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Mon. April 24, 2006, 08:53pm PDT
Photos ~ Snowboarding on asphalt
I joined Steve (of the Fergusons) after work and dinner tonight to get some snowboarding practice in. The catch was that we had to brave the concrete slopes to get that practice. Steve recently bought a snowboard trainer from Freebord to keep himself learning in the off season. Before that he got his hands on a cheap long board that he's since handed down to me. There's a pretty smooth decently sloped parking lot a few blocks from his house that we practiced in tonight and it was just enough to help us break a sweat and play with our balance. My biggest woe on the snow is speed so it helps to feel the wind through my hair knowing there's rough asphalt below me. If I can get over the speed thing on this I should have no problem once next years snowy season hits. Anyway, thanks so much for the long board Steve and here's to avoiding skinned knees and butt bones!
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4/25/2006 @ 7:26am
You guys look like a gang of rough skateboarders... And how can you feel the "wind through your hair"? You're wearing a safety helmet, silly!
by Mandy
4/25/2006 @ 7:28am
My beard hair! Hehe.
It was pretty cool, actually, because I was able to start in a nearby parking lot (behind me in pic 4), transition through the alley without running into that white garage, and into the parking lot we started at. Steve dared me so I tried it. I got up some decent speed on that one.
by KevinFreitas
4/25/2006 @ 7:40am
Kevin,
We are some bad dudes! I'm surprised the neighbors didn't call the authorities because of all the commotion going on. But come next year watch out slopes. By the way you look completly natural on a board. (P.S. Angela wanted me to say she LOVES your HARD CORE garden gloves)
by Steve
4/25/2006 @ 8:19am
We are bad, aren't we? Too bad those photos reveal my early tendency toward putting my weight on my back foot. I got better as the night went on though!
You looked pretty awesome on that Freebord though! We'll have to keep this up.
by KevinFreitas