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 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (WABC) -- It's called a bore tide but it's far from boring for surf enthusiasts in and around Alaska's Turnagain Arm, just outside of Anchorage. The Turnagain Arm is a waterway in ...

(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 — 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 — 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 ...

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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 ...

The bore tide is a natural phenomenon that occurs in narrow channels when the leading edge of an incoming tide clashes with the flow of an outgoing tide, colliding and causing a wave. Bore tides can ...

The Alaskan Turnagain Arm bore tide is a picturesque wave in Alaska, set against a stunning, snowcapped backdrop. Kristofor Swanson posted a video to Facebook of a surfer riding the wave in October, ...

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 — 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 - 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 ...