It was a great trip. Except I was very busy. I think I had about two hours of downtime on one day. The rest of the time I was going from one appointment to the next. One dinner/event to the next. I also drove from Idaho Falls to Boise across route 20. Craters to Peaks.
I actually hit the floating green on my first try at the resort course. That was the first time I ever hit the stupid thing on my first try.
I had closest to the pin on hole number 8(175 par 3). My ball was 13” from the hole. Other than that, I was spraying around the course.
I thought of you when I was at Hayden Lake CC two Thursdays ago. I can not believe how expensive real estate has gotten there in just the last three years since my last visit.
Also, how Rathdrum has gone from being a farming community, out in the country, to one sub division after another. Even Athol had grown.
One of the funniest things I saw was the turtle races at Crafted on Sherman Ave on Friday nights.
Glad you had a great time in ID. That’s fantastic hitting the floating green and putting another so close to the cup. My son just got a new set of wedges and is doing some amazing short shots like that.
I took our dog for a walk that Thursday and saw the tent set up for the awards ceremonies. I was thinking you were in there. Looks like you hit some spectacular weather, too! And so far this summer we’ve had NO forest fire smoke.
Some friends invited us to dinner on the back side of the lake a couple nights ago and we went over on another friend’s pontoon / patio boat in the late afternoon. Had a delightful dinner on their patio over the lake, then slowly cruised back to their dock close to HLCC around 10 pm under the clear summer sky. That was wonderful.
Prices have gone insane around here and the Rathdrum Prairie continues to get plowed under for houses. It is so sad for everybody around here. My roots here go back to 1927 when Mom was born up the road and then my grandparents retired here in 1966. If we hadn’t bought when we did (four years ago), we wouldn’t be here.
I remember those whirlwind business trips and nonstop dinners. Retirement is a bit weird in that regard...you miss those days, but don’t miss them THAT much.