Last weekend, we took a little trip out to Lincoln City for Sleestock v3.0. Our trip to the coast was slightly delayed when Polar 3’s engine became hot as balls after a water hose failure. No worries though, Grover came to the rescue with his superior Vanagon repair skills; see GVK for some video footage.
When we arrived in Lincoln City, Sleestock was in full swing and folks seemed to be preoccupied with the recently added snakerun. Check out some of the action from Saturday and Sunday after the turn.
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From Brookings, we moved on to Port Orford and one of the coolest little parks on the coast. The main feature of this park is the big blue bowl with a clam shell and a great hip to boot. Zac, one of the locals, was shredding hard and showed us the line for grinding the lip of the clam; no kidding. MC and Shawn got to work immediately and both gave the park a big thumbs up. If you find yourself near Port Orford with your board, do yourself a favor and skate the park; it’s a good one. Once again, there’s a gallery of all the photos along with a few select photos after the turn. Next stop Reedsport.
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It’s First Thursday and The Life Gallery is featuring some drawings from PDX and beyond. Artists include: Ryan Bodiroga, Doug Boehm, Jesse Reno, Gabriel Shaffer and Eric Wixon. So grab a friend and head downtown for some culture; the fun starts at 7 PM. See the flyer for all the details after the turn. EPM Out!
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On Sunday, we packed our bags and headed for our first stop on the Oregon coast, Brookings. The route from Grants Pass to Brookings is a scenic one, including some Redwood action near Crescent City, CA, and it’s only about an hour and a half of travel time. The park was fairly empty save a soon-to-be-ticketed biker and a California crew on a road trip. Shawn and MC had no problem finding some lines and Shawn checked the bowl gap off of his skate to-do-list. Check out some sequences, a full-gallery and some select photos after the turn.
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Just for you, a list of bands from A-H on this week’s YouTube Tuesday. If you skated in the 80’s and 90’s, chances are you will recognize some of these songs and the bands that played them. See all the sights and sounds after the turn. So who would you have picked for your A-H list? Stay tuned next week as we continue with bands I-Q.
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It’s Monday again and that means it’s time for another Monday Cover. This week’s featured skater is Roseburg local, Stefan Faure. Stefan and the rest of the Roseburg crew shred hard true to their Southern Oregon skate roots. Check out the smooth crail above along with some loftier moves after the turn.
Congratulations Stefan!
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With Matt’s and Grants Pass in the bag and about eight more hours of daylight, we decided to hit-up skateparks in Ashland, Talent and Medford. Built at the turn of this century, these parks were fun to ride but are showing some wear. A large chunk of the current crop of Oregon skate talent got their start in these parks. Check out MC, Shawn, Kane, Gabe and Tyler as they sesh it up after the turn.
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On Saturday, we skated five different spots. The day started with another session at Matt’s bowl that included Troy, Shawn F., Larry, Tyler, Steev, Shawn R., MC and our host Matt. The weather was cooler but the skating was on fire. After lunch, we headed over to the Grants Pass skatepark for our second session of the day. Tyler, Steev and Larry kill this place. All the proof after the turn.
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It’s on! Grab your board and head to Lincoln City. Peace, love and shred with all your skate web favorites including Bobcat and Grover. Sunday is sure to be chaos as the Independent tour rolls into town as well. Madness just the way we like it. Check out some action from last year’s event: Sleestock 2007.
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We arrived at Matt’s early Friday afternoon and sessioned his recently finished backyard kidney topped off with Tedder’s finest. This bowl is fun and Matt kills it. After sweating for a couple of hours in the 90 degree plus heat, we headed for Jacksonville for an early evening session. Long story short, Jacksonville is super fun. Big walls, fast lines and a wide channel for the avid gap master. Check out all the action after turn.
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So we went on a little skate adventure this weekend that included spots in Southern Oregon and the Oregon coast. We kicked things off with a quick stop at the Roseburg skatepark. Locals, Stefan, Christian and Kevin were killing it along with MC and Shawn. See all the action after the turn.
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If you missed MC’s spot on KPTV this Sunday, no worries. You can watch it at your leisure at the following link:
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We took a little skate trip to Southern Oregon over the weekend. Skated Roseburg, Grants Pass, Jacksonville, Medford, Talent, Ashland, Brookings, Port Orford, Reedsport, Florence, Toledo, Lincoln City and the Weasel Bowl. We met a lot of great folks along the way. Thanks to everyone for the hospitality; it was a great way to start the Summer. Stay tuned for all the coverage.
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Summer is here and grey skies give way to blue. This week’s Monday Cover skater, Mike Swim, opts for a rapid fire nose picker in the big bowl at the soon-to-be-opened Gabriel Park. Keep your eyes peeled for Mike’s upcoming guest shape on Cold War Skateboards. See a larger pic after the turn.
Congratulations Mike!
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Newberg. Need we say more. Check out Dan, Randy, Nate, Dakota, Grover, Ryan and Marek on this week’s foto-friday on Sunday. Sorry for the delay. We’re on the road. Check out Antigravity Remote and Earth Patrol Twitter for remote updates on our travels.
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The folks at Airspeed are putting the final touches on Gabriel Park with some landscaping, painting, sealing of seams and a some terrain seasoning. It looks like the park will open sometime in July; no word yet with respect to a specific date. See what we mean by terrain seasoning after the turn. EPM out!
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