COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation Board meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11 at the Municipal Building.
The meeting is open to the public.
Click here to view the agenda. Read More
Recreation
Weekly Fishing Report: July 10, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
With the extensive flooding in the Las Vegas area, especially along the Gallinas River, it is best to avoid this area as crews clean up and repair damage.
Heavy rainfall two weeks ago raised stream flows to higher than normal. This past week was drier, and stream flows fell back to near and below normal. More rain is forecast for this coming week so stream flows may rise again. It is always a good idea to check conditions at the location you are headed to. Stream flows can be checked on the United States Geological Survey (USGS) streamflow website. Read More
Splash N’ Dash At Aquatics Center July 10, 2024
New Mexico Tourism Department Welcomes Nine First-Time Participants To Cooperative Marketing Grant Program For FY25 Including Los Alamos
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is awarding $3.8 million in grant funding to 48 entities through the Cooperative Marketing Grant Program for fiscal year 2025. Los Alamos County will receive $133,614.
NMTD is instituting a 2-to-1 funding match for FY25, meaning the monetary obligation from grant recipients is only 33 percent of the grant total provided by NMTD. Due to this 2-to-1 funding match, the total advertising investment for FY25 is an estimated $5.7 million.
“One of the reasons that our Cooperative Marketing Grant Program has become so popular and valuable Read More
Purgatory Opens Sunset Shred Mountain Biking Sessions
Purgatory Resort is hosting Sunset Shred sessions 4-7 p.m. Fridays. Courtesy/Purgatory Resort
PURGATORY News:
Purgatory Resort has announced extended operating hours for lift-accessed mountain biking this summer. Purgatory is hosting Sunset Shred sessions exclusively from 4-7 p.m. Fridays giving mountain bikers more time to enjoy some of Colorado’s best terrain throughout the month.
Purgatory’s Bike Park features a wide range of trails suitable for all skill levels, from beginners to competitive riders. The park serves as the gateway to more than 400 miles of high alpine singletrack Read More
Scenes From 2024 Family YMCA Children’s Parade
Scene from The Family YMCA 2024 Children’s Parade today in downtown Los Alamos. The parade started at the YMCA parking lot and ended at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Allison Aiken waits in line for the Fourth of July pancake breakfast along with her daughters Alisha and Alexandria today following the Children’s Parade. The breakfast was provided by the Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
From left, standing, Daryn Curry, his son Morrigan, daughters Fionn and Freyja and wife Nicole Hartvigsen enjoy the festivities Read More
Behnke Is Top Predictor In July 2 Weekly Pace Race
Scene from the weekly pace race Tuesday on the Canada Bonita Trail by the Pajarito Ski Hill. Courtesy/ACRR
ACRR News:
Sonja Behnke was the best predictor in the Atomic City Road Runners weekly pace race held Tuesday on the Canada Bonita Trail by the Pajarito Ski Hill. She was 8 seconds off her predicted time.
Other accurate predictors were:
On the 1 mile course:
- Becky Chamberlin was the first finisher with a time of 12:50.
On the 2 mile course:
- Paul Geimer with Iris Geimer, 1, were the best finishers
‘New Mexico Volunteers For The Outdoors’ Completes Trail Project Removing 202 Downed Trees
‘New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors’ (NMVFO) successfully cleared downed trees and debris from three trails in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness of the Cuba Ranger District. Courtesy/NMVFO
NMVFO News:
SANTA FE — A group from “New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors” (NMVFO) successfully cleared downed trees and debris from three trails in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness of the Cuba Ranger District.
Twelve volunteers, supported by five members of the Jemez Chapter of Back Country Horsemen, successfully removed 202 downed trees along 3.3 miles of the Palomas, Perchas and Penas Negras trails. Read More
Wildfire Preparedness Is Year-Round: Celebrate With One Less Spark
Forest Service Guild News:
SANTA FE — In New Mexico, July usually marks the beginning of monsoon season, and with monsoons comes lightning, but not always rain.
As Fourth of July approaches, remember fireworks are always illegal on federal lands in New Mexico no matter what day of the year.
Let’s work together to prevent unwanted human-caused fires for the month of July! This month’s Wildfire Preparedness Is Year-Round” Message is “Celebrate with One Less Spark!”
Leaving fireworks to the professionals reduces the risk of injury, unintentional wildfire starts, roof damage, and litter.
Consider Read More
Downhill Rockies Series Stops By Pajarito Mountain
Pajarito Mountain News:
The Team Trail Party Downhill Rockies series makes its Independence Day debut with a slew of activities, not just downhill racing on Pajarito’s legendary trails! Visit the trail party website for more details.
The downhill trails will be open to the public during the race, with some trails closed for a limited time to accommodate racers. Be prepared for extra traffic on the hill this weekend.
Registration is up, click the link below to join the fun.