Greetings from Boulder.

Guest Photos: Dane Kook

Montana is a magical place. Which is exactly why I felt the need to visit there recently. It didn't hurt that Conor and I had been talking about it for months without making a definite plan. Finally, schedules aligned and we scooped up Brandon who was fresh off a trip to SF and drove East toward the motherland.

For me, it's always a blast to hang out with the guys I've been skating with since I was 16. Fun and skateboarding were the only things on the agenda and we checked them off multiple times. Some sunshine combined with the crisp autumn air made for great atmosphere. After 3 days, many beers, some skating, and a whole lot of 4 letter words on knuckles it was time to head back to West Missoula - I mean Portland.

Thanks Bacon, Andy and Erin, the FSM, the Edge of the World crew, and everyone else for lots of laughs. See you soon!

Also thanks to Cheyne who snapped these shots of me and Conor at the Polson park.

Phone photo unleashment

My phone has a decent camera on it and so I snap a lot of random photos. It might be a day I don't have a camera on me or it happens to be the easiest thing to grab. Here are a bunch of randoms that were itching to get off the phone and on to the inter webs...

I miss my dog and these kind of mornings.

More Brazil shots.
Amazing ledge spot.

We met this dude Jimmy at the bar.

Coffee in a bag.

Mark had an art show while we were in Brazil. I liked these 2 pieces.

The crew.

Pete was hyped to get this custom Gonz tee. I just love beer too.

We went to a Brazilian futbol game. So much fun.

I really liked this label.

Here's how you pass 3 hours before your flight leaves.

Silas's birthday called for golfing at Edgefield. I shot a hole in one that day!

Derek doing his best to impress these girls.

Brooklyn Street.

More from Montana. Andy and Conor were fast friends.

Kevin's bike with sidecar.

This Eagle is awesome and for sale.

Classic Montana skate spot.

Wrestle-mania at the shop.

You probably don't want to get in a staple gun fight.

Paddle drummer.

The latest in tattoos from Olivia.
Why not some Uzis?

Bombs away.

Skategoat.

Jumping for joy.

Giants win!!!

Brasil.

I get to go to some ridiculous places for work. My passport has seen some exotic stamps in the last couple years. This recent adventure took me to South America for the first time and the final destination of Brazil. It's a long journey but well worth it. I got to see some amazing thunder storms from the plane on the overnight flight that I couldn't sleep on.

We arrived and rallied up our huge crew of skaters and set about getting footage in São Paulo. The city was less rugged than I had thought.

Day one in the van and the jokes are already flying.

You might recognize this spot from Rodrigo TX parts.

Noren's insane camera.

Gonz getting his soccer on.

Vince's camera finally met its death.

Somewhere back in there Dinosaur Jr is playing.

Mini ramp demo.

Dennis celebrated his birthday while we were there.

Weird bug.

Pete, Vince, and the Atlantic Ocean.

This waterfall was one of the best places I've ever been.

Jesus rides shotgun in Rio.

Daniel skates for adidas in Brazil. Here he nosebonks his way down these blocks.

Over looking the city from the big Jesus statue.

There were so many cats chilling at this spot.

Roof boost to skate those spines. All those people in the background are having dance practice. This was the last spot on the last day. Good way to end it.