Recreation

Los Alamos Golf Course Practice Range Opens March 8

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Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The practice range at the Los Alamos County Golf Course will officially open Saturday, March 8.

The practice range will be available for use during the following hours:

  • March 8 – 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and
  • March 9 and going forward, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The putting green will also be open beginning March 8.

Note: The new short game practice area and the new chipping green will not be open until further notice.

Additionally, the full 18-hole course is scheduled to have a soft opening March 22 and March 23,  with the full opening for the season beginning March 29.

As the golf Read More

Community Invited To Urban Trail Ribbon Cutting Feb. 26

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County invites the community to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Urban Trail. The ceremony will take place 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 on the Urban Trail Boardwalk next to the Canyon Road Tennis Courts.

Following the ceremony, attendees are invited to enjoy refreshments at Fuller Lodge.

This event marks a significant milestone for the community, highlighting a valuable addition to the local transportation system that enhances mobility, recreation, and environmental sustainability.

During the ceremony, special recognition will be given to key individuals Read More

Posts From The Road: Stepping Back In Time In Lowell, Ariz.

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Strayhound: An old Greyhound Bus sits near the Bus Stop on Erie Street in Lowell, Ariz. However the bus has been renamed the Strayhound by those who have volunteered their time to save this business district in Lowell. A view up the street gives a glimpse of what the area was like decades ago. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Shell: A Shell gas station sits at the top end of Erie Street in Lowell. This was the first building restored and repainted to look as it did in the 1950s. The old Chevy sits out in front of the garage to add an additional nostalgia to the scene. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 16, 2025 

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By GEORGE MORSE 
Sports and Outdoors 
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The snowpack in Northern New Mexico is 39-percent of normal. Last week saw some snow in the mountains and the snowpack increased. Locally  the snowpack at the Hopewell measuring station is 55-percent of normal with a snow depth of 24 inches. 

The snowpack in Southern Colorado, including the headwaters of the Rio Grande, is also below normal. Northern and Central Colorado received heavy snow last week, but the storm bypassed Southern Colorado. That has been the weather pattern for most of the winter. 

Temperatures can still plunge Read More

Jemez Mountain Trail Runs: Race Director Laura Martinez

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Laura Martinez in the playground of the New Mexico Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Courtesy/JMTR

JMTR News:

Jemez Mountain Trail Runs (JMTR) introduces Laura (Musgrave) Martinez as the new JMTR Race Director (RD).

Martinez grew up in Los Alamos and has been a member of the JMTR organizing committee since 2019.  A competitive swimmer through college, she discovered trail running at the age of 29 when she moved back to Los Alamos at the end of 2016, after a decade spent living in California and NYC. The JMTR 15 mile in 2017 was her first trail race and first run over a half-marathon. From that point forward, Read More

PEEC: Snowshoe & Cross-Country Ski Adventure Feb. 15

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Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Los Alamos Mountaineers (LAM) invite outdoor enthusiasts to a snowshoe and cross-country ski outing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. This 4.5-mile intermediate trek offers stunning views along the East Fork of the Jemez River, starting from the Las Conchas trailhead and ending at the East Fork trailhead, with about 800 feet of elevation gain.

Details:

  • Admission: $4–$10 (member/non-member, individual/family rates)
  • Meet at: Los Alamos Nature Center (8:30 a.m. for gear borrowing; 9 a.m. departure)
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Posts From The Road: Fort Griffin State Historic Site

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Administration Building: Ruins of the stone administration building stand in the center of the hill where Fort Griffin was constructed. The administration building housed offices including the office of the commanding officer of the fort. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Sutler’s Store: Windblown grassy fields in Fort Griffin with the remains of Sutler’s Store, a civilian owned business that furnished canned food and other general supplies to soldiers. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

In post-Civil War years the U.S. Army Read More

Registration Opens For 2025 Mountaineers Climbing School

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Scene of rock climbing. Courtesy/Los Alamos Mountaineers

By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers

  • Scholarships available in cases of need for 2025 Los Alamos Mountaineers Climbing School

The Los Alamos Mountaineers would like to announce their 2025 rock climbing school, in conjunction with Mountain Skills Rock Climbing Adventures of Taos. Details can be found on the climbing school page at  https://www.lamountaineers.org/drupal7/node/1169. Scholarship aid may be possible in cases of need.

Mountain Skills, supported by Mountaineers volunteers, will teach rock climbing with Read More

Scenes From Pajarito Mountain Open Until 4 PM Today

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Scene this morning on Beginners Hill at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, which is open until 4 p.m. today. Courtesy/PMSA webcam

Scene this morning toward Aspen Lift at Pajarito, which is open until 4 p.m. today. Courtesy/PMSA webcam

Scene this morning at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, which is open until 4 p.m. today. Courtesy/PMSA webcam Read More