What is your most awesome achievement or proudest moment, RE: something you were responsible for?, page 2

a reply to: FlyInTheOintment

In the mid to late 70's. my friends and I were some of the early pioneers of modern skateboarding. From primitive plywood boards and clay wheels to urethane wheels with precision bearings our skill and lack of fear progressed us to new heights LOL. Starting with riding drainage ditches to abandoned swimming pools (thanks to the great California drought) and then beyond to sneaking onto Federal land to ride 24 foot pipes made for the Central Arizona Project.
In a time before skateparks, our lives revolved around discovering new places to ride with zero regard for safety or the law (I actually did get arrested for trespassing on Federal land in Arizona in '76). It was an amazing time in my life - recently capped off when my friend and partner in crime Doug Schneider was inducted into the Skateboard Hall of Fame.