Well, yesterday the waves were bad….and today, somehow worse. At least there are more waves on the way so I should have some good stuff up towards the end of the week.

Check out this sweet picture that Joel Feid took in New Hampshire today. I’m really missing it back there.

Here are a few pics from the B-day party I had at Clay’s. It was a super fun night and a lot of good friends showed up. There was even guest appearances from my mom and mr. matt “chia” pet! Best gift of the night was the $20 gift certificate to Taco Bell that Nick and Paige got for me. Most enjoyed of the night was the cake that my amazing GF Jenn made. I was so glad everybody made it.

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The great thing about fall here in CA is all the great weather and sunsets. Here are some pics I recently took. Enjoy!

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Of course now that I can’t surf for a bit due to my involuntary ear piercing my 5’9″ Misfit is ready. Rick Hamon shaped this one and it looks amazing! It’s 18.5″ wide x 2.31″ thick. I can’t wait to give it a go. Here are some pics.

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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