In Chicago you will come across a great skatepark, the only one in Chicago where demos are held, the Wilson Skate Park. This amazing skatepark is ideal for BMX riding.
It is a big concrete park and is 1/2 street course and 1/2 transitions. The features of the park are the kind that any BMX rider will love! They are divided into skate and urban. Skate features are a street course, a mini ramp, a quarter pipe, a bowl and spine, while the urban features are stairs, rails, curbs and others. The bowl is big and has a pool coping. The park is popular to many BMX riders, so it might get crowded at times.
Make sure that safety comes first, as helmets and other protective equipment are suggested due to the high crash factor. In general, it is a great skatepark that is in good condition, so make sure to keep it that way. If you are fan of big jumps and tricks, this is the place for you!
Siem Reap province in the north-east of Cambodia, is the home of the magnificent Angkor Wat archaeological complex and great religious monuments. The same area is an excellent arena for dirt-biking fans.
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Berlin is the capital city of Germany and one of the 16 states in Germany. It is the largest city and second most popular in Germany and ninth most popular in the European Union. It is situated on the River Spree in northeastern Germany and is the center of the Berlin – Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Berlin is a world city of politics, media, culture, science and of course sports!
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the Canton of Zurich. It is situated on the northeastern tip of Lake Zurich, in north central Switzerland. The Zurich airport and train station are the busiest and largest in the country. Zurich is a hub for road, train and air traffic. It is a leading global city and stands among the world’s largest financial centers.
Far Rockaway starts at the Nassau County line and extends west to Beach 32nd Street. It is a neighborhood on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States. It is said that the name " Rockaway " may have meant "place of sands" in the Munsee language.
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Lake Michigan’s basin is conjoining with that of Lake Huron to the east and having the same surface elevation, they are technically a single lake. The large size of the Lakes and the fact that they are prone to sudden and harsh storms, combined with the rocky shoals and shallows of Straits of Mackinac, increases the risk of water travel and has led hundreds of ships to their end.
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Lake Michigan, the second largest of the Great Lakes of North America by volume and the third largest by surface area, is actually the only one located entirely within the United States. With its basin conjoining with that of Lake Huron to the east and having the same surface elevation, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are technically a single lake. The large size of the Lakes and the fact that they are prone to sudden and harsh storms increases the risk of water travel and has led hundreds of ships to their end.
Joliet is a city situated in both Will and Kendall Counties of Illinois, USA. The city is at 40 mi/64 km in the southwest of Chicago and is the county seat of Will County.
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