Seen that? - Big Sur Bonanza #1: A Feast For Beasts of Sand Dollar

Filed in archive Best of on October 21, 2009

Big Sur Bonanza #1: A Feast For Beasts of Sand Dollar at The Outdoor Weblog

BIG SUR- it can be one of the most spirit lifting natural places that exist on this planet. The awesome wind and water power show conducted each day on the tall, yellow bluffs of Sand Dollar Beach Park is quite remarkable. Although usually a fantastic and fun spectacle to observe and carefully participate in, this power show has a sour and sobering effect when its true potency is witnessed. On [...] Read More


Big Sur Bonanza #2 at The Outdoor Weblog

I was feeling my oats a little bit that fateful morning. A recent string of sessions at OB had me pumped and overly confident. When we walked down to the bluffs to check it, we knew it was going to be big because all night you could hear the crashing. A crescendo like that was indicative of macking waves, and we were not going to be disappointed. Waves were coming [...] Read More


BIG SUR BONANZA #3 at The Outdoor Weblog

As far as I could see out to the horizon there were lined-up set waves. All those six to eight foot mush-burgers crumblers that were pushing us closer to the rocks were nothing but lull tasters. The real meat was much, much bigger, and I was about to find out just what I had gotten myself into. Putting my head down, I pressed my chest down hard on my board [...] Read More


Quads In The Sand at Under My Helmet

Earlier this year we took a trip to Gordon's Well. We brought Cz's gas quad with us, in the hopes he could get in some more practice in the sand. He hasn't ridden in sand too much on his own and we wanted to see how he'd progressed since the last trip in the sand. We got there early Friday afternoon and started setting up camp. We planned on having [...] Read More


Sand Storms at Under My Helmet

Sand storms are never fun. I've been in a few different types of situations during sand storms: Driving cars and motorcycles on the freeway, riding in the dunes, and sitting at the campsite. One thing which is consistent about them all, besides the sand and wind, is that they were all extremely unpleasant. Lack of visibility is always an issue with sand storms, especially on the freeway. Reducing your speed is [...] Read More