NAVARRO RIDGE

There was thick fog driving down Highway 1 to NAVARRO RIDGE and the fog was also pretty thick up on the ridge itself so perhaps that discouraged some. Nevertheless  some of us made it and walked carefully along the road in the fog. Hikers were Beth, Bob, John, Joe, Charlene, Erik, Jean, Pat, and Leon (as Pat's chauffuer).

Afterwards all except John ate at the Whitesboro Grange as is our custom.

Photos from John:

Fog-Dodgers-Navarro-Ridge-dodging-the-fog

Navarro-Ridge-July-2024

Navarro-Ridge-Brown-Cow

Whitesboro-Address

sunflower

zucchini

Navarro-Ridge-Weeds

NEXT SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, PUDDING CREEK TRESTLE. 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.

COASTAL TRAIL - NORTH

Glass Beach Father and Daughter Fishing

View of low tide and fishermen, fishergirl

Morning Sunrise with Fog Mist

Backlit Sunflower

Sunburst Sunflower

View of Cypress

Low Tide at Glass Beach

We met at Glass Beach on this kind of typical coastal morning.  It was overcast, 55 and the southerly breeze was light.  By the time we finished, it was a "Chamber of Commerce" morning, sunny, light breeze and probably 30 degrees cooler than "over the hill."

Present this morning:  Shari, John, Fran, Jean, Beth, Bob, Kim, Deb, Sam, Charlene, Cheryl, Scott, Eric, Nancy and Tom (15).  50% of us went to Denny's Restaurant afterwards.  We've come to really enjoy Denny's, though it is also shunned by many.  It is a "chain restaurant" but it is locally owned, the "55 Menu" has prices that can't be beat, it's quieter than our other options and we can always get enough seats together. 

NEXT SUNDAY, JULY 28TH, 8:00 A.M.,  GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, NAVARRO RIDGE ROAD.

This will start at the Whitesboro Grange which enables us to enjoy a great pancake breakfast after our walk, run, or bike.  You can click on "Our Routes" at the top of the page for directions if needed.

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

SPRING RANCH TRAIL

We tried a less familiar location for our Sunday hike at Eric's request. We walked the Spring Ranch trail . This is a pretty good time of year for this trail which is often muddy during the rainy season. The trail is narrow and the grasses are over five feet tall in places but Fogdodgers enjoyed the hike. I have not heard of any reports of ticks but I guess we will get more info next Sunday. It being Bastille Day, Sam and Deb arrived in Sam's Citroen Deux Chevaux. Hikers were Diana, Jeff, Deb, Sam, Eric, Mark and friend, Hannah-Leigh, Bob (running),Nancy, Tom, Joe, Beth, Bob, Pat, and Leon in attendance.

Afterwards many of us went to St Anthony's for the pancake breakfast, where we met Jean and Fran after their release from police custody. They had hiked the Mendocino headlands and had been caught peering into various houses around town.

After breakfast Sam and Joe went to the Ledford House in Sam's Deux Chevaux for their Quatorze Juillet celebration, or Bastille Day as we call it. Tony, the maitre d' of the Ledford House, had Sam park the 2CV right in front of the front door, as it was the perfect mascot for the event. There were certainly some excellent petanque contenders in the tournament.

Some photos from John:

Spring-Ranch-Foggy-July

Vandamme-Kayaker-framed-in-rose

Neighborhood-Buck-wearing-velvet

Bastille-Day-Sam-displaying-French-Flag

and one from Bob at the Ledford House - this car has a friendly face

NEXT SUNDAY, July 21 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, COASTAL TRAIL  - NORTH (GLASS BEACH). 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.

CASPAR LOGGING ROAD

We dodged the holiday crowds for our hike on CASPAR LOGGING ROAD. "Early in the morning" the heat was not bad, a reprieve from the past few days of extraordinary hot and mostly windless days. Hikers were Diana, Jeff, John, Sky, Nancy, Tom, Shari, Jean, Fran, Eric, Zelda, Charlene, Joe, and Pat, with Leon providing moral support.

Afterwards I think it was about eight of us including Peter who ate breakfast at the Good Life.

John's photos:

Caspar-Dry-Dock

Moo

Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria

Kiwi-in-bloom

Kiwi-Flower

NEXT SUNDAY,  JULY 14TH @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, SPRING RANCH. Park at what used to be the Inn at the Cobbler's Walk (you can still find this on Google Maps) but now has a "Mendocino Realty, Sotheby's" sign and a faded signs saying "Peterson/Headlands Lane". There is a large pine tree that has been blocking the path, but now there is a trail around its root end that allows one to continue (I hiked it last evening out to the coast). The trail is narrow and the grasses are very tall and lush right now but the mud has dried up. I did not get any ticks last evening.

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

COASTAL TRAIL - MIDDLE

Yesterday we hiked at COASTAL TRAIL - MIDDLE near the fire station.We had very decent turnout: Deb, Sam, Diana, Jeff, Nancy, Tom, Pat, Leon, John, Shari, Sky, Jean, Kim, Doug, Bowie, Cheryl, Scott, Beth, Bob, and Joe. Did I get everybody? We hiked north at the fork and the weather was quite nice, though a bit windy.

John's photos for the week:

Soldier-Bay-Fort-Bragg

Fog-Dodgers-June-2024

Raven-on-a-Post

Golden-Orange-Sandstone-bluff

Fire-House-Trail-Bluff-View

Wild-Flower-Fire

4th-of-July-Independence

NEXT SUNDAY, July 7 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, CASPAR LOGGING ROAD (JACKSON STATE FOREST ROAD 500). 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.