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The new jersey. New Jersey?

Is that tree growing sideways?

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

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

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.

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

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

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

Start and finish here, riders.

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

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

Trees

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

A toast to you!

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

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

Yup, I am there!

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

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

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

A screamin’ day fishing

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

Caples Lake

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

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

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

Some windblockability,eh?

Tiny ice dancer.

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

Wait horns and an udder?

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

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

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

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

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

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.

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

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

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

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.

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

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

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

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

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

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

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

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

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.

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

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

The light through the drop

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

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

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

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Our own local brew

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

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

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

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

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

Another day summiting Ebbetts

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

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

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

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

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

Deathride Resurgence Logo

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

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

Black-eyed Susans

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

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

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

Smiling and ready to race!

Raymond Meadow Creek

Bald eagle on the wing

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

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

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

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

Mono Lake Tufa

Does this shadow make me look fat?

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

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

Let’s Kick Some Passes’ Asses!™