Canadian Rockies Golf Vacation

A canadian Rockies golf vacation could very well be the most memorable holiday youll ever take! The canadian Rockies truly are one of the top natural wonders of the world, internationally renowned for the stunning scenery, the sparklingly clean air, and the quiet of unspoiled wilderness. This is as close as it gets to paradise on earth.

Snow-gilded mountain peaks, gem-like lakes, lush green river valleys and wide blue western skies are almost scenery clichs, but on your canadian Rockies golf vacation this is reality. Golfers from around the world come to just stand and stare at one of natures crowning achievements. The fact that youll be playing golf in such a fabulous setting is just the icing on the cake. Of course, the numerous world-class golf courses in the area take full advantage of their gorgeous settings.

Verdant fairways weave themselves around glacier-fed streams and towering stands of evergreens, and often the greens themselves are back-dropped by achingly beautiful vistas. If there is a heaven, surely it must look like this! In such circumstances, it can be very difficult to concentrate on your golf game.

There are a wide variety of golf courses to choose from, all of them fabulous in their own unique way. Stanley Thompson, Canadas master golf architect, designed the Fairmont Banff Springs golf Course in 1928. He sensitively incorporated the natural scenic splendour into his design. The course winds along beside the pristine wilderness of the Bow river overlooked by the snow-capped peaks of Sulphur Mountain and Mount Rundle. This amazing course will both challenge and delight you.

SCOREGolf Magazine rates the Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club as the #1 best Golf resort in canada with good reason. Designed in the 1920s by Stanley Thompson, few golf courses in the world can match the rugged majesty of this national treasure. The design features wide fairways carved through thick forest, dramatic bunkering and holes aligned with distant mountain vistas. It presents a cunning blend of beautiful landscapes and challenging terrain.

Of course, a canadian Rockies golf vacation would be incomplete without luxurious accommodations, fine dining, unique shopping experiences and pampering spas. Fortunately, resorts like Banff and Jasper in the canadian Rockies have been offering these amenities for well over a century, all in a unique manner. Hedonistic luxury in the heart of spectacular unspoiled wilderness is now a canadian Rockies tradition.

K. Gordon Schultz
President
http://www.GolfCanadasWest.com

Copyright 2007 Golf Canadas West. This article can be reproduced in its entirety, if the author credit and website address is retained.

K. Gordon Schultz is president of Canmore golf & Curling Club and the founder of golf Canada's West Customized golf Vacations. His company offers customized golf vacations packages to Alberta and British Columbia being the Western Canada's leading golf vacation specialist. Toll free 877 323 3633, or visit http://www.GolfCanadasWest.com

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Softball In Disney - My Daughter's Comeback (March 2006)

Its the end of march, 2006. The trip to disney to play in a tournament has finally arrived. My daughter Manteee and her team of Indian Hills Braves from Oakland New Jersey is about to take on a team from Livingston New Jersey. Livingston and Oakland are about 20 miles apart. So what that we traveled 1500 miles to play each other.

The top of the first inning for Livingston.

While watching Livingston practice I said to myself. Hey it looks like these girls can play. Livingston gets a few runners on base and then there is a hot grounder right at my daughter. She errs and a run scores. My Manteee is not looking so good. two batters later with the bases loaded for Livingston, another grounder is hit to my daughter with the same results as the previous ball in the dirt. Manteee goes to her right and boots the ball.

As two runners crossed the plate I shifted my attention from my daughter to the coach. He was livid. The first inning ends with Livingston in front 3-0. This was the low point of the trip for my daughter. She did not play again in this game. The coach yanked her and had her sit the bench.

As I watched the game my thoughts were about Manteee as I observed the field. I often gazed into the dugout to see how my daughter was doing. It seemed like she was hiding. When I got a rare glimpse of her, she looked like she had lost her best friend. This was a low point to say the least.

Next game had different results.

Back at her position at second base my Manteee seemed to be apprehensive about what could happen. Her fears and concerns soon subsided. In the first inning another team from New Jersey hit two balls her way. She played them well and threw out both runners.

As the game moved on more balls were hit her way. A dozen chances at least. Maybe two or three hard plays had to be made. She handled all the plays and Indian Hills won the game.

after the game assistant coach Phil Lemenza said. Sammi is my hero. after playing a horrible game she came back strong. (My wife and I are the only ones that call her Manteee everyone else calls her Sammi)

To say I am proud of her is an understatement. She fights; she claws and never gives up.

She is my hero as well. Thats why she is one of my top ten favorite players of all time.

Please pass this on to your friends.

The great game of baseball. What could be better? Loving the game of baseball for Aron Wallad has been a job of joy for a long time. For over 45 years he has followed the game by coaching, watching games, reading stories and checking players stats. Playing baseball, softball and stickball were his games of choice. Join Aron as he looks at the game from some different points of view. You will find his stories moving. You will be amazed when you see some of the unusual statistics he presents. The quotes will move you or make you laugh.

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