Western Washington Road Trip - Posted 7-13-07
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(Fade in theme music.)

Conahan: Welcome to "Conahan and Kilwag at the Skateparks." I'm Conahan.

Kilwag: And I'm Kilwag. This weeks show we featuring some of the skateparks of Washington, with our cast and crew of regulars. You know Mark, Oregon is known for it's world class skateparks, but some say Washington is coming on strong.

Conahan: I agree. That's why we decided to investigate. Let me give you some background.

Our skate buddy Shawn Fendick has the week around the Summer Solstice reserved for a skate trip for the rest of his life. ("Hey! I called it!" - Shawn). In 2005 we went to Klamath Falls and the Rivers Inn pool. In 2006 it was Idaho to skate the Kuna, Buhl, Hailey and Ketchum skateparks. This year we planned to travel to Montana in a motorhome but those plans fell apart. So we decided to visit the skateparks of our neighbor to the north, Washington state. A side note: This is the second year that we have missed the West Linn Park Slalom event because we were out of town on a skate trip.

Kilwag: Mmm.... Sounds fun Mark, but was it?

Conahan: Well, it was a lot of things, I laughed, I cried...

DAY ONE

Sean, Dan, Damien and Tim in one car and Team Math (Ryan and Kyle) in another left Thursday morning bound for Kent, Washington. They stopped at Battle Ground so the Corvallis guys could check out the amazing Grindline designed/Dreamland built behemoth. A manufacturer sponsored tour rolled into the park on motorcycles as they were leaving. Wow! a busy weekend for Northwest Skateboarding events.

Kilwag: I hear that team was Emerica. I also heard a rumor that they blew off riding at Klamath Falls because of the helmet restrictions. Maybe it was becasue of the kooks that supposedly run that park, but either way Emerica, way to take one for team and do it for the kids!

Conahan: That's horrible. Won't someone please think of the children?

Kilwag: I'm glad Shawn talked those Corvallis kooks out of stopping at Woodlawn. Nothing like going on a big road trip and not being able to skip the parks that are on your way out of town. I mean, who ever heard of a road trip to Portland?

Conahan: Yeah, I mean why not stop at Aumsville, Salem, Donald and West Linn on your way to Portland? The out-of-towners spent the afternoon at the new Kent Skatepark which was crowded. Highlights of the session were a near collision with a BMX bike and the junior fly-out show.

Kilwag: Alleged highlights you mean? It's hard to comment when we weren't there. I'd like to point out that we are going to be presenting way-too-many pictures in our reviews, so we'll highlight a few on each day but give you links to the whole nine yards. Which brings us to day two

Next Page - Day Two.

Western Washington Road Trip - Posted 7-13-07
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