Ojai Skatepark

Skated this park after camping up towards this way last weekend. Just a solo session, but it was rad! Really really fun park, and I took plenty of pics of it. Pretty awesome, but it could be shitty with lots of kids, just like any park…. Signs say helmets required, but the guy at the liquor store said not to worry about it, so I trusted him.

Walk up to a skatepark with mountains in the background

Good little layout. That nipple in the middle gave you speed to anything, which was awesome

Big ol bowl for you bowl trolls out there. The coping was in perfect condition so I don't think this is skated that much. Probably 9-10feet in deep end

Insanely perfect handrail for learning stuff on

Rail kicked you into this awesome small QP hip to keep your lines going

Fun bank to curved ledge, and euro gap in the distance. 

Awesome little bowl section in the park. Only 4 feet tall, with a little extension,  and super fun

Straight on view of this section. So fun!

Another overview

And the finale, and best feature - this rock! so fun for manuals and different stupid shit. Seriously, so fun.

Silverado Park

Headed to Silverado Park in style! Peep the photos for most of our first time here. Bryan has put together one or two edits here, and this has appeared on instagram various times at this point. This park rules!

Convertible life

Bryan and I were hyped!

First view of the park. Fun bank that's got some steepness, and a super mellow hip and rail that's rad!

Bryan, always charging. QP in the background, tall flat bar, small flat bar, and rad box section with various heights. 

Setting up for a crook of a lifetime

"Hold it for forever Bryan!", shouted all the girls nearby

Kicky front 50?! Jordan, stepping it up as always. This box rules. The coping is pretty dented in but all over, so it has a good feel to it as you grind

Proper kicky by proper Alfie

Yet again! 

Front beezie

Then, THE ender. First from this way...

Then from this direction! A-N-I-M-A-L!

donut bar

i read about this place on laist.com (a great place to read about local murder/crime happenings.. and apparently donuts) and was immediately sold when i read the headline to the article. "1 pound pop tart donuts" or something along those lines. Desperate to check this place out, not so much because i love one pound pop tarts, but because of the fact that someone actually makes these and they sell out, I looked it up and discovered that it was about 2 minutes away from my blogging assistant's (amanda)  real work. Luckily for me, amanda (not really my blogging assistant) appreciates donuts almost as much as myself and was willing/excited to pick some up for us to enjoy.

She went on thursday last week and got to the shop (in fountain valley) around 9:30 am. They had already sold out of the flagship pop tart beasties, so she, disappointedly, picked up a few others, because, hey, donuts are donuts. We tried a strawberries and cream, a samoa donut and a vegan banana caramel delight. the samoa was my favorite as it tasted very similar to its delicious girl scout cookie cousin.

strawberries and cream & nutella donuts.
i believe the bright pink one with the sprinkles is based off of the ever famous "simpson's" donut.

plenty of options. all are much larger than your average doughnie.
thats a s'mores monster in the bottom left

amanda went back on monday this week after having called in a reservation for 2 of the big guys (yes, they take reservations) and surprised me with them on monday night. just to clarify how pop tartie this donut is, it is shaped like a pop tart, has one whole pop tart along with strawberry jam on the inside, and pop tart crumbles on top of the frosting. I didn't know pop tarts were so desired that one would need/want to make a tributary donut on this level, but i'm not mad that someone did. we split each one and they lasted throughout the week, and they were quite delicious. super heavy and filling and i did fill slightly sick after eating my first half. it was a pretty intense consumption session for sure. I definitely recommend this place for those who like things that are done just because they can be done, or if you happen to be in the area and want a hefty doughnie.

this photo doesn't show it (my bad) but these are about 2.5-3 inches thick.
its like they took two maples bars side by side and put two more on top.

I'm honored that I had the opportunity to enjoy such an unnecessary donut treat, but in the end, its no broadway donuts.

several pounds heavier,
Alf


**disclaimer. despite how it may sound i am not a pop tart lover. I enjoy a good pop tart occasionally, but was more interested in this donut because i had a hard time believing something this whack really existed. i'm hyped that it does.

lafayette skate plaza

I decided to venture outside of my normal 3 lunch parks and check out a new one today. Lafayette skate plaza is this mellow little plaza in west downtown. kinda by k-town. It was a fun park to cruise around and it seemed like a great place to go skate if you wanted to take it easy and be mellow. That aspect of it slightly reminded me of cherry, except that i like this more than cherry because there is a mellow 3 stair, the ledges have a bit more character, and not every single person there is trying to passively show you all of their cool tricks. I would be super hyped if this was where cherry is and i could casually skate it like i do cherry (pretty sure you all know how i feel about that place). I'm sure i'm one of the few that would hold such an opinion, but whatever.

It was a fun park, doubt i'll go back regularly because it was kind of a crappy drive through downtown from my work to get there. its always a good time to check out new places though, and i am pumped that my "close enough to work to be skateable during lunch" number of skateparks went up by 1.

from the entrance. I like that its surrounded by trees

this dude effed up my panoramic shot from the top of the stairs

when you're done skating you just throw your shoes on the electric line for next time. or something like that...

I hope this wasn't too painful to read/look at,

alfredthegreat