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From US 285 north of Santa Fe , take NM 502 west, which leads directly to the town. This is a highly scenic drive, with photo opportunities from the Clinton P. Anderson Scenic Overlook outside of town. From NM 502 a side road, NM 4, leads to White Rock and Bandelier download blue collar comedy tour National Monument .
You can rent a car or passenger van from Hertz elsewhere and return it in Los Alamos, or rent it in Los Alamos and return it elsewhere, without paying a drop-off fee (if you rent by calling the Los Alamos office, 505-662-8907). Residents and visitors alike find this convenient and inexpensive for getting to and from airports. The Los Alamos office is inside the tiny main building at the the Los Alamos County airport on NM 502 just east of town. Enterprise/National also rents cars at the Los Alamos Airport (call 505-662-1987 to see if they require extra fees.)
Passing through the main LANL tech area East or West Jemez Roads (e.g. when entering town from the west) is allowed for the general public, but requires passing a security checkpoint ; procedures vary. As of 2013, the driver may be required to show a photo ID, and your vehicle may be subject to a random search. There is a bypass via Camp May Road and West Road which passes through Los Alamos Canyon and is completely open to the public (unless closed for flood danger).
New Mexico Park Ride has direct bus service to Los Alamos from both Espanola and Santa Fe. This is popular with commuters and occasional travelers alike. The Los Alamos terminus is a bus shelter on Central Avenue between 19th St and 20th St. It is in front of Mesa Public Library download blue collar comedy tour and a skate park and tot lot, in sight of the Reel Deal movie theater, and one block from the Aquatic Center. The nearest public toilets are in the library lobby. The Santa Fe bus can be used to make connections download blue collar comedy tour via Santa Fe to the Albuquerque airport using the Rail Runner Express train or the Sandia Shuttle Express . Connections can also be made in Pojoaque with shuttle services that run between Albuquerque and Taos.
By appointment, Roadrunner Shuttle and Charter (505-424-3367) will take you from Santa Fe (airport or downtown), Lamy ( Amtrak train station) or Albuquerque airport to Los Alamos. Los Alamos tour company Buffalo Tours and some Los Alamos bed-and-breakfasts may also be available to pick you up.
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Los Alamos County Airport ( LAM ) has commercial service from New Mexico Airlines with daily flights to and from Albuquerque, and its approach is extremely scenic: cross the Rio Grande Valley to perch on top of a narrow mesa with canyons on either side. To attract travelers, initial pricing is only $49 each way. Check the website for schedules. Hertz and Enterprise/National rent cars from desks in the airport terminal. Atomic Transit bus Route 2 will stop at the airport terminal on request. Call 505-661-7433 for a pickup, or specify the airport for a dropoff.
LAM also has a significant General Aviation community. The 6000' runway can accommodate most private aircraft, but the 7200ft elevation and restricted airspace (for noise and national download blue collar comedy tour security) to the south and west can be challenging. Avgas (but no jet fuel), maintenance, parking, and flight planning are available. The terminal also has free WiFi.
Albuquerque ( ABQ , 2 hours away by car) is the airport of choice for most travelers to and from Los Alamos. However, ABQ is a smaller airport with relatively few direct flights, so driving download blue collar comedy tour (~6 hours one way) to Denver for a direct flight may be an option.
The downtown area is compact, and the museums and most restaurants are within easy walking download blue collar comedy tour distance of the main hotels and many of the B Bs. Public transportation by Atomic City Transit is free and includes both fixed routes and an on-demand service.
Many Los Alamos residents bicycle to work and around town. Cycling is feasible for visitors as well, but be aware that the town is at an elevation of about 7320 feet (2231 meters) and quite hilly. Puffing up the hills before you've acclimated to the altitude can be a surprisingly exhausting experience.
Road cycling is popular here, and some competitive road bicycle racers come here to train. Popular routes include NM 502 between Los Alamos download blue collar comedy tour and Pojoaque, and Camp May Road up to Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. White Rock is nearly a thousand feet lower and about 10 miles (16 km) away by road; riding to it on a bike can be a thrill, but oh, that hill coming back! From White Rock you can take a bus back to townsite: Atomic City Transit buses are equipped with bike racks.
