NOTE: This is a long account of my “wildfire chase” of the Palisades Fire, which is now one of the costliest disasters in the country’s… [Read More]
December 28, 2023 Large Surf and Waves on San Nicolas Island
Video Clips: Rock Crusher 1 RC2 RC3 RC4 RC5 RC6 RC7 RC8 RC9 RC10 Video Clips from the North Side: North1 North2 A significant high… [Read More]
November 27, 2021 San Nicolas Island North Coast and Elephant Seals
On this date, I moseyed downhill (down Cardiac Hill!) to the rugged north-side coast of San Nicolas Island. Yes, the foxes were near my… [Read More]
January 19, 2021 Wind and Waves at Malibu
This day was all about the strong Santa Ana wind event through my area and vicinity. Hilltops were getting gusts of 60-70 mph…. [Read More]
March 24, 2019 San Nicolas Island north coast, flowers and waves and seals
The weather was perfect on this weekend day for a hike from Nicktown to the north coast of San Nicolas Island. The surf was… [Read More]
February 18, 2019 Large Waves at Rock Crusher, San Nicolas Island
A decent-sized northwesterly swell was impacting the western side of San Nicolas Island today, so Andy and I made the 10-minute drive from Nicktown… [Read More]
February 16, 2019 The North Coast of San Nicolas Island
This Saturday was bright and sunny, but cool and breezy. I hiked down to the north coast of the island with my camera and… [Read More]
January 9, 2019 San Nicolas Island Sunset Surf
Another decent-sized westerly surf event was impacting the island, but it was not as impressive as the previous one. These are from the Thousand… [Read More]