Recreation

Wilmot Is Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race

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Courtesy photo

Courtesy photo

ACRR News: 

Zeke Wilmot was the top predictor in the weekly pace race held on the Bayo Canyon Road at the bottom of Main Hill Road at 1 second off his predicted time.  Other accurate predictors were Felix Candia with a 3 second difference; Valerio Pinchetti recording 5 seconds off; Eric Anderson at 10 seconds off his prediction; and Lynn Bjorklund with a 12 second difference as well as the first female finisher in the 3-mile distance at 25:57. 

11-year-old Levi Gartz was the top finisher on the 1-mile course with a time of 8:17 and the best female was 7-year-old Ivana Velechovsky  Read More

Duplicate Bridge In Los Alamos: April 8, 2026

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BRIDGE News:

Steve Kemic and Jennifer Young were Monday winners in flight A. Alan Wadlinger and Allyn Pratt were 1st in Flight B.

Steve Kemic and Jennifer Young were 1st overall in Flight A on Wednesday. Spook Kellum and Allyn Pratt were high in Flight B.

Preemptive hands are among the most interesting when it comes to making bidding decisions. This was demonstrated in our last bridge column.

Here is another opportunity to deal with a preemptive opening bid.

This is Board #13.  North is the dealer, and both sides are vulnerable.

After North passes, East will open with 4♥.  After south passes, this Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: April 13, 2026 

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The Department stocked a total of 28,022 rainbow trout weighing 12,336 pounds. Most of the stocking will now be in Northern New Mexico. 

It looks like there will be one of the weakest spring runoffs in memory this year. The snowpack is already disappearing, and the weather has been unseasonably warm and dry. This is reflected in streamflow measurements. 

Several lakes in Northeast New Mexico opened for fishing. Morphy Lake State Park, Clayton Lake State Park, Charette Lakes and Maxwell Lake 13 opened after being closed for the winter. Read More

Posts From The Road: Route 66 Through Tucumcari

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Route 66: A beautiful Route 66 monument sits next to the Tucumcari Convention Center on the west side of town. Tucumcari has embraced the Route 66 heritage and grown a nice tourist business featuring many of the sites that have been in town since the 1950s and before. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Tepee: Tepee Curios is a popular stop for Route 66 travelers in Tucumcari. The shop is housed in a former gas station remodeled and transformed into the shop you see today. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

When driving Route 66 from east to Read More

PEEC To Host Spring Wildlife Tracking Program With Certified Specialist Ann Hunkins May 1

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Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will offer Discovering Wildlife Through Tracks and Signs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Friday, May 1, 2026, beginning at the Los Alamos Nature Center.

This immersive, field‐based program invites participants to explore the Spring landscape through the perspective of a wildlife tracker, uncovering the subtle clues and stories left behind by animals active in the warming season.

Led by Certified Wildlife Tracker Ann Hunkins, the outing introduces participants to far more than footprints. Attendees will learn to recognize Read More

PSLA Launches Digital Hub For Area Outdoor & Trails

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From Places & Spaces Los Alamos:

Did you know that our area trail systems are managed by six different jurisdictions? Places & Spaces Los Alamos (PSLA) is proud to announce the launch of the Pajarito Trails Series (PTS) website – www.pajaritotrails.us, a first-of-its-kind digital portal designed to serve as the “front door” for all six of our area’s great trail systems.

While the Pajarito Plateau and Eastern Jemez Mountains boast hundreds of miles of trails managed by six different jurisdictions, navigating the outdoor events and activities has historically been a challenge for Read More

National Horseshoe Pitchers Association Brings 2026 U.S. Open To Albuquerque

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VISIT ABQ News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque will host top horseshoe pitchers from across the country at the 2026 U.S. Open Horseshoe Tournament, set to take place at Mariposa Basin Park beginning today, April 10, through April 12. The national event is expected to bring 350 competitors, supporters and spectators from across the U.S. to Albuquerque and contribute $150,000 in estimated direct spend to the local economy.

Organized by the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association (NHPA) in partnership with the Albuquerque Sports Commission and the New Mexico Horseshoe Club, the tournament is Read More

Santa Fe National Forest And Spanish Land Grant Sign Historic Memorandum Of Understanding

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From left, Monica T. Rodriguez, Secretary of the San Joaquin del Rio de Chama Land Grant, Leonard Martinez, President of the San Joaquin del Rio de Chama Land Grant, Shaun Sanchez, Forest Supervisor, Santa Fe National Forest. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest and the San Joaquín del Río de Chama Land Grant signed a first ever Memorandum of Understanding March 27, to advance both organizations’ goals of improved coordination, communication, and collaboration on land and natural resource management.    

“This is truly a momentous occasion,” said Santa Fe National Read More

Library To Host Open Chess Tournament At Fuller Lodge

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Chess players in competition. Courtesy photo

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Public Library is excited to invite the public to join an open Chess Tournament from 10 a.m.–1 p.m., April 18, 2026, at Fuller Lodge. Also joining this tournament are members of the Santa Fe Chess Club and players of the Los Alamos Public Library’s weekly chess meetups.

This is the second chess tournament the Los Alamos Public Library is hosting in the last year. Previously, the tournament held inside Mesa Public Library was attended by a full house of players of all levels, including contenders who had never before competed Read More