It’s our first episode of the new year. Welcome to 2026. Like the city of Alamosa, we’re kicking off the new year with the Rio Frio Ice Festival.

We’re joined by all-around outdoors enthusiast and recreationist Frank Novotny to talk about ice fishing.

We’re joined by Alamosa Citizen intern and professional runner Bri Robles on the latest episode of the Outdoor Citizen podcast.

We welcome back San Juan Nordic Club president Laura Conchelos and vice president Suzanne Beauchaine.

Local mountain biking legend Jerry Duran joins us on the most recent episode of the Outdoor Citizen podcast.

We welcome adventure cyclist Mike Henderson back to the Alamosa Citizen studios to talk about his recent adventure rides.

We’re joined by Kaitlyn Fletcher from the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council. As the communications director for SLVEC, Fletcher has an entire Valley to learn and focus on. Fletcher and host Marty Jones talk about the Trifecta Celebration happening in November and the impact to public lands from the attempts to privatize millions of acres from the Trump Administration.

Marty Jones catches us up on his recent bike adventures on the Mickelson Trail in South Dakota and the Katy Trail in Missouri. Just this past weekend he took part in the Chile Pepper Challenge ride for charity in El Paso, Texas. Also in this episode is information on lightning safety and 2-3-2.

Shawna Lease is the city of Alamosa’s new outdoor recreation supervisor and active member of Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue. We dive into what the outdoors mean to her and the community and why it’s important for the city to have a dedicated outdoor recreation department.

It was baby’s first podcast. With the welcoming of their new baby, Angela Lee and Wes O’Rourke of the San Luis Valley Climber’s Alliance are just getting back into the swing of reality. It was a family affair at the south side studio of Alamosa Citizen. When you tune into the latest episode of the Outdoor Citizen you might hear the coo or sneeze of little Skyeler who was rocked in his stroller during the recording of this episode.