one of the things i love about diy is that once you build something and are a part of something, you gain an instant common ground with people that have done what you've done.  a common ground you can only know because you were there, you busted your ass and you did it for fun.  not by living through the posts on a blog.  but actually out there doing it.  
spencer from chic-ago sent me this link, this spot looks superfun!  he put his hands to work and built something to skate.

u check out more pics here: 
click here for thornside