| BY TYNIN FRIES, TFRIES@DENVERPOST.COM
Hi, friends I've got back-to-back camping trips the next few weekends. Car camping with friends and then again with family. We like to add a bit of anxiety before the outdoors bliss by trying to find first-come, first-served campsites. Are you an FCFS camper or do you plan months in advance to get a reservation? I am writing about my camping meal plans, recipes and tips for our Stuffed newsletter that comes out tomorrow. If you like food, cooking or restaurant news, sign up for Stuffed here. Heads up We've got a beautiful summer weekend ahead with temperatures in the 90s. Forecasters predict sunny skies with some clouds and a chance for afternoon thunderstorms each day. Always
check the forecast and be prepared for rain before you hit the trail.
Neptune Mountaineering, an institution in Boulder since its founding by Gary Neptune in 1973, is joining the used-gear resale market. Buy-backs start in August and used gear will be available for purchase beginning Labor Day weekend. (Provided by Neptune Mountaineering)
Your Weekly 5: - Venerable Boulder camping, skiing and mountaineering shop will add used gear sales this fall
- Lifejacket loaner stations installed at reservoir where four people have drowned this year
- Frontier Airlines adds 4 new nonstop routes from DIA
- Grab your next double-shot at these 14 picturesque coffee shops across the state
- Bouldering gym files for bankruptcy after closing one location
Worth Your Time 
Alpine Rescue Team mission coordinator Mike Everist coordinates the helicopter hoist rescue of two individuals struck
by lightning atop Torrey’s Peak last month. Based in Evergreen, the all-volunteer Alpine Rescue Team covers Clear Creek, Gilpin and Jefferson counties, working with county sheriffs. (Provided by Alpine Rescue Team)
Midway through summer, volunteer search and rescue teams covering some of the mountain counties nearest to the Front Range are on a record pace when it comes to the missions they’ve conducted so far this year, but they can’t pinpoint what’s driving those numbers.
Get Yourself Outdoors 
Joanna Sondock fly
fishes in the Arkansas River on July 24, 2022 in Salida, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
More Headlines  Dog of the Week Scout, Australian Shepherd/Siberian Husky mix "He loves a good run, playing tug, and wants to destroy our toddler’s toys that make popping noises, perhaps so he can keep us safe," owner Coen Devore writes. Want your pup to be featured in Dog of the Week? Email a photo and short description to tfries@denverpost.com.
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