Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
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Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
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Pipe to Pipe Version 2010: SKATE!

[imagebrowser id=85] With only one Bonfire Pipe to Pipe event this year, I had only one chance to defend my second place title from last year. But I was determined. I left the on-snow in a hurry to get down to the Windells Concrete Jungle and train. I had my stunts down. I threatened the appropriate judges. I was feeling good. And then... the unthinkable. A bunch of other girls showed up. Some of them could actually ollie. I saw my dreams of back-to-back silver-medal goodie bags drifting further and further away. The good news is this year there were enough girls we got our own jam session (not fighting…
Read More

Battling it Out

I might have been hungover today. Maybe. After the Dude Barn fiesta Nate and I decided it would be fun to get really drunk, so I did. Look for amazing photos featuring me, Kokane and popcorn coming soon to a social networking profile near you, but this post is about today. My sister arrived from Vermont yesterday with her friend Laura, who apparently skateboards. So I sucked up the headache and sour stomach to take them up to Battleground. We lagged and I missed out on the session with homies, mostly because as we were pulling into town Burgerville was seriously calling my name. Let me tell you, the strawberry…
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