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

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

Deathride Resurgence Logo

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

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

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

The new jersey. New Jersey?

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

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

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

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

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

Yup, I am there!

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

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

Is that tree growing sideways?

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

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

Trees

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

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

Bald eagle on the wing

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

Wait horns and an udder?

Tiny ice dancer.

Raymond Meadow Creek

Smiling and ready to race!

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.

Caples Lake

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

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

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

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

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

Mono Lake Tufa

Our own local brew

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

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

The light through the drop

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

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

Start and finish here, riders.

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

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

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 screamin’ day fishing

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

Black-eyed Susans

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

Another day summiting Ebbetts

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

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.

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

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

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

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

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

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

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

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

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

A toast to you!

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

Does this shadow make me look fat?

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

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

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

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

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

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

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

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

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

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

Some windblockability,eh?

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