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The Golden West

California has been good to me over the years and there is no state more diverse. From the wet, dewy, Redwoods to the towering Sierras to the urban sprawl of Los Angeles, the Golden State has something for everybody. And luckily for me, I have dear friends near good waves adjacent to good tacos along all 840 miles of it. What more could a guy ask for?

Surfers: Dane Anderson, Josh Mulcoy, Noah Wegrich, Pete Devries, Dillon Perillo, Noah Cohen, Kolohe Andino, Punker Pat, Nick Anderberg and Mikey DeTemple.

Placement: Select images in this gallery have been used in print by Surfer and online by Surfline and Surfer.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing a layback turn with a dramatic rocky point behind them.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing a layback turn with a dramatic rocky point behind them.

A photo by Mark McInnis walking along a golden hill with the ocean in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis walking along a golden hill with the ocean in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a backlit surfer doing a grab rail air.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a backlit surfer doing a grab rail air.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a barreling wave.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a barreling wave.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing an air underneath the golden gate bridge.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing an air underneath the golden gate bridge.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer tucked into a barrel.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer tucked into a barrel.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer at silhouetted by the sunset.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer at silhouetted by the sunset.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer in a barrel, taken from the water.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer in a barrel, taken from the water.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a wedge barreling wave.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a wedge barreling wave.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer walking under a pier.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer walking under a pier.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing a open face slash.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing a open face slash.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer tucked into a barrel with a rocky backdrop.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer tucked into a barrel with a rocky backdrop.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer high in a barrel with some bushes in the foreground.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer high in a barrel with some bushes in the foreground.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a backlit surfer pulling into a barrel.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a backlit surfer pulling into a barrel.

A photo by Mark McInnis of someone longboarding with houses in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of someone longboarding with houses in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer grabbing rail on a backside barrel.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer grabbing rail on a backside barrel.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing an air in the golden light.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing an air in the golden light.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer longboarding with the sun behind them.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer longboarding with the sun behind them.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing an air, shot from the water.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing an air, shot from the water.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer walking along a beach looking at the waves.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer walking along a beach looking at the waves.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a golden lit surfer doing a turn.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a golden lit surfer doing a turn.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing a large air with rocks and trees in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing a large air with rocks and trees in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing a turn with a rocky cliff in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing a turn with a rocky cliff in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer paddling over and empty wave with a boat in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer paddling over and empty wave with a boat in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing an air on a messy wave.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing an air on a messy wave.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer in the barrel with a flat rock in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer in the barrel with a flat rock in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing an air with some houses and trees in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing an air with some houses and trees in the background.

A photo by Mark McInnis of rolling green hills and a barreling wave.

A photo by Mark McInnis of rolling green hills and a barreling wave.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer in a barrel, shot from the water.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer in a barrel, shot from the water.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing a backlit turn.

A photo by Mark McInnis of a surfer doing a backlit turn.