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The most iconic spot on the trip for sure, was Seylynn. This snake run is thought to be Canada's oldest surviving skatepark, but there are a few points of contention. One: there is HappyLand in Winnipeg. Two: the photographer from the North Shore News who came down to shoot a cover told me he knows of a skatepark buried underground on the North Shore that predates Seylynn and is currently being excavated. This photographer wasn't the only one shooting covers at Seylynn. Dylan Doubt and Haslam were nostalgic for classic covers and worked on recreating a few beauties.

How do you follow Seylynn? With a Hastings Bowl session! It was old meets new. You gotta know where you come from, in order to know where you're going. Appleyard dips in to his bag of tricks and DeCenzo reverts back to his good 'ol self—Ehrenreich gets it all.

Continuing along the evolutionary trail of skateparks, Confed boasts a sick bowl but a near-miss on a gravelly, awkward street course. Bradley Sheppard's local, so he knows the lines and DeCenzo, well, he can skate anything. Grison, Doubt and Nicholas agree.

If you're just tuning, visit COLORMAGAZINE.ca/GlobeRecord to view all the live #instagrams from the epic day. You can also view all the Globe Record Leaks on our Flickr Collection.

Stay locked for more extras and see the entire adventure unfold, including the best photos and stories, plus the epic conclusion of The Globe Record in the new issue of Color (10.2) NOW SHIPPING!

Dickies was kind enough to send some pants and gear to try out. By far some of the best pants i've had the pleasure of wearing. Get yourself a pair before its too late! And check out their website for their full line of work and skate wear.

Griffin: Our first snake run of the day. DeCenzo wastes no time getting his feet wet.

Haslam continues his early morning stretches while most of you are still in bed.

Lonsdale was the first 'real' park we would get to skate. Meaning, it was time to put away the laybacks and bonelesses and bring out the flip tricks, manny sequences and hubba grinds.

Mark Appleyard and Ryan DeCenzo breathe in that chilly Northern air.  [ o ] Instagram: @colormagazine

And 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. Guest navigator, Bradley Sheppard takes a page from the book of stretch and styles out a teenie tiny boardslide

Overhead view of Kirkstone.

If you're just tuning, visit COLORMAGAZINE.ca/GlobeRecord to view all the live #instagrams from the epic day. You can also view all the Globe Record Leaks on our Flickr Collection.

Stay locked for more extras and see the entire adventure unfold, including the best photos and stories, plus the epic conclusion of The Globe Record in the new issue of Color (10.2) NOW SHIPPING!

In the lobby of the Best Western on April 5th, we were all a little nervous as to how the weather would play out. The day before had been perfect and we were kicking ourselves for moving the event back a day to give the guys a chance to do some shop signings. The sky was pretty cloudy as we crossed the Lions Gate Bridge into North Van but things were looking good when we got to our first park of the day, Ambleside, and the clouds started to break. We had planned to start at the Horseshoe Bay park all along, but with some last minute adjustments, we opted to begin a bit more eastward where the parks were clumped together better. This would help set the tone for the day's momentum. Haslam warms up and checks out some less-than-perfect obstacles then gets to work on some doubles with DeCenzo. Meanwhile, Appleyard goofs around with some driftwood.

Check back everyday for more extras and see the entire adventure unfold, including the best photos and stories plus the epic conclusion of The Globe Record, in the new issue Color 10.2 (Now Shipping!). Also, stay tuned for the short feature film debuting on Go Skate Day (June 21, 2012)

Dying to know what went down during all that Globe Record madness? You know, that day where Chris Haslam, Ryan DeCenzo and Mark Appleyard left their hotel at 6:00am and tried to skate as many of the 40+ skateparks that BC's Lower Mainland has to offer in a single day? Well we've put together a whopper of a feature for our new issue 10.2 (now shipping) and an documentary film we're particularly proud of (you'll soon learn more about). But you don't want to wait that long, do you?

Starting tomorrow, we're going to be leaking all the great extras that we just couldn't squeeze into the new issue. Check back everyday for new sequences, stories and photos from each park, then go outside and set some records of your own! Skate or D.I.Y.

The fine folks at DVS, Matix and SPOT put on an all ages contest this Spring that included a day of hanging out with the crew skating and general fun!

Ever since John Rattray became a regular contributor to the magazine a few months back, I've had the pleasure of being the first person in the office to read his writing when it comes in, and I can honestly say I look forward to it every time. He's done some pretty incredible pieces over the last few issues, like a comprehensive Helter Shelter on The Skate House and an amazing short story titled Paranoia in Portland as well as some really great book reviews for Inspiration Bound.

To celebrate John's mind and opinions, we're dedicating an entire column to him each issue called THE PREDATORY WORD. Following in the footsteps of his highly popular blog (The Predatory Bird), and starting in our new issue (10.2) with a review of John "The Man" Reeves' book Open Through the Mindflow, Rattray will be sure to keep you on that hot literary tip.

Look out for THE PREDATORY WORD in Color Volume 10, Issue 2 (now shipping!) and in the meantime, check out this awesome short film John shot for his blog.

Arto Saari's first part in Patrick O'Dell's Epicly Later'd series is now officially up on the Vice website!  One could say he's made quite a bit of progress from speaking little to no english. Stay tuned for more episodes to follow!

Talented skater and writer, John Rattray is hitting the airwaves tonight on FOSFM. Tune into the show online as an Englishman and Scotsman discuss the important topics of the day, or not. Either way, it's going to be another great show.

Real wants your help! "Hashtag your photo on INSTAGRAM or TWITTER with  #realskateboards  OR tag your photo with  @realskateboards  on FACEBOOK (from a computer) to have your photos become a part of a special REAL Made For Everywhere mosaic deck. Designed for and by you - SINCE DAY ONE.

On  May 23rd, 2012  we'll pick our favorite tagged photos to include in the design of the deck. Thank you for taking part."

So don't be a lazy Larry, take a photo and get involved!