When he isn’t swinging around powerlines with a chainsaw, battling encroaching trees, Brick Strait is battling the PNW’s arsenal of crusty spots. We still haven’t figured out where he gets all of his energy from. Nor do we care. All we know is that we can’t get enough of it.

We rounded up some toesmen and headed out east to rekindle the flame with Yakima Valley's finest!

A father of four, a man of many jobs, a true Northwest legend. Anyone who knows anything about skating in the PNW knows Bobby Dodd. To celebrate his latest pro-model, one of three boards in our latest Mike O'Haire series, we head to Vashon Island for a 6x6 with one of the best styles to shine in skateboarding.