COASTAL TRAIL - MIDDLE - We started out from the dirt parking lot behind the Ft Bragg fire station and headed north along the coast trail. Hikers were Doug, Kim, & Bowie, Nancy, Tom, Diana, Jeff, Sky, John, Charlene, Joe, Ginny, Terry, and two hikers from long ago, Beth Bosc and Bob Deines. The morning was a bit cold, a little wind, but we all warmed up soon.

Five of the hikers plus Toni went out to breakfast at the Homestyle Cafe. Note that service was a bit slow because they had just received some takeout orders that kept the kitchen very busy.

Here are Johns photos for the day:

Horizon-View-Fort-Bragg

Reef-behind-the-Old-Mill

Noyo-Bridge-Christmas-Eve

Noyo-River-Seagull

Verna-Jean

Back-in-the-Redwoods

NEXT SUNDAY, December 31 (New Year's Eve) @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, SOUTH HARBOR. Head east on Highway 20 and turn left on South Harbor Drive (the third left turn, second after the turn into the Boatyard shopping center). Drive down the hill and meet in the large parking lot on the right. We can walk east then north along the Noyo River on Basin Street going as far as Dolphin Isle and/or a bit to the west to Tommy's Marine.You can click on the "Our Routes" tab at the top to get directions, if needed.

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

It was a rainy, windy morning as we started out on the BIG RIVER ROAD. The rain did mostly let up as we started to walk. In spite of the weather it was good to get out and get some exercise. Hiking were Sky, Eric, Bob, Joe, Nancy, Tom, Diana and Jeff. I thought it interesting to see the shift in automobiles within the Fogdodgers. We had three electric cars, one hybrid and one fuel-efficient car among the six cars of our group if I got this right. Perhaps there's hope for a shift away from fossil fuels.

Here are John's photos for the day, a couple to get us in the holiday spirit:

Christmas-Star

Mendocino-Christmas-Window

Mendocino-Morning

Fog-Dodgers-Motly-Crew

Big-River-Bay-Area

Big-River-Estuary

NEXT SUNDAY, December 24 (Christmas Eve) @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, COASTAL TRAIL - MIDDLE (FIRE STATION). You can click on the "Our Routes" tab at the top to get directions, if needed.

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

MENDOCINO HEADLANDS AND TOWNSHIP

We had a great walk this morning all around Mendocino.  Starting on Heeser Drive and with a temperature of 38, the ocean was very flat and the view seemed endless under bright sunny skies.  We were cold and happy!

                                                                              Doors

Thanks to John for all of today's photos.

                                                                         Bull-Dog

                                                               School Street, Mendocino

                                                        Christmas at the Botanical Gardens

                                          Joe Moura's Lion (next door to the Botanical Gardens)

Present today:  Cindy, Mark, Shari, Charlene, Deb, Sam, John, Kim, Doug, Diana, Jeff, Eric, Bob, Claudette, Nancy and Tom (16).

Presently, there's a slight chance of rain for next Sunday.  I guess that it doesn't really matter what location I choose, we have no indoor venues.  Let's go to Big River!  Big River is probably our most favorite but sometimes we can't go there because of the mosquitoes.  This time of the year that is not a problem.  So,

NEXT SUNDAY, DEC. 17TH @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.  You can click on the "Our Routes" tab at the top to get directions, if needed.

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

Well, it's been pretty rainy lately and we got a little bit of it this morning. Through the light rain we hiked north from Pomo Bluffs across the Noyo and up the Coastal Trail. Hiking were Charlene, John, Deb, Sam, Nancy, Tom, Diana, Jeff, Eric and Joe. Sky joined the group on the north side of the Noyo. We did get some pretty wet feet near Noyo River Grill, but otherwise not too bad and the weather was warmer than it's been recently.

 

John's photos for the day:

 Windshield-Wipers

Tods-Point

Pomo-Seagull

Walking-Back-Pomo-Trail

Elk-Barn

NEXT SUNDAY, December 10 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, MENDOCINO HEADLANDS. You can click on the "Our Routes" tab at the top to get directions, if needed.

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