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 18, 2014

Ward Ave. and mystery boat

"An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion...." Newton's First Law Of Motion
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Pedestrian underpass, Ward Ave.
J. Loomis


We met at Ward Ave., MacKerricher State Park, this morning.  The conditions were perfect for a walk or run, 54 degrees, calm and overcast.  I think the tide was a -1.6 at 8:00 a.m. and therefore there was a lot of wet sand to run and walk on.  


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Present today:  Cheryl, Neil, Nancy B., Rick, Jim,  Toni, Joe, Charlene, Joel, Randy, Bob, Nichole, Katie, Melissa, Geri, John, Nancy and Tom (18).  I think I've missed someone, I'm sorry.


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About a mile and a half up the beach, we came upon an upside down small boat.  It appeared to have been floating upside down for quite some time before coming ashore and so naturally, our first thoughts were of Fukushima Tsunami debris and radioactive things, not touching that!  An interesting sight though.  The tide was so far out, it was fun running along the shore, far seaward from our normal path.  We find thousands of broken sand dollars but very few whole ones, why is that?





                                                                                             
Thanks to John for all of our photos, very nice as always.

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Nine of us enjoyed breakfast at David's this morning.  Next week, my new favorite, I think, Caspar Logging Road.  Hope to see everyone there.
NEXT SUNDAY, 5/25/14 @ 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.

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