Tigard in action

I finally made it to Tigard Oregon’s new park. It’s rad. Quirky, but fun. It was a total zoo there because the weather was nice, but it was still a blast. A few BMX guys were getting bent out of shape by some perceived snaking, but it was really just a case of too many people and too much going on to keep tabs on everyone. If you bring a bag into the park, a city ordinance says the cops can search it. I’m not sure how the ACLU feels about that. So that weird double level coping setup that looks like it’s a big mistake is actually a lot of fun. You’re free to ignore the top layer if you want, but you also have the option of figuring out multiple lines that incorporate it. Lip tricks on the top layer look rad in combination with a roll in or lip trick on the lower layer. It’s set up in such a way that you don’t have to be Joe-pro skater to use that top layer, but if you are then more power to you. I didn’t get a lot (OK, any) shots in the wide open area. I was more interested in skating there my first day, so I made my photo opps as quick as possible. More after the jump.

Tigard Oregon pics from 10-21-07

Most popular phrase heard while at Tigard: “I’m going to Holly Farm.”

Second most popular phrase: “I just came from Holly Farm.”

Click to enlarge Steve Grover, the floating.. er, floater.

Carl Jorgensen ollies the gap off the back of the dinosaur onto the tight tranny wall. This was a bitch to shoot. Because I’m on the edge of the coping, I had to hold on to the dinosaur while leaning back, and the dinosaur would block my view of Carl’s approach, so it was hard to get the timing.

Alternate shot. See, that’s Michael from the Skateboard Archives. This would have the shot if he hadn’t been there, but I didn’t notice him until too late. However, I can’t get bent out of shape because I was actually snaking his photo opportunity. I was standing along side him earlier and caught Carl’s board with my jaw (still hurts!) once when he bailed. I decided to crawl into the gap to prevent that from happening and get out of Michael’s way.

Another alternate shot, trying to get more of the dinosaur in.

Clay

More Clay

Marek Litinsky, ollie from lower coping up to rock and roll slide on the upper hip.

Clay had a million variations here… Tail grab.

Andy

Bails and out of frame shots

Here’s a better composed but over exposed probable bail shot of Andy.

Carl looking like he’s going to bail. I couldn’t see from behind the lens though. He might have ridden out to some degree. In any case, it gives you an idea of how high up on the wall he was trying to land.

Tom Miller, SPS big wig and staff member for the next Mayor of Portland… I wasn’t paying attention when he came by, but I flung the camera up at the last second. I couldn’t get a repeat performance out of him.

Ben Wixon obscured by the last second movement of someone on the deck of the extension.

Steve Grover, about to lose it. Of course I didn’t get the one he made.

Sick of Carl yet?

No? OK, sick of Clay yet?