Destination: Golf & Fireworks ONLY
Route: None
Miles Ridden: None Total Miles: Same as yesterday
After having a great breakfast, Larry and Chris Stevens picked us up to play golf at the Wilderness Country Club. We had two groups set up to play: Ralph, Bud and Gary, & Larry, Chris, Marty Oakley, and his lovely wife, Leigh. Black clouds hung low over the course, but we were committed to play golf, and so we did, and a great round of golf it was. The golf god took care of us, too, and did not rain on us. Wilderness is a fairly new course (3 years), but is a great course to play. The greens were very nice, and we truly enjoyed ourselves. It was obvious after only a couple holes that the PGA will have to wait for us, but Gary managed to get a par, and Ralph and Bud birdied the 18th. Since we played an "eightsome" the last few holes, we had plenty of witnesses.
After golf, we returned to the hideout where we enjoyed a great meal. We then marched down to the enormous lake as Jim and Bud treated the rest of us to a great fireworks show over the lake. Montana is not like California. They actually have fireworks, not the pretend, "safe" fireworks forced upon the over taxed Californians. Montana also has true "safe and sane" gun laws, since their laws are sane, and keep the good Montana citizens safe from those who wish to do mischief. Amazing, but Montana has very little serious crime, and its citizens routinely leave their homes and vehicles unlocked. Humm... A coincidence? California does everything possible to limit gun ownership rights, yet the crime rate, especially serious crime, keeps rising. Another coincidence?
Dear Ralph, Bud, Gary and Mike,
ReplyDeleteWe had a great time meeting all of you and sharing stories, golf and laughter. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip and made it home safely in the arms of your loved ones. Once met-friends for life!
Leigh and Marty Oakley