Surf’s up with the sun

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As the

sun rises Thursday, Bend resident William Ake, 41, stops to take a moment to watch the surf wave at the Bend Whitewater Park. With

recently attempting to learn how to surf the local wave, Ake decided that an early-morning session would be the best time to have the place to himself. “I am used to surfing in the ocean, but this wave is a totally different experience and hard to get used to,” Ake said as he paddled back to the shore after falling in.

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As the morning sun rises Thursday, Bend resident William Ake, 41, stops to take a moment to watch the surf wave at the Bend Whitewater Park. With just recently attempting to learn how to surf the local wave, Ake decided that an early-morning session would be the best time to have the place to himself. “I am used to surfing in the ocean, but this wave is a totally different experience and hard to get used to,” Ake said as he paddled back to the shore after falling in.