Skateboarding has always been a key staple in my life. I started when I was a little kid and 25 years later I enjoy it more than ever. Mostly I like to ride pools and vert. The interior of British Columbia is the land of mountains, snowboarding and climbing, not skateboarding. Skating in BC, is like snowboarding in Manitoba or Kansas. After a week of climbing in the Sierra, I spent a week in the Bay area skating. I ended up at Santa Cruz, Portrero, Rooselvelt, Pacifica, and Lake Cunningham. The parks in California are a bit different than most places in the west. Most parks are closed in the morning and evening, are protected by fences, and have staff that look after them. They feel more private than public. The bonus is they are clean. The architecture is typically different as well. In California, the good parks have a classic pool often with tile, nice coping, and vert. I really like riding those. Figuring out a way to live cheap and dirt bag is challenging in the Bay area. There are few places to camp and clean up.
I like skating a variety of stuff and within an hour drive you can hit up pretty much anything you want. The steep streets of S.F. are great, the parks offer great pools, the locals are pretty cool. With only a week, I didn’t hit up any backyard pools, but from what I’m told it is going off right now due to vacancies from foreclosures. The Lake Cunningham park is my favorite. I ended up there most evening, because it has a bunch of pools that can keep a visitor busy for a long time. I was treated to a Wednesday night session, with a bunch of guys that rip, including Cab. For me that session, was the best I’ve had in sometime.
Heaven.
Hello. This full pipe is so much fun.
Endless lines.
Santa Cruz has a great park. It is one of my favorite places in the Bay area to hang out.
The Lake Cunningham Skull Bowl is one of my favorite pools ever.
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