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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.

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

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

Bald eagle on the wing

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

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

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.

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

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

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

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

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

Raymond Meadow Creek

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

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

Deathride Resurgence Logo

Yup, I am there!

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

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

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

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

The light through the drop

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

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

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

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

A screamin’ day fishing

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

Another day summiting Ebbetts

Tiny ice dancer.

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

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?

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

Wait horns and an udder?

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

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

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

A toast to you!

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Is that tree growing sideways?

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

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

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

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

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

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

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

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.

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

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

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

Black-eyed Susans

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

Our own local brew

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

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

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

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

Trees

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

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

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

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.

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

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

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.

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

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

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

Does this shadow make me look fat?

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

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

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

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

Caples Lake

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

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

Mono Lake Tufa

Smiling and ready to race!

Some windblockability,eh?

Start and finish here, riders.

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

Let’s Kick Some Passes’ Asses!™