A good barrier spot never gets old

This place has my vote for best new skatepark in Portland

A couple of still shots - isn't the delay on digital cameras SO annoying?

Miguel: ollie and bsts

Got some shots

Required arty shot for closer.

Harvest

We went out to Hood River last week in search of apples, kind of the best snack on earth.

After getting shut down at a couple places we finally found

 an orchard that would let us pick our own.

They had tons of cool old style tools. Above are some cider making presses,

below a scale- duh.

The real treat was all the crazy decor at this place.

The highlight being this sick arrangement

featuring a painting of Ray Charles.

 The woman running the orchard got super bummed on me

 for taking a photo of it. For the rest of our time picking

 she was known as the apple Nazi:

"NO FRUIT FOR YOOU!"

It turned out the woman was the artist.

 I thought maybe she was self conscious, but really

 she thought I was going to pass the work off as my own. She made 

sure to point out to us that the work was signed.

Meredith- soo excited! That girl belongs on a farm.

Our bounty. Oh yeah, pears as well as apples.

We stopped at the skatepark on the way back through Hood River just

long enough for me to eat crap rolling, then

 rode off into the sunset.

WA bro cam

Rendevous

Mikes new ride.

 

Met up with dudes at Bainbridge Island, some water cleanup and the sess was on.

 

Bainbridge has rad graffiti!

Next stop was a newish Grindline park in Port Angeles, WA. The park

 is a maze of 5ft to 10ft bowls all conected by do-able transfers,

 straight wall spines and curved spines. There were also some street

 obsticles along the edges. Here, Pool Boy frontrocks a 4ft wall with 2ft trannys.

Chris P crunchs the same wall

Next was Forks, WA; we camped there at a locals property. Bro time, making fire, tent city, morning bike rides to the nearest bathroom. The park was the best we hit, didn't get digi shots, but will post some video soon.

Bagby hot springs

We made it out to those hot springs yesterday, definitely awesome. 

The drive out should have been about one hour fifteen mintues, but we got lost... a couple times. Once at the trailhead there is a 1 1/2 mile hike to the hot springs.

Fourtunately, the hike out to the spot is an amaizing walk though beautiful old growth forest.

 

I say walk, because the trail is actually a well maintained level path.

The contrast between the walkway and its suroundings is drastic; there was not even a stick on the path, but the rest of the terain was covered with downed trees and lush ground cover.

Further along, you cross a couple of wood bridges.

In addition to hot springs, there are also some swimming spots along the trail.

This was our favorite nook. Big-footprint?

 

The hike is over as you come upon hot springs which are diverted into hollowed out branches acting as plumbing for the bathhouses.

In addition to the giant downed trees, the camp includes two bathhouses. One with private one tub rooms and the other with a row of tubs in one big room. We chose the private room on account of all the naked hippies. SCARY. There is also a large group tub back in the woods. VERY SCARY.

Rustic plumbing. The stick on the bottom left is the plug.

The last picture says it all. The drive had worn me out and the hike, while amaizing, was still a mile and a half. Laying back in the hot water and looking up at the tree canopy (the bathhouses are leen-tos) was so good. Did I mention the tubs are hollowed out trees?

Dudes '08

Hey guys, here is the stuff I got last week. Bro-cam did not come out enough, but Phil saved it.

Adam: Your boardslide was not on the cam. oops.

When it rains...

You end up skating ramps like this.

Standard portland size garage makes for micro action.