EMPIRE BMX IN COLORADO.
A wise man once told me that the mountains are like the sea. Once you live by them, you can never live without them. The more time I spend in them, the more this concept grows on me. When I think of the “Rockies”, I always try and imagine what the first westbound settlers must have felt. After so many days, weeks, months of trekking across the plains, all of that flat ground must have seemed endless. And then, one day, there is this huge formation in front of you, reaching up to the sky, for as far in either direction as you can see; that shit blows my mind. Maybe that’s how towns like Denver and Boulder came to be, maybe it was just too overwhelming for them and they thought, “well, I don’t think we’re going through that, this is a nice place to live”.
Every time I’ve been on my way to Colorado, I feel a different level of excitement than I do going anywhere else. Maybe it’s that “magic pull” that the mountains seem to have. Maybe it’s just being detached from the familiar days of home. And maybe, just maybe, it has something to do with all of the grayish colored sleeping giants that lie scattered all over this region. There is just something about the cement in the mountains. There is a different feel to the parks there, and the amazing scenery that surrounds them doesn’t hurt at all either. I love the fact that you can feel a bit of isolation, while cruising gigantic cement walls. So I guess that could be the reason I find myself planning multiple trips there each year. As much as I love riding these places, seeing others enjoy them is just as good if not better. It was such a treat getting to watch Chase, Hanson, Logan, and Dave all making the most of very stop we made. It reminded me a lot of how riding felt when I was much younger. I wish everyone could feel that.
The Empire video is in the middle of its own evolution right now. Dave Parrick, the mad scientist of this video, has everyone on the edge of their seats wondering what will come of his time spent back in the hot seat of filming and editing. They say “All good things come to those who wait”, and this video will be no exception. We call him “Diamond Dave” for a reason.
11/19/09 - 8:57 am
Neat stuff.
Joe might wanna clean that sensor, though.
11/19/09 - 9:04 am
Colorado Pride.
11/19/09 - 10:40 am
GAWD DAMN. So syked on this gallery. Love seeing Joe’s work and that shot of Chase’s 360 rules.
11/19/09 - 10:52 am
yeah man, Chase’s 360’s are amazing!
11/19/09 - 11:13 am
Haha, I see the shark. This gallery is good stuff.
11/19/09 - 12:56 pm
COLORADO PRIDE
11/19/09 - 1:20 pm
When I leave for Hawaii I am gonna miss the parks here, I LOVE Redstone, too bad theres no pics of that place.
I wont however miss the snow. now I have to pay 10 bucks to ride untill february
11/19/09 - 1:46 pm
Ha ha, sadly enough for me, you are right, I do need to clean my sensor ! ( insert feeling a bit embarrassed ) Oh well, next time I’ll make sure I do that. Or at least spend the extra time in Photoshop. Cheers !
11/19/09 - 2:08 pm
the “flippin” photo is soo awesome. & Parrick looks strikingly similar to George W in that last pic haha
11/19/09 - 2:43 pm
Ballin!
11/19/09 - 6:10 pm
Great set of photos! Chase blows my mind, wow
11/19/09 - 6:40 pm
chase sucks, anyone can ride like him
11/19/09 - 7:28 pm
Has it been that long since nowhere fast? Is Perrick really the first BMX senior citizen?
11/19/09 - 7:31 pm
sweet pics
those 3’s are epic
11/19/09 - 10:04 pm
Real good photo gallery, epic sunset and The Legend Dave Parrick! Top notch.
11/19/09 - 11:15 pm
Each and every single Chase Hawk pic on here made me swear.
11/20/09 - 1:50 am
Damn Chase is good, super nice gallery! I see the shark!
11/20/09 - 3:31 am
The pics are so good, damn
11/20/09 - 9:23 am
“Has it been that long since nowhere fast? Is Perrick really the first BMX senior citizen?”
I’m pretty sure Scot Breithaupt and Bob Haro didn’t stop aging in the 70s.
11/20/09 - 1:12 pm
Denver is the only place I’ve lived were you can drive ten minutes to one of 20+ parks, ride, and then hit up the next one ten minutes away. Thanks to the state lottery all the money goes to parks and recreation.
11/20/09 - 3:21 pm
Psyched on the photos!
11/21/09 - 8:01 am
Great photos, but your camera desperately needs a sensor cleaning.
11/21/09 - 1:02 pm
How the hell did he get the speed for that height? Best use of that line I have ever seen.
11/22/09 - 11:07 am
Awesome gallery. Whats up Logan!?! Mountains, good cement parks, and camp fires. Trip looked rad.
11/22/09 - 2:23 pm
Rainha!
11/22/09 - 8:42 pm
Empire Tearing it up nice and tight in my home state ! my fucking dreams have come true ! im in that 512 reppin that 303 son !
11/23/09 - 7:28 am
awesome shots! Those parks look unreal.
11/23/09 - 10:37 am
We drove from PA to CO the last two years now. The first year gas prices were at $4+ a gallon. Everything about CO is Epic, the land, the parks and the do-something-outdoors lifestyle. I very much plan on going back there much more no matter what the gas prices are.
Great pics, can’t wait to see the movie.
11/24/09 - 8:45 am
Thanks for making my state look so good, Empire!
11/24/09 - 12:32 pm
colorado pride
11/24/09 - 11:33 pm
where can i see some of this stuff
11/25/09 - 9:45 pm
Coloradical! Looks like an amazing trip.
Shoots logan!
11/25/09 - 11:35 pm
Hi def-g
writINGs here from santiago, Cl waitinng with wish
apparence work de dave parrick. who for sure back shower a lot codes looses, the scense de a spirit, falling!!! and base a creative, stylus, feeling and heart
On the mass media bmx american is on down , I seen Thrashr mag never loose the horizont and codes and Now i see bmxon….com demonios found “sell bmx part diferents colors nothing more
Is the time appreance the clasic bmx and back the soul – ride4fun-souls and goal watch for away be possible and respecting a all ridden are inside the scenes.
wanna send cheers
cotton, troy and all la crew de Denver with Her real contribution pusher-mag a real mag!!! peoples whos gives good times and help juancarlos.
Boulder paradise street !!crowder of rails, incline planes on university
trail the “V” ùuu kool dave p. Cuanto sabe!!!
11/28/09 - 3:37 pm
Nice description. I live in Boulder and completely agree. Can’t wait to see the video.
02/03/10 - 2:02 am
Wow,
looks like a realy nice spot and a great scenery for a BMX ride. At these times it’s just cold and snowy here in Berlin. So I have to watch pics about BMX in the web.