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

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Hwy 4 at Raymond Meadow Creek on Friday. Gate closed but not for long we suspect. 🤞#ebbettspass

A few shots taken during our recent gravel forays in Grover Hot Springs State Park. Sure is pretty here right now! #gravel #markleevilleca

Happy ‘Cicle Sunday!

Just a wee bit of snow last night. That’s our deck rail just peeking out. Over 2 feet in about 12 hours!

Happy bluebird day!

A couple pix of the Carson Range taken during Mark’s ride out to Genoa yesterday. ‘Twas a beauty day and today looks a bit better. Happy hump day! Get out and enjoy it! #humpdayride

Photo Gallery

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

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

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

Mono Lake Tufa

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

Black-eyed Susans

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

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

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

Some windblockability,eh?

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

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

Caples Lake

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

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

Trees

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

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

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

A screamin’ day fishing

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

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

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

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

Scott heading up Monitor Pass in the early morning. 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.

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

The new jersey. New Jersey?

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

Raymond Meadow Creek

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

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

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

Bald eagle on the wing

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

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

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

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

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

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

A toast to you!

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

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

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

Wait horns and an udder?

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

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

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

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

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

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

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

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

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

Our own local brew

Is that tree growing sideways?

Another day summiting Ebbetts

Tiny ice dancer.

Start and finish here, riders.

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

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

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

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

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.

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

Does this shadow make me look fat?

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

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

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

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

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

The light through the drop

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

Yup, I am there!

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.

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

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

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

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.

Deathride Resurgence Logo

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

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

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

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

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

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

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

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

Smiling and ready to race!

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

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