Van Damme State Park

Well maybe summer has finally arrived, with the morning fog we've been having in the last week. 

Van Damme State Beach

Although our walk from Van Damme was in the fog, there was no wind and it felt very warm. Photos this week are from John.  As you can see, John still has plenty of plums if you'd like to go and collect some.  There's also a photo of Van Damme taken on our walk and one of Spring Ranch just down the road, also taken Sunday morning. Both show that Mendocino summer overcast.

John's Plums waiting to be made into jam

There were 16 fogdodgers present this morning, 14 of whom went to breakfast at Little River Inn to enjoy a good breakfast, coffee and a glass of champers. Our 16 fog dodgers were: Pat & Leon, Peter & Sharri, Charlene & Ron, Fran, Nancy B. & Rick, a welcome visitor - Keith, Joe & Toni, Roger & Nancy, Bob C. and John.

Spring Ranch

Tom and Nancy are making their way back, and non too soon, I'm so glad Tom can take back the great job he does of writing this blog every week.  Thanks Tom.


NEXT SUNDAY, July 22nd. @ 8:00 A.M.: Navarro Ridge breakfast at the Whitesboro Grange, see our Routes above

Sunday July 22nd Navarro Ridge breakfast at the Whitesboro Grange
Sunday July 29th 10 mile.....

EVERY TUESDAY at RUSSIAN GULCH & THURSDAY at HEESER DR., - GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.

Ward Avenue

Fireworks in Fort Bragg

It's just like living in California, where every day is beautiful, with today being no exception.  We even had clear weather for the firework display last night!  The beer, the salmon, the ice cream and the weather were also perfect for the "World's Largest Salmon Barbecue" right here in Fort Bragg.

The World's largest Salmon Barbecue

Outside the "Hammer" Museum

The Fog Dodgers were out in force, even though it was a holiday weekend.  Today we had Rick, Nancy B., Joe, Neil, Cheryl, Peter, Sharri, Katherine, Dave, John, Jan, Fran, Charlene, Ron, Roger & Nancy T.  John asked to pass on the message that any Fog Dodger that would like some ripe plums should call him or just come by with a bucket.

I finally heard from Tom, though I suspect from the photos he sent that he might be missing his pals back in Fort Bragg - I mean a photo of the world's largest hammer (after visiting a hammer museum) and a drinks menu?  Apparently even after  a flight of the vodkas, Tom still preferes his scotch.  In all fairness, he did send some photos of the spectacular scenery they've been enjoying in Alaska.  We look forward to having you guys back home in a couple of weeks.

The drinks menu

A typical view around every corner

Columbia Glacier, Valdez Alaska

A friend along the way.

This morning - Looking back towards Ward Ave.

NEXT SUNDAY, July 15th. @ 8:00 A.M.: Van Damme, see our Routes above

Sunday July 15th Van Damme
Sunday July 22nd Navarro Ridge breakfast at the Whitesboro Grange
Sunday July 29th 10 mile.....

EVERY TUESDAY at RUSSIAN GULCH & THURSDAY at HEESER DR., - GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.

Caspar Logging Road

Grasses along Caspar Rd.

The temperature this morning was 57, no wind and a beautiful clear blue sky.  It was a very pleasant morning for walking or running. Most of us walked, but we had 4 intrepid runners.  I was happy to see for the first time in quite a while that we had dogs with us. 

Happy July 4th

Well sadly, nothing unusual happened and no-one did anything silly, so it's just a boring blog.  Of course, the people and conversations were far from boring, with many scintillating discussions.

So today we had Ron, Charlene, Peter, Shari, Roger, Nancy T., Pat, Pat’s friend from Sebastopol, John, Josh, Jan, Kathryn, Tom and Joe and our well behaved dogs were Benny and Amelia.

A repaired spiders web

About half of us went to breakfast at David's where Toni joined us.  I thought Joe might have been feeling a bit under the weather as he didn't bring his normal supply of extra ripe fruit, but he did order duck bacon (and there's me thinking bacon came from pigs), which did seem to be a big hit.

Thanks to John for the photos.

NEXT SUNDAY, July 8th. @ 8:00 A.M.: Ward Ave., see our Routes above

Sunday July 8th Ward Ave.
Sunday July 15th Van Damme
Sunday July 22nd Navarro Ridge breakfast at the Whitesboro Grange
Sunday July 29th 10 mile.....

