Lukas Kaefer
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Story Behind the Shot: Less monstrous Tuesday
Christmas came early this year in New Jersey! Monstrous Monday was claimed as the biggest surfable day in NJ that anyone can remember, with local pro Rob Kelly saying it was, “The biggest, heaviest waves I’ve ever seen in New Jersey.” I happened to be out of town on Monstrous Monday, but based on the
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Story Behind the Shot: Cold rain, good surf
All I can say about this photo is massive thanks to intrepid photographer Steve Miller for standing out in the wind and rain to get the shot! It was a tricky session with light onshore winds and plenty of swell. There were lots of options but few that were makeable–this was one of many that
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Story Behind the Shot: The one that got away..
This was an especially cold and windy day surfing in NJ. Plenty of waves like this came through, but conditions were tricky and it was hard work. Friend and photographer Steve Miller shot photos for a while then got a few video clips—he captured this one of me on a wave that’s going to haunt
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Story Behind the Shot: Big barrels in NJ
This was easily one of the best days of surf I’ve ever had in New Jersey. But like most of the big swells we get here, things were still uncertain just the night before. What I mean is that our sandbars are used to weak windswell and struggle to hold larger, more powerful swells. There
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Finding solitude on a lake in the Adirondacks
At the end of the summer, I went camping with Caitlin on a beautiful, pristine lake deep in upstate New York. It’s one of the largest lakes in New York and there are campsites all around its shores. The thing is, the majority of these campsites are only accessible by boat. We would be crossing
Alternate Rush 