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, August 16, 2020

RUSSIAN GULCH STATE PARK

For only the second time this year, we ran, walked and biked at Russian Gulch. The last time we were there was March 22, five whole months ago!  We had kind of stopped going there because of a muddy, overgrown Fern Canyon Trail.  Well, don't ask me how I know this, but if you ventured into Fern Canyon today, beyond the plastic barricade at the end of the campground, there is trail renovation work going on to make it ADA accessible and it is fantastic!  When the work is finished, we will be returning to Russian Gulch often.

Thank you, John, for all of today's photos.

Great Blue Heron
                                          

California Sea Lions, probably at Caspar South










Caspar Bay
If anyone has checked out the new trail at Ten Mile River (The Old Smith Ranch Trail) I would like to know if it would be suitable for the Fog Dodgers.  I think it's just a couple of miles long but I haven't tried it out. https://www.mendocinolandtrust.org/trails/northern-coastal-trails/ten-mile-estuary/                                                                             

White Butterfly (Cabbage moth?) on broccoli
Present today:  Marie Teresa, Pat, Leon, Fran, Charlene, Ron, Joe, Gay, Mark, Sam, John, Bob, Nancy and Tom (14).

fishing in Caspar Bay
NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD @ 8:00 A.M.:  GROUP RUN, WALK AND BIKE, COASTAL TRAIL - MIDDLE, that's the entry behind the Fire Station.  Hope to see you there!  I think that the next week (8/30), we will go back to Ward Ave.  It's been quite awhile since we started there.

 EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN/WALK @ 7:00 A.M.:  Beginning behind the Fort Bragg Fire Station on Tuesdays and near Harvest at Mendocino on Thursdays.
Posted by Tom at 12:44 PM

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