If everybody had an ocean, across the USA, then everybody'd be surfin', like Californi-a," The Beach Boys sang in the late 1960s, capturing the vibrant summer feel of the state still known for its surfing culture.

Today, thanks to the surge in surfskating — a trend that allows riders to emulate the fluid feel of surfing on terra firma — even in inland cities, people can enjoy the similar liberating sense of euphoria they'd get from riding the waves.

That thrill only gets stronger when you enter a skate bowl, gliding smoothly between the curved walls and flat bottom to build up speed and sustain momentum.