waikiki & sunrises.

The past few days have been a blast. Darren, Micheal, Travis, and myself have started making a habit to meet a certain time afterschool and go surfing. Nick hasn't been out because things have been super busy down at the refuge. It's awesome that we've gotten a crew together to push each other. Travis gave me a pair of his old boots, and it makes such a difference in the water. He's also been letting me ride his old 7'6" which is a ton of fun.
Today a storm rolled in around lunch time, and as predicted brought 30+mph winds. Thus, making the surf huuuuge. The normal Seaview beach approach was probably unsurfable with 15+ foot waves. However, when the winds and tides are just right, a cove called Waikiki becomes surfable. Because it's a cove, the waves push at a constant rate and most barrel perfectly. This is all what i've heard... After Michael got off work at the ranger office, he checked it out, and said the winds were too much and was washing Waikiki out. Darren and I decided to head down anyways to check it out. The winds were so strong it made walking hard, along with the sand blowing into our eyes. We snapped a few pictures and decided to take the day off and rest up because tomorrow is sussposed to be perfect.

If only the tide was a little higher and the winds more NW...


Cape Dissapointment lighthouse in the background.



Yesterday we had a new teachers meeting in the morning. I woke up a little early, and decided to be proactive and take some shots of what sunrise looks like in the morning. Today the Denford CNC Router came in. Should be fun playing with that thing once we get it all set up.

Various photos from the sunrise.