upper midwest....

i love all the bridges in Pittsburgh!

Stoked to meet Jake Johnson @ One Up. He traded his board for dvds and wants to live in a van!

Pizza from THE ROOT Cafe near Cleveland.

Outstanding DVD display at WESTSIDE in Lakewood, OH.

early morning wallride action

Gnarly OHIO pool.

Randomly ran into Smelly Curb Zine legend Donny Humes!

Token pivot to fakie.......p: humes

battery trouble. neighbors lent a hand!

took a hobo bath in this river right as some canoer's were floating by!

killer sidewalk art in downtown Cleveland.

Cleveland coast line on Lake Erie.

got into Columbus and went right to Hal & Al's for a bagel bun burger!

On the way into Dayton the fan belt exploded.

Having to get a tow is a very humbling experience.

Back on the road in 24hrs, I went right to the Alien Workshop!

plenty of Mosaics left in stock

Quick trip to Kettering to see the 1st skate plaza.

Had mural at Old School Skates near Columbus

only had a half hour with Buddy @ Rise

 then it was off to Bloomington!

The State of New York

Damon @ Seasons was the 1st stop in the state of NY.

A lovely lady shared her massaged kale salad with me @ Lil Buddha

the fight against fracking became apparent in Albany!

slept in the hills and found this spring coming into Ithaca!

a little morning swim...  step 1 = VIDEO

step 2

step 3..... approaching splashdown!

stoked to find Treman State Park...got in for free too!

Ithaca storefronts against fracking! 

was expecting this at

Taughannock Falls

but only got a trickle this time of year.

Aaron @ KruDco in Rochester!

JP @ Sunday in Buffalo!

I was only 20 minutes from the border so I made tracks to American Falls

on the other side was Niagara Falls!!!    VIDEO

with a little more distance.

there was a tightrope walker traveling between these two highrises

Most of us mainly think about New York City when the state of New York comes up in conversation. But now I know what people mean about upstate New York and so on.... Ithaca was my favorite... I could spend some more time there! I slept in a roadside parking lot and made tracks for Pittsburgh at daylight.

the NORTHEAST

I was itching to get out of trendy & convoluted Brooklyn, NY....and bailed out one night with the hopes of avoiding traffic...

Second Nature was the 1st stop of the day. Killer wheel/truck display

Jeff @ Day One with his personal dvd collection

The Stand in Fairfiled, CT was a welcome stop!

I met with Tony @ Gabriel's ball game! swing batter, swing!

Gabriel has baseball in his blood!

I broke away from the ballgame to get dinner & desert!

Tony and Kevin - a portrait of two businessmen.

the Ramos clan does some last minute packing for CA!!

Mariela was hyped to show off her bedroom.

Tony was off to take the fam to the airport then hit the office!

I drove down to Soltice to hang with Jay.

Was psyched to get to go here....

Got a sizable burrito and a local root beer.

I didn't even know New Bedford had a DIY spot!

had to get a photo of the red/white/blue center line.

First stop in Boston _ Orchard

Broderick on the ramp.

glorious board wall

they even had my buddy, Marke Newton's guest Magenta board

Peace O Pie's calzone!

Vegan Dan joined me for dinner, but I was the only taker for FoMu!

That night I stayed with an old family friend, Jeff Colbert!

Jeff and his family at their place outside Boston.

Hit a few more shops across MASS - Dave @ Credo!

 maybe I should have called this entry, RI & MASS.     the state of New York is up next ....