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

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

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

Another day summiting Ebbetts

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

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

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

Raymond Meadow Creek

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

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

Yup, I am there!

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

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

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

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.

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

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

Black-eyed Susans

Our own local brew

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

Start and finish here, riders.

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

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

Deathride Resurgence Logo

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

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

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

Trees

The light through the drop

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

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

Is that tree growing sideways?

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

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

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

Bald eagle on the wing

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

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

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

Does this shadow make me look fat?

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

Some windblockability,eh?

The new jersey. New Jersey?

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

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

Wait horns and an udder?

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

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

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

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

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

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.

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

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

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

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

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

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

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

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.

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

A toast to you!

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

A screamin’ day fishing

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

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

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

Mono Lake Tufa

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

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

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

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

Smiling and ready to race!

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

Caples Lake

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.

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

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

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.

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

Tiny ice dancer.

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

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

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

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

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

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

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