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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

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

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

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

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.

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

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

Caples Lake

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

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

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

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

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

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

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

Yup, I am there!

Trees

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

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

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

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

Wait horns and an udder?

Tiny ice dancer.

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

A screamin’ day fishing

Start and finish here, riders.

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

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

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

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

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

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

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Does this shadow make me look fat?

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

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

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

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

The light through the drop

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

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

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.

A toast to you!

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

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

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

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

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.

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

Smiling and ready to race!

Another day summiting Ebbetts

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

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

Our own local brew

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

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.

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

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

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

Black-eyed Susans

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

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

Mono Lake Tufa

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

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

Bald eagle on the wing

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

The new jersey. New Jersey?

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

Raymond Meadow Creek

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

Some windblockability,eh?

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

Deathride Resurgence Logo

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

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

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

Is that tree growing sideways?

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

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

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

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

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

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