Morning Trip to Boulder

David R.

August 21, 2010 - 2:12 PM

Waking up at 4:45 in the morning can really throw you for a loop. That's what time we were up this morning so that we would make our 6:40 tee time in Boulder. This weekend is that last one that I will be here for this summer, so I thought it would be a good idea for me to get in one last round of golf with my dad and brother. We needed a fourth to play so we invited my uncle to come along. He lives right in Boulder so it wasn't too far out of his way.

We were one of the first groups to go off this morning so we were able to beat the rest of the crowd-and the heat. We never had to wait on anyone and made our way through around the Flatirons Course in under four hours. Since we were done at 10:30 in the morning we beat the afternoon heat waves. It was still rather cool when we finished, and right now I sit here writing this blog in plain view of our outdoor thermometer that says 94. I sure am glad I'm not outside in that.

It can be hard to get up so early in the morning, but it is well worth it. If there is no one ahead of you, like there usually isn't in the morning, then you don't have to worry about being held up. South Suburban Golf Course (the course by my house) is known for the notorious late afternoon hold up. This course is constantly packed full of people because it is relatively cheap and convenient. If you play too late in the afternoon, not only will the sun abuse you at will, but you will be forced to wait before every shot and become another victim of the golf course death march (figuratively of course). It's never enjoyable and can make the frustration of the game alone seem ten times worse.

It doesn't feel like I should be heading back to school, but at the same time, I have never gone back this early. As I usually do I will probably try to delay the packing as long as possible. I can usually get everything stuffed into my car in one day's worth of hard packing. The car that I take to school is very durable, but there's no sense in taking any chances when you're about to drive 1,200 miles by yourself. I'm going to take my car into the shop sometime this week to have everything looked at before my journey. Every so often on the drive out there I will see someone's car on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere and I hope that never happens to me.

No one ever likes to feel like they're getting old but my brother, who has always seemed so young to me, started high school the other day. He already has his permit and will be driving by himself when I get home from school in June. I just hope I never come home to find that my baby brother is bigger than I am!