A prismatic tapestry sprays from the windswept waterscape at Steamer Lane this week. (Shmuel Thaler - Santa Cruz Sentinel) A surfer glides ahead of a backlit wave at Steamer Lane this week while ...

The last light of day illuminates a surfer as he flies out of a large wave this week when powerful west swells rolled into Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz and elsewhere along the Santa Cruz County ...

Steamer Lane is maybe a little too irresistible, because it is now one of the most crowded surf spots in California. At any given hour, there is probably a wider range of people surfing Steamer ...