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Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

Smiling and ready to race!

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

Caples Lake

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.

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

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

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

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

Tiny ice dancer.

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

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

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

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

A toast to you!

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

Mono Lake Tufa

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

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

Start and finish here, riders.

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

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

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

Trees

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

The new jersey. New Jersey?

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

Is that tree growing sideways?

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

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

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

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

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

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.

Some windblockability,eh?

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

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

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

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

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

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

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

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

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.

Black-eyed Susans

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

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

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

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

Does this shadow make me look fat?

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

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

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

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

Yup, I am there!

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

Raymond Meadow Creek

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

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

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

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

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