Days 10 and 11

by skatetreks on August 5, 2011

Hey folks!

Day 10: Easy Cheese

We woke up in Leo Carrillo with only about 15 miles to skate that day. The day started with lots of hills which weren’t too hard to climb, but had great downhill. After a few miles of pushing along a sweet beach bike path we decided to take a custom route that got us lost for about an hour, but it all worked out when we got to skate down sick hills around gagillion dollar mansions. We landed in northern Malibu and spent the rest of the day disobeying signs.

Day 11: Haul Booty

We got a last minute phone call from a reporter with KCAL 9 and NBC 2 that wanted to interview us on the Santa Monica Pier at noon so we had to skate about 15.4 miles in an hour and ten minutes… we’re tired. The interview went great so if you watch the news keep an eye out for us! As we were going through Venice Beach Mike which has now become our first crash on camera…Soon to come. The Camera lens cover has broken, but as far as we can tell it’s not going to show up on any videos. We’re now in a killer spot in Playa Del Rey with the best view ever tonight and ready to sleep.

Skate on!

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Day 9 – Ventura to Point Mugu

by skatetreks on August 2, 2011

Back on the road after an awesome day off kicking it in the Ventura area.  By comparison to most of our days so far, this one was smooth and uneventful. Oh, Eric might disagree since he took a dive and came up with a sprained wrist to go with the road rash on his hand. 

Roads were smooth as ice and we made great time.

Thanks to everyone for helping us spread the word so far. The donations you’ve sent in will be a big boost for Camp Erin and Mourning Star Center.  On behalf of the kids, thanks tons!

And please forward our website to anyone you know who would want to help children find safety and companionship during the grieving process, so they can donate too!

Camping tonight is in Point Mugu in a sweet green foresty patch about a 2 minute skate from the beach (naturally). We may be eating cliff bars for dinner since there doesn’t seem to be any civilization around, but we will, no doubt, sleep great tonight!

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Day 4, 5, 6 and 7!

July 31, 2011

Day 4: Gnarly Hills and pavement! We didn’t start our skate out of Lompoc until the hottest part of the day due to a late night of skating hills with rad locals… Worth it! The day only seemed to get tougher as each push seemed like it was giving us 40% of the power it [...]

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Skate Treks For Breakfast

July 30, 2011

Join Skate Treks For Charity for Breakfast at Oceano Beach on the morning of Day 2.

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Days Three & Four

July 29, 2011

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Brutal climbs Wretched Roads Really Great People! Interview recorded from Gaviota State Beach the evening of July 27, 2011   STFC-072711  

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Day Two Update

July 26, 2011

OK, it’s nearing the end of the second day and we’re in beautiful Santa Maria with access to showers and a toilet! After a train ride full of dragon slaying and bubble blowing, our first day started off with a few hiccups like Eric biffin’ it while climbing a hill, getting lost multiple times,  climbing [...]

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The Adventure Begins…

July 25, 2011
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Ok… 6 months of work, and the night before the trip is finally here. I can’t put into words the amount of excitement we share. With 260 miles of California coast to be skated across in 13 days time, we’ve got our bags packed and our minds set to push. I doubt we will sleep [...]

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News Story – KRCR Redding – Northstate College Students Skateboard Across Southern California

April 4, 2011

Northstate College Students Skateboard Across Southern Calif. – News Story – KRCR Redding.

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This is my first blog…dude

March 29, 2011

We’re going to skate 250 miles this summer and we’re stoked about it.

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