Sports

Hopewell Lake Offers Cool Getaway, Great Trout

Lying nearly 10,000 feet above sea level, Hopewell Lake normally stays iced over and locked in by deep snow drifts until early May. When...

80-Year-Old Runner Stays the Course

Although Pojoaque Pueblo’s 11th annual Butterfly Run was dominated by runners from Kenya, the spirit of the run is perhaps best exemplified by Bob...

Morse Code: Why Girls’ Sports Matter

    During my coverage of sports during the high school season, I watch both boys and girls perform. One of the things that’s always...

Summer Showers Can’t Dampen Fish Fiesta

The sound of rain hitting their tent awakened the family of Alejandro Gonzales, of Taos, at Santa Cruz Lake near Chimayó.     “In the middle...

Sailors Appreciate Rising Water Levels at Heron Lake

    Ernie Newman was sitting in a chair on the dock of the New Mexico Sailing Club’s marina Sunday at Heron Lake State Park...

Fishing Report for the Week of June 18

ABIQUIÚ LAKE: The fishing for walleye was very good using jig-and-grub combinations, jerk baits, spinner/night crawler rigs, minnows and crank baits. The fishing for...

Morse Code: Writer Enjoys Benefits of Fruit’s Survival

    The first mulberry pie of the year came out of the oven June 9 and it’s been rapidly disappearing. It will probably be...

Feisty Trout Await Anglers on Rio Chama

    Looking down at the Rio Chama from near the top of the Heron Dam June 13, you could tell that the river was...

Española Valley High School Rehires Former Athletic Director

    A familiar face will be returning to the position of athletic director at Española Valley High School.     The Española School District has hired...

Rio Chama Trail Offers Beautiful Views, Great Fishing and a Pleasant Hike

    There is no better time than the present to hike the Rio Chama Trail between Heron and El Vado lakes.     The meandering path...

Rarely Visited Wilderness Just a Drive Away Down 31-Mile Road

    The Mesitas area of the Santa Fe National Forest, located off 31-Mile Road west of Española, is a well-known spot for gathering wood...

Morse Code: Prime Time To Fish with Water Levels Dropping

    Having just returned Sunday from Platoro, Colo., where the water level in the reservoir there was the highest I can ever remember and...

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