Recreation

Woodroffe Is Top Predictor And Best Female 3 Mile Finisher In Final Pace Race Of Season

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Runners and walkers head out on the Canyon Rim Trail Tuesday for the final Pace Race of the year. Courtesy photo

Atomic City Road Runners Club members participate in Tuesday’s final Pace Race of the 2015 season. Courtesy photo

ACRR News:

In Tuesday’s final Atomic City Road Runners Club Pace Race of the 2015 season, Laura Woodroffe had a 5 second differential from her predicted time and the best time for a female finisher in the 3 mile distance with a time of 20:55 on the Canyon Rim Trail.

Other accurate predictors were Roxana Candia, Isolina Viloria, and Valerio Pinchetti all 8 seconds Read More

Visit Bandelier Free During ‘Senior Skip Day’ In National Parks Oct. 8

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New arrivals enter the Bandelier Visitor Center. Courtesy/NPS Photo

BANDELIER News:

 

Usually “Senior Skip Day” is a day when high school seniors play hooky. This Thursday, Oct. 8, it will be an opportunity for senior citizens 62 and over, nationwide, to visit National Park units for free.
 
By inviting senior citizens out to the National Park System, “Senior Skip Day” is being promoted by health-care company Humana, for improving the health of the communities they serve.
 
“National parks are great resources offering a range of healthy experiences for people of all
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Aquatomics Compete In 8th Annual Honeyville Invitational Sept. 26 & 27

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Aquatomics swimmer smiles for the camera in Durango. Photo by Camilla Lopez
 
 
By Linda Corliss
Head Coach
 
First off, congratulations to our First Meet swimmers Sofia Lopez and Aihnoa Briano-Medina.
 
They both did really well and placed in the top 8 in their age groups in at least one event. Congratulations also to Natalie Crawford, who participated in her second meet, and swam really well.
 
Congratulations to Wayne Williams who had best times in every event he swam! Eight for 8 is hard to do! Kudos to Caleb Cook, Marlee Katko and Olivia
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Santa Fe National Forest Issues Closure Order To Protect New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Habitat

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New Mexico meadow jumping mouse. Courtesy/fws.gov

SFNF News:

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest today issued a closure order for four areas on the Jemez Ranger District that have been identified as occupied habitat for the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse.

The closure areas are located along the Rio Cebolla and San Antonio Creek in the Jemez Mountains. In October 2014, the Forest constructed temporary fences in marshy areas along the Rio Cebolla and San Antonio Creek to protect the mouse’s habitat. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed the mouse as an endangered species Read More

LAHS Girls Golf Team Hits Qualifying Mark

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From left, Ashlynn Glover, Malorie Apgar, Jennifer Necker, Emily Moulton, Leah Mountain and Liz Lockhart (lying down). Courtesy photo

 

SPORTS News:

 
The Los Alamos High School Girls Golf team played the challenging Ladera Golf Course Sept. 29 in Albuquerque for their second tournament of the Fall season.
 
The golf course doesn’t look challenging but many of the fairways are narrow, the rough can be hairy, and balls off-fairway end up in desert-like conditions. The girls were shooting for individual state qualifying scores of 97 and a team state qualifying
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Bandelier To Raise Entrance Fees In January 2016

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Visitors walk up the trail through the Ancestral Pueblo homes in Frijoles Canyon. Courtesy/NPS
 
BNM News:
 
Starting Jan. 1, 2016, Bandelier National Monument will increase entrance fees for visitors in order to fund important maintenance and improvement projects within the park. 
 
New fees will be:
  • Vehicle pass (7 days): $20
  • Individual/bike (7 days): $10
  • Motorcycle (7 days): $15
  • Annual entry pass to Bandelier: $40
 
Camping fees at Bandelier will remain unchanged at $12 per night. All interagency passes (Senior, Military, Access, Every Kid In
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Experience 17 New Mexico True Adventures During Balloon Fiesta Beginning Saturday Oct. 3

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The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta begins Saturday. CourtesyNMT

STATE News:

The New Mexico Tourism Department has created a list of 17 things for visitors to do during Balloon Fiesta week, encouraging an extended stay for the hundreds of thousands of visitors that travel to see New Mexico’s sky burst with color in early October.
 
The list, titled “17 New Mexico True Adventures You Need to Experience During Balloon Fiesta,” showcases the wide variety of cultural activities and authentic experiences visitors can encounter before, during and after the Albuquerque International Read More

Faubert Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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Runners are off! Courtesy photo
 
ACRR News:
 
Madeleine Faubert was the top predictor in the weekly pace race held on the Lower Water Canyon Trail off N.M. 4 near White Rock. 
 
She was 32 seconds off her predicted time. 5 year old Anders Medin recorded a 39 second differential and was also the fastest 1 mile runner with a time of 12:58. 
 
Other accurate predictors were Duane Marr at 42 seconds off and Sue Elkins and Felix Candia both at a 45 second difference.
 
On the the 1 mile course 4 year old Adrian Medin was close behind his brother with a 14:44 and
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