Words by Adam Yates:
Not long after getting home from the
Cathlamet
road trip with Striker and the F bomb, i turn around again to hit the
road east with some of the team. Nick Breton, Travis Craig, Justen
Ortiz, Graham Badner and myself are all leaving early to do the
Landy thing and visit shops in the Edmonton/Calgary area.
Local 124
is one of the OG shops in the Edmonton area and Mike Sanders is the man
when it comes to supplying the local groms of the area with all their
stoke needs.
Nicks parents put us up in their home and wat a sleep! The mission home from
Cathlamet
was long and then to drop Kyle out at Abbotsford added another hour to a
7 hour drive. Got home and had 4 hours sleep to do it all again. 12 of
the best east and I’m telling ya i was stoked to get a good night of
sleep. The breakfast that we had that morning was mondo, home cooked
Quiche Lorrain courtesy of mumzi Breton, Thanks Kathy! One of the best
break’s id had in a long time. Wat a way to welcome us to Edmonton!!
Nick threw down and played a great host. We walked the main drag of
Whyte Ave and had a beer at his old watering hole the Strathcona Hotel.
We also got lucky with a few free give-aways – cold iceies on this
sweaty day in Edmonton was a delicious treat. Off to
Local 124
mid arvi and what a crew. All the groms had turned out and were all
asking questions on how to do this and that. It’s always great to share
ya knowledge and spread the stoke! Had a jam on the local mini ramp and
then it was time to session the River Valley pathways. Some tight lil
drops and some real sketchy pavement but hey, why not! It was sick just
to lurk in the park and session with all the Local crew. As the day drew
to an end, it was back to the shop, passed a few Hotrods on the way.
Old boys out enjoin they’re rides! At Local124, we had a small lil
autograph session and a jam on the ramp. Jacob Dutton is new to the
Landy team and was really thrown down showing his skills on transition!
yeah bra!
Guess its time for eats and we’re off to Mike’s house for the hell
cook up. Who knows where we’ll end up? Its Edmonton and I’m sure Nick’s
keen to catch up with a few of his ol drinkin buddies! The colonel and
his wife Jane threw down on some burgers and beers at their pad.
Inspired by
Jodie (Shnitzel) Wilcock,
Mike had made himself a sweet CNC and was setup in his garage. It even
played songs, the theme song from Tetris! It was like the man pad from
hell, everything a lad needs; A wood fire oven, a CNC, a beer fridge and
a few lil lady’s on the walls!
Apparently the last two night nicks dogs have been comin down of a
night time jumping all over Justin who’s been kipped up in a corner on
the floor. Last night was no different and stories were shared over a
mondo breaki cook up again supplied by Kathy! Its been raining over
night here so a late start and the plan to go get our dress shirts on
was made. Off to Value Village and Winners to see what threads they had.
All walked out with some baller collars ready for the Pro session at
Easy Rider skate shop, another one of the Edmonton sk8 shops that stock
Landyachtz products. Sittin here at Callingwood sk8 park in our fine
threads watching Dutton throw down flip tricks of all sorts. Open park,
not too much flow but if ya got ya shit down, I’m sure you could get
some hell lines!
Easy Rider’s owner Warren Currie greeted us and gave us a tour of the
shop. They had some sweet stuff from Longboards to Wake and S-Up paddle
and Snowboards. Was sweet walking round the shop and doing the pro
thing. There was a good lil turnout of groms. A lot more mellow than
that yesterday of 124. Had a hell lil cook up and had a jam on his lil
outdoor street setup. Great arvi spent there. Now off to the Breton
household for another tasty home cooked meal and some hell chilled beer.
I think we’re gonna impress Nicks mum with our new collars! Dinner was a
real treat, the best I’ve eaten on the road for sho! Thanks Kathy for
looking after us and welcoming us into your home!
Last night got a lil rowdy. Holy! late one but that didn’t stop us from
hitting the road well before lunchtime. Calgary’s a 3 and a half hour
drive south from Edmonton, through farm land. Flat as and the road is
pretty much one boring shitty assed straight HWY. I guess its all good,
just another part of this rad country that i can say I’ve driven
through. On the out-skirts of Calgary theres a mondo shop for the
outdoor addict. Its called the Bass Pro Shop and Outdoor centre. the
place is mental. It’s like walking straight into an indoor forest. There
were stuffed animals of all sorts, a mondo fish tank with trout and
salmon, all ya campin and hunting needs and all the camp gear to hide
from preying eyes! Hands down the best outdoor shop I’ve been in!
Royal Boardshop
and Calgary has come to play, grommets everywhere. Steve from the shop
had prepared a small lil event around the blocks behind the shop, sorta
like a challenge of different activities. There were 7 challenges
ranging from hippy jumps to manuals and early grabs! Groms whre stoked
to get out and get the challenges marked off on the score card. We
gathered to announce the winners and Sector team had rolled in. Jacko,
louis and the usual punters from the Team. it was good to see some old
faces not seen in ages. Eric, Adam and Freddy had come from Sweden too.
Bailed the shop and went to the hill to tag up the hill with BEAR
graphs. It was epic to be able to legally graph a public road! sweet
deals! Lookin forward to the next 3 days here on the hill with all me
mates! Its gonna be rad....
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