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Mark posing for a selfie while on Sunrise Pass Road during a gravel ride.

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Grover Hot Springs moguls (snow on grass bumps).

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

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

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.

Deathride Resurgence Logo

Everesting Ebbetts starts here

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

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

Yup, I am there!

Happy rider on Tollhouse Road

Rockin the dots in Diamond Valley

Bald eagle on the wing

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

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

Is that tree growing sideways?

A frozen Kinney Reservoir.

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

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

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.

Hermit Valley rest stop. Deathride 2019

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

A duck on the Heenan Lake Trail

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

and ready for pick up by CalTrans

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

How much further? Riding Alpe Du Zwift

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

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.

Smiling and ready to race!

Trees

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

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

Raymond Meadow Creek rapids up close.

Wait horns and an udder?

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

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

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

Paintbrush off Hwy 4. Deathride 2019

Gopher ‘glyphs left after the snowmelted.

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

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

Sunshine through the trees – Heenan Lake Trail

A screamin’ day fishing

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

Tiny ice dancer.

Ready to rock & roll at the 2019 Deathride Expo.

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

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.

Magical Markleeville Christmas Faire Banner

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

Another day summiting Ebbetts

Relaxing at Burnside Lake after a gravel climb

A toast to you!

Mom’s boot next to a bear print

Wind-driven clouds in the CA Alps

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

Tired bike on Monitor Pass.

Coming up to the sun – eastern side of Monitor

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

Part of what we do here in Markleeville.

Our own local brew

The new jersey. New Jersey?

The light through the drop

A quick rest at Lower Blue Lake

Mono Lake Tufa

Does this shadow make me look fat?

Start and finish here, riders.

Raymond Meadow Creek

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

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

Rest stop at 89 & 395.

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

American Lady butterfly on the Cave Rock Trail.

Fulgas is less virtual, more reality

From outside the Faire after the snow stopped.

Misty morning buck – near Petaluma, CA

Butterfly on the rock – Genoa Loop Trail

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

Mark on a soggy Ebbett’s Pass morning.

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

I guess I’ll have to ride back then.

Mt Everest – Image courtesy of wikipedia

A thawed our Kinney Reservoir.

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.

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

Stick/rock person at Ebbett’s Pass

Some windblockability,eh?

Wildflowers on Monitor Pass

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

Butterfly on the Genoa Loop Trail

Caples Lake

Black-eyed Susans

Yours truly on the “meadow bridge.”

Kinney Reservoir (near the top of Ebbett’s)

Sunshine hitting the Eastern Sierra – from Hwy 395

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

Two orange rubber surgical gloves side by side.

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

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

Let’s Kick Some Passes’ Asses!™