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Golf Course and Golf Balls, WI
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| Hiking | 2.20 Miles |
279 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.20 Miles | 2 Hrs 3 Mns | | 2.06 mph |
| 279 ft AEG | 59 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I'm in the midwest for the holidays, and did a short hike recently, on the golf course near my midwest home.
The chill factor was about minus 5 degrees (temp 24 degrees/wind 20 mph). Very cold.
I dressed appropriately, including a face mask.
The golf course clubhouse was torn down a few days ago and a new one will be built. The original clubhouse was over 100 years old and very tired. Sad to see it gone, but the new one will be great.
And I don't even golf anymore, but many of my family members do.
My initial plan was just to take a hike on the "closed for the season" course.
I did just that, plus I went golf ball hunting in the area off the fairway of hole #4.
During the golf season, hole #4 has very tall grasses, shrubs etc just off the fairway on one side. You can hardly penetrate it during the golf season, so very few golfers look for their stray shots.
Now however, a golf ball hunter (me), can get into that area easier as the foliage is mostly matted down, close to the ground, and some little golf balls are partially peeking out from their hiding places.
It was very slow moving in the rough, but I had good hunting. It got my mind off the chilly air.
Check out my hike track and you'll see my squiggly path in the rough.
With the golf ball hunt over, I ended up hiking along the shore of the partially frozen lake nearby, and wondered why some ice fishermen were out there in just 4 to 5 inches of ice - with sections of open water nearby.
After the hike, I cleaned up all the golf balls a bit, and will give them to my grandson to distribute to the rest of my family golfers.
"HAPPY HOLIDAYS" to ALL HAZ members and your families. -  |
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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
J.R.R.TOLKIEN |
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