MC Road Trip with H.O.M.O.S.
June 20th, 2008 by Kilwag
Mark Conahan, Rich Burton, Shawn Reinert and a few others are road tripping down to San Jose as you read this. Mark is making progress reports via cellphone snaps on Antigrav Remote. UPDATE: “Too far, too hot.” Supposedly it hit 100° yesterday. MC and Rich are hitting the Oregon Coast parks instead. A couple other guys are still going to San Jose.
[Photo: California Skateparks]
June 22nd, 2008 at 10:54 am
damn I miss the bay area! I only need 1.58 more hours of vacation time and maybe some money. whens that new sf park poing to open?
June 22nd, 2008 at 2:43 pm
wow have fun down here guys, youre literally in my backyard!
June 22nd, 2008 at 8:33 pm
I heard rich and mc stopped by the burg(roseburg) on friday too bad I was working at the door factory. sorry we dont have any real vert there. we are still waiting on those winston and myrtle creek parks. anyway Im sorry I missed you guys. Im thinking of doing a cali trip sometime around august.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:05 am
Has anyone done that ten foot vertical drop in San Jose?
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:27 am
Fendick tells me we should have stuck to the original plan but I was happy to spend another day at Matt’s and I enjoyed finally skating the southern Oregon parks. Eight new parks for me so far this trip. Skated with plenty of rippers, Matt, Larry, Tyler, Steev, Tyler, Zach. Even got to skate the bowl with Troy and Shawn.
You can do that drop at Medford if you need a stunt. San Jose probably has everything we skated so far except the Brookings launch. We’ll get down there eventually - something to look forward to.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:32 am
kvon, stevie cab got up top of the drop but did not go thru with it. thats the closest anyones got so far. Im sure burnquist or way or some crazy ass will try it. Its very formidable in person!
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:53 am
Sessioned with part of the OR crew yesterday at SJ. Sorry to have missed you Mark. Temp was not as hot as Fri/Sat. Good to see old friends again. I believe they’re off to check out SV and SC today.
June 23rd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Larry, I had seen that on cab’s blog, the shots of him standing up there were crazy… the mega ramp crew may do it if it starts getting publicity, I hope some 13 year old pulls it off first! lol!
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Kvon, I am sure somebody like Morris Kyle or Bennet Hirada will do it before the mega ramp guys come, we have some ripping locals too, I am not one of them.
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:24 pm
The design taunts a drop in from the tip top and a death defying ollie into the transition to the right …. I would love to photograph something like that! How did they build this evil beast?
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:18 pm
sf park opens on the 28th for all those who care…
June 24th, 2008 at 1:05 am
WINDY ROAD UP THE HILL TO A VERTICAL-RAMP NEXT TO A TRAMPOLINE… CATS FROM HAY-WIRED ARE BUSTING. CAST FROM THE DRO IN THE MIX. VIVA SKATEBOARDING!!!
June 24th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Skatebroke, are you talking about the Portrero Hill park? June 28th?
June 24th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Before you go to Lake Cunningham, just make sure to check their site for the hours and when the bike sessions are. It’s a great park but the hours are lame because they don’t open until 11am on weekdays when it’s ridiculously hot. Often when you show up, there’s crap in the bowls to sweep out since most of the people who work there are useless.