Posts under ‘surfing’

After catching some waves on Lake Superior, I started hoping for another storm to kick up some waves on Lake Michigan. We got a little more than we could handle… Our first stop was in Frankfort. As luck would have it, we drove directly to a spot where we found surfers, wind surfers, and stand [...]

In a parking lot in Duluth, Minnesota a tall, wiry guy walks up and says “Hey! I just had to stop and say ‘Hi.’ I noticed your longboard up there!” Turns out he’s part of the Superior Surf Club! A crazy group of surfers who regularly surf in, freezing temperatures, howling wind and sometimes have [...]

After surfing between LA and the Olympic Peninsula, we learned a few things about a summer Pacific coast surfing trip… The waves on the Pacific during the summer are sized small and smaller. So if you want to do a lot of surfing, bring a longboard. Even if the waves do get decent and the [...]

Washington was our last surfable state on the west coast and we were determined to get some surfing in! Unfortunately, we didn’t find much The first break we surfed was Westport. Windy and cold, I convinced Erin to paddle out with me. The surf outside was pretty junky, but I was able to ride a [...]

Washington does not have the very best surfing along the west coast, and probably has the least amount of accessible coastline…but to me, I will always consider it to be the best surfing, anywhere. Before this trip, I was a recreational Phoenix surfer (which pretty much meant that I did not surf very often and [...]

The surfing in Oregon was… cold. I made it all the way to Coos Bay before finally breaking down and buying booties, hood, and webbed gloves. The water had gotten so cold, that I couldn’t stay out for more than an hour. After an hour I would be freezing and my hands would be so [...]

After getting booties, wearing two wet suits at a time, and still FREEZING when I am in the water I finally gave in and realized that my Arizona wet suits were just no match for the cold water and air temps of Northern California. Salty’s was the name of the local surf shop and I [...]

We did A LOT of surfing in California. We hit every break that looked good from Venice Beach to Crescent City. Out of all of these places, just a couple stood out to me as being my favorite. They might not be the best, but they were the most fun to me. The first is [...]

Santa Cruz had some great waves for surfing. The only down side is, everyone knew about them. No matter where we went, this is pretty much what the surfing looked like…I guess it helped us to practice our turning in order to avoid all the other surfers!

Ever since leaving the warmth of Southern California it has not been unusual to see me in my fleece and a hat while sitting on the beach. Not only has the weather been cooler but the water has gotten significantly colder! Each time I went into the water I was lasting probably less than thirty [...]