Alamosa Daily Digest Monday, August 10, 2026
Ty's Take
A hundred and fifty years at fourteen thousand feet means you've watched this valley change in ways that matter, and the folks out at the summit station know it better than most. That's the kind of milestone worth marking, especially when you're talking about keeping watch over the San Luis Valley from up there where the air gets thin and the weather doesn't care what your plans were. Down here we're used to celebrating what lasts, what endures, what keeps showing up to do its job year after year. The Rattlers are doing what they do too, raising money the way small-town organizations have to, one event at a time, one community at a time. Both stories remind you that permanence in a place like this isn't accidental.
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Valley Courier
Celebrating 150 at 14,000 feet
Colorado climbers marked the state's 150th anniversary by ascending 55 of Colorado's 14-thousand-foot peaks on August 1, 2026, echoing a similar expedition from 1976 when mountaineers tackled all 58 peaks for the state's centennial celebration. The 2026 effort, called the 150-250 event, drew...
The San Luis Valley Rattlers Mountain Bike team is hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Thursday, August 13, at the Trade and Post in Del Norte to support their 10th season of competition. The organization has grown to its largest roster yet with 21 total riders, including 13 high school racers...
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