skate journal: gypsum day 2 more fun then some edwards (may 29, 2024)
After a really fun night having some drinks and bowling with the bros we met up with Dave somewhat early at Gypsum park. Dave had the fresh leg / new park hype and was immediately tearing it up. Impossible to remember all what he did, but luckily there are clips to help tell the story. Kickflips over the hip, a million grinds on/into/over the bank to curb, pivot to rock the big qp, front board the bank to bar, grind over the rainbow, etc. Neil got in on the grind over the rainbow bar too and lined it out with manuals. Also got a couple flatground tricks and almost a wallie on the light pole. I initially thought I wouldn’t be able to skate I was so sore, but forced myself to keep trying. Had a fun warm up of noseslide the bump to ledge, kickflip to fakie the mellow bank, switch nose jib, noseslide to fakie the low ledge. Then I started hucking bs 270 flip over a mellow hip after f/s ollies the hip. I kind of got one, it felt rad regardless. Cass had more kickflips and back 50s on the pyramid. I had a fun line of fakie flip the mellow bank, grind the side of the a-frame, kickflip to fakie the bank, switch front nose the ledge. Then I tried kf to fakie with switch nose shove and couldn’t get the shove. Thanks for filming that Neil. Rob got going at some point and had some nice crooks, back 50s, front tails on the bank to curb. Cass had some front tails and 50s on it too. I took to long to do a halfcab flip on the mellow bank. Man I know so much more went down, but it’s been a few days and I’m exhausted from so much skating and fun with friends.
After some tacos we went to Edwards park. I’m not sure the last time I was there, but it’s before I started my journal in 2008 so it’s a really long time! My body was toast, I didn’t think anything would happen. But Dave back 180’d up the euro right away and Rob was on the ledge and back 180’ing off right away. Neil would get that too. I couldn’t ollie onto the ledge with my sore legs. Rob would go on to nose manual it! Dave was 50’ing around the rounded part and did no comply shove out. Rob got up the euro. I got front 180 up the euro, switch front nose the ledge, fakie flip on flat. The dudes chilled while I tried a line that took way too long. Halfcab noseslide the concrete barrier ledge by the bowl up top then kickflip up the euro. I was bummed on how badly I struggled with halfcab noseslides, but man the line felt good when I did finally get it.
(setup 6/10 8.25 null spanbauer dead spots, jessup ultragrip, slace 8.25, 52mm spitfire 99a tablets, new balance numeric 440v2 black/gum size 11.5 currex runpro insoles)
(pain level 7/10 so tough to get the body working)