Valo 4 Life premiere. Words and photos by B.J. Bales 10/27/2010 Somewhere in the air Almost instantly the snow covered mountains morph into rock formations. Then, the rock into desert. The black earth into brown and orange. The protruding plateaus, the dusty, un-traveled roads, and the farm plots are the sights of my journey West.

Alley oop Han Solo tap rewind 180 out. Iowa City. Photo: Bales. Words by B.J. Bales and Phil Austin Often it may be wise to draw comparisons. But, with some comparisons do not work. Justin “Jefferson” Augustus has no comparison. He stands alone as an innovator and an intelligent master shredder. He rarely does a [...]

Words by B.J. Bales Edit by Jan-Michael Andresen Jan is a busy guy. Thankfully, he saved some time to make two edits from two sessions that took place this summer. Jan and company decided to document sessions in Ames and Marshalltown, and provide some great skating from two underutilized cities. So, while the weather spits [...]

Greg Baney. Somewhere in Iowa. Photos by Corey Buller Corey Buller and Greg Baney pave the way for a new type of article focused on the personalities of the Iowa Connection. For this first edition, we meet Greg Baney through Buller’s lens and his friend’s words. We hope to keep this type of article going, [...]