Orcas Island Skatepark is still my favorite. It seems to have almost everything a bowl skater would want. Click here to see if I landed this air.

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Updated This week:
Added 9/1/06: Video of Ponch and John from the old CHiP's TV show riding the Old Reseda Skatepark, Californa  
Added 8/27/06: Google ads, my meager attempt at making some money on this here free website. When you click, I get a very small percentage of a penny each time...
Added 8/27/06: Bellevue (Crossroads) - Added 6 photos with links to cool sequences on Page 5 of skatephotos.  
Added 8/26/06: Buckley skatpark, WA  
Added 8/25/06: Trip to Orcas Island, August 2006, Added some photos, and added Page 2 of trip photos.   
Added 8/23/06: Patrick's Old Skate Photos   
Added 8/19/06: Carter's Trip to the Great Northwest August 2006   
Added 8/17/06: Updated with photos Kent (East), WA **CONSTRUCTION**  
Added 8/12/06: One page that lists all the Videos that I'm hosting on my site. Dan's video page  



Skateparks I've been to: Adams Skatepark, Oregon   Arlington, WA   Astoria, OR   Auburn, WA   Ashland Skatepark, OR   Aumsville Skatepark, OR   Bainbridge, WA   Baker City Skatepark, Oregon   Ballard Skatepark, WA (RIP)   Ballard Version II, WA   Bellevue (Crossroads), WA   Bellevue (Lakemont), WA   Bonney Lake, WA   Burnaby (Bonsor), BC, Canada   Breckenridge, CO   Bremerton Skatepark, WA   Brookings Skatepark, OR   Buckley skatpark, WA   Buhl, Idaho   Burien Skatepark, WA   Carnation Skatepark, WA   Chandler Skatepark, AZ   Chelan Skatepark, WA   Dee Compound, OR   Covington Skatepark, WA   Dahl skatepark (Seattle), WA (design stage)   Des Moines Skatepark, WA   Donald Skatepark, OR   Driggs, Idaho   Florence, OR   Fontana, California   Fresno, California   Gig Harbor, WA   Granite Falls, WA   Grants Pass Skatepark, OR   Hailey, Idaho   Hastings, BC, Canada   Hood River Skatepark, Oregon   Ione Skatepark, California   Issaquah, WA   Jackson Hole, Wyoming   Kent, WA   Kent (East), WA **CONSTRUCTION**   Kent (West), WA   Ketchum, Idaho   Kirkland Skatepark, WA    Klamathfalls Skatepark, OR   Kuna Skatepark, Idaho   Leavenworth Skatepark, WA   Lincoln City Skatepark, OR   Madras Skatepark, Oregon   Mammoth Lakes Skatepark, California   Marginal Way (Seattle), WA   McCall, Idaho Skatepark   McMinnville, Oregon   Menlo Park Skatepark, California   Mercer Island Skatepark, WA   Mill Creek Skatepark, WA    Milton Skatepark, WA   Milton-Freewater Skatepark, OR   Mukilteo Skatepark, WA   Nehalem, OR   Newburg Skatepark, OR   Newport Skatepark, OR   Northbend Skatepark, WA   Orcas Island Skatepark, WA   Pacifica Skatepark, California   Paradise Valley Skatepark, AZ   Peoria, AZ   Petaluma Skatepark, CA   Port Angeles, WA   Port Orford Skatepark, OR   Port Townsend Skatepark, WA   Prosser Skatepark, WA   Raincity Skatepark, WA (RIP)   RDS Skatepark, Richmond, BC    Redmond Skatepark, Oregon   Redmond, WA   Reedsport, OR   Renton Skatepark, WA   Skate Barn, Renton WA   Reno, Nevada   Richland, WA   Ripon, California   Roseburg Skatepark, OR   San Jose (Arroyo) Skatepark, CA   San Jose (Plaza De Cesar) Skatepark, CA   Seaskate (Seattle Center), WA   Seatac Skatepark, WA   Seylynn (North Vancouver), BC, Canada   Spokane (Hillyard) Skatepark, WA    Sprinker Skatepark (Spanaway), WA   Squim Skatepark, WA   Sumner Skatepark, WA   Thea's Park (Waterfront Street spot), Tacoma, WA   Thrill-Zone Skatepark, Tacoma, WA   Tukwila Skatepark, WA   University Place Skatepark, WA    Upland Skatepark, CA   Van's (Combi bowl) Orange, California   Veneta Skatepark, OR   Waldport, OR   Walla Walla, WA   West Linn Skatepark, OR   Woodinville Skatepark, WA   Yakima, WA  
