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Video by Jacob Palumbo and Will Miles.
Photography by James Griffiths.
The great American road trip; it’s what so many films and novels are based upon. Whether it’s Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, Easy Rider, Thelma and Louise, or National Lampoon’s Vacation, there’s a wide spectrum of stories romanticising the long drive across the United States of America. So when Griff hit us up on November 1st about a cross-country road trip he was about to take with Dylan Jaeb, Eetu, Will Miles and others, of course we were intrigued. What shenanigans would these lot get up to? What tales would they tell? Well the boys were quite tight-lipped about it all to be honest… Maybe they still have highway hypnosis? Perhaps you can piece together somewhat of an idea of their journey by gazing at Griff’s photos and reading the Google reviews from their many pit stops along the way.
– Will Harmon
Dylan Jaeb, frontside 180 kickflip, Salt Lake City, Utah
Sunset Station Hotel and Casino
1301 W Sunset Rd, Henderson, NV 89014, United States
Will Miles
4 reviews · 1 photo
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Hotel and casino looked insane but if you book your room from the wrong night they weirdly won’t let you check in. Even if you’ve just driven 7 hours from San Diego and arrive at 2am.
Eetu Toropainen, boardslide gap-out, Gary, Indiana
Excalibur Hotel and Casino
3850 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, United States
Will Miles
4 reviews · 1 photo
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Great hotel if you turn up at 4am and need a room. Terrible hotel if you think you’re walking away with any of your $200 from the roulette table when you wake up.
Vincent Huhta, 50-50 gap into the bank, Gary, Indiana
Penny’s Diner
1170 W Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, WY 82935, United States
james griffiths
Local Guide·30 reviews·18 photos
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Very yummerz in my tummerz indeed, staff were very lovely, almost lovely enough for us to stop our cross country road trip and pull up to Green River as permanent residents.
P.S. Tots slapped so hard I had to stash a few for later, see video for reference.
Cyprus Blanco, backside smith grind, Denver, Colorado
Himalayan Kitchen
360 State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84111, United States
james griffiths
Local Guide·30 reviews·18 photos
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As an Englishman whose national dish is curry I’m naturally slightly suspicious of any curry house outside of Brick Lane. Himalayan Kitchen has taught me that good curry does exist elsewhere. My only criticism is to the waitresses who warned me that their hot curry is extremely hot, which really gave my masochistic self the horn, I was slightly disappointed by the underwhelming level of spice.
P.S. Bison mono slapped.
Eetu Toropainen, ollie into the 2nd bank, Richmond, Virginia
Salt Lake Roasting Co
820 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84102, United States
james griffiths
Local Guide·30 reviews·18 photos
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On the morning of November 8th I was enjoying a delicious acai bowl and finely roasted house blend Americano as I was left speechless by a beautiful brunette who entered Salt Lake Roasting Co around 8.35am.
We locked eyes a few times as I dreamed of our lives together living in the mountains with 2/3 dogs in a lovely wooden cabin. Beautiful brunette if you are reading this please get in touch. See selfie for future husband.
Cyprus Blanco, frontside bluntslide, Gary, Indiana
Silo
517 S 13th St, Omaha, NE 68102, United States
james griffiths
Local Guide·30 reviews·18 photos
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Lovely lil shop with great curated selections of the finest garms. Also staff were super helpful with pointing us in the direction of skate spots and also helping hook us up with a new board when it mysteriously disappeared after skating a spot with a v cracked out homie trying to get involved.
Dylan Jaeb, switch 360 flip, Richmond, Virginia
Black River Fingerboard Shop
1136 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642, United States
james griffiths
Local Guide·30 reviews·18 photos
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Stopped off here halfway through our Coast to Coast road trip as my friend Jacob would not shut up about it being the only places he cares about stopping off along the way. The staff were super friendly and welcoming and actually went above and beyond when they recognised some of my friends and proceeded to hand out some freebie boards to everyone. At the time this was just a lovely gesture from the owner, little did I know how bloody addictive these things were. Every single moment there was a flat surface for the next week of our trip we were then plagued by the erratic scratching and tapping of these little devils.
Thanks for the free boards and thanks for ruining the next week of my life.
Vincent Huhta, backside lipslide, Denver, Colorado
Grasshopper Club South Loop Chicago Dispensary
58 E Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60605, United States
james griffiths
Local Guide·30 reviews·18 photos
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Badddd Zaaaa, the kids were upset it was overpriced and underperformed.
Eetu Toropainen, slappy crooked grind, Richmond, Virginia
Uprise
1820 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
james griffiths
Local Guide·30 reviews·18 photos
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Super dope helpful staff, they really helped me out with a new set up after we left mine in a hotel parking lot in Denver.
Dylan Jaeb, backside tailslide gap-out, Omaha, Nebraska
Milton’s Prospect Hill Tavern
301 Milton St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, United States
james griffiths
Local Guide·30 reviews·18 photos
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Lush divey feel with a good pool table and shuffleboard. Wandering in randomly one night the Bengals were playing and the whole place was a roar with locals. As a couple of out-of- towners this was a little intimidating, however the locals quickly took a liking to us and made us feel right at home. Apart from the incident with
the man who just got out of jail three days ago and the locals having to barricade the door to keep him out it was the highlight of Cincinnati.
P.S. I’ll always remember the calming words a local whispered in my ear when things were getting a bit tense: “Don’t worry, he’s probably not armed.”
Eetu Toropainen, frontside crooked grind to fakie, Chicago, Illinois
Exxon
Oakey L, 139 Okey L Patteson Rd, Scarbro, WV 25917, United States
jammes griffiths
Local Guide·30 reviews·18 photos
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Stopped off here very late at night for an emergency fuel stop, quite spooky vibes in the middle of the forest and the staff added to it with a deathly stare, mute response and “freedom isn’t free” hat.
Giving Deliverance vibes.
Cyprus Blanco, gap to backside 5-0, Salt Lake City, Utah
Super Seven Heaven
1621 Williamsburg Rd, Richmond, VA 23231, United States
Will Miles
4 reviews · 1 photo
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Guys serving were kinda pushy to get us out of the door and it smelt a bit weird. Had Pepto tablets to help out in case you’ve been eating gas station food for 18 days and your stomach hurts constantly.
Dylan Jaeb, switch heelflip, Richmond, Virginia
Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Co.
1903 Westwood Ave, Richmond, VA 23227, United States
james griffiths
Local Guide·30 reviews·18 photos
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Everyone goes on about the coffee here and tbh it’s kinda mid. What kept bringing me back every morning was the staff. Easiest place to fall in love, they are all bloody beautiful.
Cyprus Blanco, frontside boardslide, Denver, Colorado
