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Marco Collela and Jean-Luc Robichaux got up early to catch the morning light in the Icicle Creek on July 9th 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recently I was lucky enough to spend a day on the mountain bike with local shredder Rex Flake of Trail Washington. He showed me around some of his favorite Mt. Bike terrain that is located high above Leavenworth. I am not much of a mountain biker so it was a rare treat for me to see this beautiful country side.The topography was filled with rolling hills, cliffs, steeps, gap jumps and technical rock slabs. I had a hard time walking my bike around some of these crazy features.

Rex didn't roll around every jump like I did he took all the jumps with speed and style. I was happy to stand on the ground and take pictures of him doing what he enjoys! Thanks for showing me this gorgeous hillside Rex!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some images of long time Washington climber Dave Morales going solo on Crack of Doom.

 

 

 

 

I had just looked at the Stevens Pass webcam on June 10th and saw that there was still plenty of snow for skiing. I thought if Stevens Pass still has tons of snow then Washington Pass which is over 5000ft should have even more. A quick look at the forecast showed a 3-day window of good weather so I called up BirdMan to see if he could ski for a few days in Mid-June. Sure enough he was willing to get some of the last of this seasons skiing in.

Birdman was just back from a successful steep skiing trip in Chamonix and was happy to be home in his backyard. This is where BirdMan grew up and this pass is one of the reasons I moved to Washington 14 Years ago. Mountains as far as the eye can see. A special place indeed and what can be better than roadside backcountry skiing! Here are few images from our time at Washington Pass during June 13-15 2010.

Ski the Cascades! Literally.

Liberty Bell Spire!

 

Silver Star in the backdrop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christine and Brandon Moland were married on May 30th 2010 in beautiful Leavenworth Washington at the magnificent Bavarian River House. The weather was calm and the fresh green of spring was all around. Christine and Brandon have been together for 7 years and you could tell they have been best friends for a long time. This happy couple decided on a traditional wedding style so they did not see each other until Christine was walking the aisle. When their eyes met you could feel the excitement in the air! Needless to say the ceremony was fabulous and these two amazing friends are now united in marriage.

Thanks so much to Christine and Brandon for letting me be a part of your amazing day!