EVERY TUESDAY at RUSSIAN GULCH & THURSDAY at HEESER DR., - GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.

Russian Gulch

When we left home in Fort Bragg, it was 57 and sunny, so no warm coat needed.  Arrive at Russian Gulch and it was now 53 and thick overcast - brrr..

The overcast did get less as we walked inland, and the thimble berries were ripening nicely.  Other than that, nothing special happened, just a pleasant walk with the expected workout coming up the hill at the end.

This morning we enjoyed the company of Fran, Ron, Charlene, Roger, Nancy T., Nancy B., Joe, Bob and Pat.

The mist can just be seen in the first photo taken of some of our walkers this morning, and as can be seen, the other photos of Russian Gulch were taken on a nicer day.

NEXT SUNDAY, JULY 1st. @ 8:00 A.M.: Caspar Logging Road, see our Routes above


EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.

Ten Mile River - and Happy Father's Day

What a beautiful morning. What a joy.  I think all of us, maybe for different reasons, are all so thankful to be alive to enjoy the natural beauty of where we live and the wonderful friendship we all share.

We haven't been to Ten Mile for quite a while as it is quite a drive for many folks, however, it is a beautiful walk along the river, and mosquito free! When we started the sun was warm, though the air temp was about 45 deg and a slight mist over the hills, which you can just see in one of the photos.  The air temp must have risen rapidly as it was down to shirt sleeves on the way back.

We had a good turnout with 16 people, so I guess many others feel like me, Ten Mile is a great walk. 

The happy walkers this morning were, Rick & Nancy B., Mark & Gay who also brought their grandaughter Kyra, welcome back Pat & Leon, Cheryl & Neil, Charlene, Fran, Joe, Roger & Nancy T, and our 2 runners Ron & John.  You can see the blue sky and smiling faces in the photo John took of us all.

There's one other photo from our walk and one of some Totems that John found somewhere along Ten Mile.

Don't forget click a photo to see it fill the screen.

NEXT SUNDAY, DATE @ 8:00 A.M.: Russian Gulch State Park, see our Routes above
 
EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.

Sunday, June 24th, Russian Gulch
Sunday, July 1st, Caspar Logging Rd. area

Such a spectacular crisp Spring day for a Fog Dodger Walk/Run. We all drove up to Ward Avenue. There were very mild conditions, no wind, and clear blue sky. We had a small and lively group that showed up and Rodger Thornburn and Nancy joined us  back on the trail. Nancy Banker lead the fast walkers (John Loomis and Shari Lyons), while the remaining group sauntered there way to Mackerricher. Everyone came together by the time we were getting back to the end of the walk.
We did take a group shot for those who happened to enjoy this lovely Sunday morning tradition.
NEXT SUNDAY, June 17, 2018 @ 8:00 A.M.: Ten Mile Road
EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.

Sunday, June 17th, 10 Mile Rd.

Sunday, June 24th, Russian Gulch

Sunday, July 1st, Caspar Logging Rd. area

Today’s Run/Walk was very nice and with few walkers and no runners. Joe, John, Pat Tom, Mark and Gay showed up for a lively walk and extra credit goes to Mark and Gay, and Pat and Tom for walking the entire distance, and driving back to Glass Beach.  It has become a popular venue.

 

The morning was quite nice, with very light breeze, and cool to medium conditions, with small white caps decorating the blue Pacific ocean.  A casual bicycle rider, a roller blade’r, and a runner were seen on the start of the walk. John and Joe had interesting discussions about Jules Verne, and the Civil War battle ships constructed back in the day.

 

With Roger’s continuing progress, at the Hospital, and with Nancy Thornburn’s e-mails about his improvement we all wait to see Roger back on the walk in hopefully short order.

I send a few pictures of the day and one specifically for Roger Thornburn...  

John Loomis

NEXT SUNDAY, DATE @ 8:00 A.M.: Type location and directions here

Sunday, June 10th, Ward Avenue

Sunday, June 17th, 10 Mile Rd.

Sunday, June 24th, Russian Gulch

Sunday, July 1st, Caspar Logging Rd. area

 

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, GROUP RUN @ 7:00 A.M.: BIG RIVER LOGGING ROAD.