Jeff's Backflip at Redondo Beach


(As you can probably tell from the grainy image, this is a scanned photo.)
I did some recreational gymnastics as a teenager,
and decided to revisit this very fun form of exercise
shortly after my 30th birthday at SCAT's Gymnastics.
This image was actually shot in the summer of 2002.
I was itching to show off a little,
and the soft sand provided a safe landing zone
if I messed up.
So I told my then fiancée Carolyn to "Watch this!"
and proceeded to do a standing back flip.
She said, "Oh my God! Let me get the camera!
Do that again!"
So this is back flip number two. It was fun!