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Dog Gone It -- Into the Water. Dogs Diving Off Docks in Las Cruces

There's a place in Las Cruces where one can bring their dog to dive into the water -- and they can do it enclosed and under a roof! Las Cruces Dock Diving & K9 Event Center, located at 335 S. Valley Dr., offers a place where your pooch can show his or her water jumping skills and compete against other pups. The place also offers CPR and first aid training on dogs to teach you how to keep your pets safe and care for them if needed on the way to an emergency veterinarian office visit.

Horny Toad Hustle Mountain Bike Race

The Horny Toad Hustle is an annual mountain bike race and this year's race, its 18th, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 25, on the trails of the Doña Ana Mountains. All ages and skills levels will be represented in this cross-country mountain bike race.

Southern New Mexico -- The Place for Space

Alice Carruth, the Public Relations Coordinator of Spaceport America, gives a small history lesson on rocketry in Southern New Mexico and how it has developed into a location where people will be able to launch into outer space.

Feet or Pedals? Hiking and Biking in and Around Las Cruces

The trails and roads to go hiking and biking here in Las Cruces and the surrounding desert and mountains give visitors and locals alike an almost endless opportunity to explore and discover the Mesilla Valley. Hilary Dutcher, the Visit Las Cruces Outdoor Recreation Manager, describes some of the hiking and biking adventures in this Visit Las Cruces Live podcast.

Fly your nerd flag high! Las Cruces Comic Con is back Summer ’22

Las Cruces Comic Con returns Aug. 20-21, 2022, following a five year hiatus! Special guests include Aleks Paunovic, Ted DiBiase, Joe Staton and more.  

Dig in! BBBS Mudd Volleyball Tournament Summer ’22

Mudd Volleyball returns to the Grapevine Event Plaza on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, as various teams get dirty by keeping the ball from hitting the mud and flying over the net. It's a fundraiser for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region.