John Meyer

1 week ago | denverpost.com | John Meyer

There is nothing normal about the natural beauty of Rocky Mountain National Park, but visitors were pleased to find the park operating normally on Friday despite nationwide concerns over national park staffing and Washington, D.C. budget issues. The onset of the Memorial Day weekend marked the start of the park’s peak season, and with it the seasonal requirement for timed-entry reservations. That season lasts from May 23 to Oct.

3 weeks ago | denverpost.com | John Meyer

Expanding parking, building a small gondola and a pedestrian bridge from parking lots over U.S. 6 to the base area, and creating a new on-mountain learning area are among improvements Arapahoe Basin officials are considering, according to a new master development plan submitted to the White River National Forest.

3 weeks ago | denverpost.com | John Meyer

Road construction workers aren’t the most popular folks in town, especially when they’re tearing up more than 40 blocks of a city’s main street, as is happening now with the East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit project. But when the Colfax Marathon and associated races kick off Sunday morning, 28 workers with the Colfax BRT project will be running in the marathon relay event, part of which shoots right through the construction zone. And that includes the big boss.

4 weeks ago | denverpost.com | John Meyer

Runners, walkers, cyclists and even families with baby strollers have been waiting more than three years for the next segment of the popular Peaks to Plains trail in Clear Creek Canyon to open. It will only be a few more months now. Project planners say they expect to open the next 1.25 miles of trail by December, and they are hoping to open it much sooner. “Chances are, we will,” construction manager Jeffrey Hoge said last week while providing a construction tour.

1 month ago | denverpost.com | John Meyer

(Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). More than 100,000 motorists pass through Wheat Ridge, Denver and southwestern Adams County every day on Interstates 70 and 76, often in maddening traffic snarls.