Stepping it up

     Yes, I realize that the title of this post is lame. However, I simply couldn't resist. For some time now I've been focusing quite a bit of attention on my near obsession with boardsliding small handrails. For more details on why I'm obsessed and how this happened you can refer to this post. Well, last week I was able to "step up" my handrail hitlist by adding a new and exciting rail. Up to this point, I have never hit a handrail that had more than 4 or 5 stairs underneath it. In all honesty, the amount of stairs underneath a rail is sort of a lousy unit of measurement as some 4 stair rails could be more difficult than 5 stair rails depending on their hieght and length. Nonetheless, I can finally say that I've hit a 6 stair handrail. It's located at Hazard County Skatepark and is actually much easier to commit to than the rail at Brook Run (a 4 stair, which further demonstrates my earlier piont).


The rail is actually really low in height making it relatively easy.
The only intimidating factors are it's length and more so it's significant
drop if you were to fall towards the outside of the rail. This would not be as
intimidating if you were to attempt the other rail next to the pyramid (I'm talking to you Batman!).

      After a few attempts and despite it's terrifying lack of stairs or ramp on the outside of the rail, I was able to land the rail several times. I recognize that this post is really just me tooting my own horn, but honestly that's mainly the point of this entire blog.

Someone at the park caught me taking pictures of the rail for

the blog and asked me if I wanted to be filmed with my camera

 phone. The quality is horrible which is compounded

even more by the lack of good lighting at the park.