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Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, August 11th to bike a 19-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 Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Come and join us for a hike at Lebanon Hills Regional Park. We’ll hike for approximately an hour and a half. Afterwards, if you want to have a quick swim to cool off, you can do it right there and changing rooms are nearby. The street address is 860 Cliff Rd, Eagan, but right now Cliff …
Hike & Optional Swim — Lebanon Hills, Eagan, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking on Monday evening August 8 at 5:55 at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis. The parking is neighborhood parking. All bikes and fitness levels welcome. The ride will be between 17-20 miles on bike trails. Please text 217-248-0072 or email [email protected] to RSVP.
Category: Bicycling
This is a repeat of last Saturday’s ride but at a new starting location. Bike 55 miles of rollercoaster hills to bluffs on the Mississippi River and back along the Trimbelle River (with an option to finish after 37 miles.) Pack a lunch and meet at 9:30 am Sunday, August 7th, at Forestville Vines Winery …
River Falls Rollercoaster Bike Ride — Forestville Vines Winery, WIView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Backpacking
Pre-Trip Zoom Planning Meeting: Wednesday, August 3, 7:00 p.m. After you have completed the Beginner Backpacking Education Series and a Beginner Backpacking day training hike, come practice backpacking with an overnight trip in a local park! As part of this trip, we will ask you to dump out your backpack so we can help ensure …
Beginner Backpacking Series: Overnight Practice Trip — Wild River State Park , MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Please join me for a 4-5 mile easy walk along Nine Mile Creek, starting at Harrison Picnic Grounds parking lot in Bloomington. We will hike a route along Nine Mile Creek and the Minnesota River. Our route will take us on grass, wood chip trails and paved trails. We will hike in light rain but …
Hiking — Nine Mile Creek hike, Harrison Picnic GroundsView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Come and join us for a hike at Lebanon Hills Regional Park. We’ll hike for approximately an hour and a half. Afterwards, if you want to have a quick swim to cool off, you can do it right there and changing rooms are nearby. The street address is 860 Cliff Rd, Eagan, but right now Cliff …
Hike & Optional Swim — Lebanon Hills, Eagan, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Other Summer Activities
Camping / hiking in Whitewater State Park Thursday 8/4 to Sunday 8/7 Park website : https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/park.html?id=spk00280#homepage Google Maps : https://goo.gl/maps/2mx941679ARSNser9 Whitewater state park is one of Minnesota’s most popular parks, east of Rochester Very low mosquito population (but beware of the gnats), great bluffs to hike up and on and trout fishing. Relatively close to …
Camping, Hiking, Biking & More — Whitewater State Park, Altura, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
Pre-Trip Zoom Planning Meeting: Thursday, July 21, 7:30 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 …
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, August 4th 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 Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking on Monday evening August 1 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 ride will be between 17-20 miles on bike trails. Please text 217-248-0072 or email [email protected] if you are coming.
Category: Paddling
Join us for a paddle around Pike Island at Ft. Snelling State Park. We will take off from the boat ramp on Picnic Island and head clockwise around Pike Island – on the Minnesota & Mississippi Rivers. Please arrive by 10am and we can unload the boats and pack them for the paddle. We will …
Category: Hiking
Join me for a early afternoon hike in Whitetail Woods Regional Park. We will do a moderately paced 4 mile walk/hike on the park’s paved trail around the lake and other trails. Mosquitoes and ticks are possible, so be prepared with bug spray. Wooded trails are shady but prairie trails are full sun, so you …
Hiking — Whitetail Woods Regional Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s meet at Vadnais Lake Regional Park. Meet at Lot C, 100 County Road F East, Vadnais Heights. (Entrance is south side of County Road F East just east of Rice Street). We will plan to hike East and SE along Vadnais Lake and then backtrack on same route. There are a couple hills, but …
Hiking — Vadnais-Snail Lake Regional Park, Vadnais Heights, MNView trip details »
Would you like to be capable of making basic repairs or adjustments to your bicycle (or be aware of when to have it serviced at a bike shop)? Understand how to tweak your position on the bike to feel more comfortable? Learn how to confidently tackle hills? Then come to this hands-on session on Saturday, …
Category: Bicycling
Bike 48 miles of rollercoaster hills to bluffs on the Mississippi River and back along the Trimbelle River. Meet at 9 am Saturday, July 30th at Glen Park in River Falls, WI. Take I-94 east to Wisconsin, then exit #3 on Hwy 35 south to River Falls. Go through downtown, turn right (west) on Park …
River Falls Rollercoaster Bike Ride — Glen Park in River Falls, WIView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Come and join us for a hike at Lebanon Hills Regional Park. We’ll hike for approximately an hour and a half. We will meet in the visitor’s center parking lot, but at the southeast end furthest from the visitors’ center near Schultz Lake beach. The street address is 860 Cliff Rd, Eagan, MN 55123. Afterwards, …
Category: Hiking
How about a morning hike around beautiful Richardson Nature Center (8737 E Bush Lake Rd, Bloomington)? We’ll hike to dirt/woodchip trails. Meet in the parking lot of the nature center. https://www.threeriversparks.org/location/richardson-nature-center Please email or text if you plan to attend so we can wait for all!
Morning Hike — Richardson Nature Center, Bloomington, MNView trip details »