Have you ever spent a day when you're not all there?  Friday afternoon, I wandered around Ocean Beach
with a hangover of massive proportions.  I was definitely not all there.  I bumped into 3 guys from the hostel,
who I'd met the night before.  It was Geo, Ric & this crazy Brazilian backpacker named Rafael Gilliam.

"They too had left there minds somewhere at the bottom of an empty bottle of bourbon the night before." They invited me to join them out on the rocks, although the words "on the rocks" made my stomach turn - their invitation sounded quite interesting.  After passing a lot of sand carvings, we squeezed through this narrow passageway which led to "The Cliff".   Geo D. Oliver of Alaska performs: The Cliff Jump Photo By: Duncan Shouler of England

LostBoyBlue Duncan Shouler Rafael Gilliam

Now whether it was something to do with my state of mind, I don't know, but "The Cliff" was talking to me.  "Think you
can make it?  Think you've got what it takes?  Well, do ya, Punk?".  As tempting as it was, I felt safer with my feet firmly
on the ground.  Besides, someone had to take the photograph - seeing these so-called photographers ran out of film.
No, I didn't jump.  Neither did Ric or Rafael.  However, Geo had other ideas... -Duncan Shouler, UK

Sand Carvings

The Passage

The Flood

Other Side

2nd Thoughts

The Jump

Written By: Duncan Shouler, England  |  Photographs By: Duncan Shouler, Ric Higgins & GEOhype, Alaska