COASTAL TRAIL - SOUTH

It was a good steady rain when we left home this morning.  I had decided that it was going to be another (2nd time) time that a few of us showed up and went straight to breakfast without walking.  To my surprise 7 other Fog Dodgers did show up and chose to walk.  That left me, without rain gear, waiting in the car until their return.  We then went to David's Restaurant where Kira gave us a great welcome back.  We hadn't been to David's for quite awhile.

Present today: Diana, Jeff, Eric, Sky, Deb, Sam, Nancy and Tom (8).

We had extremely large waves (25-35') here yesterday.  I couldn't get any good pictures of those but I later went to Pudding Creek and took a couple of shots of the surge going through the trestle and over the beach.  The third one is a short video, but I don't know if it will open for you.

                                    

NEXT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 8:00 A.M., GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, NAVARRO RIDGE ROAD.  You can click on the "Our Routes" tab at the top to get directions if you need.

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

Since it was the second Sunday of the month we hiked at MENDOCINO HEADLANDS. The weather was beautiful, nice and cool, with very little wind. Lots of pelicans on the rocks off the headlands. The groups consisted of Eve, Deb, Sam, Shari, Sky, Nancy, Tom, Eric, Bob C. (running), Kelly, Charlene, John, Joe, Mark, and Jean.

 As usual we went to Saint Anthony's for the pancake breakfast where we were joined by Beth, Bob D., Claudette and Peter (19).

John sent me these photos:

 Morning-Sun-Big-River

 Painting-on-Wall

 Presbyterian-Church

 Signage

 EnterHere

 Entrance-to-Big-River-Beach

 Turtle-Pot

NEXT SUNDAY, November 15 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE,  COASTAL TRAIL - SOUTH,  (West of Taco Bell).  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.

GLASS BEACH

A generous crowd of Fogdodgers assembled toady out on the headlands at GLASS BEACH. There were nineteen of us: Deb, Sam, Kim, Doug, Nancy, Tom, Eric, Beth, Bob, Eve, Gary, Shari, Kelly, Diana, Jeff, John, Jean, Joe, and Charlene. A beautiful sunny day with a view all the way up to the Lost Coast.

Afterwards about sixteen of us had breakfast at Denny's where they still had up the Halloween decorations and a few related specials on the menu.

Here are John's photos:

Pudding-Creek-Bluff

Halloween-26

Pudding-Creek-Egret

Halloween-witch

Pudding-Creek-Trestle

Halloween-Moon

Sam-and-the-gang

Turtle-Pot

NEXT SUNDAY, November 8 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, MENDOCINO HEADLANDS. 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.

NAVARRO RIDGE

It was a cool morning at NAVARRO RIDGE. Pleasant though. Only nine of us showed up: Deb, Sam, Nancy, Tom, Sky, Charlene, Eve, Joe, and John.

We were joined by Beth and Bob for the pancake breakfast at the grange.

John's photos:

Navarro-Morning-road

Pumpkins

Navarro-Barn

Apples

 Navarro-Mirror

Navarro-Bull

Girl-in-Abalone-Shell

NEXT SUNDAY, November 1 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, GLASS BEACH. You can click on the "Our Routes" tab at the top to get directions, if needed. DON'T FORGET TO ADJUST YOUR CLOCK 1 HOUR BACK THE NIGHT BEFORE.

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

COASTAL TRAIL – MIDDLE

This time we hiked along the Coastal Trail in Fort Bragg, starting behind the fire house and heading south. It's now officially fall and the weather was cool. Hiking were Nancy, Tom, Kin, Doug, Joe, Mark, Deb, Sam, Eric, Sky, John, Jean, Fran, Eve, and, later, Beth and Bob.

Ten of us then went to breakfast at the Laurel Deli where Daisy, the 0-4-2 locomotive, was sporting halloween adornments.

John's photos:

Repairs-needed

Who's-making-all-that-noise

Fog-Dodgers-ready-for-breakfast

Dahlia 

NEXT SUNDAY, October 27 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, NAVARRO RIDGE. 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.

BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD

It was a nice morning at Big River, much better than what was forecast.  Nancy said, somebody with a camera should take a picture.  So I, not much of a photographer, took a picture.

John wasn't with us today but when I got home, he had already sent a few from his files.  John is a better photographer.  John also likes to play around with clay, actually quite a good sculptor.  

And a few Big River photos:

Present today:  Beth, Bob D., Claudette, Bob C., Sky, Eric, Shari, (for breakfast, Peter), Fran, Jean, Kelly, Charlene, Barbara, Mark, Nancy and Tom (16).

NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 8:00 A.M., GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, COASTAL TRAIL - MIDDLE, behind the F.B, Fire Station,

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, 7:30 A.M., GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, COASTAL TRAIL - MIDDLE.

WARD AVENUE

This morning, the weather site said it was 57 in town, on the shoreline it was a little cooler but still, a beautiful morning for walking along the beach.

Present today:  Kelly, Charlene, Sky, Kim, Doug, Eric, Mark, Eve, John, Nancy and Tom (11).

It was interesting to see a couple of large excavators moving boulders around.  They're working right at the underpass near the Laguna Point parking lot, getting ready for the expected "super-sized" winter storms of the coming "Super El Nino".  That's a spot where the ocean had already started to cut under the roadway a couple of years back.

Thanks to our Roving Photographer, John, for some really nice photos again.

                               MacKerricher Heron Painting

MacKerricher Road work, one of the aforementioned excavators

                       MacKerricher State Park, Lake Cleone

MacKerricher Reflection ( better than the Lincoln Reflecting Pool)

                                            The Skunk Train

It's been 21 weeks since we've walked at Big River.  That's because of the mosquitoes there in the warmer months.  Next week we'll give it another try.  Hopefully the mosquitoes have gone back to bed or wherever but you might want to put a little repellent on the back of your neck and ears.

NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11TH, 8:00 A,M, GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, BIG RIVER.

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