Recreation
Romero Has Perfect Prediction In Weekly Pace Race
And they’re off! Top Predictor Ted Romero, left, and runners of all ages head out in lower Bayo Canyon during the April 14 Pace Race. Courtesy photo
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Courtesy photoACRR News:
Ted Romero had a perfect prediction in the weekly pace race held Tuesday April 14 at the Waste Treatment Plant road in lower Bayo Canyon.
His predicted time of 20:16 for the 3 mile distance was also the fastest time. There were three runners that had a 4 second differential and they were: David Kratzer, Laura McClellan, and Linda Vance. Sanna
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Community Participates In ‘Run For Her Life’ Races
Racers take off from the starting line for ‘Run for her Life’ Sunday. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.comHADASSAH News:
People of all ages turned out for the 5th Annual Run For Her Life 5K and 10K races sponsored by Los Alamos Hadassah and Atomic City Roadrunners Sunday at East Park.
All proceeds from the annual event are donated to breast cancer research.
In the 5K, the top female winner was Leanne Smith with a time of 21:476. The first male and overall race winner was Daniel Santistevan recording a time of 20:33. The first female finisher in the 10K race was Sanna Sevanto Read More
Bandelier Activities For National Park Week April 18-24
April at Tyuonyi Pueblo, Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy/NPS
BANDELIER News:
All over the country, units of the National Park Service will be celebrating National Park Week April 18-26.
The week will begin with fee free days this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, with no entrance fees being charged at Bandelier National Monument and other park areas nationwide.
During the week, craftspeople from local Pueblos will be demonstrating their work on the porch behind the Visitor Center, and some also will have items for sale. Sunday the Lovato family from Santo Read More
No Sales At Santa Fe National Forest Offices April 21
SFNF News:
SANTA FE — Sales to the public, including passes, maps and firewood permits, will be suspended at all Santa Fe National Forest offices for one day only Tuesday, April 21.
The temporary suspension is due to required training for customer service staff. Sales of permits, passes and maps will resume at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 22.
Customers may want to call the Forest Headquarters 505.438.5300 or Ranger District Offices in advance to confirm the availability of permits. Read More
Atomic City Road Runners Pace Race Today
SPORTS News:
Burton Krohn was only 4 seconds off his predicted time in the opening season of Atomic City Road Runners Pace Race April 7 on the Canyon Rim Trail. Other accurate predictors were Ted Romero at 5 seconds off, Sue Elkins recording a 6 second error, and Nikol Strother with an 8 second differential.
Lauraine Maness was the fastest finisher on the 1 mile course with a time of 9:23. The top male was Paul Elkins recording a 14:26. On the 1.5 mile course Tad Hughes had a 9:54 and Linda Vance was the fastest female at 14:15. Ted Romero was issued a time of 19:37 on the 3 mile course and Nikol Strother recorded Read More
Hazard Trees Pose Springtime Danger
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – Strong spring winds on the Santa Fe National Forest are likely to increase risks from falling trees.
Visitors to the Santa Fe National Forest are urged to use extra caution during recreation activities, especially in areas that have been severely burned by wildfire.
On the west side of the Santa Fe National Forest, trails in the Jemez Mountains are still feeling the effects of the 2011 Las Conchas Fire. Dead trees are falling in record numbers around Los Alamos on the Canada Bonita trails out to the Guaje Canyon overlook and on the upper portion of Guaje Ridge Trail down Read More
Sipapu Marks Final Weekend With Free Lift Tickets
Sipapu Lodge. Courtesy photoSIPAPU News:
Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort will end winter operations Sunday, April 12, and resort officials say they’ll be running the lifts at no charge today and Sunday to celebrate Sipapu’s strongest winter ever.
“This season has been the best in our history,” Sipapu Mountain Manager John Paul Bradley said. “More guests visited us than ever before, so we decided to give away lift tickets as a small token of our appreciation.”
The lifts will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the ski school, full-service rental shop, mountain dining Read More
Los Alamos Geological Society Plans Field Trip To Quebradas Back Country Byway April 25
Quebradas Back Country Byway. Courtesy/www.newmexico.org
LAGS News:
The Los Alamos Geological Society’s (LAGS) April field trip is planned for April 25 to the Socorro Area, specifically the Quebradas Back Country Byway.
Several years ago, LAGS planned a field trip to this location, but heavy rains made the road unpassable.
Quebradas Back Country Byway map. Courtesy/www.newmexico.org
The Quebradas Backcountry Byway is an unpaved county road traversing about 24 miles of rugged, colorful landscapes east of Socorro. Much of the Byway includes rolling bench lands that rise above Read More