fat?

Caples Lake

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

Some windblockability,eh?

A screamin’ day fishing

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

Mono Lake Tufa

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

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

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

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

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

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

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

Bald eagle on the wing

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

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

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.

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

The light through the drop

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

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

Trees

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

The new jersey. New Jersey?

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

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

Tiny ice dancer.

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

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.

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

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

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

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 frozen Kinney Reservoir.

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

A toast to you!

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

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

Start and finish here, riders.

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

Wait horns and an udder?

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

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

Our own local brew

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

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

Another day summiting Ebbetts

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

Deathride Resurgence Logo

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

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

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

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

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

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

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

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

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

Yup, I am there!

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

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

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

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.

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

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

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

Is that tree growing sideways?

Black-eyed Susans

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