NAVARRO RIDGE ROAD

We had a nice walk today on Navarro Ridge Road.  The strong breeze forecasted did not materialize and the overcast sky kept things nice and dry.  John had to catch up at the beginning because his dedication to picture taking found interesting things to photo just as we were supposed to be starting out.  His photos are below.

Present today:  Sky, Jean, Diana, Jeff, Beth, Bob D., John, Nancy and Tom (9).

It's a pretty time of the year to be out walking or running.  Spring flowers are plentiful, trees are getting their leaves back, fruit trees are blooming and everything is very green.  We are fortunate to live in such a pretty place, with air that is always ocean fresh.

Thanks, John, for dressing up our blog with your photos.

NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 4TH, 8:00 A.M., GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, VAN DAMME STATE PARK.  You can click on the "Our Routes" tab at the top to get directions, if needed.

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

COASTAL TRAIL - SOUTH (Taco Bell)

Happy Easter!  We missed the good old days, when we had an "Easter Bunny" run out ahead of us and hide eggs.  It was just a "regular old Sunday morning", overcast, calm and about 50 degrees.  But then,  getting a slightly late start and catching up from behind, in a real hurry came Jean, wearing her Bunny Ears and saving the holiday spirit.

Our friend, Tony (of Healdsburg), was here today.  He must have brought a running bug along with him because for a moment, we had six people running ahead of the pack.  I crapped out quickly, leaving five actual runners.  It was a nice sight to see Fog Dodger runners again.

Present today: Tony, Cheryl, Scott, Kelly, Deb, Sam, Shari, Mark, John, Bob, Jean, Sky, Nancy and Tom (14).

Thank you, John, for taking some photos for the blog today.  They're mostly very "seasonal."

                                                                    Happy Easter!

                                                                        Frost Peach

Garden Grows

Apple

Raven-On-Watch

Nicely painted K-Rail barrier

Click on the photo and you can see the Easter Bunny

NEXT SUNDAY,  APRIL 27TH @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE,  NAVARRO RIDGE ROAD, 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 all had a nice walk at CASPAR LOGGING ROAD. It's  gentle climb up the road to warm up and then a slight descent coming back, so a good balance of effort. Hiking were Kim, Doug and Bowie, Eric, John, Sky, Shari, Toni, Joe, Nancy, Tom, Charlene, and Beth, and Bob (13).

Afterwards we dispersed for mostly separate breakfasts.

Here are John's photos for the week:

Trillium

Caspar-Farm (note: this is actually the John Simpson Ross House)

Rock-and-Roll

Tulip-time

Barbs-Pic

Caspar-Water-tower

Caspar-House

NEXT SUNDAY, April 20 @ 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.

BIG RIVER

It's feeling like spring. Our hike at BIG RIVER yesterday drew a large group. Hiking were Eric, John, Sky, Diana, Jeff, Jean, Nancy, Tom, Toni, Joe, Charlene, Bob, Kim, Doug, Mark, Barbara, Beth, and Bob (18). There was a sense of the rain, which came that evening, but overall a nice relatively warm day with minimal wind, which can often be an issue at BIG RIVER.

John's photos:

Big-River-Estuary-marsh

Big-River-Horses

Big-River-Horses-3

Big-River-View-East

Big-River-Morning

Big-river-West

Big-River-another-view

Big-River-Fog-and-Trees

Bottom-Vase

NEXT SUNDAY, April 13 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, CASPAR LOGGING ROAD. 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.

POMO BLUFFS PARK

We were fortunate this morning, I guess.  Earlier weather forecasts called for 60% chance of rain, along with gale force winds.  The rain pretty much passed through during the night and all we were left with was the gale force winds.  In actuality, the wind was "only" gusting around 25 mph.  It was kind of funny, that as we were standing in the parking lot before the walk, we could not stand still, as the wind was pushing us around.

John has sent in some photos taken today.  In the first one, you can see by the way we were dressed, what kind of day it was.

                              Jeff, playing the role of Napoleon for the day.  It was very windy.

  The wind flattened out the ocean here in Noyo Bay.  Look closely and on the far point is Johnson Rock.

Because of the wind, we chose to not try walking across the Noyo Bridge.  Jeff suggested going the opposite direction and checking out Hare Creek Beach.  It was a good choice, nice trail, clean beach and more water in Hare Creek than you'd usually find.  Jeff did a good job of "cracking" a large Bull Kelp, just as good cowboy would.  John gave me a photo of the creek and beach but I can't get it to load here.

Present today: Charlene, Diana, Jeff, Mark, Eric, John, Beth, Bob, Nancy and Tom (10).  Following the walk, five of us enjoyed breakfast at Homestyle Cafe.

I don't know what it is but I can't get about five photos from John and one from Diana to load onto the blog.  I guess it's some kind of Apple vs. Android feud or something.  I asked John to help me out, so maybe I can edit them in later.  For now though I'm quitting!

Okay, John has resolved the photo issue.  Thanks John for the photos and your help.  Above is Hare Creek as it flows across the beach.

From Hare Creek looking North at the Todd's Point area.  I watched the guy spend several years building this large home.  Sadly, he died just prior to it's completion.

                                                                      Resting Man

                                                                       Splayed trees

NEXT SUNDAY, April 6th @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, (by request), BIG RIVER, 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.

WARD AVENUE

Maybe because of better weather or maybe because of a more preferred location, but a decent crowd showed up at WARD AVENUE today for our fogdodgers hike. Hiking were Nancy, Tom, Toni, Joe, John, Eric, Diana, Jeff, Charlene, Kim, Bowie, Sky, Shari, Fran, and Jean (14).

Afterwards a few went to the Caspar Community Center for breakfast while five others went to Denny's.

Below are pictures from John.  I think I've got them in reverse order and without titles, left to you for interpretation.  They were all taken on this date and I believe all are at or near our walk today.  You can click on photos to enlarge.  John takes great photos. 

NEXT SUNDAY, March 30 @ 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.

WARD AVENUE

A few hearty souls met this morning at PUDDING CREEK TRESTLE.There was light but pretty steady rain and significant wind mostly from the South but we did our duty and walked up and down the haul road. It was suggested that I list all who did NOT attend, but let me just say that those hiking were John, Eric, Sky, Nancy, Tom, and Joe (6).

 Four of us then ate at Denny's, which was relatively empty.

John took some pictures:

A-rainy-sunday-morning

The-few-brave-Fog-dodgers

Pudding-creek-outflow

Pudding-Creek-Trestle

Ebb-and-Flow

NEXT SUNDAY, March 21 @ 8:00 A.M.: GROUP RUN/WALK/BIKE, WARD AVENUE. 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.