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posted: January 06 @ 10:05am

Totally ridiculous bluebird day today. I went with the Mackle because a) it was really cold, and b) there was no casual way to work myself into the photo.

Taken at the David Olseth Memorial Skate Park, built by Dreamland Skateparks

flainez says:: It's always good to see the mackle!
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 10:07am - ∞

jnonfiction says:: Bluebird day?
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 10:16am - ∞

ThatGuy says:: This is what I would imagine @johno's nightmare's looking like. All of that skatable terrain under all of that unskatable snow.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 10:22am - ∞

Andrew says:: montana looks glorious
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 10:23am - ∞

ThatGuy says:: And by @johno, I mean @john-o. That crazy dash messed up my link.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 10:24am - ∞

Grower&Shower says:: What a gorgeous scene for a Mackling.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 10:26am - ∞

mattyc says:: Dreamland parks are the shit. THey have one about 40 miles from BR in Hammond, LA. I've also skated a few in Oregon. Most notebly the one's in Lincoln city which is where dreamland is from...those parks are so gnarly. Just looked at the pics of this park...it looks awesome.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 10:48am - ∞

mattyc says:: nice mackle too btw.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 10:49am - ∞

mattyc says:: oh and also...I totally could tell there was a skatepark under that snow from the thumb.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 10:49am - ∞

hankbobs says:: @mattyc @john-o @ThatGuy - Montana is actually a great place to skate (in the summer) Dreamland has built a few parks here. Many small towns with nothing else going on have started throwing up amazing parks. Its the kind of state where 6 dudes in a van could do a pilgrimage for a week and skate a different, amazing park with minimal traffic every day.

CLAME for a site maintained by my coworker all about Montana parks
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 11:17am - ∞

hankbobs says:: @mattyc - the skatemontana dude (who sits next to me) told me to CLAME this photo for you
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 11:22am - ∞

hankbobs says:: @mattyc - and this one too CLAME

first was Dan Drehobl, second is "Ludacrooks" aka Chet Childress, both skating the Whitefish park
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 11:24am - ∞

michaeljstraub says:: A snow mackle. So very rare to see them like this
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 11:24am - ∞

Owen says:: Montana rocks! You may be my closest Whiskerino neighbor.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 11:26am - ∞

mattyc says:: That's basically what we did in Oregon. My buddies were living in Northern Cali and I flew out there and we drove around in my buddies truck (3 of us) for like 4 or 5 days and skated about 12 different parks. Every little town had these awesome concrete parks. We had no plan or anything we'd just roll to the next town and ask someone if they had a park..they'd be like yeah right aruond the corner...or one time this 80 year old man told us the next town over had a really awesome one.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 11:29am - ∞

Owen says:: @hankbobs Thankfully I am a Vandal grad and a Vandal at heart -- great year to be a Vandal! If you come west at any point -- even to Coeur d'Alene, etc., let me know -- willing to drive a few hours to do a collab photo!
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 11:33am - ∞

mattyc says:: that skate montana site is pretty ill too.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 11:34am - ∞

Owen says:: @hankbobs How far are you from the 10,000 dollar silver bar -- might be a fun rendez-vous -- weather permitting.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 11:38am - ∞

os mutante says:: my eyes just froze looking at this.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 12:03pm - ∞

Yogi Beard says:: I completely missed the Mackle because of the scenery. Very jealous.
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 2:03pm - ∞

BURNEY says:: wow that is dreamy. loving this scene. and the mackle
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 2:23pm - ∞

hankbobs says:: On further review, I am not getting nearly enough knee bend in this @Mackle.. will have to work on my technique
Posted: Jan 6th, 2010 - 2:43pm - ∞