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, June 4, 2017

CASPAR LOGGING ROAD

“The Last Dipody”

(Courtesy Bob Cimmiyotti)

Have you heard about the Fog Dodgers today?
Amassing at the trailhead then hustling away
Their voices spewing fun and laughter
near the haunts of Siegfried Caspar.
There were nine in number, one was late,
the others got started at exactly eight.
Some went south and some went east
trying to choose the hill of least.
Up then down or down then up
making that choice can be tough.
The weather was perfect, sunny and warm
enhanced by wild iris in radiant form.
John was there with camera new as was Sherry,
Peter, Joe, Susan, Bruce, Bob and Otis too,
and another young lady with name forgotten,
others were absent, that are there quite often.
Such good fun to walk and jog
once again to dodge the fog.

For those that haven't heard of a "dipody", dictionary.com defines it as:
"a group of two feet in English poetry, in which one of the two accented syllables bears primary stress and the other bears secondary stress, used as a prosodic measurement in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse"
Did that help! 

Here's some photos courtesy of John:

"Horse Power"

Lily Ponds

Llama though a fence
Upcoming venues:
June 11th, Noyo Headlands Trail - North
June 18th, Ward Avenue
June 25th, Noyo Headlands Trail - South
July 2nd, Caspar Logging Roads
July 9th, Pudding Creek Trestle

NEXT SUNDAY, JUNE 11th @ 8:00 A.M. - Noyo Headlands Trail - North
EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.

1 comments:

Tom said...

Great writing! Thanks Bob!
From Tennessee,
Tom and Nancy

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