We spent a night in a little mountain town at the foot of Mount Baker. Glacier is home to some of the coolest mountain-folk I have ever known. Winter is coming and the town is a-buzz with talk of how gnarly the snow is supposed to be this year.
The Glacier Skatepark, known as the Coal Pad - because it's built on top of piles of coal, has been a growing project for several years. The closest skatepark to glacier is about an hour away and when there's no snow, there has to be a way to satisfy the itch to shred. The mountain-folk took it upon themselves to start pouring concrete in a secret place tucked away in the forest. The community put together enough money to pay for a shitton of concrete, and we were lucky enough to be around when they were pouring it. So many people showed up to shovel concrete!
There have been many diy skatepark projects - including Washington Street in San Diego, and most notably, Burnside in Portland - but I think this has the potential to be gnarlier than anything else. example: check this hip. dang.
Next stop: Seattle!!!
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