16th Annual Penguin Plunge, Jan 17th, 2026!!!

woman swimming in river with pengins

Arleen will be floating down the frigid San Juan! (click on title of post to see picture)

Arleen is taking the plunge to support the puppies at the Humane Society. Please help support her!

Follow the link to sponsor Arleen.

Tommy, the Pagosa Weather mascot, was the very first dog that Shawn walked at the Pagosa Humane Society when they started volunteering there in 2021. He and Arleen immediately fell in love with the fun Husky mix. Amazingly, Tommy likes to return to the animal shelter when they walk other dogs. That says a lot about how the incredible folks who work there and take such incredible care of the animals.

16th Annual Penguin Plunge

Saturday, January 17, 2026 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Viewing can be done from the Riverwalk across from the Visitor Center, or the San Juan Overlook.
Viewing from the parking lot of the Visitor Center is restricted to plungers, support and emergency crews. Don’t miss the fun!

The plungers, including Pagosa Weather’s Arleen, will bravely jump into the icy cold waters of the San Juan River to raise money for the animals at the Humane Society of Pagosa Springs! Your contribution, large or small, will help provide life-saving care for stray and abandoned animals in Archuleta County. 

The Plungers:

  • Arleen Prochazka
  • Barb Langford
  • Theresa Suchanek
  • Jauxnas Palomo

Support the Plungers!!!

Follow the link to sponsor Arleen.

Thank you! Keep up your snow dances!

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Thank you!!!

– Arleen

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I grew up in Montana where my love of the mountains is rooted. I served in the Air Force, forecasting aviation weather, for 24 years. I had eight assignments and my favorites were Colorado, Alaska, Korea, and Germany. I deployed several times, including to Iraq and Afghanistan. After RV traveling for nine years, Shawn and I found paradise in Pagosa. Here we enjoy playing outside in the spectacular San Juan mountains!

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