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Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Other Summer Activities
State Parks are busy on the weekends so join me for a Sunday through Tuesday camping trip at Jay Cooke State Park. I have reserved group camp site A for Sept 18-20. There will be hiking the Hiking Club trail and possibly part of the SHT, biking, and nightly campfires. Park trails connect to the Willard Munger …
Fall Camping — Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton , MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s explore Interstate State Park Saturday! Meet at the visitor center at 10am – we’ll start with the potholes trail then go on to other trails for a total of around 5 miles.
Category: Bicycling
Join me for a 40 mile bike ride at 10-12mph from Cannon Falls to Red Wing and back to Cannon Falls on the Cannon Valley Trail. We will be meeting at 10am at 500 Main Street West, Cannon Falls, MN. This is the Cannon Falls Downtown access. From the Twin Cities-take 52 South to the …
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Climbing, Other Summer Activities
Camp in Stockade Lake Group Site. Pay only for nights you stay. Nine days, 8 nights. CLIMBERS: Climbers must have a predetermined climbing partner, use our collaboration site to make arrangements. Area offers trad & sport climbing at all levels of ability. If you climb inside and want to experience the outdoors, this is the …
Category: Bicycling
Meet at Utepils Brewery (225 Thomas Ave N #700, Minneapolis, MN 55405) Thursday, September 15 at 5:30. The sun sets at 7:24 on this day, so we’ll have to be rolling pretty quickly here. This will be another shorter ride, 15ish miles. We’ll go east first, then up the Great River Road, west through Webber, …
Biking — Utepils Brewing in Minneapolis (Bryn Mawr)., MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking on Monday evening at September 12, 5:30 pm at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis. The parking is neighborhood parking. All bikes and fitness levels welcome. The rides are 17-20 miles long on bike trails as much as possible. The average speed is 10-12 mph and last approximately 2 hours. …
Monday evening bike ride — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Hike the Only Gorge on the Mississippi River! Did you know that the only gorge on the ENTIRE Mississippi River is in our midst? Read about it at this Friends of the Mississippi River article. Join me to hike the Winchell Trail, which will take us through this interesting, beautiful area that is in the …
Hiking — Winchell Trail and Mississippi Gorge Regional Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking, Other Summer Activities
All backpackers welcome! Beginners, experienced, new members, and in between! The more we mingle, the better. Potluck starts at 5pm and goes until 8pm. I will arrive around 4pm to start setting up. The MN Rovers thrive on community and relationships. This is what makes us AWESOME. Come grow our awesome community of backpackers by …
Backpacker Potluck — Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
Pre-Trip Zoom Planning Meeting: Sunday, August 21, 5:00 p.m. After you have completed the Beginner Backpacking Education Series, a Beginner Backpacking day training hike, and a Beginner Backpacking overnight trip, come practice with a two-night trip out in the wilderness! As part of this trip, we will ask you to dump out your backpack so …
Beginner Backpacking Series: Two-Night Practice Trip — Superior Hiking Trail , MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
For something different, come on out to Hopkins Thurs, Sept 8, at 5:30 for one of the last evening rides of the year. We’ll plan on biking the Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail to Excelsior, turning around and coming back (16.5 miles total says Nancy B.), where we’ll head to one of several possible fine establishments on …
Category: Backpacking
Overnight on the Superior Hiking Trail for a short backpack trip. This is not a beginner trip. Will meet at Wild Valley Road Trailhead Parking lot at 8am SHARP on Labor Day (Monday 9/5). A shuttle van will pick us up and bring us to the 131st Avenue Trailhead (Fond du Lac). From there we …
Backpacking — Superior Hiking Trail-Jay Cooke SP, Duluth, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Hiking from Snelling Lake beach area to and around Pike Island and back. Followed by a picnic supper and bonfire. Bring: Picnic dinner for yourself, chair/beverage, I will provide charcoal for picnic grills and wood for a bonfire. Join me at 2:00 pm for a 6+ mile hike starting at the Snelling Lake beach area …
Hiking/Picnic/Grill/Bonfire! — Fort Snelling State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping
Join me for a 950 mile bicycle tour of the Gaspe Peninsula with stunning coastal scenery. Fly in to Quebec City then start a bike tour of the Gaspe Peninsula along the Saint Larence River camping along the way. Some of the rest days will include: Pointe a la Renommee Light House North America’s first …
Bicycling the Gaspe — Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, CanadaView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join me for a 48 – 62 miles loop bike ride between Minneapolis and Lake Minnetonka. Start 9 AM in Minneapolis (location meeting details will be shared Friday Sept 2), ride Luce Trail to Wayzata Beach in Wayzata. Loop 22 miles around Lake with side stop at the Norenberg estate gardens for lunch/snack; return via …
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, September 1st to bike a 24-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! This is the last Thursday ride …
Thursday Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join us for an easy morning urban hike at Wood Lake Nature Center. The address is 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield. There’s plenty of parking. We will meet in front of the Interpretive Building at 10:00 am. After our two mile hike you may want to spend some time in the interpretive building viewing the …
Morning Hike — Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield , MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
Join your fellow Rovers to collect prairie seeds that will be used to restore native prairie habitats in Three Rivers Parks! Late summer and fall are beautiful on the prairie with grasses, wildflowers, butterflies and the sounds of crickets. I absolutely love collecting prairie seeds. I’ll be happy to help you learn the targeted plants …
Prairie Seed Collection — Murphy Hanrehan Park Reserve, Savage, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking on Monday evening August 29 at 5:55 pm at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis. The parking is neighborhood parking. All bikes and fitness levels welcome. The rides are 17-20 miles long on bike trails as much as possible. The average speed is 10-12 miles per hour and last approximately …