Burnside locals

I've Been Slacking

2004-09-23T15:12:00.000-07:00

Sorry for being such a slacker lately. I will try and get some new pics up soon.

Aumsville 2004

2004-09-01T09:38:00.000-07:00

I had my first run-in with this site on a dial-up connection last week. It took forever to completly load this page, so I am changing the format a bit. I will only have a couple pictures showing and links to the rest. This way it won't take so long for the page to load. Just click the link to see the full-size photo.

I wasn't able to get to any of the Oregon Tri-fecta contests other than the Aumsville one. Aumsville is my favorite of the three, so it was fine with me. Unfortunatly, my camaras' batteries went dead right before the first pro runs. So I only have pics of the ladies and some of the grand masters. I found this page with some good photos of the Aumsville contest and a quick run-down of the day. Harvest Skateboards

ladies working the bowl
Jess carving
Heidi is focused
Blurry 50-50
Fakie rock in front of the judges
This local wasn't too into the contest
Backside D, I think
Carving the pocket
Bryce Kanights and Dave Duncan see the light
Working the spine
Soul riding, OK maybe not
Pat Ngoho, Dogtown legend, frontside grind
Huge backside air over the hip

Burnside Blowout 2004

2004-08-24T13:05:00.000-07:00

Alot of these pictures don't really show how crowded and crazy the skating was later on in the afternoon, but I think you can get the idea. Not long after we started to pack it up, a huge rain storm blew through and soaked the entire park. The skate gods were with us.

Crowd on the wall
The park
Jay Meer looking to drop the punk
Rocking the park
Rockers rule
Pullout to wall
Big wall ollie
The park part duex
The new fence
Party in the streets
Doubles?
Pullout to wall nosegrab
Waiting to drop
Spectators checking the scene
Turntable and skatepark
Overview of park
Handplant in the spine pocket
Heidi ready to drop
Frontside kick turn on big wall
Girls checking it out
360 flip on small plank board
^ Different skater same trick ^
Support Neil Heddings
Tex the dog
Rain ended the day
More rain

Finally More Random Photos

2004-08-13T09:06:00.000-07:00

I took some photos last weekend and I'm finally getting around to posting them. I got a few of Brent, a local ripper that skates effortlessly while throwing down.

Lein to tail on the punk wall
Hip to grind on spine
Big backside over hip
Crappy skulls on backside of punk wall
Lurkers in square bowl

Hillyard Skatepark - Spokane, WA

2004-08-13T08:42:00.000-07:00

Here are the Hillyard Skatepark photos I took a few weeks back. I tried to do a pano shot but it didn't lined up real good, but you get the idea.

Hillyard bowls
Hillyard backside snake run
Left bowl
Right bowl

Far Frum Walkin and Killin It

2004-07-19T09:46:00.000-07:00

I only took a couple of shots of actual skating this weekend. Most of the photos were of the guys killin' it in their wheelchairs.

Here's a sequence shot of Darwin doing a chair roll on the spine. I didn't get the last shot but he pulls these clean.

Hip to tail on spine
Big frontside air over hip
Darwin carving the bowl
Darwin over the little spine
Scott Horton carving the bowl
Darwin big carve

C'mon Give Me A Break

2004-07-09T11:51:00.000-07:00

O.K., I didn't take as many photos as I was planning to, but I did get a few. I've never really taken skating photos so it's all a learning process for me. They may get better. It's also really hard for me to sit around at the park and take pictures, I would rather be riding than lurking with a camara. I forgot the camara on Sunday and the session was pretty good too. I'll try and remember next time.

I am the worst when it comes to names so I'm just going to post photos without any captions.

When I showed up there were two cop cars sitting in front of the park. Some random pulled up, threw open his door, and just started hurling. The ambulance company that sits across the street from the park swung by to see what the problem was. After they checked on him they called the cops in to deal with it. The cops brought in Chiers, the local drunk tank, to take him away. It all had nothing to do with the park, but for some reason the park draws this kind of thing like a magnet.
Cop cars at the park
Cop cars again