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, March 14, 2016

Big River

Seals enjoying the rain - Big River
It was raining, in fact we've had nearly 11" so far in March!  The rain brought out only the most intrepid.  Worse than the rain, are all the pot-holes the rain has created on the road (he says euphemistically), really requiring a hummer to reach the parking area.

The daring souls (maybe another euphemism) were Joel, John, Nancy T. Roger, Charlene and Ron, a total of 6!

Even going for a swim
However, it was only raining lightly and the temperature was mild.  It wasn't even windy (was this really Big River), so off we went.  Only 10 minutes into the walk we were halted by a landslide and a large trees across the road.  Looking UP at some of the boulders that had been dislodged, discretion became the better part of valor. We decided to turn around, however, Joel continued past the slide - and did he return?  Several people decided to continue to run or walk along Big River towards the bridge, but Nancy and I decided it was time to go have some breakfast.  

Once again thanks to John for pictures of seals, who really don't seem to mind the rain.

SUNDAY, MARCH 20TH, POMO BLUFFS PARK- NOYO BAY  
SUNDAY, MARCH 27TH, CASPAR LOGGING ROADS   
SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD, VAN DAMME STATE PARK   
SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH, WARD AVENUE

NEXT SUNDAY, March 20th @ 8:00 A.M.: Pomo Bluffs Park- Noyo Bay
EVERY TUESDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: RUSSIAN GULCH STATE PARK, beginning on Point Cabrillo Drive, 1/10 of a mile north of it's south end.
EVERY THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: VAN DAMME STATE PARK, beginning at the beach.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I did return, and found Ron and Charlene there to make sure of it.

Joel

Tom said...

Way to go,Joel! Thanks, Roger, great blog!

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