Scott arrived at Winterlake Lodge in southcentral Alaska in late March with three days to capture its essence — outdoor excursions, indoor relaxation, award-winning food and breathtaking scenery. In short, there was much to shoot and no time to waste. (more…)
Tag: winter
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Alaskan winter surf trip on a commercial fishing boat
Digging around in the archive here today I uncovered a fun little adventure from a few years back. I joined a group of surfing buddies on a winter surf trip aboard another friends commercial fishing boat here in Alaska. It was early April, plenty of darkness and snow still hanging around but we were all eager to get out and catch some waves. (more…)
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The psychology of surfing in Alaska
Why do you surf in Alaska?!
In my search for some better way of answering this question I came across a San Francisco State University study that seemed applicable. Surfing in Alaska is not cheap, easy, or normal, but we love it and without a doubt, it makes us happy. (more…)
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Aerial and air to air photoshoot for NY Times
Air to Air aerial photo of a Homer Air Cessna 206 bushplane over the Kenai Mountains. When traveling in the ‘lower 48’ states one thing that has always surprised me is how the roads just seem to stop at nothing. Driving through the national parks especially I can hardly believe the places you can go without stepping out of the car – thinking especially of Glacier National Park and Yosemite. Those roads etched into the cliffs winding up and down the mountains. Arguably there are some impressive feats of road building in Alaska too. But for me, I’ll always try and find a way to glide past the peaks in the air before I beat my subaru up on some potholed gravel road through the mountains.
A bushplane flying past the end of the road in Homer, Alaska. -
Surfing a winter blizzard in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Mike McCune surfing Alaska in a winter blizzard. Heavy freezing spray warnings come up in marine weather forecasts when the weatherman predicts the spray from waves will be freezing on boats at sea. Well, boats weren’t the only things encountering heavy freezing spray today on Cook Inlet in South central Alaska.
Mike McCune and Gart Curtis were surfing a heavy shore break near the village of Ninilchik in what the weatherman would certainly qualify as heavy freezing spray conditions. I haven’t edited the photos yet, but couldn’t wait to share this single shot of Mike surfing a vengeful looking wave with chunks of ice strewn across a frozen beach in the foreground. It looks like he’s really close to the beach. And that’s because he is, honestly my heart skipped a beat a few seconds afer this shot when the wave swallowed him as it crushed onto the steep ice covered incline of the beach.
Air temps were just below 10ºF. Winds were around 10-20mph and snow was blowing in all direction. More shots to come. In the meantime, if you want more, visit SurfAlaska.net for more alaska surfing photos.