3.07.2011

Cachagua

  Zarosh is raw. In everything he does, he goes all out; be that skateboarding, dirt boarding, driving, building things, screen printing, or the multitude of other things he seems to be good at. Last Sunday, I took a trip with Zarosh and some friends out to his Carmel Valley property where, for the past 4 years, he has been hard at work building an amazing bowl, one 80lb. bag of concrete at a time. 

  After a few pit stops, including some dirt boarding and this gnarly, random roll-in on the gate to what is supposedly the drummer from Earth, Wind, and Fire's mansion, we found ourselves high upon a hilltop overlooking a sculpturesque mass of concrete and pool coping. Unique, rugged, and fun-as-hell to skate, the bowl is a genuine work of art...

Zarosh getting groovy first try on this funky roll-in.

Scoping out this root for a possible tail-drop. Dirt wheels open up some strange possibilities for skateboarding.


Safety first with his dog Cherry.


A glimpse through the soon-to-be pool light.


Stoke for the park transcends the spectrum of age.

Nikk takes a break in the shade.


Cachagua-land's signature brick quarter-pipe.

Cachagua-land is a ever-expanding work-in-progress. With the next pour scheduled for April, Zarosh can use all the support he can get. Check out the bowl's official site here for more information on the park and what you can do to help!







1.23.2011

Woodland Weekend

I just got back this morning from a brief weekend getaway in Volcano, CA with some friends from CSUMB. Good times. Video (HD Available in Full Screen) and Photos below:








1.17.2011

Nikon D7000 at 7fps

I had a brief opportunity to test out the 7 frame-per-second capability of my new camera while hanging out with my friend Perry in Salinas on Saturday. The sound of 16 continuous shutter releases in just over 2 seconds really is a beautiful thing. The sequence below:
You might have to give it a few seconds to load and play at full speed. The quality of animated .gifs is pretty terrible but its cool to see the sequence as a unified image rather than looking at seperate individual frames.

I've been meaning to update my blog with a more substantial post than this. I'll be compiling a new series of photos for my next post, hopefully in the next week or two.