Pomo Bluffs - Noyo Bay

I guess it was a typical winter morning, a little too cold for most of us.  It was a brisk 39 degrees, under clear and beautiful blue skies.

J. Loomis photo, as are all of the photos in today's blog.

Thank you, John, for all of today's photos.  Besides John, also present today were:  Zelda, Nancy B., Rick, Nancy T., Roger, Shari, Peter, Geri, Ron, Cheryl N., Neil, Fran, Toni, Joe,  Nina, Jan, Gay, Mark, Nancy and Tom (21).

Noyo Bay foam

Last night, some of our group enjoyed the Knights of Columbus annual crab dinner.

Forecasts for later this week call for several rainy days.  I think next weeks venue will be fine.  I'm still waiting for Russian Gulch and Van Damme to dry out a little before we go test those.  If you have a favorite venue, or want to add a new one, please let me know.  Remember though, it must be suitable for all, not too far away and have adequate parking.

Crab boat and Caito Fisheries, Noyo River

Noyo Mooring Basin

SUN., FEB. 5TH, 8:00 A.M., NOYO HEADLANDS PARK - NORTH (Glass Beach area)
SUN., FEB. 12TH, NOYO HEADLANDS PARK- SOUTH (Taco Bell area)
SUN., FEB. 19TH, BIG RIVER

NEXT SUNDAY, Feb. 5th @ 8:00 A.M.: NOYO HEADLANDS PARK - NORTH (Glass Beach)

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

WARD AVENUE

What a beautiful morning!  Fortunately for us, we walked and ran in between showers.  For us, the sky was about 50% clear blue, and about %50 fluffy white cumulous clouds.  It was somewhere just south of 50 degrees, just right for running and walking!  The ocean, with large breakers, was spectacular!

Heron photo, thanks to Mark and Gay

Thank you Bill and Jordan, for bringing a new walker, John.  Hopefully he enjoyed the morning and will return.  John recently became a full time local!

Lake Cleone ducks,  J. Loomis photo

   Also present today:  Shari, Nancy T., Roger, Zelda, Nancy B., Rick, Neil, Toni, Joe, Jan, John, Susan, Bruce, Gay and Mark (walked at Point Cabrillo due to my editing the venues!), Nancy and Tom (17).   I told Zelda she gets extra credit today, for showing up even though her power is out.

The Guest House, J. Loomis photo

    The rains and stormy seas have really done a number on MacKerricher Beach and Lake Cleone.  A couple of feet of sand now covers Mill Creek Drive and much of the berm (former railroad!)  separating Lake Cleone from the ocean, has been washed away.  State Park's wish, of bringing back an estuary and doing away with the lake may have been realized.                        

SUN., JAN. 29TH, 8:00 A.M., POMO BLUFFS - NOYO BAY
SUN., FEB. 5TH, 8:00 A.M., NOYO HEADLANDS PARK - NORTH (Glass Beach area)
SUN., FEB. 12TH, NOYO HEADLANDS PARK- SOUTH (Taco Bell area)
SUN., FEB. 19TH, BIG RIVER

NEXT SUNDAY, JAN. 29TH @ 8:00 A.M.:  POMO BLUFFS AND NOYO BAY

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

CASPAR LOGGING ROADS

A big change from last Sunday.  Last week we had a pretty good storm.  Many were without power and there was quite a lot of property damage.  Thanks to PG&E, working all hours of the day and night, power has been restored to most.  John snapped this picture of the workers at his driveway.

Thank you, PG&E.  I think we all have our power back now.

 This morning, it was 39 degrees under clear and calm skies.  We walked and ran on Jackson State Forest Roads, 500 & 600.

Jan. morning sunrise, J. Loomis photo

Present today:  Bill, Jordan, Nina, Jan, Charlene, Ron, Nancy T, Roger, Toni, Joe, Mark, Zelda, Susan, Bruce, Nancy and Tom (16).

