[Matt B.]

Unfortunately we seem to have a disproportionately high rate of "Rebel Without a Clue" syndrome in the disc golfer community. This situation seems like a pretty good example. It can also be described as "cutting off your nose to spite your face". People are going to stick it to the man, man! If that results in everybody losing out, oh well man, f*ck it.

It's nothing new, and not unique to Blue Lake. What's unique to Blue Lake is both just how much there is to lose, and the forethought and care the crew that installed the course put into identifying the potential problems and trying to put solutions into place from the get-go. For instance, the tee signs on the holes that play along the neighborhood road reminding us that we are guests in the neighborhood.

First time I played there I encountered a group at the tee of the last hole along that road drinking, smoking and in the company of their dog. No big surprise, but still a disappointment. I hope the Blue Lake staff and Metro are tracking an increase in parking fees and can relate it to this awesome disc golf course sooner rather than later. And maybe if road parking becomes really popular, the fee structure changes to pay-to-play instead of pay-to-park? That would be a shame, as I really like the thinking that encourages car-pooling and alternative transport.

Just because it's legal to park on that road doesn't make it a smart thing to do for people who want to see the course succeed. It's pretty sure to be the first thing the neighbors notice though, unless people have been parking there for other reasons prior to the course installation. And once some neighbor decides they don't like that, they will start to find other things they don't like.