NAVARRO RIDGE

Given a light drizzle a goodly number of fogdodgers congregated at NAVARRO RIDGE today. At the start of the walk it was pretty dry but by the time we got back to the grange it was sprinkling. Hiking were Diana, Jeff, John, Beth, Bob, Nancy, Tom, Joe, Fran, Jean, Eric, and Shari (12).

Afterwards ten of us enjoyed the blackberry topping on our pancakes at breakfast at the grange.

Jean asked me to add this info about a benefit pancake breakfast she is proposing we attend next Sunday:

"The free pancake breakfast is being provided by the Ordinary Radicals, the youth group from Mendocino Presbyterian Church. They are looking to fund their mission trip to Puerto Rico in the spring. While this is a free breakfast I strongly encourage donating generously to the group. I remember enjoying last year’s blueberry pancake breakfast and I assume it will be the same this year."

John's photos:

Navarro-Chimney-Sweep

Navarro-Barn

Navarro-Mom-and-calf

Belted-Galloway

View-of-Big-River

Caspar-Pond-Feb

NEXT SUNDAY, March 2 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, BIG RIVER as requested by Jean. Jean is proposing that those who want to go to breakfast come the the Presbyterian church in Mendocino. They are having a pancake breakfast raising support for a youth trip to Puerto Rico. 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.

GLASS BEACH

A good sized groups of Fogdodgers met in the parking lot of GLASS BEACH this morning in cool wind and a light drizzle. It looks like the stand of broom to the right of the trial near the parking lot is getting cleared out. We'll see if the this holds the broom at bay. We all walked south on the Coastal Trail. Hiking were Shari, Diana and Jeff (good to have them back), Charlene, Deb, Sam, Dave and Chris, Kelly, Eric, Nancy, Tom, Kim, Doug, and Bowie, and Joe.

Afterwards several of us went to Denny's for breakfast and Beth and Bob (17) joined the group as they had come a little late and did not walk.

John's photos:

Foggy-Dodgers

Varied-Thrush

Mill-Pond-Waterfall

Train-Station

Yellow-House

3-hungry-deer

BlueHouse

Dry-Dock

NEXT SUNDAY, February 23 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, NAVARRO RIDGE. 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. this morning

SOUTH HARBOR

A small group of fogdodgers congregated in the parking lot on the south side of Noyo Harbor this morning in some rather cold weather. We walked the usual route up the Noyo thru Dolphin Isle. Hiking were Nancy, Tom, Frank, Eric, Fran, Jean, Charlene, Toni, Joe, and, a bit later, Beth and Bob (11). It was a sunny morning with frost on the grasses in some areas.

Afterwards eight of us ate breakfast at the Home Style Cafe. The Home Style is not the most economical place for breakfast if you are ordering a small meal.

John sent some pictures for me to post:

Noyo-Harbor-Seal

Noyo-Sport-Basin

Old-Wooden-Hull

The-Empress

Wind-and-Wave-Blown

Virgin-Creek

Virgin-Creek-Sundown

Virgin-Creek-Sunset

Virgin-Creek-Feb

NEXT SUNDAY, February 16 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, 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.

BEACHCOMBER MOTEL

We tried a new location this time at the parking lot just north of the BEACHCOMBER MOTEL. It was raining lightly so turnout was a bit low. Hiking were Nancy, Tom, Eric, John, Joe, Deb, Sam, Charlene, Kim, Doug (10), and Bowie. We hiked north from the Beachcomber parking lot and thus got a little bit further than when we had been starting at the south end of the Pudding Creek Trestle.

Afterwards seven of us went to Denny's for breakfast. It seems as though more of us are ordering salmon for breakfast these days.

Here are John's photos for the week:

Fog-Dodger-front-of-pack-and-runners-up

Pudding-Creek-Man-and-Dog

Two-Snail-Day

Pudding-Creek-2025

Feb.-Daffodil-Season

Noyo-Bridge-2025

NEXT SUNDAY, February 9 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, SOUTH HARBOR. 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.