BY JOHN MEYER, JMEYER@DENVERPOST.COM

In case you're not doing anything between 4-5 a.m. on Tuesday, Colorado will be positioned for a total lunar eclipse visible over the western horizon. I'm sure most of you would rather slumber through it, but I find the moon deeply fascinating. Maybe that's because my family was among the 1 million people who watched the Apollo 11 moon launch from a vantage point near the Kennedy Space Center. You can call me a lunatic if you like.

Heads up

Look for sunny skies Friday and Saturday in the metro area with high temperatures near 70. Sunday will bring a chance of rain with high temperatures near 60. Highs at Summit County resorts, Loveland, Winter Park and Vail will be in the low to mid 30s with 1-2 inches of snow forecast for Sunday.

Nic Hall, left, president of the Denver chapter of Trout Unlimited, and board member Jack Borthwick cast from a pedestrian bridge over the South Platte River near the Suncor Energy plant on Aug. 2, 2024, in Denver. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Your Weekly 5:

1. In Boulder climate case, U.S. Supreme Court will hear energy companies’ plea to block state court action
2. Snow shuts down parts of Interstate 70 and U.S. 6 in the mountains for safety concerns
3. Longtime military leader hired as Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s new director
4. Map shows Colorado wolves pushed farther into the southern Front Range this month
5. Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash

Worth Your Time

Over the past two winters, crews have removed thousands of dead cottonwood trees killed by high water levels in Chatfield Reservoir that were allowed for additional water storage. Some stumps remain, as this photo taken last month shows. “It’s unfortunate that they’re still there,” said park manager Kris Wahlers, “but because of the sustained higher water levels, crews haven’t been able to get low enough to cut them out.” Eventually, he said, they will be removed. (Photo by Gene Reetz)

Why 6,000 trees were removed from Chatfield State Park the past two winters

Get Yourself Outdoors

Iconic Highland Bowl at Aspen Highlands offers some of the most challenging in-bounds skiing and riding in Colorado. It requires a hike of 45 minutes or more from the top of the Loge lift (visible lower right) on a ridge that climbs more than 700 feet to the bowl’s summit. The bowl’s ski terrain (shown upper left) offers more than 2,000 vertical feet of skiing on slopes reaching nearly 50 degrees. (Daniel Bayer/Aspen Snowmass)

Five of Colorado’s most difficult (dare we say scary?) ski runs

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DOG OF THE WEEK

Molly

"She loves hiking, swimming and playing non-stop fetch. The only dog I know that people fight over to take care of her," Molly's grandparent writes.

If you want your pup featured, email a photo and short description to tfries@denverpost.com.