BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD

For a February morning, this morning was pretty good.  The sky was mostly cloudy but there wasn't much wind and it was about 45 degrees.

John couldn't make it today, so I'm using a few of his old ones.  Thanks John.

Present today: Charlene, Jean, Toni, Joe, Diana, Jeff, Barbara, Bob, Nancy and Tom (10).

SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH, @ 8:OO A.M,  GROUP RUN, WALK AND BIKE, POMO BLUFFS PARK. You can always click on the "Our Routes" button at the top of the page to find directions to the location. 

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN/WALK @ 7:30 A.M.:  Beginning behind the Fort Bragg Fire Station.

VAN DAMME STATE PARK

It was a nice, chilly morning at Van Damme State Park, 46 degrees I think.  Thanks to John, we have some photos of the morning.  Little buds are beginning to open on many of the trees and bushes and the creek was flowing well enough to make nice sounds.

                                                   Mendocino-in-Bloom, J. Loomis photo

Present this day:  Susan, Bruce, Barbara, Deb, Sam, Fran, Jean, Charlene, Joe, John, Bob, Gay, Mark, Nancy and Tom (15).

Van Damme - Haystack,  J. Loomis photo

                                                     Big River Mouth, J. Loomis photo

I'd like to get a few more walks and runs on the Big River Haul Road before the mosquitoes keep us away.  So, next week we'll go there again.  Big River is perfect for all of us.

                                                      Van Damme Egret, J. Loomis photo

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH, @ 8:OO A.M,  GROUP RUN, WALK AND BIKE, BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD. You can always click on the "Our Routes" button at the top of the page to find directions to the location. 

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN/WALK @ 7:30 A.M.:  Beginning behind the Fort Bragg Fire Station.

A Happy Birthday Fran Day at Laguna Point

The Fog Dodgers gathered in a spectacular sun filled spot at Laguna Point. The temperature was 47 degrees.

Mackerricher Sunrise by J. Loomis

We violated Tom's one and only rule in that the starting time was slightly delayed, not because of negligence, but due to the singing of happy birthday and presentation of some very special baked goods from Gay's kitchen.

Everyone walked out to the point on the boardwalk. There we spotted a Western Gull, where we learned from the Audubon members in the group, that the Western Gull can be identified by the dark on it's back and the yellow beak with the red tip.

Mackerricher Lagoon by J. Loomis

The question of the day. Where is the lagoon? Is Lake Cleone a misnomer?

Should it have been named 

Mackerricher Lagoon?

Thanks John for the beautiful photos and talented work of art.

It was a day of learning for me, thanks to John, I now know that Pacific means 

peaceful waters. Being from eastern Washington I had no idea. I never saw  Pacific until  was 12 years old.

Upon further research I learned it was named by Ferdinand Maggellan. 

The water was calm that day.

Present today were John, Sam, Deb, Fran, Jean, Cindy, Barbara, Charlene, Joe, Gay, and Bob. Sorry if you were there and I missed getting your name.

Although sunny at the start the fog slipped in the last few minutes of the walk run to cool us down.

Valentine art by J. Loomis

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, @ 8:OO A.M,  GROUP RUN, WALK AND BIKE, VAN DAMME STATE PARK. You can always click on the "Our Routes" button at the top of the page to find directions to the location. 

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN/WALK @ 7:30 A.M.:  Beginning behind the Fort Bragg Fire Station.

 

RUSSIAN GULCH STATE PARK

Very cold, 37 degrees this morning.  It was nice though, to walk through the empty campground and in to Fern Canyon for a bit.  It looked very winter-like, everything very dormant and bare.  Driving to Russian Gulch, the sunshine and fog kept taking turns.  John's photos today depict just how it was, foggy in one place and sunny in another.  We were right on the edge.

                                            Caspar Duck Pond, all photos today from John

                                                          Caspar Beach, thanks John.

Present today:  Fran, Cindy, Toni, Joe, Barbara, Jean, Shari, John, Deb, Sam, Charlene, Nancy and Tom (13).   

                                                            Foggy pasture, Caspar

Listen up!  Next week, we're starting in a slightly different and new spot, the Laguna Point Parking Lot.  Not the parking lot at Lake Cleone, but the lot at the end of the road.  It's a great starting point and from there, you can walk the boardwalk out to the whale/seal watching point, or walk the campgrounds or Haul Road.  Good location for running, walking, biking, dog walking, everything!  And, we're meeting here by request, thanks Fran!  

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, @ 8:OO A.M,  GROUP RUN, WALK AND BIKE, Laguna Point, MacKerricher State Park, (the parking lot at the end of Mill Creek Drive), you can always click on the "Our Routes" button at the top of the page to find directions to the location. 

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN/WALK @ 7:30 A.M.:  Beginning behind the Fort Bragg Fire Station.