Skateparks I need to go to Aztec Skatepark, New Mexico    Pescadero Skatepark, Mexico    All the New Montana Parks    All the good Colorado Skateparks    Cayman Island Skatepark    Cradle Skatepark - Brixlegg, Austria    Bologna, Italy Skatepark   
Skate Trip Photos/Stories Hailey trip with Todd (April '03)    Hailey trip with Steve (July '03)    California trip with Steve (August '03)    Day Trip with Wally and Curt Kimbel (July '05)    Tom and Chad's Excellent Adventure! (July '05)    Mark, Roger and Scott's trip to Washington (Aug. '05)    Do you know the way to San Jose? (Visiting Jeremy in San Jo.)(Sept. '05)    Kerry from Alabama visits Washington(Oct.'05)    Memorial Day Weekend Trip to Hailey 2006!    Quick trip to California June 2006    Carter's Trip to the Great Northwest August 2006    Trip to Orcas, Island - August 2006   
Backyard Ramps Carmen and Thomas' Ramp   Dan's ramp   Jeff's backyard ramp    Jim's Shed Ramp   John's backyard ramp (RIP)    Jonah's backyard ramp    Mike's backyard ramp   Tom's backyard ramp   
Misc Stuff: Back yard Pools   Paul Schmitt's Backyard   The Ballard Bowl (Version 2) Under construction   Save the Ballard bowl, in the news.   The Fakies page.    Compelling photos, shows the value of a bowl in your neighborhood.   Skate-March May 15, 2004, Seattle, WA   Bike and Skatepark issues   Why Should Concrete be Heated?   Dan's Back Surgery 2005   Dahl field (Seattle), WA (design stage)   SPS in Thrasher!   Quoted in Lynchburg, Virginia   Little kids that Rip!    Moses Lake Full Pipes, WA   Proposed Buckley Skatepark, WA   Proposed Kent Skatepark, WA   Proposed Martha Lake Skatepark, WA   Lowerwoodland Skatepark design (Seattle), WA   Potential Bridges to Skate Under   Cut my own deck   Renton Reporter Article, (Skater Mom's are important...)   John Dils, memorial page   Dan's video page  
Slalom Photos: Really old Slalom Photos   Photos from Breckenridge June 2002   Photos from Hood River FCR Race 2002   Photos from Morro Bay October 2002   Slalom in July '02 at North Seattle community College   Photos from Our NW Slalom gathering in Jan. 03   Photos from Salem Or. April 4, 2004   Photos from the 100 Cone Challenge, Salem Or. June 20, 2004  
Really Old Skate Photos: Dan's first skate photos 1975-77    Jr. High Skate Club    Old Alameda Skatepark   Old Bellingham Skatepark   Old Burnaby Skatepark, BC Canada    Old Everett Skatepark   Old Kennewick Skatepark   Old Lakewood Skatepark, California    Old Olympic Skatepark   Old Reseda Skatepark, Californa   Sequential half-pipe construction.    Old Ramps I built and/or rode    Glen's Old Skate Photos    John's Old Skate Photos    Patrick's Old Skate Photos    News clippings from Mark Ward, The Northwest Challenge 1979    Rob Skala's Old Skate Photos (under construction)    Last ride for 14 years in '87   
Old Skate Publications: Skateboard Northwest Volume 1 Number 1, December 1978    Skateboard Northwest Volume 1 Number 2, January 1979    Skateboard Northwest Volume 1 Number 3, Feburary 1979   
Gareth Roe's Old Skate Photos: Gareth at the Oasis Skatepark '80   
Micro's Old Skate Photos: Micro's photos from 1973-1975    Micro's photos from 1977    Micro's photos from 1978   Micro's photos from 1979   Micro's photos from 1980 (Ramps mostly)   Micro's photos from 1980 (Olympic Skatepark)    Micro's photos from 1982  
