MENDOCINO HEADLANDS

We took our usual hike around the MENDOCINO HEADLANDS as it was the day of the pancake breakfast at St Anthony's. Fogdodgers present were Richard Link, Nancy, Tom, John, Joe, Mark, Eric, Deb, Sam, Sky, Kim, Doug, Beth, Bob, Charlene, Jean, Fran, and later Pat, with Leon in the car. Did I miss anyone?

Several fogdodgers then went to St Anthony's for breakfast.

Here are John's photos:

Sams-New-Car

Mendocino-Barn-House

Mendocino-Cottage

Stop

Voodoo-Lily,-Dracunculus

Summer-Flower

NEXT SUNDAY, June 21 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, COASTAL TRAIL – SOUTH (Taco Bell). 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.

PT CABRILLO LIGHTHOUSE

This last Sunday we went to PT CABRILLO LIGHTHOUSE, a location we haven't visited for quite a while. The hike there is pretty short if one just goes down the road and back up so our group split up with some hiking north along the trails before turning to return to the parking lot while others lingered around the lighthouse and went south a short distance to the pond. At the pond some were lucky enough to spot a family of river otters who are making the pond their home, at least until the fish supply runs out. According to report baby otters are really cute.

Hiking were Deb, Sam, Nancy, Tom, Sky, Jean, Fran, Doug, Kim, John, Barbara Joe,Charlene, and Chris.

Afterward a group of nine of us went to the the Good Life for a very nice breakfast.

And for those interested in the bumblebee story I told, here is an article with a video:

bumblebees using balls as stepladders 

John's photos:

Caspar-Lite-Station

Caspar-Lite-water-pond

Caspar-Lite-Station-Residence

Trail-to-Caspar-Beach

Neighborood-Horses-Sunning

NEXT SUNDAY, June 14 @ 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. 

And for the week after that perhaps COASTAL TRAIL – SOUTH.... what do you think?

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

PUDDING CREEK TRESTLE

This past Sunday we walked starting from the south end of PUDDING CREEK TRESTLE. A medium sized group of long-time Fogdodgers did the walk: Nancy, Tom, John, Joe, Deb, Sam, Charlene, Kim, Doug, Sky, Eric, and Mark. Beth and Bob joined us a bit later.

Afterwards I gather most Fogdodgers went to Denny's for breakfast.

John took some beautiful photos:

Pudding-Creek-Bay

White Crowned Sparrow (at the limit of cell phone camera zoom)

Pudding-Creek-Bridge

Guest-House

Pudding-Creek-Trestle

The-Skunk

Train-Yard

NEXT SUNDAY, June 7 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, PT CABRILLO LIGHTHOUSE. 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.