A few weeks ago I was traveling from Humboldt to Portland, and like any good disc golfer I was looking to play a little DG along the way. Seeing as to how Whistler's Bend is enroute, and it's in the Top 10, and on my wish-list… I made the logical decision to go there. Here is where the story gets sad…
I pulled up in the parking lot at ~11:30. There were a few locals hanging out and when I got out of the car I asked if I could join them since it was my first time there. Of course they said "sure". Then I asked, "By the way, how long will it take me to get to Portland from here". They said, "Four hours. That is, unless you don't get stuck in traffic in Salem, then it will take way longer… The traffic flows at like 6 mph all the way from Salem to Portland after 4 o'clock."
So I said, "How long will it take us to play the course." They said, "two and a half / three hours". Doing some quick math in my head… and calculating in the extra time it would take if I got stuck in traffic, I knew I couldn't stay. I had to be in Portland by 5:00 to play Frisbee (Freestyle) with some World Champs… and, they had set up a special Jam because they knew I was coming into town. So I drove away, I had to.
Before I left I told the locals, "No big deal… I'll just play the course on my way home on Sunday". They said, "We have a tournament this Sunday. It's the final Winter Series event, and it will be huge. There will over 100 golfers here". With that said, I knew I couldn't play Sunday either.
I told you it was a sad story.
Now… here's the question. Would you drive away from one of the top disc golf courses in the country if you had reservations to play somewhere else with 4 World Champs later that day? (Since you probably don't Freestyle, pretend you have a tee-time with Barry, Nate, Juliana, and Dez).
By the way, I barely made it to the Jam on time.
And, since Whistler's is only four hour away from my house… I'll make a special trip to go back soon enough.
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I pulled up in the parking lot at ~11:30. There were a few locals hanging out and when I got out of the car I asked if I could join them since it was my first time there. Of course they said "sure". Then I asked, "By the way, how long will it take me to get to Portland from here". They said, "Four hours. That is, unless you don't get stuck in traffic in Salem, then it will take way longer… The traffic flows at like 6 mph all the way from Salem to Portland after 4 o'clock."
So I said, "How long will it take us to play the course." They said, "two and a half / three hours". Doing some quick math in my head… and calculating in the extra time it would take if I got stuck in traffic, I knew I couldn't stay. I had to be in Portland by 5:00 to play Frisbee (Freestyle) with some World Champs… and, they had set up a special Jam because they knew I was coming into town. So I drove away, I had to.
Before I left I told the locals, "No big deal… I'll just play the course on my way home on Sunday". They said, "We have a tournament this Sunday. It's the final Winter Series event, and it will be huge. There will over 100 golfers here". With that said, I knew I couldn't play Sunday either.
I told you it was a sad story.
Now… here's the question. Would you drive away from one of the top disc golf courses in the country if you had reservations to play somewhere else with 4 World Champs later that day? (Since you probably don't Freestyle, pretend you have a tee-time with Barry, Nate, Juliana, and Dez).
By the way, I barely made it to the Jam on time.
And, since Whistler's is only four hour away from my house… I'll make a special trip to go back soon enough.
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