Steve's Old Skate Photos: From Arizona in '87    From California    From Canada   From the Golf Bowl '92   From Hawksworths Ramp '92    Old Misc. shots   From Oregon '92   From Washington    From Wisconsin  
Snowboard: Really Old Snowboarding Pictures   Big White, BC (Trip in '04)   
Dan's Recomendations: Abec 11 Wheels (fastest urethane on the planet)   Benchmark Skateparks (Specializing in Street skateparks)   Dreamland Skateparks, design and build (One of the best!)   Grindline Skatepark, design and build (One of the best!)   Airspeed Skateparks, Design and build (One of the best!)   Team Pain Skate Park, design and build(One of the best!)   Concrete Wave Magazine. Like totally, the best skateboard magazine out there!   East Built Blanks (I cut a 10" wide board out of their larger blank)   Skate Paige boards (I cut a 10" wide board out of their larger blanks)   Uncut decks for school shop/tech programs.   Gravity Sports (The oldest Skate/Surf shop in Washington!)   Pain Cheaters Knee Pads (The best I've ever used)   Pleasure Tool Bearings (Fast and economical bearings)   Rockets Bearings (probably the fastest bearings I've encountered)   Roe Racing Slalom Boards (Fastest boards in the west!)  
Dan's Links Check a couple of Doppler Maps at the same time (useful for when you want to know where you can skate.)    Bridge Riders   Concrete Disciples (skatepark info and forum)   Skateoregon.com (skatepark info for the Oregon area)   Concretepowder.com (skatepark info for Canada!)   www.ncdsa.com - Northern California downhill Slalom association. Infomation and discussions.   www.slalomskateboarder.com - Slalom information and discussions.  
Other web pages of interest Barb Odanaka (Skateboard Mom)   Bill Sammons web page   Brock's site (he's one of the best skate photographers I know!)   Desert Pipes.com (Ping's site, containing many old photos from Arizona)   El Viejito Loco (Doug's Skateboarding pages)   The Fakies official Website (New Album is now available).   Inouye's Pool Service   Mark Conahan's Blog (Portland OG Ripper)   Matt's Skate page (Local Bellingham/Seattle area Skater's pages of photo's)   Max's Skate page (Local Portland Skater's pages of photo's)   Michael Coyote's Skate Photos   Dave Mitchell's Skate Page   Nick's Skate page (Local Seattle Skater's pages of photo's)   Old School Skateboarding   Badskaters.com - Oregon Skateboarding   Steve Gump's photos (Local Portland Skater's pages of photos)   Chris Raezer (Arlington Local, slalom and skate park advocate)   Sasha's Web site   Jim Anderson(Port Townsend, WA Local, Sells stuff and skate park advocate)   Scott Ward (He and his Brother Mark are from Richland. Scott is currently in Michigan and operates this site, his old photos are cool.)   Mark Ward (He and his Brother Scott are from Richland, both have different web sites. Their old photos are cool)   Tim Metz's Skateboard Photo Album (Most are from the 70'-80's)   James Peters Page (Paved Wave.com)  
Skatepark Advocacy: Skateboard Alliance.org   Puget Sound Skateboarding.org    Marginal Way Skatepark (Local Seattle DIY Effort)   Skaters For Portland Skateparks   Skaters for Public Skateparks   John Bracken's site   Parents for Skate Parks   Boarders 4 Parks (B4P) (Dahl skatepark info)   Skateboard Park Advisory Committee (Seattle)   Tacomaskateparks.org  




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