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Chris FlynnBore Tide Time Lapse (2005)

Turnagain Arm, Alaska: An unique phenomenon occurs twice-daily, where outbound water from the previous tide, along with the out-flow of many rivers and streams are met by the incoming tide, forming a dramatic wave, sometimes several feet in height. People have been known so surf this wave, and Beluga whales often follow the wave in, chasing Hooligan and Salmon on a dangerous round-trip. I am sure this is something many of you have never seen before. The camera was in place for 3 hours, and the time-lapse is 22 seconds long. While not the most dramatic example of the bore tide, it is interesting to note the scale of what you are seeing, and I hope you enjoy it.


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Producer: Chris Flynn
Production Company: GTV
Audio/Visual: silent, color
Language: silent
Keywords: GTV; Girdwood Television; Alaska; Turnagain Arm; Bore Tide; Time Lapse; Chris Flynn; Girdwood; Alaska; Bore Tide; Turnagain Arm; Chris Flynn
Contact Information: TheFlynn@GirdwoodTelevision.com www.GirdwoodTelevision.com 907-440-1006

Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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Reviewer: GirdwoodTelevision - - May 1, 2006
Subject: Glad you like it!
Wow, this is the most popular clip I've uploaded, yet.
I'm glad to hear from Rusty about the oolichan. I've often told the story of how the name was taken from the original. I've been making more time lapses, and will put 'em up soon.
~Flynn

Reviewer: shenanigans - - November 4, 2005
Subject: hooligan
Actually, he did mean hooligan, not oolichan. Here along the Turnagain arm theyÃÂre called hooligan. IÃÂve lived here 30 years and IÃÂve never heard anyone refer to them as oolichan except in explaining where the name hooligan stems from.

Btw, awesome time-lapse. :D

Reviewer: Arensky - - November 4, 2005
Subject: Really neat
Excellent time lapse. I love these things. They give a whole new outlook on the world around us.

Reviewer: Rustybadger - - November 4, 2005
Subject: surf's up!
Nice little time-lapse. I'm a sucker for those things, and this one is very well done. I think the author meant "Oolichan" instead of "Hooligan", though. Oolichan are small, greasy fish found in the Northwest; they are so rich in oils you can literally burn them like candles. The Natives have used these fish as a source of fat and energy since "time immemorial"; rendering them down to a thick butter-like grease, drying them, smoking them, and so on. Personally, I can't stand the taste - far too fishy. But the elders in my village swear by a spoonfull of the grease in a cup of tea every day. *grin*