At the edge of Colorado Springs’ north-side mountains, David Deitemeyer steps across a creek where a bridge is to be built.
The bridge will cross from a parking lot here beneath Pikeview Quarry, the historic scar turning green from reclamation. Deitemeyer represents the city’s Parks Department, which back in 2020 made a deal for the old mining company’s base here beside the creek. On the other side a trail is under construction, weaving the hills toward Blodgett Peak.
The trail could open in the fall, Deitemeyer says, along with the parking lot and bridge that he foresees lending a certain effect…