Recreation

Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 14, 2024

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

For several years the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish had periodically throughout the season made stockings of bigger-than average rainbow trout in many of the state’s trout lakes and ponds.

Averaging between 15-20 inches long, these larger fish are a welcome addition for anglers used to catching 9-12 inch catchable-size rainbow trout

Reviewing last year’s (2023) stocking reports, there were few if any stockings of these larger trout made. The places where larger trout could be caught like the San Juan River, Navajo Lake, Chama Read More

Swim Lessons For All Ages At Los Alamos Aquatic Center

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Aquatic Center has announced that swim lessons are being offered by two contractors, 505 Swimming LLC from Santa Fe and Anna Zhang from Los Alamos. Both contractors will be providing group and individual lessons for various ages and skill levels.

505 Swimming was created in 2022 in Santa Fe with the mission of increasing the availability of life-saving swim instruction in the community. Their team is composed of instructors who have a passion and demonstrated talent for working with children and are certified as swim instructors through either the Red Cross or Read More

Scenes Today From Pajarito Mountain Ski Area

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Scene this morning from Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/webcam

Scene this morning from Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/webcam

Scene this morning from Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/webcam

Scene this morning from Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/webcam

Scene this morning from Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/webcam Read More

Posts From The Road: Acoustic America Musical Instrument Museum

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F-4 Mandolin: The F-4 mandolin made by Gibson is owned by prominent mandolin player David Grisman. Shown in the photo are Grisman and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead in 1990. Grisman owns several mandolins and many of his instruments are included in the Acoustic America exhibit. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Acoustic America: Shown is an interior view of the public space and lobby area at the Musical Instrument Museum in Scottsdale, Ariz. The banners displayed all featured images from the Acoustic America exhibit, which will run until Sept. 15, 2024, at the museum. Photo by Gary Read More

Bandelier Closes Early Due To Due To Worsening Weather

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BANDELIER News:

Bandelier National Monument closed at 12:30 p.m. today, Feb. 10 due to worsening winter weather.

Additional updates will be posted to Bandelier’s website and social media accounts.

Check back at ladailypost.com for updates.

For more information about Bandelier National Monument, visit www.nps.gov/band. Read More

Sandia Peak Ski Area Opening 100% Of Terrain Today

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Sandia Peak Ski Area. Courtesy/Sandia

SKI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Sandia Peak Ski Area is opening 100% of its terrain starting this morning, Feb. 10. This marks the first time the ski area has been open since 2022.

Beginning at 9 a.m. today, Lift 3 will provide access to top-to-bottom skiing across 300 skiable acres on all 35 trails. Resort officials say they’re expanding the ski area’s operating hours to be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fridays through Sundays and Presidents’ Day Monday, Feb. 19.

“The reopening of Sandia Peak was never an ‘if’ but a ‘when’ for this Read More