This is pretty much how I spent the summers of 1984, 1985 and 1986:
Pure Joy… (Click the pic)

Those ramp riding sessions on hot summer afternoons 20 years ago were some of the funnest times ever. This photo was sent in to me yesterday by my friend Brett Marshall. It appeared in my inbox completely out of the blue. I vaguely remember photographing ourselves back then, but I never knew where the photos wound up. Apparently Brett and my other BMX pal Ken Stranahan found a box of old photos and decided to scan a few. What a fantastic surprise. Thanks Brett!

In case you’re wondering, that ramp is 8’ tall and the marks on the tree are 1’ increments… so I’m about 14’ in the air there. Darn, I miss riding sometimes!