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 24, 2011

MacKerricher State Park



Delicious!!! Oh, I'm starting off out of order here, I'll digress a bit. Let's see, it was another perfect morning for a run, walk or bike ride. There was a thick layer of clouds above us to keep it a warm 56 degrees and only a very slight breeze. We met at Laguna Point, the most westerly parking lot at MacKerricher State Park, and from there took off in several directions. The ocean was very calm and dark in contrast to the grey overcast sky. It was really a pretty morning. Thanks to John L. for the photo.



Present today were: Geri, Cindy, Jim, Toni, Charlene, Ron, John, Randy E., Nancy T., Roger, Nancy B., Rick, Jan, Marc, Cheryl, Neil, Johnny, Melissa I., Nancy and Tom (20).

Okay, now the delicious part of it. Everyone brought some kind of food and/or drink item to share. I think we were all amazed at how, in a outdoor, 9:00 a.m., beach parking lot, breakfast potluck, we could have such a food feast and it was all very, very delicious!

As an added benefit, John gave lessons on throwing a beach throw net to those interested in catching surf smelt.

Coming soon, a new (to the Fog Dodgers) trail to walk or run. It's the Caspar Trail, (maybe should be called Caspar Doyle Creek???) that can be a nice out and back for the walkers, about 2 1/2 to 3 miles or a fun loop of about 5 miles for the runners. Johnny is going to check it out for us. Meanwhile,

NEXT SUNDAY, JULY 31st, 8:00 A.M.: TEN MILE RIVER LOGGING ROAD, (see "Our Routes" above.)

EVERY TUESDAY @ 7:00 A.M.: RUSSIAN GULCH STATE PARK, beginning on Point Cabrillo Drive, 1/10 of a mile north of its south end.

EVERY THURSDAY @ 7:00 A.M.: VAN DAMME STATE PARK, beginning at the beach.

Posted by Tom at 10:55 AM

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