MAJOR TRIP

a trip to big sur via the redwoods, california coast and san francisco.

it proved to be amazing. 

NEVER AGAIN

i doubt i will be able to ever say this again. today i made coffee for lee ranaldo and poured some ice tea for kim gordan. this is a moment that if you told 12 year old niles was in his future he would have died.

SKATEABLE COAST

i went on a trip down the coast with some friends and hit the following skateparks along the way:

astoria

seaside

cannon beach 

waldport

lincoln city

bay city

toledo

florence

newport

 

then headed inland and went to bethel in eugene, or. finished it off with gabriel park in portland. three nights of camping. first time camping on the sands of the beach. woke up to misty rain and sand fleas. i saw some cutty kids at almost every park and had the best time. this summer is already amazing me. 

MOM

today i get a call from my mom telling me that our conversation on her recent trip out here has led her to decide to retire!

congratulations mom! time to do some stuff for yourself. you've worked hard for too long! 

LIFE OUTSIDE

within a week...

mt. st. helens

eagle creek

there will be more of this kind of thing as the summer progresses.

in the planning stages, a trip to big sur via hwy 101 and hwy 1. camping along the way.

ST HELENS

mount saint helens erupted on march 20, 1980. i saw it closely for the first time via a spontaneous plan concocted with friends at a late breakfast outing. today it looked like this at the base.

HUGH HOLLAND

look at this kid. he does not give a fuck! upon a search for skateboarding photos from a time before i was even born i ran across photos like the one above by hugh holland. more than looking through a new issue of thrasher, transworld, slap or any other skateboarding magazine today, these photos get me excited about skateboarding; the carelessness of long hair, bare feet and no shirt. the epitome of youth. and the beautiful backdrop of sunny southern california. few things seem more carefree. now i am hungry to while away the days this summer skating with friends and soaking in the sun.