#irrigon

Irrigon, Oregon

Irrigon is a park I’ve been hoping to skate for a long time. I knew of it from the Indy Northwest tour videos, but I’d been putting off the road trip. Having skated it once, I’m already planning my next trip.

The centerpiece of this park is the doorway cradle. It can look pretty intimidating from the bottom, but speed comes pretty easily here, and I was surprised to find how easy it was to get over. 

From the doorway the bowl snakes around the back of the cradle, and empties into either a tight deep end with pool coping or the flow area. The flow area has another doorway, this time a bridge gap on a more mellow wall. It’s opposed by another deep pocket, with quick pool block and the back of the cradle for speed.

Finally, the last door leads through into a ditch section, with some street stuff adjacent. The ditch is small, but it’s quick and fun. 

Softball Home at Away

Until five years ago, Harley had lived her entire life in and around Irrigon, and then the girls and I moved here to start a new life and finish my Bachelor’s Degree.  Harley grew up playing softball with a group of girls she was friends with beginning in Kindergarten.

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Tracks of the Western Pacific 

through the unclaimed desert of northern Oregon