Travel

NCRTD MLK Holiday Schedule And Closures

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) schedule and closures Monday, Jan. 16 for the Martin Luther King holiday.

All RTD “Blue Bus” and RTD Chile Line routes will not be in service with the exception of the RTD 255 Mountain Trail route to Ski Santa Fe, which will operate on its weekend/holiday schedule; and the 341 TSV Green route to Taos Ski Valley, which will operate on its normal weekday schedule.

The North Central Regional Transit District provides fare-free and premium fare-based bus service Monday through Friday to a service area that encompasses more than 10,000 Read More

Mountaineers Meeting Features Alex Mueller On Skiing And Climbing Around The World

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Alex Mueller making friends with a penguin. Courtesy photo

MOUNTAINEERS News:

Join the Los Alamos Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 24 at the Los Alamos Nature Center for a presentation by Alex Mueller.

In late 2014, Mueller had the luck of traveling to Antarctica to go ski mountaineering with a team of friends and a boatful of great people. It really was the trip of a lifetime, and is accessible to everybody. As his journey to this point started on a visit to France, he will be showing photos of skiing and climbing from Chamonix, Argentina and Antarctica.

Social time begins at  at 6:45 p.m. Read More

Griggs: Dateline – Villa Tangara, Panajachel, Guatemala

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By DAVID H. GRIGGS, Chaosopher
Foreign Correspondent
Los Alamos Daily Post

“Come South for Gold and Glory!”

What a tantalizing call to action: “Come south of the border and ride with Pancho Villa, the Liberator of Mexico!”

I was ready for a change. The brutal campaign season just ended in the States. The Wall was going up. My meager Social Security pension fund was about to be looted. And on top of that, winter was thrusting its cold shoulder onto the stage.

“Enlistments Taken in Juarez, Mexico.” Perfect – I was on my way across the Rio Grande, anyway, to build a house in Ciudad Juarez with a group from Read More

Students’ Europe Coffee & Craft Sale At LANB Today

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Los Alamos students are selling coffee 1-5 p.m. today in the lobby of LANB to help raise funds for their educational travel, which this coming year includes visits to Switzerland, Italy and France. Courtesy photo

Stop by LANB for a free cup of coffee and help support Los Alamos students and their educational travel this coming year to Switzerland, Italy and France. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

“Love coffee? Looking for last minute meaningful gifts? Stop by LANB for a free cup of coffee as you finish your holiday errands this afternoon and support amazing Los Alamos students and educational Read More

NCRTD Holiday Schedule

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District RTD “Blue Buses” and RTD Chile Line Red Route will not be in service Friday, Dec. 23, Monday, Dec. 26 and Monday, Jan. 2 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays – Mountain Trail to Ski Santa Fe and TSV Green to Taos Ski Valley will operate on those days.

The RTD 255 Mountain Trail Route to Ski Santa Fe and the 341 TSV Green Route to Taos Ski Valley will operate each day, Saturday, Dec. 24 through Sunday, Jan. 1, on a weekend/holiday schedule. (Both will operate on weekday schedules Dec. 23 and Jan. 2.)

The weekend 305 Taos Express will Read More

Northern New Mexico Air Alliance Celebrates Inaugural Flight American Airlines Phoenix To Santa Fe Direct

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TRAVEL News:
 
SANTA FE ― Northern New Mexico now has direct flights on American Airlines from Phoenix to Santa Fe.
 
Flight 3080 touched down at the Santa Fe Municipal Airport at 11:19 a.m. Dec. 15 and was celebrated by state and city officials, business leaders, and citizens from all over northern New Mexico. Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales, New Mexico Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Latham and Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun were among those greeting the passengers on the inaugural flight.
 
“We look forward to what we believe will be a successful
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Los Alamos Taxi Offers Airport Transportation

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BUSINESS News:

During this holiday season and throughout the year, locally based Los Alamos Taxi is offering taxi service to and from the Albuquerque Sunport and Santa Fe Municipal Airport, as well as Buffalo Thunder Resort in Santa Fe and destinations in Taos, Albuquerque and the surrounding areas.

“There is no easily accessible shuttle service in Los Alamos that offers transportation to and from the airports,” owner Cindy Capelli said.

With advance notice, Los Alamos Taxi also can accommodate local riders to doctors appointments, events, parties, weddings and more.

Los Alamos Taxi also Read More

Mountaineers Popular Potpourri Program Wednesday

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Tour of Mont Blanc. Courtesy  Photo
 

MOUNTAINEERS News:

This year, the Mountaineers Potpourri is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21 at Fuller Lodge.

Hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc, climbing in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru and skiing Mt. Shasta! This “potpourri” of exciting, diverse adventures by Los Alamos Mountaineers will be featured in this month’s club meeting.

Potpourri is a heavenly stew, consisting of one part potluck and six parts 10-minute talks, simmered slowly in a delicious sauce of conversation and camaraderie. This is by far the most popular Mountaineers
meeting of the Read More