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Trinidad Colorado 
Located in the small southern Colorado town of
Trinidad sits one of Grindlines new masterpieces. The park flows
really well and has some cool and interesting elements including
a small oververt pocket. The locals are cool and the scenery is
great so add this to your list of new parks you must hit on the
next road trip.
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Upland is under construction this very moment. The forms for the upper
half of the full pipe are being placed and the bowl is being finished.
Opening day is still a few weeks away but I'm sure everyone is thinking
of the lines they want to hit already. The fullpipe is 20 feet tall
by 40 feet long. The round bowl is 11 feet deep and there are two
14 foot extensions facing each other with no flat bottom. The design
is pretty simple. It looks like something from the late 70's. The
street course is ridiculously lame as are all Purkiss Rose street
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 Before
Ripon came along I would have said that this was the best park in
California. Now I'm hearing things about Grass Valley and Coronado.
Finally the tides are turning here in the golden state. Ocean Beach
has incredible lines and a bunch of really challenging hips. It's
also really large in overall size. This park is similar to Truckee
in style but way bigger and with a lot more stuff. It's too bad
you have to pay and wear pads. Click
here to see what this SoCal gem looks like and get info on how
to get there and what you'll need.
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After being left behind for so long ,California can finally say
it has a real concrete skatepark. This place is so fun.. The possibilities
are endless. After skating for a full day there were still untouched
little nooks and crannys to be found. According to the city worker
this is a Tim Pain creation. Now my only question is why do these
great parks pop up in these little towns that no one has even heard
of. Well who knows. But while you ponder that and other mysteries
of the universe, click here and learn
more about the only park in California that has earned 5 stars.
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I just got back from Europe and here it is. The king of all European
parks and the home of the best annual skate contest on Earth. Marseille
is a crazy place with a bad reputation for being home to some tough
gangs, French hip hop, and hordes of nude German tourists in the
summer. But rest assured that this is one park you don't want to
go through life without skating. Click
here to check out some of the photos I took and the directions
you'll need to get there as well as a couple cool and cheap places
to stay in the neighborhood.
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