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.

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

SPRING RANCH TRAIL

We tried a less familiar location for our Sunday hike at Eric's request. We walked the Spring Ranch trail . This is a pretty good time of year for this trail which is often muddy during the rainy season. The trail is narrow and the grasses are over five feet tall in places but Fogdodgers enjoyed the hike. I have not heard of any reports of ticks but I guess we will get more info next Sunday. It being Bastille Day, Sam and Deb arrived in Sam's Citroen Deux Chevaux. Hikers were Diana, Jeff, Deb, Sam, Eric, Mark and friend, Hannah-Leigh, Bob (running),Nancy, Tom, Joe, Beth, Bob, Pat, and Leon in attendance.

Afterwards many of us went to St Anthony's for the pancake breakfast, where we met Jean and Fran after their release from police custody. They had hiked the Mendocino headlands and had been caught peering into various houses around town.

After breakfast Sam and Joe went to the Ledford House in Sam's Deux Chevaux for their Quatorze Juillet celebration, or Bastille Day as we call it. Tony, the maitre d' of the Ledford House, had Sam park the 2CV right in front of the front door, as it was the perfect mascot for the event. There were certainly some excellent petanque contenders in the tournament.

Some photos from John:

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and one from Bob at the Ledford House - this car has a friendly face
NEXT SUNDAY, July 21 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, COASTAL TRAIL  - NORTH (GLASS BEACH). 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 12:58 AM

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