The Burnside Project

        I come around the corner, and a smile comes across my face. I love it when there isn't a crowd. Only two other people braved the chill, and had the will, to get up this early. Upon arrival, my view is enhanced. Though I've seen it enough to burn an image into my subconscious, each visit brings new wonder. I climb onto the lower platform, and quickly scale the small wall to the upper. I …

…ride, because I do not work the terrain, but rather follow the energy of this concrete beast living under the Burnside bridge. Started as a project by a few who were dedicated, it has become much more than its name implies. My ears lose the roll of the other skaters wheels as he stops across the way. I put my foot on the tail of my skateboard, and effortlessly roll my truck over the coping.