The Highland Fling

Today I joined John and the boys for some Hot Stunts at the Highland Fling in beautiful Highland, UT. They did 3 shows. The first two were in the usual "Show" format. The last show was a really fun jam. Bill Church took some amazing riding photos of the guys.

Troy and the trials bike

John filmed this with his iPhone. Check out how strong and sexy those ramps of his are.

Watching Crankworks

This is the main form of indoor entertainment around my place. If it's not on TV it's online. The boys are watching Josh Hult ride his first Mtn. Bike competition, "Crankworks."

Enjoying the backyard and hot weather

I am so excited that John's airbag is working. He decided to take the duct tape off and actually sew the thing together! I went out and gave it a little relaxing test. The "Buddy" Rad also wanted to test it out.

The Gnar Bag Test

The New Air Bag

This just moved in a couple days ago. Hahaha! He got his airbag, so I ordered a tortoise friend. Yeah it doesn't make sense, but this is how I justify my purchases to him.

July 21st, 2011

A lot of guys came out to help set up.
The cement along the side of Gnarnia is finally poured and cured. First thing on the agenda, put some ramps on it. Fun for the boys and a place to ride in the shade now.

The 4th of July 2011

Fezzari bikes asked John back this year to participate in Provo’s 4th of July Parade again. None of the bike riders got hurt this year. I went along and wore my Fezzari jersey and rode John’s Fezzari bike. He likes to ride his BMX in the parade. We rode from our house to the parade start, which I’m glad we did because we avoided a ton of traffic. My job was candy and t-shirt throwing to the crowd. John was on the mic as per usual. John’s rolling ramp was a success again!

The 2nd-3rd of July 2011

This last weekend I headed out with the guys to beautiful Driggs, Idaho. We rolled in on a Friday evening and sat up the ramps at the venue. Our riders on this trip were Jason Johnson, Jonsey, John, and Josh Hult. The 4 Js’. Josh rolled in the next day with his family and the RV. After setup, we relaxed at the Driggs Skatepark and then headed to the creamery downtown.

After taking a quick dip in the lodge spa, we were off to bed. I really like staying in hotels with John. He would much rather be home, probably because it’s a novelty for me and old for him. It feels like vacation for me, but John keeps reminding me he’s at work.
In the morning we hit up the lodge “Breakfast” downstairs. Not much of a breakfast with the only one type of cold cereal and some dry pastries. The other guys talked John into stopping by the local Subway for some breakfast sandwiches. Then we headed out to the venue to do shows.
Our rig and ramps were set up on this cliff like space that kind of reminded me of The Lion King’s cliff where he holds his baby lion up at the end of the movie. While the guys were warming up, I was watching the airplane guys practice for the air show all from the comfort of the front seat of the truck overlooking the valley they were flying through. It was amazing how high and fast the airplanes went.

The first BMX show of the day had soooo many people at it. It really was such a hit with the people. As soon as it was over, I headed out to visit all the booths and watch other shows going on. The “Jump” show with these trick dogs was one of my favorites. I stuffed myself with fair food, including a Snowie, and sun burnt my arms and feet as much as I could. At the end of the day, I was exhausted. John wanted to get home, so even though we had the lodge for another night, we made the journey back to Provo.

Happy New Years!

Last night to celebrate NYE, John and I went to Sushi with Jordan and Tierney Mower. We got the all you can eat at Sushi Ya. I always seem to stuff myself silly. I've started up at Sundance again and John is happy to be working out in his new shop. We just sat up 'Gnarnia' in the yard the other night, so hopefully if we keep getting snow in the valley, we'll get to do some boarding in the back yard. I"ll post photos soon.