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, April 10, 2016

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.

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