Stopped at dog park after work. There was actually clouds! It was still in the lower 90s, but the clouds made it feel great. There was a crew of about 8 teenagers. It was good to see some youth out skating, even if they did film everything they did. I had put Slappy Low Profile trucks on. They were better than the Indys. That’s not saying much though. I had a random warm up line of boardslide the concrete things, ding the jersey barrier, come back and then front shove. Not sure I got the line. Did another line of air out of the tiny qp, crooks the wood ledge (my crooks were feeling so good and I did like 15 in a row) then b/s flip. But I could not get b/s flip to save my life. Strike 1 against the Slappys. Other stuff was kinda whatevs. Tricks I came close to that I would have been very happy with: halfcab heel noseslide, nollie tre, f/s halfcab heel, kickflip 50. I did a couple switch crook jibs on the lurb. I left tired and mostly happy.

(setup 4/10 8.25 slappy low profile 52mm vans half cab waffle cup size 12 b/w fp gamechanger insoles)
(pain level 4/10)

Went to campus after a very hot day. It was still in the 90s even as it got dark. I had nothing, my legs felt very heavy. I had changed to 8.25 with Indy Titaniums and made the bushings stiff. Didn’t like them at all. Did a couple noseslides on the fitness center ledge that were garbage. Went to the little area on the main road and did such a garbage line. Ollie onto the ledge, fall off, ghost pop ollie to fakie on the bank, switch 180 off the curb cut, nollie back 180 the micro hip. All tricks done with skillful awfulness. Went home after that.

(setup 3/10 8.25 indy ti 52mm vans half cab wafflecup b/w size 12 with fp gamechanger insoles)
(pain level 6/10)

Another very hot day. It was now or never to go skate so I went to dog park to meet several wonderful people. Fun times were had even though I didn’t skate well. But I suppose that is better than Jack who got smoked twice breaking his toe unfortunately. He had done an amazing line of nosegrind the bump to down rail then back 180 fakie manny 180 out before kicking his foot into the Z bar. Such a bummer. When Jack is in pain, you know it’s bad. I had flashes of motivation, but was unable to flip my board at all and it killed me. Actually I couldn’t really ollie at all either. Doh. I had some fun noseslides and crooks, that’s about it. Well at the end I had fun messing around with Ladd and Jason on the little wallie cone thing. Ladd killed it. Watching Jason skate is amazing. He can really flip that board like it’s nothing. Kickflip front 50, kickflip onto the cone, so much control. Dan’s switch front board shove was a banger. I like all of his casual manuals too. Lots of other good peeps there. Preston is a certified shredder and did switch back tail and every boardslide transfer imaginable.

(setup 1/10 8.25 null abstract 43, pepper g5, venture v-cast 5.6 flat top washer, 52mm bones x99 v1, vans half cab wafflecup b/w size 12 gamechanger insoles)
(pain level 5/10)

Another hot CO summer day. Met Bratcher and Jesse at Broomfield in the morning. Skating started alright. Everyone kind of bothered by the heat. Jesse had some back 50s and an amazing fakie heel out of the bank. Bratcher is getting back in the groove after a toe problem. He looked good though. 50s, switch boardslides, kickflips. I got a few of the ultra basic flippers, but no treflips. Skated okay until it came time to really pop and it bothered me a lot. Definitely got pretty upset. Jack joined us at the end and learned back 180 fakie manual fakie front shove out because he is amazing like that.

(setup 3/10 8.25 null abstract 43, pepper g5, venture v-cast 5.6 flat top washer, 52mm bones x99 v1, vans half cab wafflecup b/w size 12 gamechanger insoles)
(pain level 4/10)

After work on a hot day I met Jack at Willville where it’s nice and shady. We hugged and then skated. I really struggled, didn’t land squat and hated my attempt at mixing T2 baseplates with hollow thunder hangers. I literally landed nothing. Jack had some good nollie front heels. He did back 180 fakie manual revert around into the bank. Close to fakie shove to switch manual. Then we went and enjoyed some good food and drinks.

(setup 0/10 8.3 thunder t2 baseplate with t1 hanger and old 52mm spits – vans half cab wafflecup b/w size 12 gamechanger insoles)
(pain level 5/10)

Was sore and had gone for my first run in months. Why did I go skate? I guess just to get even more depressed about my skateboarding. In 30 minutes I went 0-20 on halfcab flips and the only flip tricks I landed was kickflip and one very bad fakie flip.

