Bob recently turned me on to something that is highly addictive...disc golf. I love it! There's a course nearby and over 30 throughout the state and it's free to play, that is unless you loose a disc in the water. We've played quite a bit this past month at our local course at Emerald Park in Mesa and have played one in Scottsdale. We recently played some new courses. On Thanksgiving day my Dad, Bob and I played Emerald. My Dad had to go to a party and Bob and I still had time to kill before we had to be anywhere so we decided to try out Mouer Park in Tempe. It was a fun and challenging course. Challenging in terms of game play and terrain. There are plenty of trees and shrubs to hinder your view and gobble up your discs. There's also an abundance of loose gravel, jagged rocks and wash banks so it's almost like a small hike at the same time. The first three pics below are of Mouer. The last two are of Fountain Hills. On the day after Thanksgiving the three of us went and played Emerald again and again my Dad had to leave. After finishing the course Bob and I headed out to Fountain Hills to play the course for our first time. It started out great, with me wading in the lake for a disc that went in on someones first throw. Bob and I have a deal. If it goes over a fence he gets it. If it goes in the water I get it, mostly because I'm always wearing shorts and my fivefingers. It was some pretty cold water, I went in only as far as the legs on my short would pull up. I couldn't find his disc but found a decent replacement so it wasn't a total loss. I really like this course. It was very challenging with well placed tees behind trees and tees on the water's edge. There were also a lot of rolling hills and the scenery wasn't bad either. I'll definitely be going back there. I could have been more detailed in all the fun and events that happen while out there but then I would be on the computer longer than I'd like and be taking away from time that could be spent playing outside. See ya, gota go check out a course in Chandler!
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| Bob in one of the washes at Mouer Park. |
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| This gives you a bit of an idea of how the course is. |
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| I think they need to hire me to be the grounds manager at this park. The grass was terrrible. Hey look it's Bob again. This is the most open part of the park. |
