Mt.
Baker, Washington
Death sucks
and Life rules, Washington’s cool and this is why: Mt.
Baker, Damage Inc. Snowboards, Little ‘B’, Cubs, Jeff
Fulton, Tony Welch, Bas, Zoe, The Slant Skate/Snowboard shop,
Jamie Lynn, Boone, Chris Fulton and Mel, Tex, Chris Albrect,
Scott Smiley, Ranquet, Loeb, Dan Penzotti, Shitty James Klinedinst,
Mark Friesen, Tory Bland, Schmidt’s, clean air, Ellie,
and “The Tree” which protects us... read
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Brazil:
Punk Rock and Skateboarding
Before going
to Brazil, I was not doing a very good job of enjoying the life
I had. I was stressing out over things that didn’t matter,
school, work, etc. It was bad news. This trip and the people
I met on my way reminded me of what is good and what is worth
believing in. read
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East
Coast Exposed
Let’s
face it: the East Coast has a shitty reputation for snowboarding.
For years, I’ve been told how the snow is ice, the pipes
have merciless blue walls, the trees are tight and the hills
are flat. So when it came time to plan Heckler’s trips
for this here Travel Issue, why the hell did I pick the East
Coast? Because I’m smart, that’s why. read
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Skating
Through Spain
You
have to understand that in Spain, people move at a slower pace
than in the US, and that includes the skaters. We had been trying
to make it to the skatepark for three or four hours but it just
wasn’t happening. In Spain, nobody is in a hurry to do
anything. Spaniards live a laid back lifestyle that is relaxed
and totally different from the hectic pace of the USA. We finally
left the bar with Luis and 15 skaters following him like he’s
the Pied Piper of the Madrid skate scene, which isn’t too
far from the truth. read
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Nashville:
Solo in the South
That this
could never happen in large city is as obvious as the fact that
only in the southern US could there be fast food chain restaurants
that specialize in catfish and barbecue. If you are from the
south, then this must all seem painfully pedestrian to you.
If not, then it’s probably intriguing. The only point really,
wherever you’re from, is to find some small reason to leave
the place that you know so well and discover a new place that
you don’t know so well. read
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Snowboarding
in Spain
Now, how
long is an escalator ride? 90 seconds? By the middle of the
ride, he had a dyed-blond, leather jacket wearing young Spanish
woman kissing him! Having convinced her that he only spoke broken
Spanish, Raf asked her how to say “kiss.” Once she
told him the word, Raf asked if she enjoyed kissing. She said
yes, and then Raf asked her to kiss him. She did. The guy gives
new standards to the stereotype of smooth Euros. And when the
escalator was done, Raf said thank you and was already eyeing
the next one. read
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Other
Articles
Hostelling
in the United States:
The most
important aspect of hostelling is the area around them that
you are opened up to. For the skater and snowboarder, many hostels
are located in places you would already want to be, for example,
the streets of many big cities like San Francisco, Chicago,
New York, Denver, and San Diego. Or mountain towns with neighboring
ski areas like Silverthorne Colorado, Crested Butte, and Flagstaff
Arizona. Not to mention, all the ones scattered up and down
the coasts, usually just a short walk from the beach.
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Travel
Guide Books
If you’re
on a road trip to someplace you’ve never been, there’s
two ways you can go. One is to just wing it. The best plan is
no plan at all, whatever happens, that’s the plan. But
sometimes, if you don’t have a lot of time for things to
(maybe) go wrong, it helps to have a plan. read
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Compilations,
Soundtracks, re-issues and re-mixes:read
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