1st Mammoth trip of the season...

When the Summer months bring flat to small waves, I hit the trails.  Mammoth is one place I like to go as many times as possible.  An opportunity presented itself for me to get in a day or two up there...so I took it!

 Here is a shot of Aaron, Greg, Jeff and myself.

 It's really hard to get the perspective of how high up you really are...

 On the way up to one of the trails you go right over a Glacier run-off lake.  The color of the water is amazing.  It's pretty awesome to see up close...

I'll post the video of the 'wall ride' in the next post!

Summer fun!!!

Earlier this month PBSC held their surf contest.  I didnt compete in my age group, but was there supporting everyone.  I was asked to take part in the Dog/Cat heat.  These pictures tell more then words...but the video is even better!!! 

Mike Myers and I were on the same team...not sure where he went for this shot.

 

Apparently, I was a little rough of Nico in the heat. 

Haha...Still pulled out the win!

what can I say...my wife likes to photo bomb!

Sucess at Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz

What an adventure!!

WindanSea took the overall team win for the 3rd year in a row!  Congrats to all the finalists and contestents.

The clean waves held up for most of the weekend and the weather was warm and sunny.  The church was nice enough to let the clubs camp on their property again...lets hope for an invite back next year.  If not, Brighton State Beach...here we come! :) 

Here are some shots Dawn Moore took over the weekend.

 At the Artichoke getting some grub.

Woo WOO...the team cheering people on!!

 

 WindanSea Wins!!!

I'll post more pictures soon...

Stay tuned for details of the upcoming movie night at Birds Surf Shed...featuring Big Wednesday!

Tavarua tease.....

I couldnt post pics from Australia without including some from Tavarua.

This amazing shot of the moonrise I took on the second week...the weather cleared up a bit, YEA!

 

 

This is a shot of Nomotu from just to the left of the restraunt/pool area.

 

Getting ready to catch a boat...this is the view you would see as you walk to the boat launch.

 

We were lucky to say in the Treehouse the first week, when Erin was there.  This is our self-portrait at the bottom of the stairs.

 More photos and videos to come...but hey! I have a contest this weekend, I can only do so much!!  Santa Cruz, here we come!

Pictures from OZ...

Now that things have settled down a bit, I can get some pictures up of my trip to Australia this Spring.  Wait...who am I kidding!?! I have a contest this weekend, things have not slowed down a bit! 

Here is a panoramic view of the contest...

When I first arrived, I had the chance to see some pro's shredding at Snaper Rock.  Here's my upclose with Clarissa and Alana. 

These girls can surf!!! Not a bad life, right?

I saw this Koala and had to get a photo of it for Erin...she'd have killed me if I didnt.

 

More Wildlife...hey lizard, lizard!

 

 

I'll post more pics soon...until then...I have a contest up in Santa Cruz!! WOO WOO Steamer Lane, here we come!

 

Pre Log Jam session at Malibu

Tavarua, Fiji...

We were blessed with great weather and surf for the first few days...then the tropical depression hit and the waves were blown out. On the second week, the conditions cleared up a bit for some pretty good sessions. We actually had geckos keep us company in the bure's. Here is a shot we got of one of our regulars. Tavarua is by far one of the most beautiful places on the planet! I cannot wait to go back... Coming up...Kava Ceremony, Island tour and of course surfing shots!