Monday, December 24, 2012

Surfers in Alaska ride waves for an astonishing five miles

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An older story, but a good one, I remember watching the bore tide when I lived in Alaska.  For most surfers, a really long ride might last about 20 seconds and cover 50-60 yards, so imagine the thrill experienced by a group of standup paddlers recently when they rode waves for a distance of nearly five miles -- amid the splendor of the pristine Alaskan wilderness.

Read more and watch the video By: Pete Thomas, GrindTV.com
Surfers in Alaska ride waves for an astonishing five miles

1 comment:

Karl said...

Amazing, I would love to watch this

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