Outdoors reporter
John Meyer
John Meyer is the Post's expert on the outdoors including skiing, mountaineering and endurance sports, He is a member of the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame and the Colorado Running Hall of Fame. The International Ski Federation has honored him with its FIS Journalist Award for more than 30 years of covering U.S. Ski Team athletes and events. He climbed to 24,000 feet on Mount Everest in 1985, has run 13 marathons and is a former Olympics reporter who covered 12 Olympic Games. He began his time at The Denver Post in 2000 after 19 years at the Rocky Mountain News. His favorite outdoor activities include running, cycling, hiking and backcountry ski touring, especially under a full moon.
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Hanging Lake trail has temporarily closed due to spring runoff
The trail was closed Sunday after Deadhorse Creek, which flows beside the trail, overflowed its banks.

Try this Front Range canyon bike ride with shoulders wide enough to feel safe | ap
Canyon highways along the Front Range offer exceptional scenery and challenging climbs to entice ambitious cyclists, but they often have minimal or non-existent shoulders. While some cyclists are willing to...

Darla Sidles ran the nation’s fourth-busiest national park for seven years. Here’s what she learned.
"We had people getting into fistfights over parking spaces. Our entire Bear Lake crew quit after the 2015 season because of the abuse they were getting from visitors."

Ignite Adaptive Sports, a fixture at Eldora for five decades, is getting new multimillion-dollar home
Bill Goldstein was terrified the day he took his first lesson in adaptive skiing at Eldora Mountain Resort. He had moved from New York City to Colorado for skiing, only...

Colfax Marathon road closures coming Sunday morning
Much of the race action takes place at City Park, including the starting line for most races and the finish line for all races.

Picturesque Hanging Lake reopens after two-week mudslide closure
Hanging Lake is one of Colorado's most iconic hiking destinations.

Jupiter will vanish Wednesday — but then reappear within minutes
Between 5 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., an "occultation" of the planet Jupiter by the moon will take place, meaning the path of the moon will move in front of Jupiter.

Cherry Creek State Park suffers significant flood damage, some areas closed
Having received six inches of rain over a three-day period last week, Cherry Creek State Park has sustained significant flood damage that includes road washouts. Some areas of the park...

Colorado wildflowers could be epic this year thanks to abundant snowpack, but other factors in play
With Colorado's snowpack ranging from ample to exceptional this spring, hikers who adore wildflowers may already be envisioning days of strolling along lush landscapes of spectacular blooms under columbine blue...

When this Colorado ski resort closes for the season Sunday, only three will remain in operation
When Purgatory Resort calls it a season on Sunday, Colorado spring skiers and riders will be down to three options: Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge and the Mary Jane slopes at Winter...