CASPAR LOGGING ROADS

It's a nice day here on the coast.  Thank you to John L., for today's photos.  The blog would look pretty bad without all of the pictures that John shares with us.  He's got an eye that is always looking for something interesting  and I think that some of us don't share that trait.

Great blue heron, J. Loomis photo

A nice day on the coast made even nicer because we had three new people show up today.  Welcome Fred, Keith and Greg.  We hope that you found the walk or run agreeable and that you'll come back again.

Caspar

I forgot to check the temperature this morning, too excited I guess, at the prospect of new Fog Dodgers!  I think it was about 50 and sunny.  Not too windy in the forest but lots of white caps on the ocean.

John L. photo

Also present today:  Chuck, Jeff, Gay, Mark, Toni, Joe, Nancy B., Rick, Nancy T., Roger, Mary, Bob, Cyd (running today after running the Mendo 50 yesterday!), Cheryl, John, Nancy and Tom (20).  I think I've missed somebody, I'm sorry.

Next week's run/walk is a nice one, I think.  I like the view as we cross the Noyo Bridge, even though I always feel as though I'm going to throw myself over the railing!  I don't understand that phobia thing.

Caspar, J. Loomis photo

13 of us went to David's for breakfast, where we met Jamie and Sheila.  


I've been asked to mention an event coming up on Saturday, June 4th, one day only.  I'll get more information on it later but I do know for sure, that the dead and beached blue whale from a couple of years ago, is now a cleaned and reassembled skeleton and will be on display out on the Noyo Headlands Park - South Trail.  I think we'll schedule our run/walk there on Sunday the 5th but to see the whale skeleton, you'll have to go out there on Saturday the 4th.  This should be one impressive skeleton!

SUNDAY, MAY 1ST, POMO BLUFFS- NOYO BAY
SUNDAY, MAY 8TH, PUDDING CREEK TRESTLE
SUNDAY, MAY 15TH, CASPAR LOGGING ROADS
SUNDAY, MAY 22ND, WARD AVENUE
SUNDAY, MAY 29TH, NOYO HEADLANDS PARK - NORTH
SUNDAY, JUNE 5TH, NOYO HEADLANDS PARK - SOUTH


NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 1ST @ 8:00 A.M.: POMO BLUFFS - NOYO BAY, see "Our Routes" above.

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.

Noyo Headlands Park - North

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Pudding Creek Trestle, Thanks to John L. for all of today's photos

It was a great morning!  Everyone thought so.  At our 8:00 a.m. start, it was 49 degrees but without any breeze and clear sunny skies, it felt like 70!  Almost too hot for running but perfect for walking and just being out!

California Valley Quail

There were beautifully shaped waves for the surfers, lots of wildflowers and Ron was happy to see "his" cormorant colony!  He's been keeping track of this colony for many years.  I'd bet he's got names for each one of them!

Ferret, out for walk also

I tried to talk/recruit  a couple of runners into joining us but I must have come off as some weirdo, they both ignored me.  Actually, they had ear buds in and those things kind of make you oblivious to the world.

How many more years?

Present this morning:  Neil, Cindy, Jim, Martha, Bill, Fran, Charlene, Ron, Jan, John, Mary, Toni, Joe, Susan, Bruce, Nancy T., Roger, Nancy B., Rick, Cheryl, Nancy and Tom (22).

I've been asked to mention an event coming up on Saturday, June 4th, one day only.  I'll get more information on it later but I do know for sure, that the dead and beached blue whale from a couple of years ago, is now a cleaned and reassembled skeleton and will be on display out on the Noyo Headlands Park - South Trail.  I think we'll schedule our run/walk there on Sunday the 5th but to see the whale skeleton, you'll want to walk on Saturday the 4th.  This should be one impressive skeleton!

