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Category: Hiking, Other, Summer Trips
What’s the second best way to start your day? According to the Sail Away Cafe in Afton, it’s having breakfast at their restaurant! Yes, it’s time for the Afton Breakfast Hike – Summer Edition (yes, a little late I know). We’ll load up with a hearty breakfast at the Sail Away Cafe, burn off the …
Afton Breakfast and Hike – Summer Edition — Afton State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Summer Trips, Camping, Paddling, Climbing, Other Summer Activities
Black Hills / Devils Tower / Spearfish Canyon / Mickelson biking/ Harney’s Peak hiking / Wind and Crystal Caves / horseback riding, and so much more! The perfect time of the year to get to the Black Hills, perfect weather, bugs and tourists are gone, and the establishments are still open! We have the South …
Climbing/Hiking/Biking & More, Oh My! — Black Hills, South DakotaView trip details »
Winter’s coming! Meet the Minnesota Rovers — then join us outdoors! Autumn is just around the corner, and there is no better time to start planning your Fall& Winter getaways! The Minnesota Rovers, a Twin Cities-based outdoor recreation club, organizes low-cost opportunities for you to play outside — locally, regionally, and more. Activities include climbing, …
Category: Summer Trips, Camping, Paddling
Fall is a great time to visit the BWCA! We will meet in Duluth on Wed. the 9th around noon, and visit Duluth Pack to pick up permits& do a little shopping. Then it’s north along scenic HWY 61 to Grand Marais. Cell phones go quiet as we head up the Gunflint Trail to the …
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Summer Trips, Paddling
Hiking, biking, and paddling at beautiful Itasca State Park. We have the entire hostel to ourselves, which is across the park road from the lake where you can rent bikes, kayaks and canoes (or bring your own). Games, laughter and/or music around the campfire in the evenings or a short night hike over the headwaters …
Hostel Takeover — Itasca State Park, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Summer Trips, Trail Maintenance
Join us on accomplishing our 2015 goal of getting the Pigeon River Segment of the BRT whipped back into decent hiking condition. Please note that you’re welcome to join us for one, two, or all three days. Please get in touch with Ed Solstad, the organizer to arrange details. On Friday morning we’ll be meeting …
Category: Hiking, Other, Summer Trips
We will spend about an 1:15 – 1:30 hiking the 150 acres of Wood Lake Nature Center starting at 6:30. If there is interest, we can go for ice cream at a nearby DQ after the hike. Bring bug spray! We will meet at the main entrance outside of the office building. 6710, Lake Shore …
Hiking at Wood Lake Nature Center — Richfield, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other, Summer Trips
Meet at the West Trail Head off Johnny Cake Ridge Road. Bring water and comfortable hiking shoes
Evening Hike — Lebanon Hills Regional Park, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Summer Trips
Make the trek for an AMAZING hiking experience at Lake Elmo Park Reserve in Lake Elmo, MN. The HIKE will be a 5.3 mile loop around Lake Margaret—Brown’s Pond& swinging past the southern portion of Lake Elmo. You will see Cranes..Deer..Turkey..various Songbirds& perhaps Raptors !! Several steep hills make this a moderately vigorous hike with …
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Summer Trips, Other Summer Activities
Pack up your outdoor toys, a chair, and a cooler and get ready to make the trek all the way to the NW ’burbs to have some fun! Join us for biking, hiking, inline skating, swimming, picnic, etc. at and around Elm Creek Park Reserve. This year for the bike ride, we’ll be joining Trailhead …
17th Annual Summer in the Sticks & Poker Ride — Elm Creek Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Summer Trips, Camping
This is a 32 mile lollipop loop trail in the BWCA. The plan is to meet at Gander Mountaion in Forest Lake early friday afternoon and drive 4.5 hours to the Souix River Campground. We will spend the night there and get up early to hit the trail. The first day will be 12.4 miles …
Souix Hustler Trail Backpacking — BWCA, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Summer Trips, Camping, Paddling, Trail Maintenance
Stay at Gooseberry Falls (http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/gooseberry_falls/index.html) group camp site, ride in the Gitchi Gami Trail Annual Bike Ride, and enjoy other opportunities to explore the North Shore. Arrive Friday after 4:00 pm, and hike, paddle along the lake shore, take a brisk swim in Lake Superior, or just relax in the Pebble Creek group camp. You …
Gooseberry Falls Hiking/Biking/Camping — Gooseberry Falls State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Summer Trips, Paddling
Canoe/kayak trip on rivers around Eau Claire in western Wisconsin Don’t plan to lose any weight on this trip. We will meet in Eau Claire Friday evening at 6 pm at the Northwoods Brew Pub. You can see their brews on the following link. They also have excellent pies. This dinner is not covered in …
Brew, Canoe and Cheese Chew in western Wisconsin — Eau Claire, WIView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other, Summer Trips
Meet at the Visitor Center at Ft Snelling State Park at 7:00 pm for a 3+ mile hike around historic Pike Island at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. Bring water and rain gear as needed. State Park permit required if you’re driving into the park (or a $5 day permit). If you’re …
Mid-Week Hike: Pike Island — Ft Snelling State ParkView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other, Summer Trips
The mid-week hike moves to a Monday night this week. Meet at the Battle Creek Rec Center, 75 Winthrop St S, St Paul. The hike starts at 6:30 p.m. We will hike for approximately 90 minutes. Additional socializing afterward at the Dari-Ette Drive In at 1440 Minnehaha Ave E, St Paul. All are welcome as …
Mid-week Hike – Battle Creek Regional Park — St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Summer Trips, Camping
We will be flying into Fresno on Friday night or Saturday morning, picking up two cars (we need to do a shuttle), and driving to Bishop to pick up our permit, we will then head towards South Lake to get to a higher elevation to camp for the night. On Sunday we will get up …
Sierras Backpacking trip — Sierras Inyo National Forest, CAView trip details »
Category: Bicycling, Summer Trips, Camping
A 400-mile and 10-day bicycle tour of the International Selkirk Loop located in the Rocky Mountains. The ride starts in Sandpoint ID and loops through British Columbia, Washington State then back to Sandpoint ID. This will be a full self supported trip so we will be camping every night and cooking most meals.
Bicycle Tour the International Selkirk Loop — Sandpoint, IdahoView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other, Summer Trips
In the middle of winter, we dream about warm summer nights. Create some memories and join us for an evening hike around Lake of the Isles under a rare “blue moon.” We will meet outside Sebastian Joe’s at Franklin and Hennepin at 8:00 p.m., hike through the neighborhood and around Lake of the Isles for …
Once in a Blue Moon Hike — Lake of the Isles, MinneapolisView trip details »