Adventure
PHOTOS: Skateboarding in Chicago
Check out the group’s stops in Chicago… Skateboarding in Chicago Day 7: On The Chicago Waterfront To follow the whole coast-to-coast, dads-and-sons adventure, check out http://sk8thest8s.cbslocal.com/
Leaving Chicago
Out of the house early, we followed Aunt Gerry to Logan Boulevard Skate Park, a spot built by the City of Chicago right under Interstate 94. Instead of a concrete sculpture a la FDR in […]
The Skating Community: A Small World
Before launching this road trip, I consulted with a few skaters back in Seattle, looking for tips on how to find the best skate parks and skate shops. I met one day at Innerspace (an […]
VIDEO: Under I-90/94 at Logan Blvd Skate Park
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Skating At Dusk Beside Lake Michigan
From Lou… After dinner Uncle Ed navigated the crew to Wilson Skate Park on the banks of Lake Michigan. To get there we went though the Uptown neighborhood, which is “sketchy” but seems to be […]
Day 7: Ready For A New Vehicle
From Neal… We made it to Chicago today, which feels like a hugely significant landmark. A week ago, when our Bustaride school bus died in Charleston, none of us felt all that confident about making […]
Best Offbeat Lake Michigan Adventures
We live beside one of the most magnificent lakes in the world, but how many of us have truly explored our great lake? Sure, we’ve all enjoyed swimming the lake, but how many of us can say that we’ve paddleboarded, surfed, or scuba dived Lake Michigan? Here are three extreme challenges for all the lake lovers out there…
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