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:  (I do this to make it easier for guest bloggers and to avoid repeating the same venue too often.  If you're wondering why we don't go to a certain venue very often, it's probably because of mosquitoes, "No Dog" rules, loose rocks, mud puddles or something we all hate.)

SUNDAY, APRIL 24TH, CASPAR LOGGING ROADS

SUNDAY, MAY 1ST, POMO BLUFFS- NOYO BAY
SUNDAY, MAY 8TH, PUDDING CREEK TRESTLE
SUNDAY, MAY 15TH, CASPAR LOGGING ROADS
SUNDAY, MAY 22ND, WARD AVENUE
SUNDAY, MAY 29TH, NOYO HEADLANDS PARK - NORTH
SUNDAY, JUNE 5TH, NOYO HEADLANDS PARK - SOUTH

NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 24TH @ 8:00 A.M.: CASPAR LOGGING ROADS

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.

WARD AVENUE

All of today's photos from J. Loomis, thanks John!

As the photo above shows, it was a grey morning.  In picking the location for today, I saw that there was a -0.9 low tide right at 8:00, just right for a run or walk on the beach!  Upon arrival, the weather seemed to go right along with it being just right, 52 degrees, overcast and calm.  For a few of us though, it didn't work out as well as hoped.  It seems the winter weather has altered the beach, removing sand and creating quite a slope of loose, black sand.  I hope it was better for the walkers.

Lake Cleone

Present this morning:  Neil,  Martha, Bill, Mary, Toni, Joe, Nancy B., Rick, Deb, Sam, Ron,
Nancy T., Roger, Susan, Bruce, Joel, Jan, Cindy, Jim, Shari, Peter, John, Chandra (started from home but stopped by to say hi), Zelda, Nancy and Tom (26).

While talking this morning, I realized that I had not taken the Big River mosquitoes into account on future walks.  They're not a problem if you're running, as we do on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but if you are walking, they'll eat you alive!  I think therefore, that we will skip Big River on Sundays for awhile.  Also, there is some construction coming up on Big River, so I think it will be closed anyway.

SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH, NOYO HEADLANDS PARK - NORTH

SUNDAY, APRIL 24TH, CASPAR LOGGING ROADS

SUNDAY, MAY 1ST, POMO BLUFFS- NOYO BAY
SUNDAY, MAY 8TH, PUDDING CREEK TRESTLE

NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH @ 8:00 A.M.: NOYO HEADLANDS PARK - NORTH, see "Our Routes" above.  The parking lot near Glass Beach.

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.

VAN DAMME STATE PARK

It was a beautiful Spring morning at Van Damme.  When we started out, it was 48 degrees, clear and calm.

J. Loomis photo

Present this morning, Charlene, Ron, Jan, Joe,  Mary, Fran, Nancy B., Rick, Jeff, Bob, Roger, John, Nancy and Tom (14).

J. Loomis photo

The Fern Canyon Trail is passable but just barely.  To do the three miles in it's entirety,  is very pretty but does involve going over or under a half dozen fallen trees.  When I chose this for the run/walk, I thought that the trail would be cleared by now.  I heard this morning though, that it could be mid-August before chainsaws could be run, due to nesting endangered birds.

J. Loomis photo

As for other trail news, I hear that the rock slide on Big River Road has been cleared, so we can resume running and walking there.  I think though, that come August, it will again closed for repair work.

J. Loomis photo

With the fallen trees at Van Damme, and the poison oak at Russian Gulch, we have again decided, to do the Tuesday and Thursday morning group runs at Big River.

SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH, WARD AVENUE (a good low tide at 8:00 a.m., -0.9)
SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH, NOYO HEADLANDS TRAIL - NORTH

SUNDAY, APRIL 24TH, CASPAR LOGGING ROADS

SUNDAY, MAY 1ST, POMO BLUFFS- NOYO BAY

NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH @ 8:00 A.M.:  WARD AVENUE, see "Our Routes" above.

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUNS, 7:00 A.M.,  BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.