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charcoal tree
The trees are sticking up through the fog on the coast range like charcoal sketches on off-white cotton, barely illuminated in the pre-dawn glimmer. My car’s vibrating on...
Sherpas Cinema
Holy smokes. If this doesn't get your blood pumping, then I have no idea why you're on this site. I just ran across this teaser for the full-length film All. I. Can. The...
Battle of the Beards
Hopefully you’ve been rocking no-shave November, so you’ll be primed and ready for the first annual Battle of the Beards at the OSU Alumni Center Saturday, December...
Keith Novosel, Portland-based photographer, great guy, writer of the SE To NW roadtrip saga, and purveyor of chill surf style is throwing a double-feature surf-movie night in...
Todd Fischer Teaser
 If you've been following along on our Twitter feed or Facebook page, you've probably seen that we're working on a video and word feature on Olympic Peninsula surf artist and...
2011 Cape Kiwanda Longboard Classic
The Cape Kiwanda Longboard Classic is always a good time and this year it will be even better.
 I got the press release from the good folks (Stacey Maier) at Rogue and it's happening all over again. The Gathering surf contest 2011 edition is coming up September 10 and...
Teva Gnarkosi
I've been waiting for a water shoe that didn't look like a shapeless mesh sack or come with weird cinch straps and buckles, and Teva came through.
Otter Rock And Roll youth surf contest
When Lincoln City, Oregon local Ken Wilson isn’t busy stand up paddling the rivers and waves on the central Oregon coast, manning-up at Tackle Buster Reef, or road tripping...
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 If you're looking to get your Pro/Am surf contest on, then you should probably head over to the website for the Clean Water Classic.
Ross Island SUP Series
Gorge Performance is putting on the Ross Island SUP Series. It's a three-race series with race one next Saturday, May 7 and races two and three May 21 and June 4. There will be...
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We're all about the Surfrider Foundation, and this Thursday offers you the opportunity to connect with the Portland Surfrider Chapter.
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On Thursday the 14th a bunch of C.ORE Freeride Cormies--and innocent bystanders sucked into the maelstrom--threw down at the Red Bull Media House Who Is J.O.B? surf movie premier...
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And the snow keeps falling. April or not, Mt. Bachelor still has a lot of winter in store, but that doesn’t mean the spring party isn’t happening. It just means...
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 $10 dollars.   You can make a difference by joining the effort to help the thousands whose lives were swallowed up on March 11 in Japan. It’s been a few weeks, so...
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Like snow, surfing, and drinks?
Double feature time. Friday, March 4 (tomorrow), the Newport, Oregon Surfrider Chapter is showing:  and
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The Oregon legislature is debating Senate Bill 536, which would outlaw the use of plastic bags at retail store check-outs (read more from oregonlive.com).
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 Here's a little taste of Bend Winterfest 2011's skier rail jam. Once again Jim Sanco was kind enough to let us crosspost his vids. Big shout-out to Mt.