Lowers Pro: Opening Rounds

Southwest swell delivers at the high-performance playground

By SURFER

| posted on May 03, 2012

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jaxwax
May 3, 2012 5:22 pm

great looking water. waves just right. all my memories are working knowing what Lowers feels like. where are all of my old buds ? everyone cant be retired. where is my family? i guess they are still too young!

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