Skateboarding and more ….
Get along skate doggies, this skate wagon is heading east in search of concrete pastures. Yep, just like last year’s Tumbleweed tour, we’re on a skate mission that includes stops in Irrigon, Echo, Hermiston, Pendleton, Walla Walla and more. Keep tabs on our adventures via the Earth Patrol Instagram feed. Check out a few pics from last year’s trip after the turn.
EPM “round-up or bust” Out!
Committed to civic duty with a penchant for skateboarding, a title well deserved by this week’s Monday Cover skater, Steve Grover. The 4th annual Pier Park cleanup went down this weekend and Steve, along with Jack and Frances, came out to help. Their reward? A job well done and the opportunity to skate a great skatepark. Check out more pics of Steve showing the park some love after the turn.
Congratulations Steve!
April has finally arrived and along with it, hopefully, more seasonable weather. March was a wet one and Burnside was one of the few places where you could find a bit of dry terrain. We snapped a few pics during a Sunday brunch session at the park last weekend. Check out some wet weather refugees on this week’s Foto-Friday after the turn. EPM “shamwow” Out!
We headed down to Burnside this morning for a pre-turkey feast session with the Grover clan. What a great way to start the day. Jack and Francis sure enjoyed themselves. Check out brother and sister having fun at the park after the turn. EPM “thankful” Out!
The current Burnside Bridge opened to traffic in 1926. Jump ahead to current times, and this 84 year-old bridge provides refuge to the now 20 year-old Burnside Skatepark. Each year, on Halloween, skaters don costumes and flock to the skatepark to celebrate in this magical symbiotic skate environment. Check out a few pics from this year’s celebration under the bridge after the turn along with a few bonus videos from BK and GVK.
A few weeks back, we took a little road trip out to eastern Oregon and Washington for some end-of-summer skate action. Rolling in the friendly confines of the GVK mobile, we hit Hood River, Irrigon, Echo, Pendleton, Milton-Freewater and Walla Walla on our weekend adventure. Check out a few snaps of our journey after the turn on this week’s foto-friday. EPM “experimenting with new technology” Out!
The time is right for doin’ it, a great rock-n-roll at Windells. Grover took the opportunity to do just that on one of the newly poured features at the ever expanding Windells Camp skate complex. Billy, Jamie, Pete and the crew are busy creating even more fun flowing terrain before the weather turns. Check out a few more pics of yesterday’s midday adventure up at the mountain after the turn. EPM “never mind the bollocks” Out!
Come on out and support Portland’s newest favorite skate spot near a railroad track. It’s the Brooklyn Street Skate Spot Project and you are invited to come on out today and support the cause. Get all the details on the flier after the turn along with a few more pics of Team Grover getting a taste. EPM “skate spots are the new monkey bars” Out!
Here they are Grover and Kilwag, Cold War Skateboards founders and the Paul Masson’s of boutique skateboard companies; “they will sell no skateboard before its time.” Come along with us as we venture into their skate cellar and take a peek at their skateboard aging techniques. EPM “remember swirl, look, sniff, taste and spit” Out!
The day is just beginning and the sparklers are already blazing at the Grover residence. Hopefully, the skateboards with roman candle tail pipes will make an appearance later in the day. Happy 4th of July to all the pyromaniacs out there. Check out bigger sparkler pics after the turn.
