Locals are lovin Glenhaven

Pablo and I went back to the Glenhaven Skatepark today. Tried to get their early to avoid the corwds – but it filled up quick. 40 people there by the time we left. It’s been TOO long since I’ve been skating on a regular basis! Gotta get [...]

The Newest in New
Image poached from Skaters for Portland Skateparks
Pablo and I stopped by the brand new Glenhaven Skatepark this weekend. It was the day after opening day and about 100 people were at the park scoopin’ up some fresh lines.
Pretty sweet park with a large ’street’ area that looks pretty interesting. Lots of links, [...]

Pablito clued me in to the last issue of Thrasher – Killer shot of Reedsport on the cover and a great article about Oregon skateparks. Gotta find a back-issue! Until then here is a link to the text of the article.
FLORENCE
We pretty much stood around and laughed in wonder at how wild this skatepark [...]

Full Pipe Skeleton
Photo copyright Kilwag
Kilwag over at Skate and Annoy has posted a great set of Pier Point construction photos. Can you say ‘Huge freekin full pipe’? Check out the demolition session, too – as the old St John’s park was destroyed to make room for this new beauty.

Concrete Wind

WTF? A friend of mine, one of the waitresses where I work, got this pic in her e-mail the other night. It’s a friend of hers named Dana Miller, carving up some pretty deep concrete waves on some sort of Sailboard/Skateboard contraption. Totally nuts! I wanna see this in person. Would [...]