“Pete Devries makes it look too easy, but believe me, it is not,” says Marcus Paladino. “I’ll always remember the first time I (successfully) swam at this favorite slab on Vancouver Island. When I got home it felt like I was still in the water.” Marcus Paladino photoBrian Zig rappelling off Mt. Shuksan above Sulphide Glacier. Alex Rupp photoAfter a long winter, celebrating the sun at Bowman Bay near Deception Pass. Jason Griffith photoDean Collins skiing at Mt. Baker Ski Area. Grant Gunderson photoBradley Briggs on the upper North Ridge of Mt. Baker. Matthew Tangeman photoIlana Newman climbing Green Creek Arete, a classic romp in the Green Creek Valley, Twin Sisters Range, North Cascades. Matthew Tangeman photoKC Deane and Jon Hansen biking in Bellingham. Grant Gunderson photoSophia Mickelson, 7, enjoys an early-season ride on Galbraith Mountain. Eric Mickelson photoAmy Arnts climbing around Clayton Beach without a sweatshirt is a sign of warmer days ahead. Evan Skoczenski photoA small offshoot stream from Mt. Baker Highway captured with a slow shutter after a week of rainfall. Evan Skoczenski photoAfter a long day, the sun is still up and Carl Simpson is still skiing in the North Cascades. Jason Hummel photoStian Gunderson enjoying the springtime foliage in Bellingham. Grant Gunderson photo
A Royal Basin (goat) ranger on patrol in Olympic National Park. Jason Griffith photoJon Hansen and Kristian Rowley riding 5620 in Revelstoke, B.C. Grant Gunderson photoWith amazing skiing behind us, and more ahead, friends are about as happy as they can be. Klawatti Peak, Washington. Jason Hummel photoKyle Huebner in a dense layer of fog in Galbraith Mountain forest as the snow melts away. Brad Walton photo