“Last week I took my first trip up to Portland to visit a lady friend for a few days. Despite it raining most of the trip I was lucky enough to find some time to skate.  I was really stoked to skate Burnside cause I’ve been wanting to go there since I was about 12.  I could only skate maybe half of the park cause the other half was wet and subsequently slippery as shit, but it was awesome just to be there.  The fullpipe shot is at Pier Park.  All of the parks up there are so much more interesting than So-Cal parks and getting to skate giant stuff like that without having to wear pads or a helmet was rad.  I can’t wait to get back up to the city in the spring when it’s a bit more dry and skate some of the awesome street spots I saw.  Gonna have to remember to bring skate shoes next time though… that was 40 bucks I didn’t need to spend.” — Shane Cox