Burnout: From The Top

Posted: May 15th, 2009

This was a driving around type of trip.

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So it paid to bring supplies.

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The very tip top of the Indian School ditch.

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Pausing to bask in its majesty….

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This thing: totally awesome.

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Holy shit! Is that spine wearing sunglasses?

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That must be the coolest spine ever!

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Don’t go back there.

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‘And then Riky Barnes totally carved over him ……’

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Don’t worry. We hit handrails, too.

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Alex had a ball.

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and hubbas .

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This thing landed into a sand box.

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Tony held shot gun to keep his eye out for new spots.

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And Jamie, well, his tracking sense is so keen, some say he’s part owl.

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Tony took a spin down Oasis and found this uncharted territory.

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Potential lines?

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Alex snaps an ollie.

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Lutheran blindsides it.

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Wallride alley.

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And then a sensible stop at Whole Foods. Wait. Is a $9 juice sensible?

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it rained.

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And then ... Ahhhh.

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In the end, the session sometimes disintegrates into grown men killing ants.

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That, and ill-advised sandwich choices.

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Still, a totally bitchin’ trip. I’ve got a movie for monday. Thanks, dudes.

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