Had the good fortune to get paired up with residents Tom & Gloria on the first day at Raven. They are a very interesting couple originally from Minnesota but have been retired and living in Silverthorne for 12 years. This is one of the more active retired couples I've met... weekly they play a couple rounds of golf, go on a 2 day horseback camping trip way up in the mountains, dance at least 3 nights every week, and the list goes on. Made me tired just listening. We are going to meet up with them again in a 2 weeks for another round of golf.
It's amazing how the weather can change so dramatically in a very short period of time. Yesterday's round started off with nothing but sunshine but after finishing the 15th hole, the most dramatic rain storm came rolling through the mountains and I gave it up. I'm sure if I would have stayed in the rain shelter, the storm would have cleared quickly but by that time my game was in such disarray, I had no qualms about calling it a day.
Here are some pictures from the Raven at 3 Sisters. I also added some pictures, totally unrelated to golf, but of some sunrise pictures taken from our balcony. Unfortunately, the pictures don't begin to capture the real beauty but you get the idea....
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| the vista from one of the holes |
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| getting a little practice on the putting green |
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| look at the size of this nest created by an eagle but now inhabited by egrets |
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| Where does the money come from....every where you look you see beautiful vacation homes |
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| My new friends, Tom & Gloria contemplating which club to hit on the Par 3 eighth hole |
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| The 8th hole... a beautiful par 3 that drops in elevation about 200 feet. |
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| the view from the 8th looking down in the valley toward the clubhouse |
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| Unfortunately I had double bogey but yesterday, I birdied this hole. |
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| What would I have done without Jan accompanying us as photographer |
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| The 9th hole, a par 4 that drops about 300 ft from tee to green |
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| beautiful ponds and lakes on the golf course |
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| I don't remember but I'm sure I must have sunk this putt :-) |
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| The photographer did a nice job capturing me in mid swing |
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| look at those beautiful fluffy clouds |
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| If I were the envious type, it would be real easy to covet some of these homes |
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| If you haven't guessed by now, Jan loves taking pictures of mountain streams. |
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| .......she also likes to take pictures of flowers |
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| more beautiful homes |
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| Tom, Gloria & Ger |
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| How did that putt not go in!!! |
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| The following pictures require no caption |
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