JANUARY

Creede Pond Hockey tournament, 2025. Credit: Owen Woods
Frozen river with people standing on and near it
Rio Grande frozen on January 21, 2025.
Credit: Owen Woods
man plunges into cold water while people watch
Polar Plunge during the Rio Frio Ice Fest.
donkey shows out to support 5k runners
Rio Frio Ice Fest 5K donkey ready to race. Credit: Javier Rodriguez

FEBRUARY

Scenes from a rural community agriculture conference
Rocky Mountain Ag Conference, 2025. Credit: The Citizen
Elk in the distance of a field backed by a mountain-scape
Elk gather at the Monte Vista Refuge. Credit: Owen Woods
Vickie Gonzales teaching at the SLV Apothecary tamale workshop. Credit: Ryan Michelle Scavo
Enjoying a picnic on a warm February afternoon in Cole Park in Alamosa. Credit: The Citizen
Geese fly over the Rio Grande. Credit: Owen Woods

MARCH

Protest at The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Credit: Owen Woods
A beautiful March day in the Valley. Credit: Owen Woods
Martin Adams, junior racer, at Mosca Motorsports. Credit: The Citizen
woman in white sweater addresses audience from behind podium with panel of other speakers behind her
Town hall organizer Jane Brolsma welcomes attendees. Panelists behind her are Cathy O’Neill, former NRCS employee; Dr. Kris Steinberg; Angelica Raya Trejo, Immigrant Resource Center; Chris Canaly, SLV Ecosystems Council; Kyler Brown, a farmer and vice president of Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust; and military veteran Eric Francis. The chair at far right was reserved for U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd
Crane migration over the Valley. Credit: Ryan Michelle Scavo

APRIL

Virga and snow squall on a Valley county road. Credit: Ryan Michelle Scavo
A group of American white pelicans sit together at Blanca Vista Park. Credit: The Citizen
Easter Egg hunt at Alamosa’s Cole Park. Credit: The Citizen
Blanca Vista Park morning. Credit: Dennis Schoenfelder
Second “Hands Off” protest in Alamosa on April 19, 2025. Credit: Owen Woods

MAY

Dancers perform during the annual Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration on San Juan Ave, May 2, 2025. Credit: Owen Woods
A young moose walks through the Rio Grande Farm Park in Alamosa, May 5, 2025. Credit: Owen Woods
Annual Rio Trio race. Credit: C. Claire Lara
four men sit and talk
Gov. Jared Polis meets with potato growers Jeff McCullough and Tyler Mitchell and cattle rancher George Whitten at Frosty Acres ice cream shop in Alamosa. Credit: The Citizen

JUNE

A Trump supporter interacts with a protester. Credit: Owen Woods
Mosca Motorsports opening day. Credit: The Citizen
‘Why We Serve’ exhibit opening at the Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center. Credit: The Citizen
‘Into Thin Air: Cranes in Flight,’ a bronze work by world-renowned sculptor and Valley native Jocelyn Russell, was unveiled in Downtown Alamosa. Credit: Owen Woods

JULY

A large crowd of people with lit candles gathers on a city street at night
The community gathers for a candlelight vigil to mourn Mark Martinez, who died at age 36. Credit: Owen Woods
Savannah Corona during the Alamosa July 4 parade. Credit: Owen Woods
Annual Ski-Hi Stampede Rodeo. Credit: Dennis Shoenfelder
Annual Ski-Hi Stampede Rodeo. Credit: Owen Woods
Sunset with a ferris wheel
Ski-Hi Stampede carnival. Credit: Owen Woods
Manassa Pioneer Days 5K award ceremony.

AUGUST

SLV Fair Pig Show on August 4, 2025. Credit: The Citizen
The sun starting to rise behind a mountain
An August Valley sunrise. Credit: C. Claire Lara
Parade of people walk down a street
Jeff Owsley in the SLV Pride Parade. Credit: Owen Woods
First day of school at Alamosa Elementary. Credit: The Citizen
all lanes of main street filled with classic cars
Early Iron Festival drag down Main St. Alamosa. Credit: Dennis Schoenfelder

SEPTEMBER

Search and Rescue night vision goggle training
Stephen Cline with Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue’s new night vision goggles. Credit: Owen Woods
Man at a podium talks into a mic while others sit on stage around him.
SLV GO!’s Mick Daniel addresses the crowd at the dedication of the Lobatos Bridge Outdoor Classroom and Recreation Enhancement Project. Credit: Owen Woods
trailhead kiosk
Del Norte Rio Grande Hospital trail dedication.
A line of youths and adults holding colorful signs with sky and mountains behind
Youth leaders from the True Kids 1 Youth Council and moms who have lost children to suicide call for immediate action by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham following three September suicides at the Gorge Bridge. Credit: The Citizen

OCTOBER

Climbers during a climbing festival
Credit: Ryan Michelle Scavo
Climbers during a climbing festival
SLV Climbing Festival. Credit: Ryan Michelle Scavo
Kids playing in the Rio. Credit: The Citizen
protester in inflatable pink and white unicorn costume holds tiny u.s. flag
No Kings protest, Alamosa. Credit: clopez
River flowing with fall trees lining the background.
Rio Grande roars through Del Norte after generous rains. Credit: Ryan Michelle Scavo
Kids in costume donating non-perishable goods
Alamosa Elementary School students collect for a community food drive on Halloween, after SNAP benefits were threatened. Credit: : La Puente, Caroline Keizer

NOVEMBER

Northern Lights made an appearance in the Valley, here at the Alamosa golf course. Credit: Owen Woods
Box filled with food
Boys and Girls Clubs of the San Luis Valley hands out boxes of food to the community. Credit: Owen Woods
People stand at a 3D topographic map
‘We Are Water’ permanent exhibit at the Alamosa Library. Credit: Owen Woods
The Rio Grande at the Oxbow. Credit: Owen Woods
Track athletes at a track meet
Tristian Spence crosses the NCAA DII cross country finish line, winning a title for Adams State. Credit: Josh Kutcher for Alamosa Citizen

DECEMBER

Fireworks in a dark sky with a hill top peeking from the bottom of the image
Fireworks from Del Norte’s Hometown Holiday Parade of Lights. Credit: Ryan Scavo
Older woman in a red sweater and Christmas headband smiles as she watches a parade
Alamosa’s Christmas Parade of Lights. Credit: Owen Woods
Orange-yellow sun setting on the horizon with a tree on the left
Winter Solstice. Credit: Don Richmond
Pink moon over the Rio. Credit: The Citizen