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Category: Backpacking
After you have completed the Beginner Backpacking Series “Choosing, Fitting & Packing Backpacks” education session, come join us for a day training hike to experience firsthand what it’s like to hike with a fully loaded backpack! We are offering multiple dates and times throughout June and July, pick one that works for you! As part …
Category: Backpacking
Pre-Trip Zoom Planning Meeting: Thursday, June 30, 7:00 p.m. (Via Zoom) 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 …
Beginner Backpacking Series: Overnight Practice Trip — Afton State Park , MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
This is a reschedule of the June 25th event, cancelled because of (supposed) rain. Note to June 25th registrants–no need to contact me if you have already indicated you’re coming on 7/9. I will be soon be posting for a similar event on July 30th in a west Metro location. Would you like to be …
Category: Bicycling
Meet 8:30 am Saturday, July 9th at Saint Paul Brewing, 688 Minnehaha Ave E, St Paul, MN 55106. Park in the East parking lot behind the distillery! We’ll bike 34 miles on the MRT to Prescott for lunch, then on to Afton, Stillwater and return on Brown’s Creek and Gateway Trails. Text if you’re coming …
80-Mile Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Rain forced the cancellation of this ride orginally scheduled for July 4th. But Heidi and I will be coordinating the same bike ride starting at the Big Rivers Regional Trail Head, 1498 Mendota Heights Rd, Mendota Heights, starting at 10am on Saturday, July 9th. The ride will be on bike trails, down through Lilydale to …
Leisurely bike ride — Mendota Heights to Harriet Island, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Bicycling, Camping, Paddling
Brunet Island State Park, on the Chippewa and Fisher rivers, offers more than 1,300 acres of scenic beauty and recreational opportunities. Quiet lagoons and channels are excellent for canoeing and wildlife watching. The rolling landscape in Chippewa County is a product of the most recent Ice Age. The park links to the Old Abe State …
Camping, Paddling, and Biking — Brunet Island State Park, WIView trip details »
Category: Paddling
Join me paddle the Cannon River, from Cannon Falls to Welch. The distance is 12 miles with beautiful scenery and easy paddling for either a canoe or a kayak. There will be a few rocks and gravel bars to avoid and possible downed trees to navigate around. For the last few miles, there will also …
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping
If anyone is interested, I am spending the weekend Thursday 7/7 to 7/10 in Beaver Creek Valley State Park. It’s a quite pretty, but smaller park with some very nice hiking along trout streams. Super isolated, in the SE corner of the state. Nice stargazing – looks like good weather for that as well. Park …
Camping, Hiking and Bike Ride — Beaver Creek Valley SP, Caledonia, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, July 7th 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! Text if you’re coming to: David …
Thursday Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join us for an easy, two-mile urban hike at Wood Lake Nature Center. Address is 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield. There’s plenty of parking. Meet at the Interpretive Building at 7:00 p.m. Bring water, bug dope, head lamp, and your GPS if you’d like to geocache in the park. Dogs aren’t allowed in the park, …
West Side Hike – Wood Lake Nature Center — Richfield, MNView trip details »
Need a little workout on the 4th of July? Heidi and I will be coordinating a bike ride starting at the Big Rivers Regional Trail Head, 1498 Mendota Heights Rd, Mendota Heights, starting at 10am on Monday, July 4th. The ride will be on bike trails, down through Lilydale to Harriet Island in St Paul …
Leisurely bike ride — Mendota Heights to Harriet Island, MNView trip details »
Category: Climbing
This trip is tailored to give folks their initial experience in Outdoor Climbing and Route Setting & Belaying. We will meet in the parking lot of “Interstate Park State Park” (that’s what the sign reads!) which uses the same entry driveway as the Paddlewheel Boats just off Hwy 8, just before crossing bridge into Wisconsin. …
Beginner Outdoor Rock Climbing & Belaying — Interstate Park Taylors Falls, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
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 5:15 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, Mpls, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling
A sandy beach, 5 interconnected lakes for paddling (canoe, paddleboard and kayak rental available), 18 miles of hiking trails through pine, aspen and birch, road biking in the park and on the nearby paved Mesabi Trail, and 20+ miles of mountain biking at Redhead Mountain Bike Park. We have the group campsite reserved. Set up any …
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, June 30th 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
Join us for a hike in the beautiful Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, just south of Northfield. We will start in the parking area and head to Hidden Falls, then loop around the park for a few miles. Afterwards, hikers may join us for lunch at The Ole Store in Northfield. Moderate, 18-20 minute miles. …
Hiking — Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking on Monday evening, June 27 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 planned route for this ride will be to Theodore Wirth Regional Park and will be approximately 20 miles round trip on paved trails. …
Monday Evening Bike Ride — Longfellow Grill, Mpls, MNView trip details »
We will be doing a 60 mile ride either this coming Sunday. https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/5059819453 We will meet at 8, be on the road by 8:15 Starting point is negotiable, but this is the preliminary starting point: https://goo.gl/maps/BXKHWZYaunr7Ayxt6 This is some riding on the roads, esp around Afton and some on trails. There are hills. Pace for …
Biking — Two Rivers Overlook to Afton, MNView trip details »