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    Austin Nolan, of McKinleyville, arrived second at the Little River water crossing but finished the race as the overall winner of Trinidad to Clam Beach Run- Honoring Ford Hess in a time of 33:32.
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    Former HSU All American Chuck Mullane, of Sunnyvale, arrived first at the Little River water crossing but finished in 2nd place overall in the Trinidad to Clam Beach Run- Honoring Ford Hess for the second year in a row at age 54. He did place first in the 50-59 age group with a time of 33:54.
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    Bri Tiffany, of Arcata, was the first female to reach the Little River and then was the first female to cross the finish line in 37:42 (10th place overall).
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    Gull spectators were undisturbed as the humans crossed nearby Little River on Saturday during the Trinidad to Clam Beach Run – Honoring Ford Hess (telephoto lens compressed foreground-to-background distance).
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    Wearing a life vest, Mike Black’s dog Tulley was active at the safety rope crossing at Little River while Black and other members of the Westhaven Volunteer Fire Department volunteered as safety swimmers.
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    Former HSU runner Elliott Portillo, of Arcata, splashed and dashed at the Little River water crossing and finished 4th overall and first in Male 20 to 29 age group.
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    Forest Arnold, of Eureka, raised the biggest splash as he crossed the Little River on his way to finishing 8th overall.
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    Sean Wilson, of McKinleyville, teamed up with his son Charlie as they waded across Little River.
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    Lanore Bergenske (left), of Fortuna, raced to a 67th place finish overall and first place in the female 60-69 age bracket.
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    Participants in this run/walk faced a decision before crossing Little River – run to the finish line wearing wet shoes and socks or carry shoes across and put them on again but losing time or drop shoes and socks off before crossing and run barefoot to the finish line? Race volunteers carried baskets of dry shoes and socks across the river that were then shuttled to the finish line to be picked up by participants.
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    Tobias Holmes, of Arcata, offered a piggy-back ride to this runner as they crossed Little River and headed for the finish line on Clam Beach.
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    Once the runners and walkers crossed Little River, the long expanse of Clam Beach was next with the finish line barely visible ahead (a telephoto lens compresses the foreground and background distance in this view).
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    Lots of race experience between them – Gary Timek (left), of Arcata, hs been running the race for 40 years in a row and Allen Lund, of Mountain View, has been running it for 43 years in a row.
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    The finish line decision – whether to run or skip across the finish line at Clam Beach (Trinidad Head visible in the background through the inflatable arch)?
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    Ruth Magee (left), of Eureka, said she loves this “Long May You Run” Ray Troll t-shirt as well as running the race together with her mother Eileen Wolf, of Eureka. They warmed up after the race by the bonfire .
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    As the last race participants arrived at the finish line, the Cal Poly Humboldt Marching Lumberjacks led by axe major Evan Jackson stripped down and marched into the surf line of the Pacific Ocean while playing their traditional “Rubber Ducky” song.
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    The low tide turned Clam Beach into a reflective pool as most of the Cal Poly Humboldt Marching Lumberjacks followed their axe major Evan Jackson into the surfline of the Pacific Ocean while playing their traditional “Rubber Ducky” song.
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    Cal Poly Humboldt Marching Lumberjacks axe major Evan Jackson (left) turned and looked back to see how many of his band mates were willing to follow him into the surf line of the Pacific Ocean.