Recreation

Impromptu Gathering Called for Corvette Owners

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Staff Report

There will be an impromptu gathering of all Los Alamos Corvette owners at 196 El Rayo on Barranca Mesa at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15.

Green chile cheeseburgers, Nathan’s quarter pound hot dogs, and all the fixing will be on the menu.

“It’s a great opportunity to meet and lie about our cars,” organizer Mike Luna said.

All Corvette owners, past, present and future are welcome. Attendees are encouraged, but not required to bring a side dish. RSVPs are requested. For more information, contact Luna at hotcorner_sports@hotmail.com or at 661-9988. Read More

Travel to Area Known for Cretaceous Age Shark Teeth

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Fossilized shark teeth. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

It’s hard to imagine New Mexico was once under the sea, but during the Cretaceous Period, between 145.5 and 65.5 million years ago, much of the state was.

Because of this, remains of sharks’ teeth can be found at a site aptly named Shark’s Tooth Ridge near Cabezon, N.M.

Local Geologist Patrick Rowe will lead a Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) trip to the site Saturday, Sept. 28. The group will meet at PEEC just before 8 a.m. to carpool to the site. Those who live in Santa Fe or Albuquerque can alternatively meet the group at 9:30 a.m. in

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Landscaping Underway on Cañada del Buey Trail

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The landscaping phase of the Cañada del Buey Trail Improvements is underway today along the Longview Drive portion of the project. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com 

Paving of the pathway along Longview Drive is now complete. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

Landscaping is underway on the Cañada del Buey Trail today along Longview Drive in White Rock.

The scope of the County’s improvement project includes approximately 2,100 feet of trail, beginning just south of N.M. 4 east of Sherwood Boulevard and ends just west of Rover Boulevard.

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White Rock Visitor Center to Sell Bandelier Passes

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Cliff dwelling at Bandelier National Monument. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com

BANDELIER News:

The White Rock Visitor Center (WRVC) will begin selling Bandelier weekly passes, Bandelier Annual Passes and the “America the Beautiful” interagency passes Friday, Sept. 6.

Passes will initially be sold on a cash only basis. Credit card sales will be accepted beginning Sept. 16.

The WRVC will not accept checks for any pass sales. Bandelier annual passes and the interagency passes are good for one year from the month they are purchased. The “America the Beautiful” pass is an interagency Read More

PEEC Offers Rare Chance to Explore Buckman Cave

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A caver explores Buckman Cave during a PEEC trip. Courtesy photo

PEEC News:

For those who seek an adventure this fall, look no further than the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) caving trip to explore Buckman Cave in Diablo Canyon.

Buckman Cave is an elusive spelunking spot outside of Santa Fe. Few locals know about it. Local outdoorsman and adventure guide Tony Hinojosa will lead the PEEC day trip Sunday, Sept 22.

The group will meet at 8 a.m. at PEEC and return by 5 p.m. The length of time in the cave will be approximately three to four hours. Hinojosa will lead the group through the cave, Read More

Registration Open for Dog Training Classes

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Kalem Smith and Bantu do agility drills. Photo by Carl Necker

LADOC News:

Registration for the next session of dog training classes offered by the Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club (LADOC) will begin Sept. 9.

Classes this session include: Puppy Kindergarten, Basic Manners, Conformation, Recall, the Parent Free Club (for kids), and a new Agility class just for youth.

Classes will begin the week of Sept. 30. Class schedule, registration guidelines and registration form will be available on the LADOC website https:////ladoc.dogbits.com/ and at the LADOC building (246 East Road.)

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Georgia Pedicini Wins Sept. 3 Pace Race

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ACRR News:

Georgia Pedicini was 11 seconds off for 2 miles at Tuesday’s pace race, and Laura McClellan’s 23:28 for 3 miles was 13 seconds off her prediction.

There were 18 people who competed in the weekly Tuesday pace race in Pajarito Acres ranging in age from 3 to 78. The course is a fairly-flat 1-mile paved-loop mainly on Estante Way. Rain ended an hour before the race started.

One could run any number of loops but with a requested time of 45 minutes or less. All distances from 1 to 6 miles were done. Most did 1 or 3 miles.

The fastest for 1 mile were Jackie Marr Read More

PEEC Sponsors Mushroom Hike

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PEEC News:

With all the rain in the area lately, crops of mushrooms have popped up all around.

Join PEEC and members of the New Mexico Mycological Society (NMMS) for a free mushroom walk at Pajarito Ski Hill at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Participants should meet at PEEC at 9:30 a.m. to carpool to the Pajarito Ski Area. Four experts from the Mycological Society will be on hand to identify and interpret the different mushrooms growing after the wet summer.

The program will begin with some introductory comments from the NMMS experts, and then the participants will be divided equally into groups, each Read More

Bandelier Superintendent to Give Updates on Monument’s Transportation and Fire Management Plans at Sierra Club Sept. 4

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SIERRA CLUB News:
The Sierra Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 on the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos campus in building 2, room: 220 with guest speaker Superintendent Jason Lott from Bandelier National Monument.
Lott will give an update on the Monument’s transportation and fire management plans as well as the most recent flash flood.
 
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