Only in Alaska - surfing the bore tide on Thanksgiving day

[Blue_In_AK]

Damn - I wish this was my photo. . The high temperature on Thanksgiving day was about 5 degrees.

[Earth_First]

1. A whole bunch of "nope" right there...

Fantastic photograph, however!

[uppityperson]

2. Oh brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Wonderful photo

[denbot]

3. You only get one shot at a tidal bore

But I imagine it would be a long ride.

[Scuba]

4. Cool.

[pink-o]

5. My friend Charlie works for Alaska Airlines in Yakutat

Mostly cuz he's a surfing nut. I've heard the most amazing stories from surfers who've indulged their passion in that area!

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Yes, I've heard that Yakutat has some nice waves,

plus it's not quite so cold down there (relatively speaking, of course). I said this pic was surfing the bore tide, but checking back with the Facebook post, the surfer said, no, it wasn't Turnagain Arm but "the end of the road," which I would assume is probably Seward, out where Resurrection Bay meets the Gulf of Alaska. There aren't usually breakers like this in Homer, the "other" end of the road.