Arctic Alaska

Extreme Stand-up Paddle Board Surfing A Summer Boretide Up Turnagain Arm Near Girdwood, Southcentral, Alaska.

Landing in a 1944 Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft on Red Shirt Lake, Southcentral Alaska, radio comms with pilot Burke Mees. By Lauren di Scipio

A moderate bore tide makes it way up Turnagain Arm in southeast Alaska. These rare, seductive, dangerous tides occur twice a day, churning up Cook Inlet from the ocean sometimes creating a wave over 6-feet high. Hearty Alaskans surf it year-round, avoiding icebergs! However, beware...do not get caught on the mud flats as many people and dogs have lost their lives trapped in the fast-rising, freezing water.