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 3, 2016

VAN DAMME STATE PARK

It was a beautiful Spring morning at Van Damme.  When we started out, it was 48 degrees, clear and calm.


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Present this morning, Charlene, Ron, Jan, Joe,  Mary, Fran, Nancy B., Rick, Jeff, Bob, Roger, John, Nancy and Tom (14).

J. Loomis photo

The Fern Canyon Trail is passable but just barely.  To do the three miles in it's entirety,  is very pretty but does involve going over or under a half dozen fallen trees.  When I chose this for the run/walk, I thought that the trail would be cleared by now.  I heard this morning though, that it could be mid-August before chainsaws could be run, due to nesting endangered birds.

J. Loomis photo
As for other trail news, I hear that the rock slide on Big River Road has been cleared, so we can resume running and walking there.  I think though, that come August, it will again closed for repair work.

J. Loomis photo
With the fallen trees at Van Damme, and the poison oak at Russian Gulch, we have again decided, to do the Tuesday and Thursday morning group runs at Big River.

SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH, WARD AVENUE (a good low tide at 8:00 a.m., -0.9)
SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH, NOYO HEADLANDS TRAIL - NORTH
SUNDAY, APRIL 24TH, CASPAR LOGGING ROADS
SUNDAY, MAY 1ST, POMO BLUFFS- NOYO BAY


 NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH @ 8:00 A.M.:  WARD AVENUE, see "Our Routes" above.

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUNS, 7:00 A.M.,  BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.

Posted by Tom at 12:18 PM

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