Farmers’ market can be found on your left

Photo by Erin.

Diamond Drive, July 2012.

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Genuine man

Salvador Zapien

Salvador writes: “I happened to be coming back from shooting some pictures, so my camera was out on the passenger seat. Came up behind this man at a stop light.” Diamond & Orange, September 2011.

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Owen’s double rainbow

Owen Summerscales

Owen spotted this spectacular double rainbow from the back of his house during a brief rainstorm. July 16, 2012; 35th St.

Ed. note: I’ve got some travel coming up, so the blog will be on a Mon/Wed/Fri publishing schedule for a couple of weeks.

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Demetrio Lujan, Española, NM

Dave Yeamans

Dave writes: “If you study it, you find a double tree carved with a date of ‘Julio 8 1891’. The tree is still alive. The other tree bears the name ‘Demetrio Lujan Española NM’. I believe Demetrio’s name may have been carved about the same time as the 1891 inscription.

“As part of my official role of the Dendroglyph Survey Team Leader, I will be seeking permission from the Valles Caldera to survey the trees in this area near their property and include them in the 1,000+ database of trees we’ve recorded in the last four years.”

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Ice Rink flood barrier

Reid Priedhorsky

This is the flood wall at the Ice Rink on July 8. (I suppose this explains why the rollergirls can’t practice there over the summer.) The flood of July 11 got about halfway up the first row of jersey barriers, which have a big pile of dirt behind them.

Craig Martin tells me the stack is high enough to protect against a breach of the Los Alamos Reservoir dam.

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Teeny, tiny cairn

Yvonne Delamater

North Bayo Bench Trail overlook. March 2012.

Note: I have been accused of building this cairn. I neither confirm nor deny the claim. Where’s my lawyer?

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The Fill

Terry Hatch

“The Fill” on Diamond Drive, crossing Pueblo Canyon. May 2007.

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Ten thousand years

Hilary Clay

Deer Trap Mesa, October 2009, with digital overlay.

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A beautiful day

Cathy Flowers

Cathy writes: “I don’t know the name of the canyon; maybe someone can enlighten me. This photo was taken from the Dome Road on the way to Cochiti through the Jemez.” August 2010.

Program note: We’re running low in the queue again... if you have a photo to submit, or you know someone who does, now’s the time! :) [Confidential to the awesome folks who sent me several a little while back: This doesn’t mean I’ve rejected the bulk of your photos. I just like to space out any individual’s work over time.]

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Beware!

Reid Priedhorsky

Sign near the restrooms at Blue Window. May 2012.

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Barranca Mesa bear

Hari Viswanathan

Sightings of wildlife increased after the Cerro Grande fire. This bear was spotted in a Barranca Mesa neighborhood. September 2011.

This photo also appears in Hari’s photo gallery.

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Nail Trail

Yvonne Delamater.

The Nail Trail above Pajarito Canyon. This area was hit hard by both the Cerro Grande and Las Conchas fires.

This photo also appears on Yvonne’s blog.

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Pajarito Canyon in flood (video)

Video by Craig Martin.

The mountains southwest of town received a great deal of rain around 5pm on July 11. Craig was scheduled to do trail work with some Girl Scouts, but they arrived only to be chased away immediately by a deluge. Craig stuck around for two hours and watched the show.

Los Alamos Canyon was also way up. I crossed the Omega Bridge on my way home from work about 6:00, and the water was running on both sides of the road. There were about 6 or 8 police cars down in the canyon. One westbound station wagon was turned around by the cops, and one eastbound truck with a trailer drove through the water (the road was flooded for maybe 100 yards in front of the ice rink) and up the hill. The roar of the water was quite loud even way up on the bridge.

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Rain on its way

Photo by Erin.

Erin writes: “These clouds didn’t produce much rain, but they looked like a promising sight.” Diamond Drive at Canyon Road, July 5, 2012.

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Arizona Avenue hillside

Terry Hatch

These burned trees behind Arizona Ave. are a remnant of the Cerro Grande fire seven years prior. May 2007.

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On approach to KLAM

Photo by John.

John writes: “Landing in Los Alamos is like landing on a carrier... except it is not moving.” 2010.

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After the rain

Cathy Flowers

Cathy writes: “The usual summer weather in Los Alamos: rain followed by sunshine! This was taken while camping in the Dome area.” August 2010.

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Bee in a thistle

Tina Andres

Pipeline Road, June 2012.

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Sunset over Quemazon Trail

Reid Priedhorsky

Sun setting over the Quemazon Trail, not far from the Cave of the Winds turn-off. June 17, 2012.

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Las Conchas from Placitas

John Fowler. CC-BY

Las Conchas fire from Placitas, July 6, 2011.

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Golden smoke

Yvonne Delamater

Golden smoke (Corydalis aurea) on a hillside along the trail to Cañada Bonita, in the Las Conchas burn area. May 2012.

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Los Alamos Kite Festival

Photo by Tarkhuna.

The Los Alamos Kite Festival is an annual event in its 15th year. Overlook Park, May 18, 2012.

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All raccoons on deck!

Hari Viswanathan

Raccoon, North Mesa deck. December 2010.

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Juniper titmouse chick

Marilyn Yeamans

Marilyn writes: “This Juniper Titmouse is getting its first view of the world. Babies are popping out all over the place, this one in a back yard nest cavity I brought in from the woods years ago.” May 22, 2012.

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Vegetables

Reid Priedhorsky

The Los Alamos Co-op sometimes sells these brilliant purple cauliflower.

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