Wy don’t we cover (fill in your favorite geographic locale) because we aren’t there. But if you are, we’d love to hear from you, as in the case with Davie Freeman who is in Okinawa, Japan. Mr Freeman sent some pics and a short write up. Enjoy.

BJ Morrill sent in this photo by Matt “Cookie” Jenkins. What is this , a Lowcard advert? What’s his deal? We were out in Oregon a couple months ago and here is a random pic from the Donald park. It was really hot out that day and we consumed lots of beer. Fair enough. Click to enlarge. He didn’t even mention that he’s riding for a company out of Wisconsin called Black Tooth skateboards. I had to look it up. I love the Midwest. I hate the Midwest. I love Wisconsin. Hey BJ, how’s that new Dreamland park in Lake Delton? Where do I know this guy from? I had to look it up on my own site.

Is it in Beaverton or Tualitin Hills? Is it a “novice” park or what? Who cares? The new Grindline built concrete addition to the skatepark at the Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex is indeed open for skating.

Hey every one my friend Andy was in town for the Dew A.S.T. tour, and yours truly got a media pass. I saw him Friday afternoon at practice he told me he and Chris Miller were going to skate Pier Park. It was nice to see that place properly ridden. Those guys were also very nice. Not like your normal skater with something to prove. Anyhow I hope you like the footage, backlight setting mishaps and all. It was a great session. Maybe you will get the next one. – Skate Off Grover. P.S. The door is obviously easy to go over as you can see. I did not see Miller bail it ever. True Dat.

This week’s Shot of the Week is Greg Baller at a bowl in Halifax, Nova Scotia as shot by Steve Hayes, AKA “Shayes.” Said Greg, We paint the park regularly because the graffiti is awful here! Right now it is beige/brown, and with a few throw pillows would be quite tasteful. What about some shag carpeting? Check it out.

The new Grindline built novice park at the Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex is open for skating. Too bad it was raining today. Reports are that it is small but fun. There’s that word again. Oh no, I just blew out the skatepark. Thanks Rick MacDonald for the phone cam shot.

This is am image of a SpohnCrete precast waterfall from a Flickr post. It addresses one of the concerns found in the “cons” section of prefab concrete from companies such as Spohn Ranch, who have actually sent me a bunch of imagery and correspondence as a rebuttal to previous criticisms that I need to get to formatting. This is not an endorsement, rather a presentation of information to do with as you please. You can read what they have to say on the waterfall and other features on Flickr.

Going off right now right here You’ll have to register but it doesn’t take long. I couldn’t get the low bandwidth version to go but the bigger one worked. Thanks to Troy Sliter for the heads up.

Gee, I hope they get it finished in time. Continuing yesterday’s aerial photo obsession, here’s a shot of tomorrow’s Oregon Trifecta stop, the Tigard skatepark, under construction as seen by Google Maps. When this was taken, Gabriel Park was just a dot on the horizon. The satellite flybys must be scheduled more frequently over big cities, because Lincoln City is still at phase one.

After spending most of the session at Northbrook, Neil asked if I wanted to check out Chicagoland’s oldest concrete skatepark located near by in Deerfield, Illinois. He said it was janky, but they used to call it home before Northbrook existed. I’ve never been one to pass up some jank and/or history for a quick photo or two.