4 PARKS 1 DAY

My friend J-Man and I headed towards Cincinnati early Wednesday morning around 6:30 in the a.m.

Once we arrived in Cincinatti traffic was pretty much hell. We go to Florence, KY outdoor park around 11 a.m.

This park is big and has about everything you look for in a park. Bowls, ledges, rails, stairs, gaps, manny pads, euro....etc.

No one was there so early on a school day, so we just cruised around and stretched the car legs.

It's been awhile since I've been in Florence, and usually we go to Ollies on those extra cold days. Or if one of the homies from Beckley, WV rent the spot out and we pull a all nighter.

After being at Florence for about an hour, we headed south to go to Dry Ridge, Ky. This park is fairly new and has been a hot spot for awhile.

I found out about this park while skating in Lexington awhile back. They told me there was a sweet snake run at the park. They were'nt lyin. This park is very flow and theirs lines to be had everywhere. Awhile back Travis, Ray, and myself came here and actually camped next to the park and just skated all night and morning. No one ever said anything, so it was pretty chill. On this particular day, I was informed that the skate shop next door to the park has recently been closed. THE RIDGE was owned by a guy I met in Dayton at the DNA warehouse. It's always sad to see shops go, but with a skatepark so badass right next to it? Seems like that would be pretty hard to do.

Hopefully they'll be someone to re-open or somehow get the scene back.

While we were there i saw a couple younger kids rippin, gangs of tweens, and old ladies talkin shit to all the punk kids yellin at her kids who were playin foursquare in the middle of the skatepark. Dammit.

Another park 15 miles south is Georgetown Skate Park in Ky. Has one of the best boxes i've ever skated. I'd say its atleast 20 ft long. Perfect for back tails. Once we arrived to the park their were a group of rippers playin skate on all kinds of different obstacles. All the guys we're hella chill and everyone got along. The vibe at the park is always a big deal, cause if theirs a bunch of deuche bags who are braggin about themselves the whole time....shit gets old. Everyone was nice, given props and just laughin and having fun. Which is what skateboarding is all about. I've skated this park about 7 times already, and you can see it off the interstate. Located right next to the Georgetown water tower, it's pretty hard to miss it. Right outside Lexington.

The spot in the picture behind the park is called The Pavilion. Which is kinda like a YMCA but even more private. Inside they've got a pool while high dives and all kinds of other activities. This park is free, so you don't have to be associated with The Pavilion whatsoever.

Last stop....Woodland in Lexington, Ky. I've been coming to this park since i was a freshman at highschool. I've knocked myself out trying to k grind the box back in the day, and I've seen rippers come n go. There's a great scene that resides here, and is kept by THE VOID SKATESHOP owned by Reid Small. They always have contest and other events to keep the locals at bay.
The park has always been smooth....although small, it can get hectic when crowded and with some bikers lurkin it gets scary. Just be on the look out for the lil kids who dont know where their going. Or the skate mom walking around the box.

All in all it was a good day for sure. I havent been able to skate that many parks in one day in awhile. Even tho we only spend about an hour to 2 hours at each park. We def made a mark. It ended up being a beautiful day and actually did something fun for a change. Maybe next time we can convince some others to go with us.

Easy sessioning.