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, July 10, 2011

Big River



Photo by John Loomis

A summery brisk but sunny 47F this morning seemed to keep the mosquitoes at bay, thankfully, as there was no significant breeze to help had we needed it. There was however plenty of mosquito bait, if you will, and I'm really happy to report that since our last time here, they've finally graded over all the car-sized holes in the road leading up to the trail head parking area.

We had many guests today, and even the locals showed up in force! John and Marianne came all the way from Kansas City, and apparently I've been missing some Tuesday morning people, like Merri and Pete and his guests Carol and Jennifer. Bob and Susan brought Don, who is here playing at the Muscial Festival. Already I feel the tension mounting that I will forget or misplace someone, but I am the pinch hitter today and my salary and benefits can't possibly go any lower... Marc, Jan, Peter, John L., Toni, Fran, Ron, Charlene, Nancy B., Patty, Nancy T., Roger, Steve, Kathy, Susie, Neil, Cheryl and Johnny (27). Please let me know if I left out someone. Fourteen of us had a good breakfast at the Bayview Cafe.

Now get out your calendar and mark off Sunday, July 24 (two weeks from now), for a run/walk/ride at MacKerricher State Park, and pot-luck picnic afterwards. Please note this is NOT our usual MacKerricher Haul Road route starting at the Pudding Creek trestle bridge. There are some new restroom facilities near the end parking lot:













NEXT SUNDAY, July 18, 2011 @ 8 AM: Caspar Logging Road. See "Our Routes" tab above.


EVERY TUESDAY @ 7 AM: RUSSIAN GULCH STATE PARK, beginning on Point Cabrillo Drive, 1/10 of a mile north of its south end.


EVERY THURSDAY @ 7 AM: VAN DAMME STATE PARK, beginning at the beach.

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