Blue Skies park after lunch on another cloudy and cool day in the low 30s. Since I know it’s going to be really cold at night I’m trying to skate during the day. I was feeling better then yesterday. I went through the warm up rounds somewhat quick and settled into some new stuff. Was trying a line of front 50 up half the escalator ledge (above), b/s flip on the bank, crooks the low ledge, then hippy jump a flat bar. The front 50s started off good and I was going faster then I normally do, but the b/s flip was being tough (it’s a narrow bank making it harder for me). Somehow I eventually managed all 4 and the hippy jump was the first one I’ve done there. It was scary as that trick terrifies me for some reason. I was hyped on that. I tried to ollie onto the main ledge when I didn’t get the line. I got close, but no cigar. For a bit I tried front 180 off the ledge then fakie treflip on flat. Got close. Then I settled in to trying front shoves off the ledge. It’s hard because there isn’t much setup time and even for me I’m going slower then I want to be. About 20 minutes later I finally landed it. Whew! Two new tricks at the park in one day.

Around 9pm after helping India study for her math final a little, dishes, etc I went out to Rampy. I was really sore, but I didn’t care. I didn’t skate for too long, but did a few things I’d like to remember. Did a couple hurricanes. Did some fakie pivots where I went in to fakie without first pivoting on my front truck. Also did one of those f/s bean plants to tail. That trick is fun.

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