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, December 18, 2011

Noyo River Logging Road


Or, A&W Road, whichever you prefer. It was a calm, grey, 40 degree morning, as we met at the Fort Bragg Police Department at 8:00 a.m. Always nice to meet new people and today we had the pleasure of meeting Caroline and Richard, friends and neighbors of Charlene and Ron, also present. Besides those four, present today were: Gay, Mark, Cindy, Jim, Tanya, Melissa, John, Johnny, Kathy, Steve, Toni, Geri, Fran, Nancy B., Rick, Rod, Orah, Steve, Nancy and Tom (24).


Christmas color and spirit provided by John Loomis, thanks John.


We had a potluck breakfast and cookie exchange afterwards at Nancy and Tom's. I should give thanks to the Cookie God, as most of the cookies were gone after everyone had left. There was, as always, lots and lots of food, coffee, champagne and wonderful conversation. We all have so much to learn from and share with one another. It is a great group of people.

For the next six months or so, I am going to continue posting the blog but will also moderate a Yahoo Group website. If you will send me your e-mail address ( triley@mcn.org), I will send you an invite to join the Yahoo Group. It will be by invitation only to eliminate any possible spammers and the like. I'm just doing this because I continue to get comments from people that miss the old e-mail reminders. On the Yahoo Group, you can choose to receive an automatic e-mail for each message or to just go to the web site when you're curious as to what is going on. We'll see what happens.

NEXT SUNDAY, Christmas Day @ 8:00 A.M.: MacKerricher Haul Road, see "Our Routes" above. The last Sunday Group Run/Walk on Christmas Day was in 2005. There were 7 in attendance but 3 of those have moved away. Don't know if anyone will make it this year but yes, there will be a Group Run/Walk. (It's the best thing you can give yourself, or those you love!)

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 11:48 AM

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