Los Alamos County has an extensive download blue collar comedy tour trails network that is open to mountain bikes. The network is especially well developed around townsite, and connects to trails in Santa Fe National Forest and Pajarito Mountain Ski Area. In summer and fall the ski area offers download blue collar comedy tour lift-served mountain biking: ride the lift up and bike down easy sideslope trails or bomb down very challenging trails designed specifically for mountain biking. The ski area also has a mountain biking terrain park.
The downtown area contains a number of artifacts of the early days of the "Manhattan Project" to build the bomb, and the even earlier days "when Los Alamos was a ranch school" (the title, incidentally, of an interesting little booklet on the history of the town that is available in local bookstores). Start at pretty Fuller Lodge , one of the old ranch-school buildings and a local landmark, and work your way out. An historic walking tour with guide markers begins just outside at the History Museum.
The Bradbury Science Museum , 15th St. and Central Ave, Los Alamos, 87545, (505) 667-4444 [2] . Sa-M 1PM-5PM, Tu-F 9AM-5PM. Explains the principles behind atomic energy and its uses in peace and war. Also presents download blue collar comedy tour the historical and social issues surrounding atomic energy. Adjacent bookstore (Otowi Station, good selection of regional and technical books) and gift shop. Free admission.
The Los Alamos Historical Society maintains a small museum on the history of the area, with associated bookstore containing a number of books written by Historical Society members on local culture, history, recreational opportunities, etc., including the one listed below under "References." 1921 Juniper (next to Fuller Lodge), (505) 662-6272 (24-hour information line).
The Fuller Lodge Art Center maintains an Art Gallery with exhibits that change nine times a year. The Art Center promotes the development of local and regional artists. The center provides art classes and hosts an Arts Crafts Fairs in August on the weekend of the Los Alamos Rodeo, and another in late October. download blue collar comedy tour Special interest groups meet at the Art Center for photography, Life Drawing and Painting. The Art Center download blue collar comedy tour operates a Gallery Gift Shop that specializes in hand made art works including jewelry, picture postcards, paintings, ceramics and more. Regular Hours are 10AM to 4 PM Monday-Saturday. The Art Center's website has class and exhibit schedules. (505)662-1635.
One of the downtown download blue collar comedy tour landmarks dating to ranch-school days is a little puddle, fed by runoff from the mountains, called Ashley Pond. The visitor might surmise that this lakelet was named for someone significant in the ranch school named Ashley, but would be only half right: the founder of Los Alamos Ranch School was named Ashley Pond . Punning students attached Pond's name in toto to the body of water, which should perhaps be called "Ashley Pond Pond" or "Pond Pond," but history and wit trump accuracy. Whatever you call it, Ashley Pond has undergone a transformation from its muddy stock-tank download blue collar comedy tour origins to a pleasant and well-kept little park just south of Fuller Lodge that's a nice place for picnics in the warmer part of the year. Tend small children carefully, as the pond has no constructed barriers to keep them from getting into the water. During the summer and fall of 2013, Los Alamos County will be rebuilding the pond area to improve water quality and accessibility [3] .
Overlook Park in White Rock contains athletic fields and a wheelchair-accessible scenic overlook of White Rock Canyon, the Rio Grande, and the mountainous country to the east, with a moderately rugged trail leading into the canyon. Pleasant for picnics, particularly in the fall; White Rock's lower elevation compared to Los Alamos proper means that it can be hot in the summer.
The Black Hole , a surplus/salvage/junk lot at 4015 Arkansas (and more formally known as "Los Alamos Sales Company," although absolutely nobody among the locals, even its proprietor, uses the name), is known locally as the best place to see genuine LANL artifacts and get a real feel for the contrary nature of the town. Unfortunately, this store has closed; the long-time proprietor, one of the most notable eccentrics in a town well endowed with the breed, passed away, and his fam