Recreation

High Flyers Soar At Gravitational Invitational

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High Flyers (in silver) receive their trophy, front row from left Emily Smith, Violet Henderson, Elizabeth Merrill. Ashley Smith and Ashley Hammond. Back row from left, Megan Martinez, Anna Kirkland and Kwai Moya Lopez. Not pictured, Cammie Pressett, Valarie Valdez and Aubri Telachy. Photo by Chris Smith

SPORTS News:

Los Alamos High Flyers Gymnastics picked up another Team Trophy last weekend when it won third place at the Gravitational Invitational meet in Albuquerque.

Teams from as far away as El Paso to the south and Taos to the north competed in Levels 2 thru 10. Team scores are tallied Read More

Valles Caldera Preserve Becomes New Unit Of NPS

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NPS News:

DENVER — On Dec. 19, 2014, Congress designated the Valles Caldera National Preserve a unit of the national park system. Another six new national park units were also authorized recently by Congress. When fully implemented, these will bring the total number of National Park Service (NPS) units to 408.

Located in the Jemez Mountains of north central New Mexico, the 89,000-acre Valles Caldera National Preserve is one of three super volcanoes in the United States and is known for its rich geologic and cultural history, scenic beauty and abundant wildlife. The Valles Caldera National Read More

Community Is The Hope For Passage Of Proposed County Open Space Plan

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Craig Martin explains proposed County Open Space Plan to a large crowd gathered Wednesday at PEEC. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Open Space Specialist Craig Martin fields questions during Wednesday’s talk at PEEC. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

For 15 years, an open space management plan for Los Alamos County has been under development. Even though the plan is now finished, the work is not over.

To encourage County Council to approve the open space management plan, the community’s support for the plan needs Read More

Backcountry Film Festival Will Inspire Adventurers To Seek Snow Less Traveled

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Film clip from Backcountry Film Festival. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Reel Deal Theater are teaming up again to bring the popular Backcountry Film Festival to Los Alamos for a fourth year in a row.

Produced by the Boise-based nonprofit Winter Wildlands Alliance, the touring Backcountry Film Festival will make its way to more than 100 locations around the world. The screening at the Reel Deal at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, will be the only one in New Mexico.

The Pajarito Brewpub will be selling beer and wine before the show and at intermission. Read More

Santa Fe National Forest Waives Fees For MLK Day

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

SFNF News:

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest will waive fees at many day-use recreation sites and amenities Monday, Jan. 19, to honor the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

“These fee-free days are our way of thanking our millions of visitors but also to encourage more people to visit these great public lands,” said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. “These lands belong to all Americans, and we encourage everyone to open the door to the great outdoors.”

Since many recreation sites on the Santa Fe National Forest are closed for the winter, visitors Read More

Climbing Guide Dave Hahn Shares Adventures Jan. 21

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Professional climbing guide Dave Hahn. Courtesy photo

MOUNTAINEERS News:

The Los Alamos Mountaineers will host an exciting presentation at 7 p.m., Jan. 21 in Fuller Lodge by Dave Hahn titled “Life in the Big Hills”.

Hahn is a professional climbing guide and ski patroller in Taos. He will provide a slideshow of a year in review, detailing his work in guiding and patrolling from Taos to Everest, with a little Antarctica, Africa, Alaska and Mt. Rainier thrown in.

Hahn has been climbing professionally since 1986. Mount Rainier is his summer home, with almost 30 summers guiding there. Hahn Read More