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.

Monday, October 13, 2014

Van Damme State Park

                                               Van Damme's Finest Hour

                                      "Walking is fun, running is more fun" BC

Although I wasn't there let me deduce with some certainty it is unlikely there could be a better morning for absorbing sunlight and breathing cool clean air while walking the trail in fern Canyon.


Our "leader of the band" Nancy B. was walking to the beat of a distant drum in a far away land with guitar Rick and couldn't attend. Tom and Nancy, after combing much of the western United States from Yellow Stone to the four Corners region, are now in New Mexico and will soon be galloping from Gallup to return home and take back the helm of the Fog Dodgers. Perhaps next year they will travel even further south into the depths of the Copper Canyon to drink corn beer and run free with the Tarahumara. No doubt with them will be Mendocino's very own Caballo Blanco Rod J. Tom and Nancy we wish you a safe return home.


All of the details and photographs from today's outing were provided courtesy of Fog Dodger stalwart and much talented John Loomis. John reports the Seagulls were out flapping their morning wings and drenching themselves in the nearby stream. A wafting blue Heron and a white Egret nestling in the branches of a bay side tree. And Steve and Ora held an open house showing off their nice new camping van.


Fortunately there was no mention of encounters with bees or wasps. Not long ago on a return run in Van Damme I was the recipient of an unprovoked strafing by a squadron of angry bees in a tight flying formation with only one mission in mind. Their stinging stabs propelled me to run faster. For a brief moment in a burst of get away speed I was moving as fast as the all time great Johnny Rocket. We miss you Johnny....really we do, and Bill H. and Al and Penny too.

Present were Cheryl, Laura, Gerri, Ora, Steve, Michael, Sarah, Fran, and John.

Looking forward to seeing you all and even more next week. Let's have a big turn out to welcome back Tom and Nancy.

NEXT SUNDAY, October 19,2004 @ 8:00 A.M.: Caspar Logging Road
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 Bob at 6:16 AM

1 comments:

Tom said...

You bring back many fond memories, Bob. Today, we are in Arizona, our 19th state of this trip and anxious to see everyone next Sunday. Great pictures, again, John. Thanks to Bob, Nancy B. and John, for keeping things rolling along.

Tom

October 14, 2014

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