"Sketchy" was the word that kept coming up, and even filtered through our hardcover-dictionary brains we knew what they were talking about when they talked about the Tiki. We'd read the online ratings and comments about the Tiki Lodge, which give you the truer truth if you read down far enough. … [Read more...]
The Inland Nation Tour, Day Two: The Esmeralda experience
Aug. 6, 2017: Esmeralda Golf Course, Spokane I'd been warned, see, that Esmeralda Golf Course was all about old people and kids in flip flops and tank tops and foursomes too thickly placed on the course to contemplate anything less than a five-hour round. It's the most popular course in … [Read more...]
The Inland Nation Tour
Moving east from the coastal regions of Grey Goatee Nation we eventually encounter Spokane, the capital of an empire, if not a state. We've learned a few things about Spokane as the Roadies prep for a trip there and points east. Spokane does not rhyme with "cocaine"; It's not Seattle, … [Read more...]
Golf tours with tips and tippling
LAYING UP MIGHT BE the smart play on a given hole on a given day at a given golf course. Playing it safe, however, is not in the business plan for Charlie Thurston's entrepreneurial golf venture. Thurston, a 45-year-old PGA professional, recently fell victim to a downsizing at Spokane Country … [Read more...]
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