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, April 29, 2012

Russian Gulch State Park

Photo from John L.

Another perfect morning for running and hiking. We met at Russian Gulch under clear, calm skies with the temperature at 51 degrees. Present were: John, Johnny, Joel, Bob, Jan, Marc, Cheryl, Neil, Dorothy, Fran, Shari, Peter, Nancy and Tom (14). After the run/walk, 6 of us hung around and helped the State Park Foundation's Park Champions Program do trail work on the Fern Canyon Trail. We were all really happy with the improvements that we were able to accomplish. We will be able to use this trail more often now and keep our feet clean!

The new State Parks Administration is now willing to allow us, the Fog Dodgers, to do minor trail maintenance on these trails that we run and hike on. I would like your name if you are willing to volunteer periodically for "light" trail work. I need names because we need to go to the S.P. Area Office at Russian Gulch to sign up and get briefed before they will "turn us loose". John DeLuca, Supervising Ranger, is willing to meet with us all at once or two or three at a time and it won't take long to do it. Please send me your name, triley(AT)mcn.org .

NEXT SUNDAY, May 6th @ 8:00 A.M.: Big River Logging Road (see "Our Routes" above). Five or six of us will turn around early and head to Boonville for The Boontling Classic, 5K Race/Competitive Walk, which begins at 10:00. If you haven't been there and done that, it's a fun one with lots of Raffle Prizes!

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 3:08 PM

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