Recreation

Rojas Best Predictor In ACRR Final Pace Race Of 2024

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Scene from the Atomic City Road Runner’s final weekly pace race of the 2024 season held Tuesday on the Canyon Rim Trail. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

Aurea Rojas was the top predictor in the Atomic City Road Runner’s final weekly pace race of the 2024 season held Tuesday on the Canyon Rim Trail. She was 1 second off her predicted time.

Other accurate predictors were:

  • Jan Velechovsky with a 2 second differential;
  • Lynn Bjorklund recording a 4 second difference as well as the first female finisher on the 3 mile course at 24:10;
  • Roxana Candia at 13 seconds off; and
  • Zach Medin with a 27 second differential.
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Purgatory Resort Bids Farewell To Summer With Peak Colors

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Here is a look at the golden landscapes blanketing Purgatory Resort from this past weekend. A light dusting of snow has already graced the peaks, and mountain ops is gearing up to start snowmaking operations for the 2024-25 ski season. This winter, Purgatory Resort will be open daily Nov. 16, 2024, through April 13, 2025, with extended weekend operations continuing until April 27, 2025. Purgatory has several initiatives for this winter including Hermosa Park Express Lift #3 updates, expanded retail offerings, and convenient new pick-up stations for online purchases. Lift tickets are Read More

Annual Fall Fiesta Returns To Bandelier Oct. 12-13

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BANDELIER News:

Bandelier National Monument’s popular Fall Fiesta is returning, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Oct. 12-13, around the park’s visitor center in Frijoles Canyon.

More than 40 vendors are expected to participate in the two-day event. Handmade items such as pottery, jewelry, drums, carvings and more will be for sale. Dance groups will also perform throughout the weekend. There will be special ranger-led programs and guest speakers.

The event is being sponsored by the Friends of Bandelier National Monument and Western National Parks Association. Food and drinks will be Read More

Los Alamos County Community Services Dept. Earns CAPRA Accreditation For Using Industry Best Practice Standards

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Community Services Department (CSD) was sanctioned as an accredited agency by the Commission for Accreditation for Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) through the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) today, at their annual conference.

With this Accreditation, Los Alamos County joins the other 206 agencies nationwide and is the first and only County in New Mexico accredited for following industry best practice standards.

NRPA’s CAPRA Accreditation delivers quality assurance and improvement to accredited park and recreation departments Read More

2024 Los Alamos Ski Swap At LAMS Oct. 19

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Scene from 2019 LASRC Ski Swap. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

LASRC News:

The annual Los Alamos Ski Swap, hosted by the Los Alamos Ski Racing Club (LASRC), will take place at the Los Alamos Middle School on Saturday, Oct. 19 with important times to note:

  • 8-11 a.m. Equipment for public resale drop off.
  • 1-4 p.m. Public Sales open. Come and purchase your new or swapped gear.
  • Sunday, Oct. 20. 12-3 p.m. Pick-up for unsold equipment and pick up payment for sold equipment
  • Special pre-sale access time for those who sign up and volunteer for the swap.

Contact Tim Brown tjbrown73@gmail.com to sign-up. Read More

Los Alamos County Open Gym Program Adds Pickleball Tuesday And Thursday Evenings

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Pajarito Pickleball Club News:

Pajarito Pickleball Club board members recently collaborated with Los Alamos County to add pickleball to the County’s Open Gym program. This free opportunity is supported by the club and is open to the public. Open Gym Pickleball is available 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Auxiliary Gym at Los Alamos High School.

The Pajarito Pickleball Club was founded in the fall of 2023 by local players in order to promote and advocate for the sport of pickleball and the value of physical, social and emotional health in the Los Alamos County area. This is a group of community Read More

Posts From The Road: Stepping Back In Time At Twin Lakes

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General Store: The Twin Lakes General Store has been open since 1879. The store is open from May through October and just celebrated its 145th year this summer. Today one can find anything from drinks and food to books and clothing. They also stock gear for backpacking, camping and fishing which are favorite activities during the summer months in Twin Lakes, Colo. Photo by Gary Warren

Lake and Mt. Hope: The twin lakes sit beside each other. This shows the larger of the two which sits to the east. In the background is Mt. Hope, one of several mountain peaks in the area. The village of Twin Lakes lies just Read More

New Mexico Tourism Dept. Calls For Hot Air Balloon Emoji

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*Note: this hot air balloon emoji graphic was produced purely for illustrative purposes and may not reflect the actual design submitted to the Unicode Consortium. –NMDT

NMTD News:

Petition calls for Unicode Consortium to approve hot air balloon emoji design that has been pending since 2020

SANTA FE – According to the Unicode Consortium, a non-profit corporation that reviews and approves emojis for use on electronic devices around the globe, there are nearly 3,800 emojis – and yet, a hot air balloon is not among them.

But the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is calling for change. NMTD launched Read More

County: New Soapbox-Style Bathtub Gravity Race Oct. 9

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Recreation has announced the first-ever free Annual Soapbox-Style Gravity Race, set to take place along Central Avenue and Canyon Road. This community event is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. 

This is a free event, but pre-registration is required for both the Gravity Race and the Push Race. The last day to register for this event is Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Participants will face off in a double-elimination showdown divided into four age groups: 3-6, 7-11, 12-15, and 17 and up. Racers will kick off the excitement at the top of Central Avenue and Canyon Read More

SFNF: Prescribed Fire Planned In Jemez Ranger District

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Prescribed fire unit area in the Jemez Ranger District. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

SANTA FE—Fire managers from the Jemez Ranger District plan to begin ignitions on the 582-acre Cat Mesa prescribed fire project as early as Oct. 20, 2024. The project area is east of Forest Road 135 approximately 1.5 miles east of the Village of Jemez Springs.

The Cat Mesa prescribed fire is part of the Southwest Jemez Land Restoration Project National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) decision with project objectives to promote the important role fire plays in maintaining forest ecosystems and reduce hazardous Read More