It's not so unusual to get weather like this. Several times a year, at least, the wind blows straight down the full "fetch" of Lake Michigan, traveling 400 miles over near-frictionless water, and piling up the waves down here at the south end. Pounding the concrete seawall, pealing the asphalt off the bike bath, and hurling it up toward Lake Shore Drive.
What is unusual is to find that sweet spot, where the weather is bad enough to toss the water into 10-to-12 foot breakers, but not so bad that you can't get yourself out there to document it.
I tell you, I've never seen this: hitting the hook-shaped pier at North Avenue ...
... and spilling over the top of it!
If it weren't for the lake, I definitely would not live here. I hope those Olympic judges were watching. City of champions.
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