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 30, 2023

LITTLE RIVER HEADLANDS - SPRING RANCH

After a bit of confusion about where the hike was to take place, a group of ten of us ended up hiking at Spring Ranch/Chapman Point. Hiking were Sky, Charlene, Diana, Jeff, Deb, Sam, Shari, Toni, Joe and John. We started from the parking area across from Gordon Lane to avoid the muddy section of the Spring Ranch trail near its start at the Inn at Cobbler's Walk. I only found out about the mud on Friday and had changed the hike's location to Van Damme State Park only to find out that that park was closed, so charged again to Spring Ranch starting a little further up the road. After descending a steep section at the start of our hike, we came across several intense patches of spring flowers. It was a nice hike, though a bit wet with drizzle.

Here are some photos John provide (but none of the flower patches we encountered):

Chapman-Point-Bay--on-a-sunny-day

Flowering-Cherry

Flowering-Cherry 2

Flowering-cherry-Springtime

Road-out-to-Chapman-Point

NEXT SUNDAY, May 7 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, Ward Avenue . You can click on the "Our Routes" tab at the top to get directions, if needed.

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN/WALK @ 7:30 A.M.: COASTAL TRAIL - MIDDLE, behind the Fort Bragg Fire Station.

Posted by Joe DuVivier at 12:31 PM

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