Posted on 01/20/2018 1:40:51 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
I haven't posted any "Hiking California" threads in a while. I joined a couple of local MeetUp hiking groups and these folks move at a good clip, so not much time for photography. But it's great fun getting out with others with similar interests and very motivational.
When I went to bed on Thursday (Jan 18, 2018), the local news said that there were 55 to 60 foot waves at Mavericks north of Half Moon Bay (this is not far south of San Francisco). So, when I woke yesterday morning and saw we had a glorious morning, I decided I had to head to the coast and see the waves and weather myself (it is great being retired and being able to do these things on the spur of the moment!)
All photos taken with my Olympus OM-D E-M1 with my recently acquired (used) Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO Lens. These are the first shots I've taken with this lens and it was a joy to use. I shot single-exposure RAW photos and post-processed in Aurora HDR 2018.
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Yes, but days and places like this make it all worthwhile. Here in Mo terry, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo Counties, it’s ‘chokes and ‘sprouts (Brussels, that is).
Not much bof a hike, but you can’t beat the view. Any Farallons.
LOL...Mo Terry = Monterrey. Gotta love autocorrect.
“sent this to my Humboldt surfing son.”
I grew up around Prick. Does your son ever surf up There? A lot do.
Great pictures! Thank you for sharing!
What a shame such a beautiful state was overrun with illegals and liberals.
Orick! Damn autocorrect. LOL
Yep, spent many an hour lounging away out there during my mini retirement in the mid-naughts. Absolutely beautiful shoreline.
Fantastic!
Beautiful pics !
I believe it was Mavericks where tow-in by jet ski was first initiated. Could have been elsewhere, but it is now the norm for monster waves. I also believe that Laird Hamilton (big wave living legend) was the first to try it or some guys at Mavericks. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Probably the biggest reason I remain in Silicon Valley.
I think that you are correct.
This was further south at Carmel. Originally, the helicopters were there to just take videos and photos. As noted the waves were so high, the copters took the surfers out and dropped them between waves with their boards.
I remember that era, but the surfers still had problems dropping into those monsters even on their big guns, as used to be called. I was a surfer as far back as the early 60's with a 8'11 Bing around Redondo, Hermosa, and Manhatten beaches of the southbay of LA. Do you remember Dewey Webber and Jacobs boards?
I started again while Navy and surfed Ocean and Pacific beaches in San Diego. I was a better snow skier and never got into the radical cutbacks and such, but did tear up the slopes at Bear Mountain.
Gorgeous shots..Bravo
Yeah. I ate there two weeks ago.
Don’t remember the name of the place, like it matters, since there are only a few but, deeeee...lish!!!
Of course they couldn't. Mavericks big days require jet ski tow-in around the sets. Smaller days are possible, but extremely difficult to get past the breakers.
Wine much?
those of us who live here knew what you meant.
Dang.
Now, I want to eat at Portabello, in Carmel, tonight...
We used to sleep in the caves below Hobie’s pink shaping shop!!
No kidding!? You know he died last year?
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