At the Durham Skate Park

Dave, a local skater, attempt­ing a trick (I should prob­a­bly learn its name!)

Durham, impres­sive in its ren­nais­sance of down­town, saw fit not only to des­ig­nate an area for a cen­tral park and a thriv­ing farmer’s mar­ket, but also deemed a small but impres­sive skate park worth $500 grand… yes, that’s right, five hun­dred thou­sand bucks for a SKATE PARK.  I have been mean­ing to go check it out and get some pho­tos since it opened, but haven’t been able to.  For­tu­nately (haha) I had jury duty down­town this week, and got dis­missed with just enough time to go down to the park and check it out.

I was impressed to see quarter-pipes, rails, ramps, and even a pool!  One skater in par­tic­u­lar, skat­ing in the pool, caught my atten­tion and was gra­cious enough to let me try some skat­ing pho­tos.  Dave, thanks a lot–it was great talk­ing to you, and I hope you make your way over here and find the photos!