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Category: Other Summer Activities
OUT Venture is a new outdoor activities Pride sponsored event that you can attend. MEMBERS – We need volunteers! Sign up to staff our MN Rovers booth for a two-hour shift on Saturday and tell visitors about the new friends you’ve made, the fun trips you’ve participated in, and all the other benefits of our …
Volunteer – OUT Venture — Boom Island Park, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Trail Maintenance
Hiking and end of winter deadfall sweep on the Border Route Trail East end just outside the BWCA Wilderness. Using hand and some power tools. Lots of hiking on the BRT overlooking famous Pidgeon River and South Fowl Lake is expected. As an added bonus we will install the New North Country National Scenic Trail …
Border Route Trail East End Maintenance — McFarland Lake, BWCAW, Cook County, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Meet at 7 pm at the Morain picnic reservation area (Pavillion) in French Park (directions below). We will hike some combination of the Lakeview, Medicine, and Skyline trails which should be around 3 miles. The route is mostly flat but there are a few fairly steep hills. I don’t anticipate we would be hiking in …
Night Hike — French Regional Park, Plymouth, MNView trip details »
VirtualCategory: Backpacking
Choosing a backpack can be overwhelming for both beginner and experienced backpackers. We will help you find a backpack the proper size and fit along with helpful hints to make your backpacking adventures more enjoyable. We will also cover other important hiking gear, including hiking boots and trekking poles. Meeting is via Zoom; link will …
Category: Other Summer Activities
Rovers will meet with Three Rivers Parks Natural Resources staff and other volunteers to pull invasive narrow-leaf bittercress at Hyland Park in Bloomington, followed by dinner / social time. Narrow-leaf bittercress is worse than garlic mustard with explosive seeds that can spray 15 feet in every direction, but it is just getting started in MN …
Category: Other Summer Activities
Meeting Together again! Come celebrate the first outdoor in-person meeting of 2022! Everyone is welcome. Potluck everyone bring something to share (for 6 ppl): appetizer/finger food Chips & Salsa, popcorn, snacks lemonade/soda Dessert Bring along (if you want): Yard Games Slackline Kids 🙂 And GREAT conversation! Como Park Picnic Shelter (Map) West Picnic Shelter – …
First Outdoor Meeting Potluck — Como Park, St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking on Monday, May 16 at 5:43 pm at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis. The parking is neighborhood street parking. The pace is 10-12 mph with mileage between 15 and 20 miles. The route will vary each week on bike trails. Please RSVP by text (217-248-0072) or email ([email protected]) Possible …
Monday Evening Bike Ride — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Come and join me to explore the many species of birds that utilize and breed at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park. If we are lucky, the red-headed woodpeckers will give us a good look at them. Warblers, flycatchers, woodpeckers, thrushes and vireos are common in the park, with 31 species of warblers and vireos having …
Birding Hike — Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, Nerstrand, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Let’s head across into Wisconsin for this week’s exploration of natural areas near the St. Croix River Valley. Carpenter Nature Center is an environmental education center with campuses on both sides of the river. The Wisconsin campus is just a few miles south of Hudson. We will explore the Ridgeline, Indigo, and Goldenrod Trails, looking …
Eastside Walk — Carpenter St. Croix Nature Center Hudson WI CampusView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join me on a 40ish-mile bike ride around Lake Minnetonka! This is a social ride (and my first long ride of the season), so we’ll be going ~12 MPH. Pack some snacks and prepare for possibility of rain. The ride will be cancelled if there’s a significant chance of lightning. Meet at the parking lot …
Bike Ride — Minnetonka Community Center, Minnetonka, MNView trip details »
Category: Climbing
As part of Spring Extravaganza we are we’ll do some Rock Climbing for 1st timers and novices. We will get there around 9am to get things set up. You can come then to watch set up OR show up around 10am or even as late as mid-afternoon to get an opportunity to climb. We’ll wrap …
Beginner Outdoor Climbing — Interstate Park (Taylors Falls), MNView trip details »
Category: Trail Maintenance
The trip dates have not been set yet, it will be a weekend in May hopefully a 3 day weekend. Please let me know if you are interested and what dates work for you. I do need at least one person on the trip to be certified in First Aid / CPR (NPS rules) This …
Trail Clearing on the SHT — Schroeder, MNView trip details »
Category: Trail Maintenance
Hiking and end of winter deadfall sweep on the Border Route Trail west end just outside the BWCA Wilderness. Using hand and some power tools. Lots of hiking on the BRT overlooking famous Gunflint Lake is expected. As an added bonus we will install the New North Country National Scenic Trail signage along the BRT …
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Climbing, Other Summer Activities
The Extravaganza is our semi-annual “welcome & check us out” trip for anybody who likes the outdoors and wants to find out more about the Minnesota Rovers. Activities — including hiking, biking, rock climbing, and paddling — will be scheduled throughout the weekend. We’ll be camping in a group camp setting at Wild River State …
Spring Extravaganza — Wild River State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, May 12th to bike an 18-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! Text if you’re coming to: David …
Thursday Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Meet at 7:00pm on the west side of the Lake Harriet bandshell. We will hike about 2.8 miles around the lake, perhaps stopping along the way at the Roberts Bird Sanctuary and the Lyndale Park Rose Garden. Drop me an email so I can keep you updated if there is a weather cancellation. Bring a headlamp and some water, in …
West Side Hike — Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Perrot State Park (https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/perrot/) is located on the Mississippi River flyway and next door to the: Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/trempealeau/) Great River State Trail (user fee) (https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/greatriver/) Hip Breaker bike ride is held in early May, but here is the route (https://www.mapmyride.com/us/holmen-wi/hip-breaker-route-6869109) Tour de Trempealeau; more cycling routes (http://www.tourdetremp.com/loops/) The confluence of the Trempealeau …
Category: Bicycling
Meet behind Freight House Restaurant – Bar in Stillwater, in grassy area, 305 Water Street South, Stillwater. We will bike the approx 6 miles out and back the Browns’ Creek Trail. Then, bike and forth across St. Croix River on historic bridge. Then meet for a picnic afterwards near the river. If you prefer take-out, …
Bicycling — Brown’s Creek Trail, Stillwater, MNView trip details »