Unofficial Skatepark Tour

Fun little spot on a hot summer day in sunny southern California.
The last spot after riding 4 or 5 skate parks and one other backyard pool.

This photo was from The Unofficial Sk8park Tour we did back in the summer of 2009 here in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County areas. We had a blast checking out all the new skateboard parks at the time and generally getting baked in the hot summer sun all for the sake of fun. We came across a couple backyard pools, a steep rectangle at a vacant house and a right hand kidney at someone’s home that had carve-able shallow stairs. In the end we hit more than 25 parks over a series of weeks, often riding 3-5 a day. It was a challenge to document even with 3 or 4 photographers because it was more about having fun and skating as opposed to shooting pictures.

Plans for the Unofficial Sk8park Tour 2012 are being kicked around since there are new skate parks to be ridden.  More than a few.  Looking forward to another skateboarding adventure!  Stay tuned.

Images courtesy of Aaron Melendrez Photography and Jeremy Wray

California pools just got full…

Rain is somewhat here giving this dirty skate state the good ole wash down it rightfully needs.  That means all the empty pools up and down the state just got rinsed at least mildly.  Just enough to break out the buckets and put in some work.  The pools need it, get all that dirt off the surface and sticky again.  No slip grip is what you want and now you got it.  Nothing like a clean plaster surface for skateboarding.  Plaster and urethane go well together as creative partners and even better once you eliminate debris from the equation.  Enjoy the day and get ready to put in some work.  The quicker the better.  Don’t get lazy, evaporation is slow in winter and water discolors relatively quickly if anything is in it like leaves or trash.

Another storm should be here in the next couple days so however much water is in each pool will likely double as the next storm should be similar.  Have fun out there and water the fruit trees next to the pool so at least you will have fruit.  That’s about it, help the fruit to ripen and you’ll get to eat.

To happy grinds, wet skate shoes and soggy socks!

-tb

Miller time!

One of the best pool skateboarders on the planet, Chris Miller skates with speed, power, and style that is unrivaled. A true legend and a righteous dude, Chris Miller continues to inspire and push the limits of pool skateboarding.
Lofty Frontside ollie off the hip and into the shallow...
its Miller time! Thank you Jeff Samaripa for the photo.

Image courtesy of FSA-poolskateboarding.com copyright 2012