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Category: Hiking
Meet at Harrison Park, in Bloomington at 6:30 pm and hike for about 2 hours along Nine Mile Creek down to the Minnesota River and back. Directions: Exit from I-35W on to 98th St, and head west. After less than ¼ of a mile, bear left onto Old Shakopee Rd. After 1/3 of a mile …
Weeknight Hike — Nine Mile Creek, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:30 pm Monday, July 9th to bike a 12-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Meet by Hamm Memorial Waterfalls next to Spring Cafe at Como Park Pavilion. We intend to bike every Monday night through August, alternating between 12 and 21 mile loops. Call if you’re running late: David Byrne …
Monday Night Bike Ride — Spring Cafe at Como Park Pavilion, MNView trip details »
We got rained out this past weekend so we have rescheduled. Our club has been asked be in a Train the trainer video on how to do a buckthorn pull and search for early invasive species detection. We do the work and Audrey, from the U of Mn will film us doing the work. Meet …
Category: Hiking
Take a break this Saturday and join me for a quick hike around Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis with its stately homes, wooded islands, and long north arm. We’ll meet at 5:30 on the west edge of the lake in the park off West Lake of the Isles Parkway between Newton Avenue and Penn …
Hike and Shakespeare in the Park — Lake of the Isles, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:30 pm Thursday, July 5th to bike a 14-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Flat Earth Brewing is in the old Hamm’s Brewery overlooking Swede Hollow at 688 Minnehaha Ave. East, St Paul, MN 55106 flatearthbrewing.com . We intend to bike every Thursday night through August, alternating between 14 and …
Thursday Night Bike Ride — Flat Earth Brewery, MNView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Hiking, Camping
Want to try backpacking for the first time? Maybe you’ve done it once but someone else did the planning? Do you want to learn how to plan and complete your own backpacking trip? If so, this trip is for you! This 4-day, 3-night trip will be open to 5 Rovers who have been on 0 …
Beginners Backpacking — Superior Hiking Trail, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Before the BBQ. Before the fireworks. (More importantly, before it gets too busy around the lake!) Start your July 4th with a hike around Bde Maka Ska (Lake Calhoun, 3.1 mi) and Lake Harriet (2.75 mi). Join me at 10:00 a.m. for an approximate six-mile hike of conversation and great people watching. Moderate speed. We’ll try …
Midweek Hike — Bde Maka Ska (Lake Calhoun) and Lake Harriet, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:30 pm Monday, July 2nd to bike a 21-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Meet by Hamm Memorial Waterfalls next to Spring Cafe at Como Park Pavillion. We intend to bike every Monday night through August, alternating between 12 and 21 mile loops. Call if you’re running late: David Byrne …
Monday Night Bike Ride — Spring Cafe at Como Park Pavilion, MNView trip details »
Our club has been asked be in a Train the trainer video on how to do a buckthorn pull and search for early invasive species detection. We do the work and Audrey, from the U of Mn will film us doing the work. Meet at Highpointe Park at 11am. The address is: 10200 Goose Lake Parkway, …
Film and Buckthorn Pull — Elm Creek MN Rovers Woodlot, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Hiking, Paddling
Join us for a fun day trip up north! This will be the fourth year I’ve done this trip (but a first with Rovers.) We will carpool to Jay Cooke State Park for a morning hike (about 7-8 miles) stopping for a picnic lunch, then go whitewater rafting on the St Louis River. On the …
Hiking and White Water Rafting — Jay Cooke State Park and St Louis River, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
Join me for a conservation activity down in Whitewater State Park. On June 30th, a local volunteer and Whitewater State Park are coordinating a Wild Parsnip Pull. This is from 8am – Noon and lunch will be provided at noon after the pull. They need volunteers to help. They have been doing this for some …
Wild Parsnip Pull — Whitewater State Park, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
This will be our fifth outing to Birch Lake State Forest and cycling on the Lake Wobegon Trail, with the infamous “flat hills.” We have the entire private group camp area reserved (six sites tucked into a heavily wooded area). Big Birch Lake is walking distance away, has 12 miles of shoreline and is well …
Cycling the Lake Wobegon Trail — Birch Lake State Forest , MNView trip details »
Category: Camping, Other Summer Activities
Join us for camping on Friday night. We will have a group site at Carley State Park. There will be some people who head over to Whitewater State Park and help with the Wild Parsnip Pull event on June 30th. Since the conservation event starts at 8am, we figured it’d be nice to camp the …
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:30 pm Thursday, June 28th to bike a 21-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Flat Earth Brewing is in the old Hamm’s Brewery overlooking Swede Hollow at 688 Minnehaha Ave. East, St Paul, MN 55106 flatearthbrewing.com . We intend to bike every Thursday night through August, alternating between 14 and …
Thursday Night Bike Ride — Flat Earth Brewery, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
We will meet on Wednesday at 5:00 at the Rover’s Tuesday weekly meeting spot in Como Park: Park in the lot off of Midway Parkway (E of Hamline), or at the Conservatory. We’ll walk over to the Como Woodland and explore the gravel trails through primarily the wooded section of the outdoor classroom. Then up to …
Walking and “Groovin’ in the Garden” at Como Park — Como regional park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Meet at Veteran’s Memorial Amphitheater in Wolfe Park (Excelsior and Grand in St. Louis Park), for a short hike (we’ll do two loops around the little lake and park area) and then stay for socializing and music. The Hurst Family Family Experience Gospel/Soul concert will be from 7-8:30. Bring a blanket, bug spray, and a …
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:30 pm Monday, June 25th to bike a 12-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Meet by Hamm Memorial Waterfalls next to Como Lakeside Pavilion (Note: this is 1 mile south of last year’s meet point). We intend to bike every Monday night through August, alternating between 12 and 21 mile …
Monday Night Bike Ride — Como Lakeside Pavilion, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Paddling
Join us for a day trip, canoeing the placid waters of the Upper Mississippi River, southeast of St Cloud. Last year we did a similar trip, and were amazed at how wild this portion of the river seemed to be. The water is relatively shallow and you see very few buildings along the shore. We …