Annie Lake Excursion

Ivonne and I were on a weekend trip to Whitehorse (Yukon) and played the front nine of the Annie Lake Course (found through PastureGolf.com) in nearby Mt. Lorne. On the way out we stopped at the local rec-hall and asked for directions-- the person there said "Oh, the wilderness course..," which was a good description. We were the only ones out there except a guy who showed up at the end to run his dogs around. Old fashioned sand "greens," many many gophers (which was neat actually-- funny little guys) and gopher holes, a few very tough lies from the woods, bugs, rain and mud, chance of bears (I brought an air-horn for these) and moose I suppose, and a lot of fresh air, open space and fun. The acoustics were great for solid Thwack!'s from many swings. The price?: $5 per for a full 18-- leave it in the box by the first tee. Some photos (click on them to see the full size versions) and video:

The first tee (note the Juneau Joggers and air-horn, and the gopher hole going below the "tee box").

An intimidating start for this hole.


Po' greens-- actually were pretty solid and smooth, and there were mats to run over them to keep em smooth. (She's not as miserable as she might look here.)


A nice "fairway" to drive for.

Heading back-- a very pretty place.

A nice tee-off by my partner-in-crime.

Check out this cool cat-- if only he were a better scorer.


ps Finally did see a bear (from the car) a couple days later...


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