Words by Bruce J. Bales

With summer just around the corner, Iowa rollerbladers have been busy, and after a month long break the Iowa Connection is back. I thank everyone for their patience and understanding during the short break, and I assure you all that the site has a lot of great stuff planned for the summer. The first of those things will be taking place in Iowa City on the 29th when we get together for the first of many summer sessions. There will be more information about the session coming next week. Until then, take a look at these edits from Logan Clark and Troy DeZeeuw.
Continue reading ‘Edits: Summer approaches’

Words and edit by Bruce J. Bales

In one week a group of Iowans will again hit the road for the annual road trip. For this week, I decided to finally post the full length version of “Should Have Been There.” Although I am not completely satisfied with the final version, I knew it would be a good time to release this version. I hope everyone feels as good after watching this video as I do. See you on the road.

Chris Watts. Disaster backslide to fakie. Davenport. (Click to enlarge)

Words and photos by Bruce J. Bales

Every year around this time I take a few hours and clean up my hard drives. If I’m lucky I catch a large group of photographs I forgot about or just never got around to using. This year, I didn’t find as much as I thought I would, but I did find a few gems for your viewing pleasure.
Continue reading ’2013 Spring cleaning’

Words by Bruce J. Bales

For a moment, it was like spring was here. Who knows what the next few days will hold, but you have to get while the getting is good. That’s exactly what the mentality has been in Iowa lately. If the weather is good, the shredding is good. Luckily, a few of us have been documenting the process of shaking off the winter dust. Take a break from this beautiful day to watch three edits from three different Iowa bladers.
Continue reading ‘Edits: Spring skatepark sequences’