JOYLAND revisited....

I'd only seen Schane once since I first landed back in Wichita. I pinned her down for Date Night and kept the activity a secret. She kept the date and we had a ball.....at Joyland!

We penetrated the abandoned amusement park known as Joyland.

some solo bumper car action

in front of the loading area for the wooden roller coaster

the wacky shack was like riding in a cart thru a haunted house.

This was the most THRILLING part of the night.

Schane tested the waters and went 1st.    VIDEO

She coaxed me into using the soda crate; it was a wild ride  VIDEO

Schane tries her hand at selling ride tickets....

I said it before and I'll say it again....

I know there is some sorta fairy tale associated w/ this shoe

as dilapidated as it was, it sure felt a little creepy, especially at dusk

this is the best shot of the rollercoaster I could get.

Logjamming was the name of the porno in Big Lebowski

Didn't see this sign until our way out.

the main entrance sign on Hillside

FOUND this cool video....

waited a few more minutes and got a shot with the moon

wichita REVISITED

1st stop in Wichita, the WED farmer's mkt. I run into Zep & B!

Did some swinging with ZEP.

I'm not on vegan donut tour anymore, but I thought I'd have just 1 to remember the fun.

the only vegan donut I ate in KS all year. vanilla frosted on WED

Bianca's garden produced all these and more.....

cut em down for sandwiches....

Bianca's world famous garbanzo bean based choco chip cookies!

one rawco down...

three to go...~! delish deli at FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Wes rode bikes with me to EDGEMOOR to meet up with Adrian "Smithers" Parcel

 

token Kansas pivot to fakie at a spot I've been skating since '87

the nerf guns grew on me over time and the wars with Zep intensified

Got a vert demo one night at BEN's.  Adrian rock n roll's the ext.

Ben Kerr...back D on the ext.

mostly my dead soldiers...

Walba got flown in by his sponsors for the demo - staying hydrated

eying up the crowd....

in no time the alley oop 5050 grinds were back on LOCK!

Max would chill with me early AM in the bathroom

then go outside and do his best to prevent Brodie from going to work.

STL/KC

super stoked on this photo!

I went with the fam when I was little to the ARCH

plus the imagery from VACATION sticks with me too

coming over the mighty Mississippi River

Little bit of carnage to slowdown the commute.

Kings Highway was a lot bigger than I anticipated!

Rough ground but the obstacles are smooth and varied

the back bowl area

Frida's Deli had only been open for a week! kale salad

met Jason @ Infinity Skate Shop

solid steel bridges everywhere!

not sure what river, but always love driving over them. it's a childhood thing

stayed the night with my ole KMC buddie, Ed Sitz and his family!

wichita one more time.......

Bloomington

Met JP from Rhett @ the Owlery for dinner!

can you see my reflection? look closely

i missed out on vegan poutine in Vancouver, so we got some to start the meal.

late night dvd transaction at Rhett!

le chocolate moose! homemade local ice cream

it was packed on a hot summer night!

2 scoops please!

the next morning JP drove us out into the woods

we hiked for a half mile or so...

and arrived at the Homewoods bowl!

deep in the cuts and featured in the INDY tour dvd

JP's roomie Chris carve grinded the stairs frontside for the 1st time!

JP tore it up... 5.0   VIDEO

rad bike jump into the pond

JP blasts backside up the mighty wallride at the Bloomington Skatepark

token INDIANA pivot to fakie

Big thanks to JP for showing me around....I sure wish Chris Center would have been around to be part of the fun.   next stop stl.