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Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, July 29th to bike a 13-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Saint Paul Brewing is in the old Hamm’s Brewery overlooking Swede Hollow at 688 Minnehaha Ave. East, St Paul, MN 55106. Meet in the East parking lot behind the distillery! We intend to bike every Thursday …
Thursday Night Bike Ride — St Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me on July 29th for a 2 hour moderately paced hike at Lebanon Hills in Eagan. We will start hiking at the Jensen Lake Trailhead parking lot (1398 Carriage Hills Drive) at 6:30pm (this is not the visitor center). Bring water and bug spray, as the bugs may be out as well. We’ll start …
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Monday, July 26th to bike a 12-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Meet at Pryes Brewing, 1401 West River Rd N, Minneapolis, MN 55411. We intend to bike every Monday night through August, alternating between 12 and 21 mile loops. Text if you’re coming to: Venke Davis 612-655-5702
Monday Night Bike Ride — Pryes Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
Join me for outdoor yoga at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The class is free for Arboretum members, or free with paid gate admission of $15. Let’s meet outside the Oswald Visitor Center at 11:30am to allow enough time to walk to the Shade Tree Exhibit for 12pm yoga. Pre-registration is required, check out more information …
Yoga — MN Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MNView trip details »
Let’s paddle the Cannon River from Faribault to Dundas on Sunday, July 25. Meet at put-in in Faribault at 9:30 a.m. The water level from the DNR is currently rated Medium, so I’m hoping we can paddle over any downed trees. Paddle is 12 miles with a lunch break stop by a cliff. Take-out at …
*CANCELED* Paddle — Cannon River (Faribault to Dundas), MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s hike in the morning before it gets too hot at Cottage Grove Ravine Park at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 24. Note this is a Washington County Park which requires a $7 daily vehicle fee (see https://www.co.washington.mn.us/493/Vehicle-Permit-Information). I have an annual sticker and can carry 4 passengers if we carpool from a secret Burger King …
Pre-Trip Zoom Planning Meeting: Tuesday, July 13, time 7:00 PM After you have completed the Beginner Backpacking Education Series and a Beginner Backpacking day training hiking, come practice backpacking with an overnight trip in a local park! We are offering multiple dates and times throughout the summer, pick one that works for you! As part of …
Beginner Backpacking Series: Overnight Practice Trip — Afton State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, July 22nd to bike a 21-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Saint Paul Brewing is in the old Hamm’s Brewery overlooking Swede Hollow at 688 Minnehaha Ave. East, St Paul, MN 55106. Meet in the East parking lot behind the distillery! We intend to bike every Thursday …
Thursday Night Bike Ride — St Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
The next Rovers West Side Hiking group event will be on Wednesday July 21st at 7:00pm at Richardson Nature Center in Bloomington. Address: 8737 East Bush Lake Road Bloomington, MN 55438 We will meet in the large parking lot west of the nature center, just off of E. Bush Lake Road. Please drop me an …
Hiking — Richardson Nature Center, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Plan your clothing well and you’ll be ready for anything nature throws at you — heat, cold, rain & bugs. Learn what fabrics work best, how much to pack, how to layer, and how to NOT spend a fortune. Gain the perspective of both a man and a woman about picking and packing clothing for …
Beginner Backpacking: Education Program – Backpacking Clothing SystemsView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for a hike around Crosby Farm Park for a couple of hours. Meet at the main parking lot. Last time we hiked to the west and this time we’ll explore the park to the east. Access of Shepard Road, St. Paul. Address is 2595 Crosby Farm Rd, St Paul, MN 55116. Dogs with …
Tuesday Morning Hike — Crosby Farm Regional Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Monday, July 19th to bike a 21-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Meet at Pryes Brewing, 1401 West River Rd N, Minneapolis, MN 55411. We intend to bike every Monday night through August, alternating between 12 and 21 mile loops. Text if you’re coming to: Julie McEathron 651-353-0845
Monday Night Bike Ride — Pryes Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Meet at my house in Falcon Heights at 9:00 AM. You are welcome to leave food & beverage in my house/refrigerator for post ride backyard socializing. We will ride the Reservoir Woods Trail, Trout Brook Trail, Gateway Trail and Browns Creek Trail to Stillwater. Eat Lunch and return for a backyard soiree. This is a …
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, July 15th to bike a 13-mile loop. All bikes and fitness levels are welcome. Saint Paul Brewing is in the old Hamm’s Brewery overlooking Swede Hollow at 688 Minnehaha Ave. East, St Paul, MN 55106. Meet in the East parking lot behind the distillery! We intend to bike every Thursday …
Thursday Night Bike Ride — St Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
Join me for outdoor yoga at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The class is free for Arboretum members, or free with paid gate admission of $15. Let’s meet outside the Oswald Visitor Center at 5:30pm to allow enough time to walk to the Shrub Collection for 6pm yoga. Pre-registration is required, check out more information and …
Backpacking Foodies* Within the first few steps, yards, or maybe miles of your backpacking trip, food eventually will sneak into your thoughts. So let’s be ready! This workshop will start you thinking about and planning for the food you will carry on your backpacking trip. We will share ideas about types of food, amounts of food, …
Beginner Backpacking: Education Program – Cooking/Stoves/NutritionView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Hi all, We needed to change locations for this week’s hike, hence the late posting… We will be doing the Nine Mile Creek hike in Bloomington this Wednesday 7/14 at 7:00pm. Below is a description of where to meet: The Nine Mile Creek Path: Across from the Bloomington Civic Center which is located on Old …
Hiking — Nine Mile Creek Trail, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
We’ll go for a 5 mile hike around the grounds and check out the new trail out to the farm. We can see what is in bloom. Also, as an extra option we can have lunch in the restaurant after the hike. Dogs are not allowed except service dogs. Only bad storms would cause a …
Wednesday Morning Hike — Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MNView trip details »