Caspar llamas, J. Loomis photo

Several nights this week we had  a beautiful full moon.   J. Loomis photo

Another strong winter storm front is due to arrive next Wednesday.  Hopefully, by Sunday, it will be nice enough to go for a walk or run at Ward Avenue.  We haven't done Ward Ave. for quite a while and thought that with rain in the forecast, it will at least be safe and not muddy.


SUN., JAN. 22ND, 8:00 A.M.,  WARD AVENUE
SUN., JAN. 29TH, 8:00 A.M., POMO BLUFFS - NOYO BAY
SUN., FEB. 5TH, 8:00 A.M., NOYO HEADLANDS PARK - NORTH (Glass Beach area)
SUN., FEB. 12TH, NOYO HEADLANDS PARK- SOUTH (Taco Bell area)
SUN., FEB. 19TH, BIG RIVER


NEXT SUNDAY,  JAN. 22ND @ 8:00 A.M.:  WARD AVENUE

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:15 A.M.: BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.  This will be the last week of 7:15 starts.  Next week, it's back to 7:00 a.m.

VAN DAMME STATE PARK

We would have run, really, and we had three walkers willing to go, really, but because of winds gusting up to 45 mph at the time, we decided it was too unsafe to venture in to Van Damme State Park.  Four of us went to breakfast instead.  Tony was trying to meet us for the breakfast but was blocked on her street by a fallen tree.

John has submitted a few pictures here.  I think they capture the day perfectly!  If it weren't raining so hard right now, I'd go out and take a picture of one of my large fir trees that had fallen right down the longitudinal axis of my neighbor's pickup truck!  Luckily, it missed where he was sleeping in a trailer less than 10 feet away!  Thanks for the pictures, John.

It's a little later as I edit this blog, I've got a picture of our neighbor's truck now:

Ouch!  Sorry.

J. Loomis photo, Big River Rd. and Hwy. One

I'm going to count this morning as if there had been a Fog Dodger Group Run/Walk, even though we didn't get too far out of our vehicles.  Breakfast out on Sunday has become a favorite for many of our group and we did at least make that.  So, there has still been a Group Run/Walk every Sunday since July 26, 1998.

Present this morning, and deserving extra credit, Joe, Nancy B., Jennifer, Jan, John, Nancy and Tom (7).

SUN., JAN. 15TH, 8:00 A.M.,  CASPAR LOGGING ROAD
SUN., JAN. 22ND, 8:00 A.M.,  RUSSIAN GULCH STATE PARK
SUN., JAN. 29TH, 8:00 A.M., POMO BLUFFS - NOYO BAY

NEXT SUNDAY, JAN. 15TH @ 8:00 A.M.:  CASPAR LOGGING ROAD

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

BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD

 Happy New Year!  Well, we did it!  We at least got the New Year off to a good start.  Considering it was a holiday, and one on which many like to sleep in, or sleep it off, we had a good sized group of happy runners and walkers.

Big River, J. Loomis photo

Present today:  Jeff, Jan, Toni, Joe, Charlene, Ron (Happy Birthday!), Susan, Bruce, Deb, Sam, Tom T., Cheryl N., Neil, Nancy T., Roger, Rod, Nancy and Tom (18).

Mendocino Bay, J. Loomis photo

We haven't been to Russian Gulch or Van Damme State Park for quite awhile, mainly because of the trail conditions.  Next week we will try Van Damme State Park's Fern Canyon.  It used to be one of our favorite venues.  We'll see how it is now.  If you want to walk with your dog, you can't take it up Fern Canyon beyond the campground, but there is plenty of roadway if you go up to the upper campground.  It would be a very pretty walk also!

Great blue heron, J. Loomis photo

SUN., JAN. 8TH, 8:00 A.M., VAN DAMME STATE PARK
SUN., JAN. 15TH, 8:00 A.M.,  CASPAR LOGGING ROAD
SUN., JAN. 22ND, 8:00 A.M.,  RUSSIAN GULCH STATE PARK
SUN., JAN. 29TH, 8:00 A.M., POMO BLUFFS - NOYO BAY

NEXT SUNDAY, JAN. 8TH @ 8:00 A.M.:  VAN DAMME STATE PARK

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