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Pussy paws starting to bloom. In Hope Valley

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

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

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

Raymond Meadow Creek

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

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

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

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.

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

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

Mono Lake Tufa

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

Deathride Resurgence Logo

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

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

Black-eyed Susans

Caples Lake

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

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

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

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

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

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

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

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

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

A toast to you!

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

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

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

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

Some windblockability,eh?

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

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

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

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

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

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

Tiny ice dancer.

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

Smiling and ready to race!

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

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

Our own local brew

Start and finish here, riders.

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.

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

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

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

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

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

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

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

Does this shadow make me look fat?

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

Yup, I am there!

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

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

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

Bald eagle on the wing

Trees

Is that tree growing sideways?

Wait horns and an udder?

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

A screamin’ day fishing

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

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

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

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.

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

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

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

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

Another day summiting Ebbetts

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

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

The new jersey. New Jersey?

The light through the drop

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

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.

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

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

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

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

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

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

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