To Hill Bombers and Pedestrians alike!

We are on the final countdown (yes, Europes song rocks even if it is as dated as jean jackets)!!! its this week that our journey begins. final prep is now just that, final prep. our packs are together, our supplies have (mostly) been gathered, our shoes are tied and our (arses) are in gear. im not saying yall cant help us out whenever you can (that would be cool), but so far things are looking pretty mother effin gangster. id like to thank all of you that have offered to give us a hand along the way, and chances are we'll have to call on those favors at some point, but at the moment we're confident that things are groovy (thats right, i said groovy. if you dont like it go read some whiny preteen blog with all of todays terminology). any feedback yall have before we take off will be appreciated, and anyone you can talk to that might be interested in this... well go ahead and tellem to log on!!! OR ELSE!!! j/k but anyway for reals yall should tell everyone, even the checkout clerk at the grocery store to go look this up and take a look. anyway, its late and i gotta start doing the day time thing (wake up at dawn, go to bed at some point before midnight). yall take care!

getting it all together

so updates... umm, well ive been skating around with my now almost complete backpack on me to get ready for the road. i now have lightweight clothing to tackle all the weather ill get on the road, from cold and rainy to hot and sunny. even magic boxers that are all sortsa comfortable. to be honest im a little nervous about the trip, but im also hella excited. im sure itll be nothing i cant handle, but all the same i have that little "oh $#!^" going off in my head. anyway, i want to thank all of you who have joined up to follow our journeys on the blog here and id like to ask a favor of you: tell your freinds and family and co-workers and people on the street etc. about the web page and the trip. we could use the support. anyway, til next time, yall take care

I Made The Page Look Groovy

Yeah ok, so get this: April Bass from the Central Virginia Chapterof the National Multiple Sclerosis Society gave me a call today. Now this trip is recognized as an Official Event! i dont know about y'all, but i think this is really cool! not much in the way of news other than that today, but i hope y'all leave me a comment on whatcha think of the changes to the page. take care!

too much snow

those of y'all in the DC area know what im talkin about. those of you who are other places havent seen the masses of snow everywhere here. there are no sidewalks, only streets half plowed and full of slush. lacking the ability to skate right now isnt all that groovy, but i built an igloo with some freinds. not really very productive but considering the weather its hard to do much. we'll be getting on the road in a few weeks here, so keep yourselves tuned in. pics and video up all the time when we get going. yall take care

FAQ time!!!

Any questions y'all got about the trip, nows the time to ask (not to say i won't answer later questions) anything at all feel free to chime in!

Hey from Va

Im josh stowe, Im the potential new team member and i cant wait to set off on this adventure. Ive made alot of mistakes in the past and have lived off other people for to long. Its time to take my life into my own hands and set off to change the world one push at a time. I hope you all accept me with open arms as i join tristan in this adventure of a life time.


O as he stated i am a cruiser, Id rather enjoy the view that speed down a hill head first. I ride a 56" dregs supertanker, Its the 18 wheeler of the longboard world and works just fine for my style of riding. I have taken my fair share of spills though and have been really nervous to go fast after my last fall which put me in the hospital. I practicing everyday though so when it comes time to leave ill be in top shape