Daily Postcard: Golden Sunrise Over Pajarito Acres
Daily Postcard: Golden sunrise brightens the sky Monday over Pajarito Acres. Photo by Richard Henderson Read More
Abiquiu Lake Hosts ‘Trunk Or Treat’ Halloween Event Oct. 30
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers News:
ABIQUIU — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at Abiquiu Lake will host a “Trunk or Treat” event noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30 in the boat ramp parking area.
The event is free and open to the public.
In partnership with the Army Corps of Engineers, multiple local agencies including New Mexico State Police, Rio Arriba County Substance, Treatment, Outreach and Prevention Program (RACSTOP), and the Santa Fe National Forest will be in attendance. Area businesses and the general public also will participate.
The public also is invited to come and decorate their vehicle’s Read More
Sweet Doe Snacks On Apricot Leaves On Barranca Mesa
A doe stops to munch on golden apricot leaves as they fall to the ground recently at a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Ken Hanson Read More
On The Job In Los Alamos: Chamisa Halloween Glow Tunnel
On the Job Thursday at Chamisa Elementary School with Coach Justin Black and Art Teacher Andrea Lynch who created this magical Halloween Glow Tunnel with the help of a many creative students who were learning the bones of the human body. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
On the Job Thursday at Chamisa Elementary with Coach Justin Black and Art Teacher Andrea Lynch who created this magical Halloween Glow Tunnel with the help of a lot of creative students who were learning the bones of the human body. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Coach Read More
Coyote Saunters Across Los Alamos County Golf Course
A coyote appears confident and healthy as it saunters across the soft grass around 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Los Alamos County Golf Course. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com Read More
View Of PEEC Hike At Leonora Curtin Preserve In La Cienega
View during PEEC hike among the cottonwoods Sunday at Leonora Curtin Preserve in La Cienega. Courtesy photo Read More
Daily Postcard: Bees Busy Cleaning Hummingbird Feeder

Posts From The Road: Lathrop State Park In Colorado
Vibrant Sunset: A vibrant sunset at Lathrop State Park filled the sky with color and lit the lake water with reflections of the breath-taking colorful sunset during one of our overnight visits to the park. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Lathrop State Park is in southern Colorado near the town of Walsenburg. The park, which sits near the Spanish Peaks, happens to be Colorado’s first state park, and is named after the state’s first director of state parks, Harold Lathrop.
We drove by this park for years without ever entering the gate. It looked Read More
Serene Fall Scene Saturday At Ashley Pond Park

Daily Postcard: Autumn Comes To Mitchell Trail
Daily Postcard: View encountered Thursday during a hike along Mitchell Trail. Photo by Patricia Rathbone Read More
Scenes From An Evening Of Arts And Culture
Dance Arts Los Alamos ballerinas get ready to perform a preview of their upcoming show, ‘Ratcracker’ during Friday night’s Evening of Arts and Culture. The preview was held at Los Alamos Little Theater. From left, Maya Clausen, Dayna Glover, Sofia Lebensohn, Elise Chavez and Isabella Bailey get ready in the the theater’s green room. In celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month, and all forms of local artistic talent, Los Alamos Arts Council hosted the 2021 Evening of Arts and Culture with the support of Los Alamos Creative District Friday night at venues around downtown Los Alamos. Read More
Sunset Falls Over Elephant Butte In Southern New Mexico

Wide-angle view Friday of sunset at Elephant Butte in southern New Mexico. Photo by Shari MillsYoung Buck Pauses Near Stream In Bandelier
A young buck pauses near a stream recently in Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Zhen Huang Read More
Daily Postcard: Large Sunflower Blooms Near Food Co-op
Daily Postcard: Large sunflower spotted Thursday morning near the Los Alamos Food Co-op. Photo by Gretchen Mills Read More
Lensic Announces Second Half Of Its ‘Lensic Presents’ Series … Eight New Shows In 2022
The Lensic News:
SANTA FE —The Lensic announces eight new performances in 2022 in its Lensic Presents series of original programming.
The new events round out the Lensic Presents 2021‒22 Season, which launched in September.
“After many months without live performances, this Lensic Presents season is especially exciting for us—and the energy we’re feeling from audiences has been incredible,” Lensic Executive Director Joel Alberts said. “We started our new Lensic Presents season with a sold-out concert by trumpeter Chris Botti and haven’t slowed down since.”
Tickets to the new events go Read More
Scenes From October Visit To Bosque Del Apache
View during an early morning visit Thursday to Bosque del Apache. A good time to visit is the early part of November to see more birds, Thursday was limited in the Sandhill Cranes. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
Snow geese viewed Thursday at Bosque del Apache. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
Sandhill Cranes and Gambel’s Quail viewed Thursday at Bosque del Apache. Photo by Nancy Ann Hibbs
A Gambel’s Quail viewed Thursday at Bosque del Apache. Gambel’s Quail viewed are gregarious birds of the desert Southwest, where coveys gather along brushy washes and cactus-studded arroyos to feed. Males and females both Read More
Daily Postcard: Fiery Sunrise Over Pajarito Acres
Daily Post: Sunrise over Pajarito Acres early Tuesday in White Rock. Photo by Richard Henderson Read More
Halloweekend Returns Oct. 29-31 To Spook Los Alamos!
Scenes from previous Halloweekend festivities. Photos by Linda Hull, Bonnie J. Gordon, Kirsten Laskey and John McHale/ladailypost.com
MAINSTREET News:
Los Alamos Halloweekend—a spooky series of activities for the entire family—runs Oct. 29–31 this year, with Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet and the favorite Pet Costume Parade kicking things off 4-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29 in downtown Los Alamos.
The weekend also includes activities such as the Pumpkin Glow and Scarecrow Contest on Central, in addition to a few new ghoulish events.
Friday’s iconic Trick-or-Treat on MainStreet, which will Read More
Santa Fe Opera Reports History-Making Reopening Season
Sunset on closing night of the 2021 Season at the Santa Fe Opera. Photo by Dune Alford
SFO News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) reports on the state of the opera following its 2021 Reopening Season and 2021 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30.
Among the first opera companies in the world to return to performances in its own venue in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company presented 30 mainstage performances, held hundreds of rehearsals and employed more than 500 members of staff without a single postponement or cancellation in its 64th Festival Season.
“From the first downbeat on opening Read More
Fall Colors Spread Across Downtown Los Alamos
Fall colors spread across downtown Los Alamos recently and into the Jemez. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

































