TD Skate Park getting tricked out

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Written By Tom Peterson
Pictured: Cory Spencer and David Parker installing new features at The Dalles Skate Park 11/05/2020

Pictured: Cory Spencer and David Parker installing new features at The Dalles Skate Park 11/05/2020

Cory Spencer and David Parker of Joplin, Missouri, began installation of several new features at The Dalles Skate Park this morning, Thursday, Nov. 5. They include pro design rails by Willy Santos, two bench ledges, and a DIY curb spine. The work is expected to be completed today.

The two are with American Ramp Company and are on a whirlwind tour of installation. They are adding a pump track in Bend, and another on the Skateway Green park on I-205 in the Portland-Metro area.

In the last month, the pair has traveled to New Jersey, Massachusetts, Texas, and Oregon as they pushed to complete skate park work delayed by COVID-19.

Parker highly recommended a pump track for The Dalles, noting the circuit of rollers, banked turns and features designed to be ridden completely by riders "pumping"—generating momentum by up and down body movements, instead of pedaling or pushing - is a riot.




Tom Peterson

Lead Editor

Tom Peterson’s journalism career spans three decades, which included stints at the Lincoln City Newsguard, The Grants Pass Daily Courier, The Bend Bulletin, and The Dalles Chronicle. He and his family came to The Dalles in 2003. He is married to Peggy Palenik-Peterson. Their two daughters graduated from The Dalles High School.

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