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Well, been a while again. After a year or so of barely using my DSLR, sold it and got the new GoPro Hero3+. Small, easy to use and I can definitely throw it in while fishing, surfing, skiing, boating, etc. in Alaska and don’t have to worry about ruining it. Tested it out last weekend and was surprised at the image quality while shooting stills. Had an amazing weekend surfing on the the North Gulf Coast enjoying good weather and some unusual summer swell.

Right before Thanksgiving we decided to have a go at some late season surfing and deer hunting on the southern end of Prince William Sound in Alaska. We ended up scoring beautiful blue skies, but the high pressure system in place came with some nasty (and cold) north winds. All the waves were blown out, but we managed to still get some deer hunting and fishing in. Overall the trip was a success because our freezers are now packed with fresh venison, halibut and lingcod for the winter. As for the surfing… just have to score next time!

The snow has been painfully slow getting here this year. As of right now, I am only looking at a few inches of snow out my window. I went skiing once and it was a bit skinny. That said, I have been keeping busy and getting shape continuing to learn how to surf. Such an easy trip from Anchorage down to Seward and then out to the break. Suprisingly the past three trips have been sunny which is absolutely unheard of in South-Central Alaska. All of our surfing has been from a boat, so I don’t have many photos from the shore, however, here are a few from before and after the many surf sessions this fall. Probably not the best place to perfect my surfing, but probably one of the more scenic spots to surf in the world.

After a long week at work, a much needed reprieve came in the form of a last minute surf trip to Seward, AK to take advantage of a good swell and sun. What an amazing surf trip in the middle of October in Alaska. As a bonus, the northern lights were out and rocking the whole drive home.
If you ever find yourself wanting to go surfing in Alaska contact Scott Liska. He has a great setup and his pricing is probably some of lowest for boat charters anywhere. Anyhow, check out some of the photos from the day.

I know that is a strong statement and I’ve seen quite a few weird things up here in Alaska, however, Whittier is a weird little town. We had some time to kill on a stormy afternoon and we decided to head down to Whittier, AK to check it out. The winds were cooking down Turnagain Arm at about 75 knots and then the rain started. The weirdness begins when you get to a tunnel that goes 2.5 miles through a mountain before you arrive in Whittier. The tunnel is a single lane and it is shared between outgoing and incoming traffic along with the train. The town of Whittier has just under 200 residents and a majority live in the same building – a 12 story condominium that was once a military housing complex. On the other end of town sits the Buckner Building which is a cold war era Army building which is now abandoned. It was a very creepy place. All said, I can’t wait to go back when the weather is nice (if it ever clears up) and go skiing in the mountains or out on the waters of Prince William Sound.