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, July 14, 2013

JSF ROAD 450, Potluck Picnic

Can't blame John, for not "donating" a Fog Dodger photo for this morning, he was kind of busy.  So, I'm using an older photo that he donated, an old water wheel, that is in the woods near his house and near where we walked, ran and  had a wonderful Potluck Breakfast Picnic today.

Just after posting this blog, I went back to my email and found, guess what?, a photo from John and this note:

" Hi Tom,
I have to Thank everyone for coming to my house and sharing the nice Sunday Brunch with family, friends, and walking and running group.
I appreciate everyone’s contribution, and the smiles and conversation most of all.
Oh, enclosed 2 mailboxes on Simpson Lane....
Say Ahhh.
John


Thank you to the Loomis', Barbara, Nick and John,  for a really beautiful, delicious and fun breakfast picnic.  From the ceramic flower vases, the flowers, the barbecue, tables and the site, all created by John, it was really nice!  Thanks to everybody, for all of the delicious foods.  Thanks to whoever is charge of the weather, for a great morning!

We were again happy to meet new people this morning and hope that they all choose to come again, as often as possible.   There was Ken, Don, and Waldi, welcome all.  Others present today, Nancy T., Roger, Charlene, Ron, Mike, Henry, Cheryl, Neil, Ginny, Terry, Randy E., Bob, Rod, Shari, Peter, Nancy B., Rick, Peter N., Gay, Mark, Toni, Pat, Fran, Tanya, Tonita, Joel, Nancy and Tom (32, of which 12 were runners!).

Two of our Fog Dodger walkers are planning to walk at Russian Gulch on Tuesday morning at 7:00.  They hope that it might become a regular thing.   Every once in awhile, we try to get something going amongst the walkers, we are again hoping that maybe some others want to get in another walk and have company while doing so.  7:00 is early, especially when the days get shorter, but it's a healthy start to productive day and you're all done by 8:00 !!


NEXT SUNDAY, JULY 21ST , BY REQUEST@ 8:00 A.M.: MACKERRICHER HAUL ROAD, see "Our Routes" above.

EVERY TUESDAY @ 7:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK, 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.: GROUP RUN/WALK, VAN DAMME STATE PARK, beginning at the beach.

Posted by Tom at 2:15 PM

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

We all had the pleasure of having breakfast in a "magical place in the forest" created by John's imagination and hard work.

Thanks John and Barbara for inviting us to your home, with its extraordinary park like setting, to enjoy food and friends. (and thanks Nick for cooking all of those tasty pancakes)

For those unable to attend, visualize crumbled goat cheese sprinkled over fresh fruit salad accompanied by the warmth and smell of an open pit fire, fresh brewed coffee, and sunlight filtering through the trees.

-BC

July 16, 2013

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