Schafer State Park is near Elma, WA which isn't near much of anything. To find it on the map, start in Olympia, run your finger northwest until you get to Shelton, then west about 20 miles and there you are. The park is on the Satsop River. The Satsop isn't impressive but yields many a trout, steelhead and salmon.
We're been here 3 days visiting friends and playing in the 21st annual LLCCILDT*. We were unable to attend the event last year cuz we were touring the east coast. Trish and I have our names engraved on the championship trophy, being prior gold medalists. This year we intended to reestablish our reputation as Olympic-class athletes and odds-on gold medal contenders. Intended is the operative word. Read on.
About 50 people were in attendance. Half of them played; all cheered and jeered, stuffed their faces (potluck), and drank beer or whatever. Trish and her partner lost their first match, but it was a squeaker: 21/20. My partner and I also lost our first match but it was a rout, not a squeaker at 21/6. I was terrible, my partner not much better. My partner and I then went on to 'compete' for the booby prize and won it handily by loosing again. I've never played so poorly, didn't get a single ringer. Major embarrassment, my reputation as a top notch spearchucker all shot to hell.
This is our northernmost point of travel for the summer. Today, we start a southeasterly course that will include stops in southern WA, northeastern OR and southern ID.
*Lost Lake Country Club Invitational Lawn Dart Tournament.
Never have I seen such truth-telling in Sports Journalism. You are to be commended on your sports reporting. Hard to understand you and Trish both slipping in the medals race like that, though. Must have been a case of too many hot dogs at the picnic before (Portland), or maybe too many lagers when you were in Oly territory?
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