Urban Skate Project Crew Goes North (Just to Skate Though)

left to right - Joe, Angel, Kasper, Ralph, Alex (USP) and Lucas & Corona the Dawg (Skate FE)
left to right – Joe, Angel, Kasper, Ralph, Alex (USP) and Lucas & Corona the Dawg (Skate FE)

Some of the Urban Skate Project Crew took a break from building DIY spots in the Los Angeles area and headed north to the Bay Area to try out a couple of the DIY spots they have up there (and ended up at Skate FE in Visalia in the end). Can’t be all work, right? With a truck packed with beer, boards and liquor “Balls” (something like 20% in a little ball size plastic bottle) with skateboarding as the destination – we headed north.  The pictures tell the story.

Let Skateboarding take you places….

Words + photos:  Kasper
Video: Ralph Pedroza

 

Alex Vasquez - Tail Block -First stop: Lower Bobs
Alex Vasquez – Tail Block -First stop: Lower Bobs
Joe - Texas Plant in Oakland -Lower Bobs
Joe – Texas Plant in Oakland -Lower Bobs
Angel Torres - Switch D - Lower Bobs
Angel Torres – Switch D – Lower Bobs
Alex likes to ride his board backwards
Alex likes to ride his board backwards
Angel Torres - Wheel Tap on the Wall to Fakie -Flower Shop DIY
Angel Torres – Wheel Tap on the Wall to Fakie -Flower Shop DIY
Met Chris "Rat Face" Jatoft in the sesh and he brought good energy and this Feeble to Fakie
Met Chris “Rat Face” Jatoft in the sesh and he brought good energy and this Feeble to Fakie
PINK TACO DIY is a hidden treasure -
PINK TACO DIY is a hidden treasure –
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Alex Vasquez – Front D -Hit PINK TACO DIY last before we headed south again. View is killer!
Angel Nose Blunting the rough terrain
Angel Nose Blunting the rough terrain
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As we rolled up to Skate FE, Young Aaron was shoveling cement. He deserved a shirt.
Aaron carving around after helping out with the shovel
Aaron carving around after helping out with the shovel
Alex living that Thug Life -Back Smith
Alex living that Thug Life -Back Smith
Ethan Ford - Feeble Around the Corner - You build at Skate FE you get a hat. Ethan earned it.
Ethan Ford – Feeble Around the Corner – You build at Skate FE you get a hat. Ethan earned it.
They call this "Golden Hour". Everything looks amazing at this time and so does this  frontside ollie.
They call this “Golden Hour”. Everything looks amazing at this time and so does this frontside ollie.

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