I had the opportunity to spend some time with local youth at the skate park in Wolf Point, Montana. Keep in mind, these young people have no coach or adviser of any kind. They have taken the initiative to learn the craft and practice diligently, with no protective gear. (While I'm sure helmets and elbow pads aren't COOL, fortunately no one was injured in the making of this report.) Some share boards. All the moves are their own and I had nothing to do with their exhibition, other than to photograph what came next. Here, are snippets of my time with them. Enjoy!
Meet Siris (airborne) and William (observing.)
Double trouble. ( Adam and William. COOL move!)
Kalen.
Isaiah.
Not only do they make the jump but they flip the board, midair, before landing on it! THAT takes practice.
William's move.
Mid flip.
Flip it! (There was rarely a lull in action. An unspoken arrangement played out as the boys kept circling back around for their next turn, as if choreographed.)
Adam dance.
Form and function.
Dezmond's dance.
Pair in the air. (How creative are THEY? I just observed. These skaters came up with these tricks all of their own accord. )
Twice as nice. (Adam and Isaiah.)
Brothers in arms. (Adam, Siris, Isaiah, Tarryn, Kalen, William, Dezmond, Forrest. I wanted a group shot and most obliged.)
Fun is where you find it! (I encouraged these boys to let loose and WORK IT. I LOVE this photo....their lights are shining!)
Well worn.
Bottoms up.
Siris.
Kalen.
Kalen and Tarryn.
William, Siris, Adam.
Talking shop. (Isaiah, Siris, Ian.)
Hello, William.
Meet Avery, the youngest rider.
And Kholby.
Love Forrest's wheels.
Cutting up.
Roll on by.
AND THEN, they came up with THIS plan!
Siris rides five.
And if five is good, SIX is better?
Isaiah rides five.
I was surprised that it was even possible to ride multiple boards!
Team work, for when you lose your momentum.
Ride the sky.
One up and four down.
One DOWN and four UP. (From the dust on their backs, it was evident that most of the "board brothers" had wrecked during the course of the day. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.)
Quad squad.
Float.
Organized chaos.
Another surprise! Several were able to ride multiple boards up the jump.
Talking shop.
It's harder than it looks.
All hell breaks loose when you jump!
Siris tries again, and I captured a more organized shot as he comes off the jump.
Junior rider joy.
Forrest ponders his next move.
Wheels up!
And then the girls wondered if I might take their picture! (Of course I would...)
How cute are they?
The more the merrier.
What happiness looks like.
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