1 June 2019 Caching at Tam O'Shanter

It's no secret that golf is dying.  It's an expensive sport that takes a long time to play.  Most people lack either the financial resources or the time to play.  Years ago, Geauga Parks was the first park system we knew that took ownership of the Orchard Hills Golf Course and made it a park.  Today we were walking the former Tam O'Shanter Golf Course which had first opened for business in 1928.  I'm glad to see these former courses remain as green space and with the changing use become less of a burden on the local water supply and greener with the reduction of the pesticides used on courses.

It was easy to tell we were golfing at an old course at the first geocache.  I have no idea why geocachers love leaving golf balls in caches.  I know of few who also golf.

Stark Parks is clearly working to revert the land back to a more natural state, but the paths clearly shout old golf course.

It was a hot day.  It was hot enough that we were visited by a Stark Parks Ranger to determine if we were keeping the geodogs hydrated.  Four bottles of water and a dog bowl seemed to satisfy his curiousity.

There really wasn't much to see beyond some of the older trees from the course but it was a fun place to walk and find caches.

Ali spotted Dead Man's Fingers in a stump near one of the hides.  They are a fairly rare fungus near us and always fun to spot with their perfect name.

We dodged a storm cloud and finished off a fun afternoon at an old golf course.