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, May 17, 2015

TEN MILE RIVER


Hwy. One and Ten Mile River Bridge, J. Loomis photo

It seems like just a few years ago, actually probably a dozen, I told several people of my hopes.  I said, if we could just get 20 people to show up on a Fog Dodger Sunday, I'd be really happy, because then I felt that we would be kind of self sustaining.  It wasn't too long after that, we did get to that 20 number, and then more!   And we did become sort of self sustaining.  Every week, we'd average about 20 people, and I became lazy, just sat back and enjoyed it.   But the group became older, slower,  and I again began to hope, hoping that something or someone would invigorate the group.   It seems to have happened!  Thanks to many of you.   You've brought along your families, your neighbors and your friends from work.  And because of you, our average age is dropping like a rock! The Fog Dodgers again have a good number of good runners and the group's balance is good!

J. Loomis photo


Thanks Chandra, for bringing your husband, Chris and your daughter, Tenley.  Chandra pushed Tenley in a jogger and so we now can claim to have a whole new division,  Child Joggers!  (used to be called strollers to most of us).  Not only did Chandra push the jogger, she left the rest of us in the dust!  Lisa arrived a minute (?) late, and played catchup, pushing Linnaea and Zavier in the jogger.  You wanna know what real work is?  Try pushing a jogger with two children up today's hill!  Good job!

Gay and Mark brought Susie (y?), Gaye's sister.  Thank you!

Joel came today and represented our Bike Division.

Turkey vulture, J. Loomis photo
Many more were present today:  Zelda, Neil, Greg, Orah,
Steve, Toni, Joe, Nancy B., Charlene, John, Cyd, Jackie, Cindy, Nancy and Tom (25).

Thank you, John, for today's, and most every Sunday's pictures.  They do dress up the blog!  He found some interesting garage doors in Inglenook today, near our run/walk.  They're below.

The old snag with the Osprey nest near the bottom of the hill was broken down.  Chris pointed out another snag nearby that now holds a new nest.  He also mentioned a Heron rookery nearby.  Greg said that he liked today's venue and I agree, there's a lot of neat things to see.

Next week's run/walk is somewhat similar, a little further away but worth it for the scenery and the Grange Breakfast.  I hope many of you can make it.

Garage door art, J. Loomis photo
Garage door art, J. Loomis photo

Sun. May 24, Navarro Ridge Road (a good pancake, egg, ham breakfast, I think$6)
Sun. May 31, Big River
Sun. June 7th, Pudding Creek Trestle
Sun. June 14th, Van Damme State Park
Sun. June 21st, Jackson State Forest Road 450


 NEXT SUNDAY, May 24th @ 8:00 A.M.:  NAVARRO RIDGE 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 12:58 PM

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