| BY JOHN MEYER, JMEYER@DENVERPOST.COM
Heya, outdoors folks! Are you geeking out on the Artemis II moon mission? I sure am. Wearing an Artemis hoodie, I watched launch coverage and the first hour of Orion's flight on NASA's YouTube channel and was reminded of the Apollo 11 launch -- the first mission that landed men on the moon -- which I witnessed with my family on a nearby causeway in 1969. I wish I could have been there on Wednesday. Heads upA sunny weekend is in store for the metro area
with high temperatures around 55 on Friday, 65 on Saturday and 69 on Easter Sunday. Highs at most mountain resorts will be in the 20s on Friday, 30s on Saturday, and 40s on Sunday. 
Lower Blue Lake, visible from the trail leading to the other namesake Blue Lakes. Blue Lakes Trail is the most popular hike within the Mount Sneffels Wilderness. (Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post)
Your Weekly 5:- Gorgeous Colorado hike reopens this summer with new rules for hiking, camping, human waste
- Seven Colorado ski resorts will close this weekend, leaving just 7 in operation
- Timed-entry reservations for Pikes Peak Highway are now on sale
- Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah, with research consolidated at Fort Collins hub
- Wolf wandered through parts of Jefferson and Douglas counties in March
Worth Your Time
A 1940s Bell & Howell movie camera, believed to be the first or second camera Miller used in making his annual ski films dating back to 1950, is on
display in a new exhibit dedicated to Miller’s pioneering career at the Colorado Snowsports Museum in Vail. The exhibit, which was unveiled March 27, has a prominent place in the museum, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Admission is free. (John Meyer/The Denver Post)
Get Yourself Outdoors
A hiker and
dog head up the Peak’s trail in Frisco, Colorado on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Ambitious project would improve trails on 3,000 acres of U.S. forest service land known as Frisco’s ‘Backyard’ MORE HEADLINES DOG OF THE WEEKAspen "She loves to go for walks and chase squirrels," according to owners Pat and Carol. If you want your pup featured, email a photo and short description to tfries@denverpost.com. 
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