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, March 24, 2013

Navarro Ridge Road

Bob, for the blog two weeks ago (but posted by Roger) and Roger, for last week's blog, sort have moved the writing bar higher.  Gay reminded me of this when we met this morning, by telling me that I now had to include the name of our four-legged friends!  Both Bob and Roger are excellent writers and serve to remind me not to get lazy.  So, I'll try to report more than just the weather and attendance.  John is a big help, by going out each week, sometimes multiple times, and taking photos of interest on and around our venue for the week.  Today, he's given me six and they are all good.  Hopefully, I can squeeze them in around the page.  Remember, you can "click" on the photos and see the full sized ones.

 Plum tree, Spring is here!


      Albion River cattle grazing.






A beautiful picture of the mouth of the Navarro River.

                        Navarro Ridge barn          


                                               Highway One at Dark Gulch

Turkey, wanting to get inside the fence.
 
It was bright this morning, with the sun right in our eyes.  Sunshine was  good though, since it was 38 degrees.  No wind, and really a very nice morning for walking and running.

Present were:  Craig and Scout, Nancy T. and Roger and Abby, Jennifer, Pete and Rhubi (short for Rhubarb!), Gay, Mark and Snow, Ginny, Terry, Bob, John, Tanya, Charlene, Ron (welcome back!), Nancy B., Nancy and Tom (17).

Congratulations to Bob (1st Place), John (2nd Place), Rod (3rd Place) and Sarah (2nd Place) in last Saturday's 5K Whale Run!

I think that they are about to reopen the local State Parks so this might be our last chance to walk and run without waking up the campers, so,

NEXT SUNDAY, March 31st @ 8:00 A.M.: RUSSIAN GULCH STATE PARK, see "Our Routes" above.Type location and directions here.  3/26:  The parks are again open for camping so we'll try not to wake late sleepers.  Dogs are not allowed in Fern Canyon but there is still plenty of trail to walk around the headlands and beach.

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 2:26 PM

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