The Fog Dodgers invite all residents and visitors of the Mendocino Coast to join us on our weekly group runs and walks. We have runners and walkers of all abilities (and even some bikers) and we have only one "rule" - we start at exactly 8:00 a.m. on Sundays. Exercise at your own pace (1/2 hour out, 1/2 hour back) and experience the fresh Mendocino coastal air.

Fog Dodgers provides a fun, safe way to explore some of our local trails and back roads and to meet new friends. You can find out where we're going to be by reading the bottom of last week's post, then clicking on the "Our Routes" tab above. We average 15-20 persons each Sunday and typically half will go to breakfast together afterwards at a nearby restaurant.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Navarro Ridge, Beyond Thunderdome

Photo by John Loomis

Last year, on May 23rd, Johnny asked in this blog, "Someone please, please remind us! Next year, before the fourth Sunday of May, we should find out the course for the California 10,000". I thought that must be the name of the motorcycle ride we encountered and named it that because it seemed to have that many bikes. Well, we all failed to remember it on this 4th Sunday of May and today we again shared the road with "The Sheetiron 300". Johnny found that this is the real name for this annual event and that they ride from Stonyford to Fort Bragg on Saturday and then back to Stonyford on Sunday.

As far as the "Beyond Thunderdome" title of the blog, it was just how Johnny felt as he counted 86 bikes pass him going out and 192 on his way back. No Tina Turner or Mel Gibson though, at least no that we could identify with all that garb they wear, including helmet cameras on some!


Otherwise, it was a nice morning on Navarro Ridge, 50 degrees, mostly sunny and a moderate breeze. Present this morning were: Geri, Fran, Kathy, Steve, Bob, Nancy T., Roger, John, Johnny, Laurie, Nancy and Tom (12).

NEXT SUNDAY, DATE @ 8:00 A.M.: CASPAR LOGGING ROAD, (see "Our Routes" above).

EVERY TUESDAY @ 7:00 A.M.: RUSSIAN GULCH STATE PARK, beginning on Point Cabrillo Drive, 1/10 of a mile north of its south end.

EVERY THURSDAY @ 7:00 A.M.: VAN DAMME STATE PARK, beginning at the beach.

Posted by Tom at 11:15 AM

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