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, June 11, 2023

RUSSIAN GULCH STATE PARK

We hiked the main trail at Russian Gulch today. It was a smaller group since Tom and Nancy and Sam and Deb were away. Hiking were Shari (back from her 3500 mile! trip with Peter), Eric, John, Charlene, Jean, Fran, and Joe. Bob even put in an appearance just before we started. Things are growing all along the trail and the campsites were mostly full, one of the nicest campgrounds along the coast. Some sites are quite private, such as the two most easterly ones. The trail was marked "CLOSED" but we hiked it anyway and did not make it to the closure point. Apparently here is an alternate trail to the waterfall.

 Afterwards four of us went to breakfast at St Anthony's, always a good deal.

John sent some photos:

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Caspar-Water-Tower
Caspar-visit-to-tree-garage
Caspar-Old-Home (this is the John Simpson Ross house from the Caspar Lumber Company days)

NEXT SUNDAY, June 18 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, Pomo Bluffs. 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 11:32 PM

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