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kottke.org
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Surfing Alaska’s Turnagain Arm (home to a twice-daily tidal bore wave) can be fun (10-foot waves you can ride for miles) but also dangerous: “You need a Plan B, a Plan C and a Plan D because no one is coming to rescue you.” [nytimes.com]

nytimes.comThe Allure and Peril of Riding an Alaskan Wave for Six MilesThe tidal bore that rockets up the Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage can carry a surfer for an hour; it can also kill. Now that the secret is out, how long will authorities allow surfers to catch the wave?

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One of the first days I was in Alaska, we get dinner at 10 pm and eat outside the restaurant. My body thinks it's 2 am, the sun looks like it's 4 pm. A beaver walks within 5 feet of me. Then people surf down the river we're next to. Nothing felt real. Alaska is great.