X-squid wrote:Dying here in the valley, choking on the air - no words for how effed up everything is... COVID, riots, now wildfires... election next and then maybe an asteroid.
Well there is that thing called the Cascadia Subduction Zone But I hear ya bruh, that smoke was literally a physical choke out as well as mental kick to the nuts. My kids did not leave the house for 8 days straight until we rented a place and fled to the coast. The valley sucks and well that was another harsh reality of the suckage.
I found the coast offered some relief from the smoke at some point. Had a really fun one mid week. Swell had an interesting SW angle and was making for nice wedgey lefts at an open beachie that were consistently crackable on my 5'11" SB. Fogless and high celling with occasional wafts of smoke. I guess a juxtaposition of mental health vs physical damage.
Once I realized how much better it was, rented a place right in front of a consistent beachbreak and got the family out of hell, note smoke was leaking into out 100 year old home even after I sealed just about every nook and cranny I could find. Made it over for the leftovers of the swell I surfed the day before. Appocolypto fog sesh with vis ranging from 10' to 15'. There was a fun running left, but tricky with the vis. Next few days were small, but glassy all day and that little south kept pulsing to make things fun for the family. Wife's been back in the water giving it a go again. Nice to get away now ready for some Dad waves. Common Fall!