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Category: Hiking, Other, Summer Trips, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Camping, hiking, paddling and chasing dragonflies at Glacial Lakes State Park. This is a family friendly trip. Members can hike the 16 miles of trails, paddle Signalness (Mountain) Lake, and, if interested, learn about dragonflies and damselflies. Members of the Minnesota Dragonfly Society have invited Rovers to participate in developing a list of dragonflies and …
Camping, Hiking, Dragonflies — Glacial Lakes State Park, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other, Summer Trips
Meet at the Visitor Center at Hyland Lake Park Reserve. The hike starts promptly at 7:00 p.m., so plan to be there by 6:50. We will hike for approximately 90 minutes. Additional socializing afterward at the Dairy Queen at 7700 Normandale Boulevard. All are welcome as you do not need to be a member for …
Mid-Week Hike — Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Summer Trips, Paddling
Canoe 225km of pristine, pool and riffle Bloodvein River. Drive to Bissett, Canada and fly into Artery Lake. 9 to 12 day river trip to takeout at Bloodvein Indian Reservation. Drive back.
Category: Summer Trips, Paddling
Canoe/kayak a segment of the Blue Earth river just south of Mankato where it enters the MN river. This from the book “Paddling Southern Minnesota.” “The Blue Earth is a great combination of fun class 1 rapids, dramatic rock outcrops, high wooded bluffs, and a pair of tributary waterfalls.” So the trip is limited to …
Canoeing / Kayaking the Blue Earth River — South of Mankato, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Summer Trips, Climbing
Come do some 14er mountains with two long-distance Rovers! We plan to do a few peaks over the long weekend. Which ones will depend on interests of those who come, so now’s the time to bag those peaks that you’ve been itching to do! The routes/peaks can be either hiking, technical rock climbing, or easy …
Hike or Climb Some 14'ers — Rocky Mountains, ColoradoView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Summer Trips, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Stay at Pebble Creek group camp site (the only group site along the shore of Lake Superior!) at Gooseberry Falls State Park for the Fourth of July Weekend. Set up anytime after 4 on Thursday and begin your holiday weekend enjoying hiking, biking, brisk swimming, kayaking, relaxing and picnicing. You provide your own meals and …
Pebble Creek Group Camp Site — Gooseberry Falls State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling, Summer Trips
Meet 6:30 pm in Mears Park (at the downstream corner near 5th& Wacouta) to bike a 12-mile loop up Swede Hollow, around Lake Phalen and back through the new Trout Creek Nature Center. Music from 6-9 by Gramofone, then Pistol Whippin Party Penguins. Parking meters not enforced after 5 pm. Call me if you’re running …
Thursday Night Bike Ride — Mears Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Summer Trips
Hike through historic Swede Hollow on St. Paul’s east side, near Metro State U, and continue on to the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary along the Mississippi. Leave at 6:30 pm from Swede Hollow Park on Greenbriar St, off 7th St E (Directions: from I94 east, take Mounds Blvd exit. Turn left on Mounds Blvd, right …
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Summer Trips, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
We’ve never done an adventure race and we thought this sounded like fun! Stubborn Mule Adventure Race Three Rovers will be doing the 12-hour race. Come cheer us on, create your own team, go solo, or just come up and bike or hike on your own on some of the best trails in the Midwest! …
Biking, Hiking, and/or Adventure Racing — Cable, WIView trip details »
Category: Other, Summer Trips, Climbing
Where: the parking lot just before bridge to Wisconsin near Showboat tour WEAR clothes that allow full mobility and that may get scuffed up. (Rovers will provide climbing gear.) BRING water/snack We go out after climbing for a beer/meal (optional). Those wanting to learn/practice setting climbs should be there at 3:30-4pm We set all climbs. …
Beginners Rock Climbing — Taylors Falls (aka Interstate Park), MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Bicycling, Summer Trips
Meet 6:30 pm in Mears Park (at the downstream corner near 5th& Wacouta) to bike a 10-mile loop along the Mississippi River and back through Lilydale. The Twin Cities Jazz Festival starts here with Pippi Ardennia at 6pm. Parking meters not enforced after 5 pm. Call me if you’re running late.
Thursday Night Bike Ride — Mears Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other, Summer Trips, Other Summer Activities
What better way to spend a summer evening than a delightful hike around a city lake followed by music! We’ll meet at the Lake Harriet Bandshell at 6:30 for a jaunt around Lake Harriet with a goal of being back by 7:30 to enjoy The Belfast Cowboys (a Van Morrison tribute band). There’s a warm-up …
Midweek Hike & Music! (Lake Harriet Bandshell) — Minneapolis, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Bicycling, Summer Trips
Meet 6:30 pm by Hamm Waterfall at Como Lakeside Pavilion. We’ll bike a 21-mile loop to Lake Vadnais and back to catch the Brio Brass Band. Call me if you’re running late.
Monday Night Bike Ride — Como Lakeside Pavilion, MNView trip details »
Category: Summer Trips, Other Summer Activities
MN Rovers and the BRTA have teamed up with Active Source training to offer Red Cross CPR/AED and Basic Wilderness First Aid Certification good for two years. Note that CPR/AED is optional, however, current certification is required for WFA attendance. CPR/AED is not offered separately, it is only offered in conjunction with WFA. Active Source …
Wilderness First Aid (WFA) with optional CPR/AED — Eden Prairie, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Summer Trips, Camping, Paddling
Bayfield Peninsula Camping. Join us at the Melberg family site in Frog Bay on Lake Superior, just north of Bayfield, WI. Pitch your tent right on the beach or find a secluded spot up in the woods. We will have the traditional evening campfires on the beach. Deposit covers group food, consisting of dinner on …
Bayfield Pennisula Camping — North of Bayfield, WIView trip details »
Category: Other, Summer Trips, Paddling
Let’s paddle the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes on Saturday, June 20, to celebrate the longest day of the year — 15 hours and 36 minutes of daylight! Meet at 6 p.m. Thomas Beach on the south shore of Lake Calhoun. Paddle to Brownie Lake and stop at The Tin Fish restaurant on the return trip …
Sunset Paddle on Minneapolis Chain of Lakes — Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Summer Trips, Camping, Paddling
Summer solstice has the longest days of the year, so what better way to spend 16 hours of daylight than on the North Shore of Lake Superior? A little over 4 hours from the Twin Cities, the Cascade River State Park group camp offers a basecamp for your own hiking, biking and kayaking adventures and …
Solstice Celebration Cascade River State Park — Grand Marais, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling, Summer Trips
Meet 6:30 pm in Mears Park (at the downstream corner near 5th& Wacouta) to bike a 10-mile loop along the Mississippi River and back through Lilydale. Six food trucks and music from 6-9 pm by Pasadena 68, then Jillian Rae. Parking meters not enforced after 5 pm. Call me if you’re running late.
Thursday Night Bike Ride — Mears Park, St Paul, MNView trip details »