VAN DAMME STATE PARK

Craig Strobeck Photography photo

Nothing to do with this morning's run/hike but I thought this eclipse photo to be very nice.  It was sent to me by a friend in Oregon and taken by a professional photographer there.  You can look at his web site for  more of his great photos.  The eclipse was one of the bigger news stories of the week, along with  Hurricane Harvey and the Donald.

J. Loomis, Raven on a fence

This morning at Van Damme, it was sunny and calm and 53 degrees, very nice!  Present today:  Fran, Cheryl N., Neil, Nancy T., Roger, Charlene,  Ron, Jan, John, Nancy and Tom (11).   Eight of us enjoyed the Little River Inn's Champagne Breakfast.

Spring Ranch home, J. Loomis

Little River Creek, J. Loomis 

We checked out the Big River Road on the way home this morning.  Road closure/bridge construction has not started yet but appears imminent.  There's a large sign describing the project and it says the construction period would be done between August and November.  Right now, the mosquitoes would still be a problem anyway.

Mencocino water tower, J. Loomis

Sunday, September 3rd, Caspar Logging Roads
Sunday, September 10th, Pudding Creek Trestle
Sunday, September 17th, Ward Avenue (not a low tide but still has good hiking/running)See "Our Routes" above for descriptions.

NEXT SUNDAY, SEPT. 3RD @ 8:00 A.M.: CASPAR LOGGING ROADS

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.:  RUSSIAN GULCH STATE PARK.

Noyo Headlands North (Glass Beach)

This week was Noyo Headlands North (Glass Beach).  Breezy & a little hazy this morning - just a little damp.  Temperature was quite comfortable - once you got moving.  A large group of walkers and just 3 runners.  I am, once again, "attempting" the Blog.  Still new to me, so thank you for your patience. Thank you to Roger & Nancy for email assistance.

                                                                   Glass Beach - Always a nice place to visit.

Gay, Maddelyn (visiting from Montana - her and her parents used to be part of the Fog Dodgers before moving), Jan, Bob, Roger, Nancy T, Nancy B, Rick, with his sister from Texas - Merry, Donna and her Niece Kayleigh (whose staying here for 4 months - so hopefully we'll see more of her), Cheryl and Neil. (13)                                                                                    

                                                                                                                              High Surf at the North Trail

  Otsuchi Point

                                                And the yummiest photo of all - berries from John Loomis' garden - thank you John!

Last I overheard, the count was 9 were going to breakfast at David's Deli this morning.


Next Week:  Sunday, August 27th, Van Damme State Park
Sunday, September 3rd, Caspar Logging Roads
Sunday, September 10th, Pudding Creek Trestle
See "Our Routes" above for descriptions.

Next week, August 27 -Van Damme State Park @ 8:00 A.M.: See "Our Routes" for directions.
EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: Russian Gulch until
August 29.

LAKE CLEONE

When Nancy and I arrived at lake Cleone the carpark was empty.  Had we misread this weeks meeting place?  So we drove past the car park and I took this picture of lake Cleone.  What a beautiful morning. Then John came along quietly and took a photo of me "Caught in the Act"!

In spite of the warm sun and blue ocean, we didn't have a lot of folks with us this morning. However, what was great, was to have Neil back walking with the Fog Dodgers, now that he's well down the road of recovery after his recent, serious illness (see Neil's blog here ) .

So today's walkers/runners were John, Joel, Fran, Pat & Leon, Neil & Cheryl, Roger & Nancy along with our grandson Logan, who's mother sent him to us for 2 weeks of excitement in Fort Bragg!  Here's a photo of Neil and my grandson Logan, and behind them you can see the always inspiring blue Pacific Ocean.  Not being interested in listening to Neil and I yakking on, Logan with his eagle eye saw a whale spout, and we stopped and saw quite a few spouts very close to the shore.

Pat and Leon had their last Fog Dodgers walk before heading home week - so bon voyage, and see you both next year. 

Sunday, August 20th, Noyo Headlands Trail-North (parking lot by Glass Beach)
Sunday, August 27th, Van Damme State Park
Sunday, September 3rd, Caspar Logging Roads
Sunday, September 10th, Pudding Creek Trestle
See "Our Routes" above for descriptions.

NEXT SUNDAY, AUG. 20th, Noyo Headlands Trail-North (parking lot by Glass Beach)

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

CASPAR LOGGING ROADS

Caspar Creek and Beach

It was a good morning for running or walking, 57 degrees, overcast and calm.  The last time we met here, I mentioned how bad the loose rock was on Road 500, the one starting out uphill.  I said that on our next visit here, we would start out on Road 600, the one going downhill.  Well, we did so but unfortunately, I think it was worse.  So, next time (Sept. 3rd), I don't know what we will do.  Maybe some of the loose rock will have been kicked off of the roadway, hope so.

Caspar headlands and Pt. Cabrillo lighthouse


Today, we had:  Pat, Fran, Joel, Nancy B., Rick, Charlene, Ron, Nancy T., Roger, Toni (for breakfast), Joe, Deb, Sam, Susan, Bruce, John, Nancy and Tom (18).

Caspar pond

Sunday, August 13th, Lake Cleone (starting from the parking lot)
Sunday, August 20th, Noyo Headlands Trail-North (parking lot by Glass Beach)
Sunday, August 27th, Van Damme State Park
Sunday, September 3rd, Caspar Logging Roads
Sunday, September 10th, Pudding Creek Trestle
See "Our Routes" above for descriptions.


NEXT SUNDAY, AUG. 13th, Lake Cleone (starting at the lake parking lot)

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD on Tuesdays and VAN DAMME STATE PARK on Thursdays.