You can’t believe social media… right.
I do however think I’m super lucky as far as variety to ride just outside my house.
It’s rare that I put a board in the van to go ride somewhere.
But I have a few things going.
Columbia is a college town with about 130k people. I think there is something magical about the all American college town for liveability.
Campus
I’m only about a mile and a half from the University campus. And it’s like 35 thousand kids so it’s a pretty expansive area. And it’s a botanical garden.
Hills
I live kinda of on top of a hill. So I experience a lot of gravity boarding.
Not San Francisco… but not flat like Florida or Phoenix. I expect the hills make it all way more fun.
The Gravel Trails
I’m only a couple miles away from tapping into the Gravel trails that roll through town typically at creek bottoms. These are really cool and really pretty.
Two skateparks
And the pump track.
So there is tons of good stuff…
Off course there is not so good…
Such as the weather… the extremes suck. Summer is hot as balls and winter is hard.
It felt really cold riding around low 40s yesterday.
And it’s kind of an esk8 island… I have literally 1 dude I have ridden electric skateboards with regularly…
There are a few Onewheel guys and a couple really active EUC kids.
But I would be stoked on more esk8 buddies.
I definitely feel lucky about the places I have to ride and access to stores and places to eat by riding.
I have even pondered getting rid of one of the two cars, but we got too many damn kids… and it’s cold outside….
I might have to move out that way one day.