(setup 1/10 8.25 venture 5.6 v-hollow blah vans waffle cup)
(pain level 6/10)

On a very hot early evening I went to dog park to meet Nolan and others. Chatted with Riley for a while. Brian, Donnie, Nolan’s brother skated. I did very little, just basics. I was so tired. At the park I mostly just filmed Nolan after some basic cruising. It was fun watching him rip.

(setup 8.25 venture 5.6)
(pain level 7/10)

On a half day after I scraped a car parking we hit campus. Neil, Rob, Gordon, Cass and I. We started at the shaded hallway. I didn’t really do anything. Some ollies were had, some 180s. Not sure a single flipper went down.

Next was the fitness center low to “high” ledge. Some 50s were had, some slides. Nothing too crazy. Rob’s back 50 were great. Neil is the king of grinding a perfect front 50, but not landing it. He was doing some cool lines to it. Gordon and Cass had long front 50s. I had a couple weak ones.

Next up was Baker Baker and to my surprise there were no cars. Neil may have done a cab off the curb then halfcab noseslide. Gordon and Cass had first try solid front 50s. Rob manuals, noseslides, and I think halfcab noseslides, no comply manual. I had a manual or two and some noseslides, messed around with some other stuff. I think Neil did nose manual too.

Then to the ledge spot with the ride on grind. Rob had more noseslides and frontside ride on grind, backside down it. Neil with a little grind on the fence base that was funny when he bailed, noseslide shove, front shove. Cass maybe a front nose. And that was it for the trip. Fun times fellas!

(setup 1/10 8.5/14.25 null purple archway, pepper g5, ace af1 hollow 55, old spitfire f4 99a classic 52mm pink, vans half cab wafflecup b/w size 12 fp gamechanger insoles)
(pain level 6/10)

After a much needed day off of skating we rolled up to the mountains. First stop was a breezy and sunny Idaho Springs. Was a pretty fun session. Neil was able to tap into the fire and get going. He had wallies, manuals, noseslides, one foots, crooks, boardslides. This is the Neil we know and love. Rob was shredding too. Manuals, back 50s, ollies. Cass was boardsliding the bigger rails, some frontside. I was the last man standing, for quite some time. I was happy with some crooks (even if a younger dude came and did them 10 feet further), one incredibly slow front 50, quick up noseslide, kickflip on the steeper bank that was bad then a kickflip to fakie on the mellower one.

Then we drove up to an almost empty Breck park (that would fill in a little shortly after we arrived). The road leg soreness had settled in and it took a long time to feel good. Cass was on front noses pretty much immediately and would get close to bigspin out. Rob had the sick back 50s onto the bank then lined them out with boardslides, maybe noseslide too. Neil with great one foots on/over/down the hip, front 50 into the bank like Rob, I think kickflip the hip. I skated like 2 hours longer than anyone. I wish I had a lot to say, but it basically took me that long to land anything so that’s why. I just keep hucking until the stars finally align. I did beat Cass to crooks on the ditch to ledge, had some fun noseslides to fakie on it. Took a long time to get a fun line of front 50 the weird noping tight qp, ollie the hip (couldn’t get kickflip) then noseslide to fakie. Almost got a similar line with kickflip on the bank and crooks after. Spent a long time trying back 50 on the upper deck of the miniramp, but it was an ultra fun ride away with the roll in. Hucked a little. Got close to noseslide the bump to snowboard jump. Ended making myself do 10 qp tricks on the little section. Last trick was dumb, but fun – rock to feeble (but not in one motion like good people do it).

(setup 7/10 8.5/14.25 null purple archway, pepper g5, ace af1 hollow 55, old spitfire f4 99a classic 52mm pink, vans half cab wafflecup b/w size 12 fp gamechanger insoles)
(pain level 6/10)

On a hot morning Joe, Rob, Neil and I went to Boulder park. We had the park mostly to ourselves with the exception of some brief others. Rob had some speed carves and good bump to boardslides. Neil had no comply 180s, switch boards, almost manuals on the triangle pad. I skated alright initially until losing my mind trying the bump to front 50. Managed to throw my board over the net into the field. Rob was kind and got it for me while I had gone to fill up my water bottle. Joe was the champ. Front 50 the hubba, front 50 across and down, halfcab flip the bank. Then we went up to Ned, had some good pizza and enjoyed the hike at Caribou.

(setup 2/10 8.25 null abstract 43, pepper g5, venture v-cast 5.6 flat top washer, 52mm bones x99 v1, vans kyle walker b/w size 12 gamechanger insoles)
(pain level 6/10)