Hey Idaho boards!!!
I think we need to have a revival here. I like how Hawaii's boards are, maybe we could be like that. I know we don't have that big of a community but we should get are community going! 
So let's all introduce ourselves....joking, sounds like first grade haha. Anyways where is everyone from? How many years/months have you been training? Do you like to train in the city/gym/nature?
I'll go first.
I'm from Boise. I've been training on and off for a year, diligently for about 6 months. I like training in the city and in nature, I haven't trained in a gym yet.
Let's get our parkour community rollin' and to get it growing.
-Ashley
Evan (my buddies call me Chris or 'Doc')
Hailing from Virginia and Hawaii, will be in Boise in late October.
Have been doing Parkour casually for fun since 2007
I usually play outdoors in nature and natural settings which Hawaii seems to have a lot of. It's almost a spiritual communion thing with me.
I usually avoid training in the city. For the younger crowd, when people see them, they usually pay no mind or at least tolerate them.
When they see a 42 year old man bounding over railings and doing cat leaps on a wall, they call the cops and report a suspicious male. LOL
Not to mention there's that stigma about being chased away from places or complaints from security etc.
It's a little different for obviously older adults. Kids just get chased away. I, on the other hand, tend to get asked for ID and they run a warrant check and rap sheet and then I get lectured that "I should know better" or get threatened with arrest.
I might be going against the grain from most PK guys, because I use the word 'play' instead of 'train'. 'Train' sounds so strict and regimented to me for something that is supposed to be the embodiment of freedom of movement, but to each his own.
I approach it as play, plain and simple. When children run and jump, tumble and climb trees, it's play. That's how their developing bodies learn motor skills. It's natural and they have the best fun while doing it. They don't 'train' to do these things. You don't seem to notice being tired as fast nor do you get frustrated or discouraged if you can't perform a certain movement with perfect form, because you're having fun. And who gets frustrated while they are having fun?
"When an archer is at practice, he has all his skill. When he shoots at a tournament, suddenly his hands shake and his vision doubles"
Zen Proverb-
