Sometimes getting there is half the fun...

We took the 4×4 back into Jacoby Canyon to Big Bear’s best climbing area, The Pinnacles. Of course we got lost and had to backtrack some pretty rough stuff. Still, there were roads that shut us down that the hardsore drivers would navigate with their crew. Our camp was choice and after our Vons Feast, we watched Tropic Thunder on the laptop and replied to emails.After scouting the classic Coyote Crags and Tombstone areas with the kids the next day, I led Wilber’s Tombstone with Caleb on belay for the first time! Scary stuff! In the video, you’ll see the elaborate anchor I rigged to keep him on the ground if I pitched.  Town was way crayon-filled, so we ditched out to the Log Cabin for some Kartoffelpfannekuchen before closing the weekend loop with a Soak at Marcy’s after 345 mi. Plus, we finally got to skate Fontana and it was pool paradise!

Rancho Penasquitos Skatepark

Saphira has a sleepover tonight, so Caleb and I are gonna barge on Rancho Penasquitos. Oh yeah… Can’t wait cuz that park shreds! I bailed the Alva deck in favor of Caleb’s old Element, and have been itching to try it out. Plus, the dumbass Sunbeam wheels Alva sent me were lost in a street fight (ouch!) out front when they were replaced with some badass Bones.  I’ve used the setup on the street, but not in a park, so yeah.

Dang! This Looks Fun!

When it comes to fashion, NYLON is our authority. We read it the zine, drool over the pix,  listen to the bands and watch the movies they suggest, and generally are quite hip. Plus, we all like the Plastiscines. The SoCal show is at the Roxy on Tuesday, June 9. It wouldn’t be the first time we drove to LA on a school night for a pop fix!