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

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

The light through the drop

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

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

The new jersey. New Jersey?

Does this shadow make me look fat?

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

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

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

A screamin’ day fishing

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

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

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

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

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

Is that tree growing sideways?

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

Black-eyed Susans

Raymond Meadow Creek

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

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

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

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

Wait horns and an udder?

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

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.

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

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

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

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

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

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

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

Smiling and ready to race!

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

Tiny ice dancer.

A toast to you!

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

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.

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

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

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

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

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

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

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

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

Some windblockability,eh?

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

Mono Lake Tufa

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.

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

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

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

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

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

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

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

Another day summiting Ebbetts

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

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

Bald eagle on the wing

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.

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

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

Trees

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

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

Start and finish here, riders.

Our own local brew

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

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.

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

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

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

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

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

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

Deathride Resurgence Logo

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

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.

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