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Geoff Van Dyke

Geoff Van Dyke was the magazine’s editorial director from 2021 to 2024. He is currently a Denver-based writer and editor.

Articles By Geoff Van Dyke

Can JR Payne Take CU’s Women’s Basketball Team Deeper Into March Madness?

After back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances, the Buffs look to capitalize on the newfound popularity of women’s hoops.

Goalie Matt Davis blocking shot

DU Hockey Looks To Make History—Again

Meet three players who will be crucial if the Pioneers want to repeat as national champions.

Road cyclists in Colorado

5 of the Best Classic Colorado Road Rides

Experience the best of our state’s topsy-turvy geography when you pedal through it.

Kolby & Alyssa, co-owners of Treehouse Cyclery

The Best Denver Services and Shopping of 2024

We know where you should get your bike tuned and your muscles massaged. Plus, where to buy your next TBR.

The Best Denver Dining of 2024

From the best new restaurant to the tastiest dessert shop, our editors found the places that will satisfy your taste buds.

The 5280 Guide to Utah’s Arches National Park

If you’ve already hit Colorado’s four national parks, the next closest is this stunner in Utah. Here, all the details you need for having an amazing experience.

The 26 Best Podcasts to Listen to in 2024

Whether they’re produced by Coloradans or focus on western issues, these audio delights—some of which are older but still relevant and some of which are still pumping out new episodes—are required listening.

Why Luis Benitez Believes The Outdoor Recreation Industry Needs A Seat In Washington, D.C.

Benitez wants to harness his past experience as the first director of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office to create a similar entity in the federal government. But can the accomplished mountaineer get Americans—especially Beltway politicians—to see the benefit of coordinating our outdoor adventures?

Looking for Tips to Tackle Colorado Fourteeners? Check Out the Next Summit.

Alex Derr turned the blog into a resource to educate hikers and climbers so they can be safer, more responsible, and have more fun in the high country.

Casa Bonita's bright pink exterior

Inside the Reopening of Casa Bonita With Trey Parker and Matt Stone

The South Park creators dish on whether buying Casa Bonita was a good business decision, how they used South Park to telegraph what was going on with the restaurant’s renovation, and which one of them will be dressing up in the infamous gorilla suit.

Cliff divers at Casa Bonita

All (OK, Most, or at Least Some) of Your Burning Casa Bonita Questions, Answered

Will you still line up, cafeteria-style? There’ll still be cliff divers, right? What about the sopaipillas? We’ve got answers for you—finally.

The 983 Big Cheesy at Cherry Cricket.

The Best Burgers in Denver and Beyond

Check out our updated list of favorite restaurants serving crave-worthy renditions of the bun-and-protein combo, including 15 new additions.

Inside Denver’s New Vinyl Record Pressing Plant

Vinyl Me, Please, the Denver-based record-of-the-month club, will open its own record pressing plant in RiNo this year. We go inside the art and science of making LPs and how the new facility will complement a burgeoning music district in the Mile High City.

Season Preview: Colorado Avalanche Hockey

The Avs return one of the best core group of players in the game—but several offseason personnel changes may make their road to the Stanley Cup Finals more difficult than it was last season. Here’s what we’ll be watching for when the puck drops on October 12.

10 Great Alpine Lake Hikes in Colorado

Hiking is more about the journey than the destination, but backcountry trekking is only made that much better when the trail leads to a picturesque lake.

Colorado Avalanche Defeat Tampa Bay Lightning To Win Stanley Cup

After failing to close out the Bolts in Denver on Friday, the Avs won 2-1 to bring home the franchise’s third NHL Championship and first since 2001.

Star Bar

17 of Denver’s Best Dive Bars

Prime people watching, cheap drinks, a no-fuss ambience—no matter what you’re looking for in an unpretentious watering hole, these favorite spots in the Mile High City and beyond are sure to quench your thirst.

The Best Record Stores in Denver

We browsed LP bin after LP bin to bring you our six favorite places for vinyl records in the Mile High City.

The Beginner’s Guide to Climbing Colorado’s Thirteeners

Centennial State fourteeners get all the glory, but Colorado’s 13,000-foot mountains are just as beautiful—and far less crowded.

Pacific Peak (Northeast Slopes)

One of the most gorgeous hikes in the state, the Spruce Creek Trail also delivers you to one of the most forbidding-looking thirteeners in Colorado.

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