Since moving to Boulder I've been hanging around the local skate park. I finally got up the guts to get my old board out of the closet and give it a go. I haven't skated since college, and only skated on half-pipes, and getting used to skating in a park was pretty crazy. I remember the first day I skated: it was a cold fall day and I was bundled up in my parka. I fakied back and forth in the small kiddie bowl to get the hang of it and took a few good bails. But i was hooked again!

I decided to try my hand at taking some pics at the park--there's lots of good skaters here--and quickly got amped to start taking pics of the locals I met every time I went to the park. Everyone I've met has been really cool and there's a good vibe at the park, a big difference from what I remember in college. Me and a buddy from work decided that we'd skate the early morning session on weekends, and I typically skate Saturday and Sunday around 7AM.

I was interested in finding other pics of skaters at this park on the net and was surprised to find that the boulderskatepark.com domain was available, so I quickly decided I'd register it and build a site to feature all the pictures I've been taking. I've still got lots of work to do but you can check it out at http://www.boulderskatepark.com. I plan to add comments, a blog, and perhaps a few other goodies. Most pressing: I need to get the site looking like something I'd be proud of!

Anyways, here's a picture of a local ripper at the Boulder Skate Park: