Which detail explicitly states why the characters had to change their mode of transportation? A.
“We started too late to get over Chilcoot Pass before the freeze-up.”
B.
“We started for the Klondike in the fall rush of 1897.”
C.
“Then we had to buy dogs in order to sled it the rest of the way.”
D.
“We packed our outfit on our backs part way over.”

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these