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Walker

April 5, 2017 chris bickford

We lost another one this year. 

Native Nags Header and longtime Rodanthe stalwart Walter Walker Pruden passed away in his second home in Eleuthera, Bahamas, in late March. As his longtime friend Richard Byrd said to me, “He made his last stand in a place he loved.” 

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GRRRRROMS!

August 31, 2016 chris bickford

Stefan Turko, Charging the Pier

In my next life, I'm coming back as a grom. No doubt about it. 

Any surfer will tell you, the best way to get good at surfing is to start as a grom. Surfing is a sport that takes a lifetime to master, and if you don't start early, you don't stand much of a chance.

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The Nine Lives of Jesse Hines

May 18, 2016 chris bickford

 For those who live and surf on the Outer Banks, Jesse Hines needs little introduction. He’s a hometown hero who’s traveled the world, surfing exotic breaks in Alaska, Norway, Iceland, and other frigid locales. He’s been featured on the covers of multiple international surf magazines...And he's got the best fro-yo shop in town...

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RASCOE

April 5, 2016 chris bickford

If Rascoe Hunt didn’t exist, we would have had to invent him. The Outer Banks just wouldn’t be the same otherwise...

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Behind the Shot: Morning, Nags Head

March 31, 2016 chris bickford

Anyone who knows me well knows that I am not an early riser by nature. But if the forecast calls for surf, or just the possibility of interesting light, I'll drag myself out of whatever stage of slumber I'm in, and be on the beach at dawn, camera at the ready...

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The Rise and Fall of the Gov'ner's Surf Club

January 27, 2016 chris bickford

A few weeks ago I sat down with Jim Bunch. Jim was one of the first people to introduce surfing to the Outer Banks, and here he tells the story of the first surf club in Kitty Hawk.   Many thanks to Keith Newsome for facilitating the meeting. 

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Profile: Dana Quinn

December 22, 2015 chris bickford

Every crew in every surf town in every state and country has a guy like Dana.  A guy that just plain loves to surf.  A guy who totally shreds but doesn't give a rat's ass for making the big-time.  A guy who will paddle out no matter how big or how cold or how messy it is, not because it's in his contract, but because it's in his blood....

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The Two-Second Tube Ride

December 3, 2015 chris bickford
Prepare to get cycloned...

Prepare to get cycloned...

It's a point of fact, and a point of pride:  surfers who grow up riding the beachbreaks of the mid-Atlantic coast can tube-ride with the best of them, all around the world.  Why?  Read on...

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Portrait: Quentin Turko

November 23, 2015 chris bickford

Have you seen this guy?  If you frequent the surf breaks in Kill Devil Hills or Kitty Hawk, chances are you've caught a glimpse of him waxing up his board out the back of his black Cherokee, making a beeline for the beach, or shredding whatever the ocean is serving up on any given day with the local heavies.  

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Sweet November

November 17, 2015 chris bickford

Winter is coming, and soon surfing around these parts will be an activity only for the strong of heart.  Everybody knows to make hay while the sun shines, and for the last two weeks, there's been a lot of haymaking...

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Body Language

November 9, 2015 chris bickford

Life is a dance, as my mama says; and those who live it well move with a certain grace: an undefinable, often even unnoticed, way of being-in-the-world that separates the charismatic among us from the rest of the great human herd. 

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Portrait: Daniel Pullen

November 8, 2015 chris bickford

Buxton's photographer laureate Daniel Pullen is a busy man.  Apart from running a highly successful photography business with his wife Kate, Pullen is the go-to surf photographer for all things Hatteras.  His photos have appeared in just about every major surfing publication and media outlet, and some of the most iconic images of the Outer Banks bear his signature...

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WHAT BECOMES A LEGEND...

October 26, 2015 chris bickford

...is no more than a wee tale that tells you something beyond the bare facts about a people and a place.  Legends are truth, fiction, poetry, symbolism, and personality all rolled up into stories that don't necessarily follow normal plot-lines. 

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Apr 5, 2017
Walker
Apr 5, 2017

We lost another one this year. 

Native Nags Header and longtime Rodanthe stalwart Walter Walker Pruden passed away in his second home in Eleuthera, Bahamas, in late March. As his longtime friend Richard Byrd said to me, “He made his last stand in a place he loved.” 

Apr 5, 2017
Aug 31, 2016
GRRRRROMS!
Aug 31, 2016

In my next life, I'm coming back as a grom. No doubt about it. 

Any surfer will tell you, the best way to get good at surfing is to start as a grom. Surfing is a sport that takes a lifetime to master, and if you don't start early, you don't stand much of a chance.

Aug 31, 2016
The Nine Lives of Jesse Hines
May 18, 2016
The Nine Lives of Jesse Hines
May 18, 2016

 For those who live and surf on the Outer Banks, Jesse Hines needs little introduction. He’s a hometown hero who’s traveled the world, surfing exotic breaks in Alaska, Norway, Iceland, and other frigid locales. He’s been featured on the covers of multiple international surf magazines...And he's got the best fro-yo shop in town...

May 18, 2016
Apr 5, 2016
RASCOE
Apr 5, 2016

If Rascoe Hunt didn’t exist, we would have had to invent him. The Outer Banks just wouldn’t be the same otherwise...

Apr 5, 2016
Mar 31, 2016
Behind the Shot: Morning, Nags Head
Mar 31, 2016

Anyone who knows me well knows that I am not an early riser by nature. But if the forecast calls for surf, or just the possibility of interesting light, I'll drag myself out of whatever stage of slumber I'm in, and be on the beach at dawn, camera at the ready...

Mar 31, 2016
Jan 27, 2016
The Rise and Fall of the Gov'ner's Surf Club
Jan 27, 2016

A few weeks ago I sat down with Jim Bunch. Jim was one of the first people to introduce surfing to the Outer Banks, and here he tells the story of the first surf club in Kitty Hawk.   Many thanks to Keith Newsome for facilitating the meeting. 

Jan 27, 2016
Dec 22, 2015
Profile: Dana Quinn
Dec 22, 2015

Every crew in every surf town in every state and country has a guy like Dana.  A guy that just plain loves to surf.  A guy who totally shreds but doesn't give a rat's ass for making the big-time.  A guy who will paddle out no matter how big or how cold or how messy it is, not because it's in his contract, but because it's in his blood....

Dec 22, 2015
Dec 3, 2015
The Two-Second Tube Ride
Dec 3, 2015

It's a point of fact, and a point of pride:  surfers who grow up riding the beachbreaks of the mid-Atlantic coast can tube-ride with the best of them, all around the world.  Why?  Read on...

Dec 3, 2015
Nov 23, 2015
Portrait: Quentin Turko
Nov 23, 2015

Have you seen this guy?  If you frequent the surf breaks in Kill Devil Hills or Kitty Hawk, chances are you've caught a glimpse of him waxing up his board out the back of his black Cherokee, making a beeline for the beach, or shredding whatever the ocean is serving up on any given day with the local heavies.  

Nov 23, 2015
Nov 17, 2015
Sweet November
Nov 17, 2015

Winter is coming, and soon surfing around these parts will be an activity only for the strong of heart.  Everybody knows to make hay while the sun shines, and for the last two weeks, there's been a lot of haymaking...

Nov 17, 2015

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