The biggest bore tide of the summer roared into Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Here a kayaker awaits the bore tide to ride it. Bore tides can happen all over the ...

The bore tide in the Turnagain Arm attracts surfers and paddle boarders, especially when the tide swings are great, resulting in a bigger wave. The wave forms as water from the rising tide comes ...

Blair Conklin takes on a massive 30-foot king tide at Alaska’s Turnagain Arm tidal bore.

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Today we’re going surfing. Surfing is one of the few sports that most Alaskans haven’t tried. Our water is freezing, our beaches are rocky and there aren’t many places to catch good waves. None of ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska — Mother Nature put on a show near Anchorage, and it had nothing to do with Venus and the sun. The largest bore tide of the season arrived in Turnagain Arm on Tuesday evening, drawing ...

Spectacular bore tides have rolled through Turnagain Arm this week. Check out the first three minutes of this KTUU video for several views of the phenomena taken May 5, when the combination of a minus ...

(AP) GIRDWOOD, Alaska - Mother Nature put on a show near Anchorage, and it had nothing to do with Venus and the sun. The largest bore tide of the summer arrived in Turnagain Arm on Tuesday evening, ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska — The full moon and its alignment with the sun combined to send a short wall of water rushing back into a narrow Alaska inlet, creating the largest bore tide this year and an ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska – Mother Nature put on a show near Anchorage, and it had nothing to do with Venus and the sun. The largest bore tide of the summer arrived in Turnagain Arm on Tuesday evening, drawing ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — The full moon and its alignment with the sun combined to send a short wall of water rushing back into a narrow Alaska inlet, creating the largest bore tide this year and an ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska >> Mother Nature put on a show near Anchorage, and it had nothing to do with Venus and the sun. The largest bore tide of the summer arrived in Turnagain Arm on Tuesday evening, ...