Washington State's Secret Surfing Waves
The lady looked rather perplexed and stated she had lived on this beach for 30 years and had never seen a surfer. Instantly a smile came over both of our faces as a fact we had already kind of assumed was reveled. We began to get a little antsy, just knowing that we were probably the first surfers to ever try to surf on her beach. We could see the swell probably more than a half mile out to sea. We could also see killer whales eating something. This didn't deter our enthusiasm for the waves that we were about to surf . We pretty much know that the killer whales weren't interested in us, especially if they were already eating seals and had plenty of them. We paddled out into the frigid water for at least 25 minutes before we reached the massive breaking waves.
Just outside of the break, the killer whales were having lunch. They looked at us but seemed disinterested. We started to paddle for the waves that seemed to break for 100s of yards. We caught wave after wave as we watched the whales have lunch. If you surfed near the top of the wave you could watch the killer whales devour the seals. I suppose we were a little apprehensive but like Jeffrey has always said. Every-time you enter the ocean you become part of the food chain. Very comforting wouldn't you say. So if you are ever up for the ultimate surfing challenge, try venturing up the Olympic Coast. Even if you do not find a perfect wave you can enjoy the stark beauty of the Pacific North West.
Published by Rik Rodriguez
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4 Comments
Post a Commentthis is ridiculous, trying to promote a already crowded resource... come out but keep your mouth shut. no need to promote surfing. lame and uncool
article is complete baloney.
Why do you have to diss the aloha? Are you Debbie Downer? They need to open up the coast and allow access, build a starbucks there too as well as a parking lot. I'm tired of trails and hiking. I don't mind competing for waves with others and think surfing is more fun when there are others around to surf with too. No littering....I agree with that.
your article is either radically under-researched or blatant fiction. plenty of surfers have frequented the coastal olympic peninsula as far back as the 60's. before that, surfers gathered at point grenville, which is now closed to the public due to tribal access issues. like grenville, the majority of the surf spots on the olympic peninsula rely on tribal or private land for access. a rapidly growing surf population over the last 2 decades has lead to increased pedestrian use (and sometimes abuse) of sensitive coastal trails, which has in turn created tension between land-owners and visitors and has lead to the loss of public coastal access at several quality surf spots. these lands need to be treated with the utmost delicacy and respect in order to ensure future generations have a chance to experience the beauty and majesty of the washington coast that we enjoy today.