every october before halloween there's a huge swell. it never fails. it's always mid october. it's markedly larger than the last few months and it marks the oncoming of winter, when it gets too big to surf for weeks at a time.
similarly, toward thanksgiving, right around second elk hunting season, the waves get very good for a day or so. then it goes back to big and messy. you can almost count on it.
and it's bitter sweet to come out of the woods after a long couple of days looking for the elusive pacific northwest wilderbeast... cold. hungry. physically exhausted...and you pop out on the beach to see this...
even if you had a board and wetsuit...there's just no energy left. but it's so wonderful to look at.

i love this place. oregon.