I started out the day by going for a surf on my new 5’6″ Rusty hustler and wearing a brand new E-Bomb pro. Unfortunately three waves in my board landed an ear piercing shot to my temple and I had to go in.
At least I got to watch football with Jenn, Jesse and Steph. I also watched a great sunset from my moms house.
Great day!

I’ve been wanting to get back east so bad. I really hope there is another good storm system/wave generator before the water gets icy! Anyway, here is a video of the last storm that sent waves to the NE. The video was done by Ryan Denning. If you want to see more of his videos head to:

www.alpine-live.com

For those of you who are not familiar with “red tide” here is what wikipedia had to say about them:

Red tide is a common name for a phenomenon also known as an algal bloom (large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms), an event in which estuarine, marine, or fresh water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column and results in discoloration of the surface water. It is usually found in coastal areas.^[1]

These algae, known as phytoplankton, are single-celled protists, plant-like organisms that can form dense, visible patches near the water’s surface. Certain species of phytoplankton, usually dinoflagellatesor diatoms, contain photosynthetic pigments that vary in color from green to brown to red.

When the algae are present in high concentrations, the water appears to be discolored or murky, varying in color from purple to almost pink, normally being red or green. Not all algal blooms are dense enough to cause water discoloration, and not all discolored waters associated with algal blooms are red. Additionally, red tides are not typically associated with tidal movement of water, hence the preference among scientists to use the term algal bloom.

The cool part about it is that at night you can see the blue phosphorescence that is released when the organisms are crushed by the breaking waves. Here are some really cool photos that Ingrid Dietrich took of the red tide here in La Jolla last week along with a photo of what the red tide normally looks like in the daytime.

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Here are some sunset pics I took last night after work. The changing weather offered up some great colors. Enjoy!

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I got to go to the Chargers game yesterday. Of course it was awesome! We got there pretty darn early and started tailgating. Here’s a few pics from the day.

I got up before the sun today and helped judge the Menehune contest at La Jolla Shores. It was an amazing sunrise and the kids were having a great time. The waves were small but clean and glassy almost all day. Here’s some pics!

It was a great day here today. Lots of sunshine and an amazing sunset. Here’s some pics I took.

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This is what happens when you watch Lost Atlas too many times and have nowhere near the talent of those guys haha. Here is some of the damage I inflicted to my 5’6″ Dozer. Two trips to ding repair in a week, yikes!

Well like Ryan McGill of Summer Sessions said…the stickers were “in the mail”!! I slapped them on the new board along with putting the black lines on my fin boxes and here’s what it looks like now.

The institute was fun again. I also got to shred with mr. Derek Dunfee again. He wasted no time sticking some airs for all the guys watching. If you guys have the new Transworld video see if you can spot his wipeout that they included in the video.
I crushed my dozer again trying some shuv-its. I’m already beating that poor thing pretty bad. Two trips to repair in a week, yikes.
I also got the new Summer Sessions stickers in the mail today and I’m not gonna lie they’re HOT!!
Here’s a couple pics from today.