There is a suburb (if you wanna call it that) in Riverside where I spent much of my adolescence. Mira Loma, a place littered with gangsters, cowboys and tweekers. I despise that place so much that after I moved from there, some fourteen years ago, I swore I would try my damndest never to return. Unfortunately I have been back numerous times and each time I do I tell myself “this will be the last”. The place is like a bad dream, it just never goes away.
Then – of course – when the city of Reno decided to build a “state of the art” skatepark they chose to call it … Mira Loma. And, much like the neighborhood that shares the same name, this place sucks. In it you will find gangsters (wannabes), tweekers and the occasional skateboarding cowboy. I have been coming to this place for several years now, each time saying it will be my last.
Although I find myself pulling my own foot from my ass each time I visit either one of these “Miral Lomas” I always tend to make my way back there.
Like Confucius say “Everything has it’s beauty, but not everyone sees it”, I suppose Mira Loma does too.
- Dean, front nose pick the volcano.
Dean is always good for a classic trick. When asked what he would like to get he simply said “Volcano”, which could have meant a plethora of tricks from his years in the game. In this case he opted for an awesome front nose pick.
Shadow dancer.
Jimi had told me that his shadow really bothers him, so much so that he deliberately tries to find ways to smash its teeth out as with this frontside wall ride.
Doubles.
After watching Jimi catching some head high front wall rides Dean wanted in on the action. Within a couple timing checks the two turned dynamic duo on this wall ride collaboration. Can’t we all just get along?
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