Memorial Day weekend 5 of us got in a van and left Seattle for Lincoln City and even though it was supposed to rain we went anyway. The following is the third installment of what happened.
As the saying goes, variety is the spice of life. Not to say that Lincoln City doesn’t have variety because it most definitely does but, we decided that we should head down the coast a bit and the rain in the morning at Lincoln City made it seem like a good idea. So we headed south.
The first stop was Newport, Oregon and my take away from this park was that it was rough. So rough that chunks came out of my wheels. We did have fun there anyway because hey, it’s skating and skating is fun. Continue reading Lincoln City Trip Day 3→
Memorial Day weekend 5 of us got in a van and left Seattle for Lincoln City and even though it was supposed to rain we went anyway. The following is the first installment of what happened.
So Friday morning we packed up the van and after we all met up in Renton, Washington we hit the road. The ground was wet and the weather report bad and things weren’t looking too good. We drove through many rain squalls on the way to our first stop at the skatepark in Woodland, Washington. We stayed for about five minutes and it started to rain. Hard. We did, however, get a call from Erik who said it was drying up in Battleground, Washington and so that’s where we went next.
Last Sunday I had the opportunity to go to the Street League finals on it’s first stop in Seattle. It was a full day of activity. Mother’s Day, Street League and the Cinco De Margo fundraiser for the Marginal Way DIY skatepark happening all in the same day. I was torn about which event to go to so I did them both.
The Street League, for me, was a strange experience. My friend Mike got tickets for free and so Mike, Mikhel and I went to check it out. The Key Arena was about half full for the final day (they did a good job on TV making it look full) and all the trappings of one of the big ball sporting events were in full swing. Programs, overpriced t-shirts, posters, larger than life-sized cutouts of Rob Dyrdek to pose for a photo with, and lowest common denominator ad slogans like “Lighter shoes weigh less” were on display everywhere. Kids were being asked to guess which weighed more, a gallon of water or a shoe. Meatheads decked out in puffy Continue reading Street League vs. DIY Sunday→
