Recreation

Santa Fe National Forest Introduces ‘Scan & Pay’ Option In Jemez Ranger District 

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SFNF News:

          • Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) introduces “Scan & Pay” option in the Jemez Ranger District 

SANTA FE—This Memorial Day the Santa Fe National Forest is introducing a new way to pay for campsites. Visitors to the Jemez Ranger District can Scan & Pay through the recreation.gov app at the Vista Linda and Redondo Campgrounds.

This is a pilot program that SFNF recreation staff would like to eventually offer at campgrounds Forest wide.

How to Scan and Pay:

  1. Before visiting the SFNF download the recreation.gov app on your phone. Wi-Fi or network access is required;
  2. Create an account
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County: Three Athletic Fields To Close For Renovations

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COUNTY News:

Beginning Tuesday, Dara Jones and Hope athletic fields in White Rock and the Bomber athletic field in Los Alamos at North Mesa will be closed until the end of September.

According to the Los Alamos County Parks Division officials, the field closures are required as the renovation project gets underway to improve the playing surfaces of these fields to optimize the performance and safety for athletes. Los Alamos Landscaping and More was awarded the renovation contract.

Renovations include laser grading and leveling the fields for drainage, installing new sod, replacing Read More

Indios Fire Consumes 1,809 Acres Near Village Of Coyote

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Aerial view of the Indios Wildfire during a recon flight Thursday in Coyote Ranger District. Courtesy/inciweb

Forest Service News:

  • Note: The Indios Fire Daily Fire Updates will be unavailable via email from Saturday, May 25 through Monday May 27, 2024. Updates will be provided on the SFNF Facebook page and the SFNF X page.

The Indios Wildfire burning in the Coyote Ranger District has consumed 1,809 acres as of today, May 24,  2024.

The wildfire was first reported Sunday afternoon, May 19, 2024, and is 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, N.M. and burning within the Rio Chama Canyon Wilderness. Read More

The Changing Landscape Of Ultrarunning: 25 Years Of Perspective And A Look Forward

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Mountaineer speaker Dave Coblentz with his daughter and pacer at the July 2023 Hardrock 100, on his way to 33,000+feet of elevation gain over 102 1/2 miles. Coblentz will recount his ultrarunning adventures at the May 28 meeting. Courtesy photo

By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers

David Coblentz will speak about ultrarunning at the May 28 Mountaineers meeting. In the past 25 years, ultrarunning (running competitions longer than marathon distance) has transitioned from a fringe sport with about 10,000 total finishes in 1998 to more than 130,000 total finishes in 2023.

Consequently, Read More

Thomas Is Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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Runners on the move in the ACRR weekly pace race Tuesday in White Rock. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

Sean Thomas was the top predictor in the Atomic City Road Runners (ACRR) weekly pace race held Tuesday on the bike path starting at Pinon Park (Rocket Park) across from Smith’s in White Rock. Thomas was 9 seconds off his predicted time.

Other accurate predictors were:

  • Dann Brewer recording a 16 second difference;
  • Mary Knaak with a 22 second differential;
  • Aurea Rojas at 44 seconds off; and
  • Felix Candia with a 47 second difference.

On the 1 mile course:

  • Jacky Atkins was the top finisher with a time of 12:47;
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Pinon Park Pool Opens This Weekend In White Rock … Hopes To Increase Annual Memberships

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Pinon Park Pool Board President Neil Stoddard thanks the volunteer Board of Directors, Pool Manager and staff for their service as the Pinon Park Pool prepares to open this weekend. The program hopes to increase the sale of annual memberships to keep the pool as a community resource. They welcome newcomers to the community to come meet new friends. Courtesy photo

Scene at Pinon Park Pool. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN

Sunday, may have both kids and adults singing portions of the1963 Andy Williams song, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Why you might ask? Well, it is also the hap-happiest Read More

Piñon Splash Pad Opening Delayed

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 Piñon Splash Pad opeing delayed due to emergency call box not operating. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Parks Division regrets to inform the public that the opening of the highly anticipated Piñon Splash Pad, initially scheduled for May 24, has been delayed.

This decision comes after discovering the facility’s emergency call box is not operating, a safety feature mandated by the state of New Mexico.

Despite initial announcements last week that the Splash Pad would open in time for the Memorial Day weekend, the Parks Division discovered that the emergency call box had been Read More

Valles Caldera National Preserve Shares Big Plans

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Valles Caldera National Preserve has big plans for the future and shared those plans during a May 16 press tour. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Chief of Interpretation, Education and Volunteers Dave Krueger, left, listens to Acting Chief of Facilities Jonathan Allbach describe the improvements being planned for the parking lot located outside the main visitor center at Valles Caldera National Preserve. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

It is undeniable that Valles Caldera National Preserve is a beautiful Read More

Indios Wildfire Consumes 851 Acres Near Village Of Coyote

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Aerial view of the Indios Wildfire burning in the Coyote Ranger District. Courtesy/inciweb

Forest Service News:

The Indios Wildfire burning in the Coyote Ranger District has consumed 851 acres as of today, May 22, 2024.

The wildfire was first reported Sunday afternoon, May 19, 2024, and is 7 miles north of the village of Coyote, N.M. and burning within the Rio Chama Canyon Wilderness. The cause of the wildfire is lightning.

The Northern New Mexico Type 3 Team under Incident Commander (IC) Luke McLarty assumed command of the wildfire the morning of May 22.

Resources on the fire include the Carson Read More

Mountaineers: Making Our Way Through The Puzzle Country

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In the Canyon Country, the path from point A to point B might be blocked by cliff, canyon, or both. View through a canyon maze from our recent Mountaineers trip. Courtesy/Reiner Friedel

By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers

The Los Alamos Mountaineers have a soft spot in their heart for the hard country of the Colorado Plateau – the place that Edward Abbey called “something strange, marvelous, full of wonders … a surreal land of form and color.” We who live in the Southwest are lucky to be so close to this terrain, because there is nothing else like it in the country, if not the world. The Mountaineers Read More