Though Memorial Day weekend offered alternate activity choices, a decent number of Fogdodgers showed up to hike the MENDOCINO HEADLANDS. Sam's older MG sports car offer a contrast with my '23 Bolt parked next to it. Anyway hiking were Nancy and Tom (briefly as Tom is still recovering), Mary and Drew (nice to see them again), Pat (also good to see again) Deb, Sam, Diana, Jeff, Shari, John, Charlene, Beth, Bob, Kim, Doug, Jean, Fran, Joe and, joining us near the start, Sky. The weather was perfect, temperature in the fifties, sunny skies, very light winds, the tourists not yet too active....

Afterwards a large group, eleven I think, went to the Presbyterian church for their FREE pancake breakfast.

Photos from John:
Fog-Dodgers-head-of-the-pack-or-herd

Fog-dodger-setting-off

Mendocino-Chinese-Church

Mendocino--a-glimpse

Mendocino-Farm

Watering-Girl

NEXT SUNDAY, June 2 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, POMO BLUFFS. 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 reasonably windy morning at GLASS BEACH this morning, cool and pleasant. Hikers were Eric, Diana, Jeff, Fran, Jean, Sky, John, Charlene and Joe and Nancy and Tom started out with us. Tom is doing quite well in his recovery. As usual we all went south from the parking lot along the coastal trail, though maybe in the future we could try going north initially along the bluff trails up to the Pudding Creek Trestle. John and others saw a bald eagle on the hike (see below).

After the walk seven of us went to Denny's for breakfast. As it turns out none of the 500 dirt bike riders from the Bay Area were there at Denny's, so it was not crowded.

John's photos:

Glass-Beach-Bald-Eagle

Glass-Beach-Information-and-seating-area

Glass-Beach rugged-coastline

Glass-Beach-view-of-lumber-mill-remnant

Glass-Beach-Blue-Horizon

Fox-Glove

Pink-Garden-Carpet

Watering-Can-Ceramic

NEXT SUNDAY, May 26 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, MENDOCINO HEADLINES. Jean notified us that the Presbyterian Church is having a benefit breakfast that we might enjoy after the hike. 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.

At RUSSIAN GULCH the weather was foggy and cool, quite comfortable after the recent hot weather. Nancy drove Tom out to greet us all after his successful surgery. Yea! Though he couldn't yet hike with us, he seeming in pretty good shape. So, for the hike, that left Eric, Mark, Jean, John, Sky, Charlene, Deb, Sam, Shari and Joe, with Bob running. Fran then joined the group a bit later. In the aftermath of all the rain we've been having the vegetation was thick on both sides of the trail and it looked like several trees had recently fallen at the point where most of us were turning around. Though the trees weren't blocking the trail, they formed almost a roof structure over the path.

Afterwards a large contingent, about eight I think, went to St Anthony's for their pancake breakfast. This time they had strawberries to go along with pancakes and french toast.

John's weekly photos:

Jurassic-Russian-Gulch (inspired by the thriving vegetation)

Russian-Gulch

Fog-Dodgers-typical-morning

Russian-Gulch-Floral

Happy-Mothers-Day-Fog-Dodgers

Caspar-Deer-Herd

Geese-preening

Caspar-Creek-area

NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 19 @ 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.

It was a beautiful day on the Mendocino Headlands. The rain let up and the sun was out without much wind. Several Fogdodgers couldn't make it for various reasons (best wishes to Tom). Hiking were Shari and her son, Ben, Eric, Charlene, Jean, Fran, John, Joe and, joining a little late, Sky.

Four of us had breakfast at the Good Life Cafe, which was not too crowded, for a change.

John has some nice pictures for us:

Caspar-Light-Station

Mendocino-Morning-Fog

Mendocino-Barn

Jack-Peter

Reflections

NEXT SUNDAY, May 12 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, Russian Gulch. 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 cool day up on NAVARRO RIDGE ROAD with low cloud cover, and a large group of Fogdodgers showed up for a hike along the road. Present were Bob (running), Nancy, Tom, Deb, Sam, Jean, Fran, Beth, Bob, Eric, Shari, John, Joe, Sky, Diana, and Jeff. On the way back Jeff and Diana's dog got in a bit of an altercation with some rather aggressive cows behind a fence. No contact but plenty of barking and threat charges from the cows.

Afterward naturally we ate at the Whitesboro Grange., still a bargain at $10.

John submitted some great photos:

Navarro-Ridge-Fog-Dodgers

Navarro-Ridge--Moo

Navarro-Ridge-roadside-bloom

Navarro-Ridge-Barn-on-foggy-morning

Navarro-Ridge-Iris

Cave-Man-Portrait

NEXT SUNDAY, May 5 @ 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.

A beautiful day at COASTAL TRAIL - NORTH (GLASS BEACH). A large contingent of Fogdodgers showed up for the hike: Shari, Diana, Jeff, Nancy, Tom, and their friend, Tony,  Erik, Deb, Sam, John, Sky, Beth, Bob, Toni, Joe, Jean, and Bob running by. After all the rain we've been having everyone was eager to enjoy clear skies, moderate winds, and lots of flowers blooming all over the headlands.

Afterwards some went to breakfast at Denny's and Toni and I went to the Home Style Cafe.

John's photos:

Resting-turkey-Vulture (the sign has good advice!)

Clematis

Lilac

Skunk passenger cars

Skunk dummy water tower (I remember the old one, an actual water tower)

Stewart-Street-House-House-on-Stewart

NEXT SUNDAY, April 28 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, NAVARRO RIDGE ROAD
(beginning at the Whitesboro Grange). 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.... rain again, but not too bad. Eight of us showed up to hike around the Mendocino Headlands. Charlene, Sky, Eric, John, Shari, Nancy, Tom, and Joe did the usual loop with intermittent light rain and some cold wind. Very light car traffic, so we often were walking in the street when a few cars came up from behind.

Afterwards four of us went to Saint Anthony's for their pancake breakfast, and, lo and behold, four more Fogdodgers, the Slackers, were having their own breakfast at Saint Anthony's: Fran, Jean, Diana and Jeff.

John's photos for the week:

Fog-Rain-Dodgers

Farm-House-Mendocino

Well-pruned-hedge

Window-art-Mendocino

Morel-Mushroom

Trillium-spring

NEXT SUNDAY, April 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.