Recreation

Healing America’s Heroes Has New Home; Winter Programs

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CEO Eddie Crain with his favorite horse Cowboy. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
Champions of Youth Ambitions

Eddie Crain is the Founder and CEO of Healing America’s Heroes (HAH), founded in 2014 in Northern New Mexico. They started in the Chama, Tierra Amarilla area, and conducted summer programs there through 2021. They have networked with Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) in Los Alamos in the past to spread the word to local Veterans about free, available services.

HAH made a big move in 2021 to Fort Stanton, N.M. The change has allowed them to expand their services Read More

Explore The Beauty Of Bandelier During 2025

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In 2025, the National Park Service (NPS) invites everyone to plan and prepare for their next national park trip early. This year, the National Park Service will waive the entrance fee to national park units on six days — an opportunity to experience the wonders of nature, culture and history without the cost of entry … and that includes Bandelier National Monument. Courtesy Read More

Little Bird Yoga Studio Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary! Community Invited To Open House Saturday Jan. 11

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Little Bird Yoga Studio at 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite A3. Courtesy photo

YOGA News:

Little Bird Yoga Studio is celebrating its 2-year anniversary and invites the community to an open house Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite A3 (new location).

The open house runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature free classes, healthy snacks and prizes.

Schedule of Free Classes during Open House:

  • 9 a.m.: Barre Flow
  • 10 a.m.: Saturday Sloth
  • 11 a.m.: Simply Yin
  • 12 p.m.: Lunch Express Flow
  • 1 p.m.: Foundations and Function
  • 2 p.m.: Seated Stability and Strength

Participants are encouraged to sign up for classes Read More

Posts From The Road: Unique RVs Spotted Along The Way…

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Skoolie In Nebraska: A very common ‘hand crafted’ RV conversion is the ‘skoolie’, a converted and remodeled school bus. (Skoolie is the correct spelling for these RV conversions). Some skoolies are a little ‘rough’ in their construction and some are very nice and well constructed. Shown is a skoolie that we spotted back in 2017 while we were camped near Alliance, Neb. for the solar eclipse that year. We were camped very close to Carhenge, which is a unique art display of Stonehenge but made with cars. There were hundreds of spectators gathered at Carhenge and we when we walked over for a visit we spotted Read More

Scenes Today From Pajarito Mountain Ski Area

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View from the lodge this afternoon at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. To learn about hours of operation, weather conditions and more, visit www.pajarito.ski. Courtesy/Webcam

View from the lodge this afternoon at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/Webcam

View of Beginners Hill this afternoon at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/Webcam

View from the lodge this afternoon at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. Courtesy/Webcam Read More

Daily Postcard: Snowy Overlook On Cerro La Jara At VCNP

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A snowy overlook on Cerro La Jara Friday at Valles Caldera National Preserve. The community is invited to a Climate Science Ski Tour on Friday, Jan. 17 at Valles Caldera National Preserve. This program is open to the public; registration is not required. While skiing on groomed trails around the scenic La Jara peak, participants will learn about climate change in the Jemez mountains. Visitors will learn about two possible scenarios for Valles Caldera’s future climate and the basics of climate science. For this program, participants must bring their own skiing equipment. Classic cross-country Read More

Astrophotography Workshop At Valles Caldera Jan. 11

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Astrophotography workshop participants spread out at the movie set cabin. Photo by Richard Gonzales/NPS

VCNP News:

Registration is open for the Astrophotography Workshop scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 11 at Valles Caldera National Preserve.

With Valles Caldera (an International Dark Sky Park) as an outdoor classroom, photographers Stan Ford and Richard Gonzales will guide program participants through the basics of astrophotography.

Learn how to adjust and optimize DSLR camera settings, select a shooting location, and, of course, shoot spectacular images of the night sky.

For more Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Dec. 30, 2024 

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

Happy New Year!

Heading into the New Year, New Mexico’s snowpack is suffering from the lack of precipitation and warmer-than-normal daytime temperatures. The snowpack last week was just 18 percent of normal.

There can be some strong storms later this winter. They will be needed.

Anglers should consider a trip to Southern New Mexico.

Most of the small lakes and reservoirs in this part of the state are stocked with catchable-size rainbow trout during  the winter months. Locations that offer a chance at not just stocked trout but larger holdover Read More