I grew up on Vancouver Island. Of all the places I’ve been, it is the most beautiful. Of course, I never realized it until I left–there’s something about looking through the eyes of childhood that makes it impossible to appreciate the everyday. As an adult, though, when I go home, I am floored by what I grew up never noticing. Snow capped mountains crouch on the horizon, the ocean lying at their feet. Everything is wet and lush and green. Moss grows in the shade of massive trees reaching towards the sky, and the air smells fresh, like mud and new growth and dew. Clear streams move into even clearer rivers on their way to what is, to me at least, the perfect coastline for exploring. There is no where else in the world quite like it.
All of the Pacific Northwest is similar country, though. Cold water, big trees, clear air, and if you’re willing to look, amazing, empty waves. It makes a perfect setting for a film. Dan Norkunas, the cinematographer and director of the one you see above, headed out to capture it with Albee Layer, Kain Daly, Cam Richards, and Tyler Larronde. Along with Forest Dein, who operated the drone, they’ve put together a 7 minute clip that captures nearly everything good about surfing in the PNW.
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