Morning clouds at sunrise over US395 near Coleville
Cruising north on US395
Northbound on US395 through Antelope Valley
Topaz Lake, Nevada is in the distance.
Starting the eastern climb up to Monitor Pass
Leaving Antelope Valley
Climbing through Slinkard Valley
Sunrise is muted by the clouds cover.
Sunrise over Slinkard Valley
Sunrise over Slinkard Valley
The high peaks in the distant right include Tower Peak in Yosemite.
Sunrise on the meadow east of Monitor Pass
Crossing from Mono into Alpine County
Big sky country on the plateau east of Monitor Pass
Lookout atop Leviathan Peak
Monitor Pass, 8314ft
Silver Peak (10014ft) from Monitor Pass
Silver Peak (r) and Highland Peak (l, in sun) from Monitor Pass
Leviathan Peak and Monitor Pass from the false pass
Highland Peak (c) and Silver Peak (r) from west side of Monitor Pass
Hawkins Peak (r) from west side of Monitor Pass
Raymond Peak
Highland Peak (c) and Silver Peak (r)
Panorama from Monitor Pass west
Highland Peak (c) and Silver Peak (r)
Sunrise on Monitor Pass west
Zaca Mine on Colorado Hill as seen from the lower part of Monitor Pass west
My shadow descends lower part of Monitor Pass west.
Junction of CA89 and CA4
View up Noble Canyon on CA4
Tight turns on CA4 east of Ebbetts Pass
Road is cut into the rock.
Opposite traffic
Crossing Silver Creek near the site of a mining claim
View down Silver Creek Canyon from CA4 east of Ebbetts Pass
CA4 climbs step-wise toward Ebbetts Pass from the east
A smooth ribbon of asphalt draws me closer to Ebbetts Peak.
Kinney Reservoir and Ebbetts Peak
Bill at Ebbetts Pass
Hermit Valley panorama from Ebbetts Pass west
The asphalt ribbon draws me into Hermit Valley.
Bill in Hermit Valley
Hermit Valley plaque
Field of lupine
Climbing the switchbacks on the east side of Pacific Grade
Tight turns on Pacific Grade
West side of Raymond and Reynolds Peaks from Pacific Grade Summit
Bill at Pacific Grade Summit
Mosquito Lake
west end of Mosquito Lake
The Dardanelles from Cape Horn
Low water at Lake Alpine
Overgrown airstrip at Bear Valley
Bear Valley Village
Broad highway through Bloods Meadow
Passing through Tamarack
Cycletourist climbing toward Bear Valley
while I enjoy the glorious downhill into Dorrington
Descending into Murphys
Parrotts Ferry Bridge, the lowest point of the ride, 1120ft
Heat rash blotches
Maximum temperature on the ride
Bill at the end of the ride
and glad not to be riding more in the heat
