This past weekend was spent on an exploration trip around the Olympic National Park in Washington State, following the 101. The trip began in Seattle, taking the ferry commute to Bainbridge Island, meeting up with the 101 and moving on from there. Some of the best landscape of jagged mountains, dark blue lakes, and old growth forests was waiting to be found. That alone was worth the trip alone, but the next part of the trip brought us to the small town of Forks, Washington where the book and eventually movie,”Twilight” takes place. When we arrived in Forks, a small town on the northwest side of the Olympic Peninsula, I was expecting a parade of obsessed Twilight fans. Instead there was a simple one road town with promises of a cement park. The park was easy to find, almost directly off the 101 as you enter town. There was an amazing bowl complete with three levels and a full range of pool coping. As to be expected bikes weren’t allowed in the bowl, but it didn’t keep me from rolling around in it a little. One unique fixture where bikes were allowed was the whale tale; 
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.