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Category: Other Winter Activities
Looking for something to do on Christmas? Come join me for Christmas hike and dinner! We will hike along the Mississippi River and have an outdoor fire. From there we’ll head back to my house for an early dinner of pot roast and whatever you bring. After dinner, there will be drinks and games around …
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Winter Camping
Beginner winter camping trip at the Wild River State park campground. Since we will be by the cars you can bring enough gear and clothing to spend your first winter night out comfortably. I can answer your questions about equipment and clothing choices. The Rovers’ gear locker has tents, sleeping pads, and some winter sleeping …
Category: Hiking
Does your Black Friday “To Do” list include “Get outdoors” and “Spend time with friends”? Then join us at Afton State Park for hiking and camaraderie! Afton has 20 miles of trails that wind through prairies and forests and down by the St. Croix River. Meet at the Visitor Center parking lot at 10:00 a.m. …
Come and join Shelly and I for our 3rd annual basic CrossFit training. The expert coaching staff is eagerly awaiting our arrival to show us how to get fit and have fun doing it. After we’ll leave our cars at sabertooth and walk a few blocks to Zakia Deli for some great Lebanese cuisine. From …
Sabertooth CrossFit sampler no. 3 — Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN 55413View trip details »
MEMBERS- We need you! Sign up to staff our booth for 2 hours on Fri., Sat., or Sun. and tell visitors about the new friends you’ve made, the fun trips you’ve participated in, and all the other benefits of our club. Ready to volunteer at the Rover booth? Sign up using the link below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YuQANfIlxZlf812cyTeWAA3Qxq2kwSjf64l7605x-EQ/edit?usp=drivesdk …
Midwest Mountaineering Expo — Humphrey School, Minneapolis, MinnesotaView trip details »
A Rover volunteer tradition! Remember the joy of getting a bike? You can help local kids experience that same joy! Come volunteer to clean (or fix/“wrench”) bikes for the Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) program. You must INDIVIDUALLY REGISTER here: http://fb4k.org/volunteer/ (use group name MN Rovers) Rovers have had so much fun doing this the …
Volunteer to Clean or Fix Bikes: Free Bikes 4 Kidz — New Hope, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Other, Winter Trips
Wilderness First Aid Class 8:30 to 5 Saturday and Sunday Nov 11. Instructor: Tom O’Neal. Tom has a wealth of experience as a First Responder and WFA instructor for Boy Scouts and various outdoor groups. He does ski patrol and bike patrol at a wide range of events.Saturday TBA, Sunday Lunds/Byerlys Community Room, Edina, 50th …
Wilderness First Aid Training — Edina (Sun.), (Sat. TBD), MinnesotaView trip details »
A Rover volunteer tradition! Remember the joy of getting a bike? You can help local kids experience that same joy! Come volunteer to clean (or fix/“wrench”) bikes for the Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) program. You must INDIVIDUALLY REGISTER here: http://fb4k.org/volunteer/ (use group name MN Rovers) Rovers have had so much fun doing this the …
Volunteer to Clean or Fix Bikes: Free Bikes 4 Kidz — New Hope, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Paddling
Registration is open for the (mostly) Annual Whitewater State Park Halloween Trip in SE MN (2 hrs south of the TC). Activities may include: biking, hiking, geocaching, fishing, paddling, socializing AND celebrating Halloween, complete with a costume party, pumpkin carving, even prizes!! The Whitewater Group Center has cozy cabins for sleeping; a modern bathroom with …
Whitewater Halloween Trip — Whitewater State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Bike 50 miles of rollercoaster hills in fall colors to bluffs on the Mississippi River and back along the Trimbelle River. Meet 10 am at Glen Park in River Falls, WI. Take I-94 east to Wisconsin then exit #3 on Hwy 35 south to River Falls. Go though downtown, turn right (west) on Park Street …
Bicycling: River Falls Rollercoaster — River Falls, WIView trip details »
Enjoy the fall weather with a paddle on the Mississippi River (2-3 hrs) – and a bike ride (8 miles) back to your car. No kayak – no problem? Paddleshare.org has online reservable rentals! ($25. Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park. 12:00-3pm rental.) But only a few left, so act fast. You do need your own …
Come join the fun, exhilaration, and sense of accomplishment by removing buckthorn from a woodlot at Murphy-Hanrehan Park. This woodlot was identified as a high quality forest community by the Three Rivers Park district, but with a developing invasion of buckthorn. In 2014, the woodlot was adopted as a focus area to retain the area’s …
Conservation–Buckthorn beat back — Murphy-Hanrehan Park, MinnesotaView trip details »
A social night out listening to good music. From their web site: Rich vocal harmonies merge with intimate layers of guitar, fiddle and banjo to define the lush sound of Dusty Heart. Barbara Jean and Molly Dean are two songwriters recognized in their own right for their poetic lyrics and distinct vocal styles that when …
Social–music concert — Landmark Theater, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
A Rover volunteer tradition! Remember the joy of getting a bike? You can help local kids experience that same joy! Come volunteer to clean (or fix/“wrench”) bikes for the Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) program. You must INDIVIDUALLY REGISTER here: http://fb4k.org/volunteer/ (use group name MN Rovers) Rovers have had so much fun doing this the …
Volunteer to Clean or Fix Bikes: Free Bikes 4 Kidz — New Hope, MNView trip details »
Meet at Bavarian Gasthaus Hunter Restaurant parking lot at 2:00 PM. The lot is a block from the Brown’s Creek Trail. Hike or Bike to the trail. For hiking, go east or west based on a vote (the eastern route will lead to the trail that parallels Brown’s Creek). For biking we will go into …
Octoberfest Hiking or Biking — Stillwater, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Other Summer Activities
Join us for a fall weekend at Frontenac State Park. A group campsite for 30 Rovers has been reserved. There will be plenty of opportunities for hiking, biking, bird watching, fall color viewing, stargazing with Suresh and more. For camping meals will include group dinners on Friday and Saturday nights. You’ll need to provide your …
Category: Trail Maintenance
Thursday evening (12th) the crew will drive up to Heston’s Lodge on Gunflint Lake and stay overnight in cabins. Friday the crew will hike in to the BRT on the Crab Lake Spur trail and clear west to the western BWCAW boundary and return to Heston’s Lodge. Trail clearing will continue on Saturday. Then return …
Non-Mechanized Trail Clearing on Border Route — Border Route Trail, MNView trip details »
Category: Trail Maintenance
Work on the western end of the Border Route Trail. Leave Thurs. PM, Return Sun. PM. Stay in donated modern cabins on Gunflint Lake. If you can walk in the woods, you can do this. Good scenics. Carpool transportation.
Trail Clearing on the Border Route — Gunflint Lake, MNView trip details »