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“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 photo[/caption]
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Brian Zig rappelling off Mt. Shuksan above Sulphide Glacier. Alex Rupp photo
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After a long winter, celebrating the sun at Bowman Bay near Deception Pass. Jason Griffith photo
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Dean Collins skiing at Mt. Baker Ski Area. Grant Gunderson photo
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Bradley Briggs on the upper North Ridge of Mt. Baker. Matthew Tangeman photo
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Ilana Newman climbing Green Creek Arete, a classic romp in the Green Creek Valley, Twin Sisters Range, North Cascades. Matthew Tangeman photo
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KC Deane and Jon Hansen biking in Bellingham. Grant Gunderson photo
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Sophia Mickelson, 7, enjoys an early-season ride on Galbraith Mountain. Eric Mickelson photo
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Amy Arnts climbing around Clayton Beach without a sweatshirt is a sign of warmer days ahead. Evan Skoczenski photo
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A small offshoot stream from Mt. Baker Highway captured with a slow shutter after a week of rainfall. Evan Skoczenski photo
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After a long day, the sun is still up and Carl Simpson is still skiing in the North Cascades. Jason Hummel photo
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Stian Gunderson enjoying the springtime foliage in Bellingham. Grant Gunderson photo
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A Royal Basin (goat) ranger on patrol in Olympic National Park. Jason Griffith photo
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Jon Hansen and Kristian Rowley riding 5620 in Revelstoke, B.C. Grant Gunderson photo
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With amazing skiing behind us, and more ahead, friends are about as happy as they can be. Klawatti Peak, Washington. Jason Hummel photo
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Kyle Huebner in a dense layer of fog in Galbraith Mountain forest as the snow melts away. Brad Walton photo