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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

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

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

A screamin’ day fishing

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

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

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

Yup, I am there!

Trees

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

Deathride Resurgence Logo

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

Does this shadow make me look fat?

Start and finish here, riders.

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

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.

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

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

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

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

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

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

Another day summiting Ebbetts

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

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

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.

Is that tree growing sideways?

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bald eagle on the wing

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

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

Smiling and ready to race!

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

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.

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

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

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

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

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

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

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

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

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?

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

Black-eyed Susans

Raymond Meadow Creek

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

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

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

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

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

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

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

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

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

Wait horns and an udder?

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

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

Some windblockability,eh?

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

Our own local brew

Caples Lake

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

Tiny ice dancer.

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

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

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

The light through the drop

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

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

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

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

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

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

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

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

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

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

Mono Lake Tufa

A toast to you!

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