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Wait horns and an udder?

Start and finish here, riders.

Tiny ice dancer.

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

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

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

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

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

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

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

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

Does this shadow make me look fat?

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

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

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

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

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

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

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

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

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

Yup, I am there!

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

Bald eagle on the wing

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

Our own local brew

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.

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

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

Some windblockability,eh?

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

A screamin’ day fishing

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

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

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

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

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

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

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

The light through the drop

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

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

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

Black-eyed Susans

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

Caples Lake

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

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

The new jersey. New Jersey?

Smiling and ready to race!

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

Another day summiting Ebbetts

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

Mono Lake Tufa

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

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

Deathride Resurgence Logo

Raymond Meadow Creek

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

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A toast to you!

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

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.

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

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

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

Trees

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

Is that tree growing sideways?

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