Day 165: Utah

     I had never been to Utah, so it was the logical choice to head there after we had seen enough of that Grand Canyon. Thats the beauty of this trip, nothing about it was planned. We were literally eating at the Wendy's by the Grand Canyon when one of us asked where we were going next and I suggested Utah. Thats when Mouse called his cousin who happens to both live in Utah and skates. He got the word that his cousin (Fin) would be down to skate with us and show us some of his local spots and parks. So it was decided, I took the first shift as we drove north to Utah. It was about an 8 hour drive to where Fin lives. It was a town called Provo, and its about an hour South of Salt Lake City. We arrived at around 6:00 in the morning and had a hearty breakfast at a Denny's. From there we met up with Fin and he took us to a couple parks to warm up and most importantly wake up. the parks were fun for a while but it was obvious that they weren't designed by people that skate. then we went to a grocery store a bought this soda that called "Apple Beer". It was totally delicious and I wish I had bought a whole bunch to take home. Then we skated this spot that I have seen in a couple of skate videos. Sean Malto (a pro skateboarder) did a backside overcrook shuv out on the rail, and that was cool to see a famous spot, even if it is just a parking lot to those of you that don't skate. Provo was a lot like Colorado. The climate was similar and there was a giant mountain view. I liked it there and I wouldn't mind visiting there again sometime.

Sean Malto is rad