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, March 6, 2016

Russian Gulch State Park


We had a great run and walk today with a total of 19 Fog Dodgers. We had seven runners and 12 walkers. We had the benefit of bright blue skies and huge waves. Some ran down the hill, which was blocked by a gate. I'd never seen a closed gate at Russian Gulch before. No one was there, except a Park Ranger and us. The group split up into different routes. Some of us went out along the bluffs and then checked out the blow hole, which was completely filled with ocean waves shoving in large quantities of salt water. Some of us walked down the hill, clambering over the gate and down to the beach, where there wasn't much of a beach. The creek was full with muddy water clashing with the waves. Six of us went to David's and had a great time. Bruce and Susan, who had walked their dog somewhere else, joined us for breakfast.

High waves crashing on the bluffs. 
Photo taken by Shari Lyon

 
High waves come in one after the other.
Photo by Shari Lyon



 The Blow Hole, which is completely filled with water by the huge waves. 
 Photo by Shari Lyon

       
A view of the ocean from the gulch of Russian Gulch.
Photo by Toni Rizzo


SUNDAY, MARCH 13TH, BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD
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, 3/13/16 @ 8:00 A.M.: Big River Logging Road

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.

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