It’s a part of skateboarding that most of the industry and corporate media ignores, yet each year more and more people are joining the best downhill skateboarders in the world at the Columbia River Gorge on the world famous Maryhill Loops Road for the Merryhill Festival of Speed.
Since Wednesday, more than 200 athletes from more than 10 countries have been screaming down the 2.2-mile road, which is owned by the nearby Maryhill Museum of Art and only open for special events. . . . Those who are here are some of the top competitors in the world, such as Siegrist, a three-time world champ; and Canada’s Scott “Scoot” Smith and Kevin “K-Rimes” Reimer, who both have three-to-one odds to win the downhill skateboard race.
The Merryhill Museum, with its view of the Columbia River, is one of the most beautiful places on the planet and while the event also features inline skating and “gravity bikes” we won’t let that keep us from being stoked on the work that John Ozman and the Volcanic Promotions crew do on the whole event.
For daily coverage of the event check out Silverfish Longboarding.
[Link: Merryhill Festival of Speed via Yakima Herald]
