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Everesting Ebbetts starts here

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

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

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

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

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

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

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

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

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

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.

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

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

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

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

Another day summiting Ebbetts

Some windblockability,eh?

Caples Lake

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

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

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

Wait horns and an udder?

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

Deathride Resurgence Logo

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

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

Trees

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

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

Yup, I am there!

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

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.

Mono Lake Tufa

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

Does this shadow make me look fat?

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

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

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

Is that tree growing sideways?

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

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

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

Smiling and ready to race!

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

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

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

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

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

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

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

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

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

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

Our own local brew

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

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

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

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

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.

The light through the drop

Black-eyed Susans

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

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

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

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

A screamin’ day fishing

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

Raymond Meadow Creek

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

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

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

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

Bald eagle on the wing

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

Start and finish here, riders.

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

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

The new jersey. New Jersey?

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

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

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.

A toast to you!

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

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

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

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

Tiny ice dancer.

Let’s Kick Some Passes’ Asses!™