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Category: Hiking
Join me for a morning hike around Cedar Lake on Wednesday, September 27 to enjoy the serene beauty of this urban lake. We will be hiking about 3 miles around Cedar Lake on a mixture of paved paths and beautiful but uneven wooded paths. At times it is hard to imagine we are in the …
Category: Bicycling
Join us for an evening ride. We’ll meet at the parking lot at the corner of Glenwood and Thomas, near Utepils Brewing (225 Thomas Ave N #700, Minneapolis, MN 55405). I plan to leave promptly at 5:30 to give us time to get back before sunset at 7:01 (bring lighting if you have it, just …
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking September 25th at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 5:00 pm. The parking is neighborhood parking. The routes are on mostly bike trails with occasional exceptions of short times on the bike lanes on roads and will vary each week. Plan on biking 17-20 miles with the length of …
Category: Backpacking
The Border Route Trail (BRT) is a 65-mile-long hiking trail that crosses the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the far northeast corner of Minnesota and follows the international border between Minnesota and Ontario, Canada. It connects with the Superior Hiking Trail on its eastern terminus and with the Kekekabic Trail on its western end …
Experienced Backpacking Thru Hike — Border Route Trail, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for a morning hike around Lake Harriet (Dakota name – Bde Unma) to enjoy this autumn morning. We’ll start our hike at 9:30 a.m. at the Lake Harriet Bandshell. I will be waiting at the back of the benches and will try to remember to wear my Rovers gear. The hike around the lake …
Category: Hiking
Join us for a moderately paced hike of 5 miles in beautiful William O’Brien State Park. We will meet at the Interpretive Center on the west side of the park. Introductions at 9:30; start hiking at 9:45, following the Hiking Club Trail. Group lunch after for those interested. Hope to see you there!
Hiking — William O’Brien State Park, Marine on St. Croix, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Come and join us for a hike at Dodge Nature Center! We will hike on grass/wood chip trails around the woods and wetlands on the Main and Marie properties. Plan for the possibility of mosquitoes and ticks. Unfortunately, dogs (except service dogs) are not allowed on these trails. The walk will take about 1.5-2 hours. I …
Hike — Dodge Nature Center – Main Property, West St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
Pre-Trip Zoom Planning Meeting: Wednesday, September 6, 7:00 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 …
Category: Hiking, Camping, Paddling
I have reserved the two camps sites at the Osprey location on Loon Lake, located in the Sylvania Wilderness Area in the Michigan UP, for the nights of September 22-24. Sylvania is a gem of a wilderness area located near Watersmeet and is part of the Ottawa National Forest. The recreation area features camping, canoeing …
Category: Paddling
The canal between Cedar Lake and Lake of the Isles is open. The weather Friday looks good. Join me for a paddle and a chance to see the new canal Friday at noon. Use your own kayak, arrange to use one from the locker or take advantage of the last day of boat rental n …
Category: Hiking
Join us for a 2 hour moderately paced hike at Lebanon Hills. We will meet at the Jensen Lake Trailhead parking lot (1398 Carriage Hills Drive) at 5:30pm. (This is not the visitor center) We will start at trail point 2 and walk counterclockwise. The trail is mainly dirt but has some boardwalk that we’ll …
Hiking — Jensen Lake, Lebanon Hills, Eagan, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join me for biking on Sept. 20th. Let’s meet at 5:30 at 56 Brewing (3055 NE Columbia Ave, Minneapolis, 55418). I expect to ride at most 15 miles, and plan on getting back before the sun sets at 7:14, leaving time for refreshments on the patio.
Category: Bicycling
Join me for Mountain Biking at Cuyuna, near Crosby MN. We will be staying in a Yurt. Cuyuna has many levels of mountain biking to enjoy. Contact me if you’re interested in coming!
This is a 65 mile dirt and gravel route through Eau Claire County Forest and Clark County Forest near Augusta, Wisconsin. It should be a very pretty ride. The first day of riding will be about 45 mi on Tues, Sept 19. To get an early start we will camp at the Coon Fork County …
Bikepacking — Coon Fork County Park, Augusta, WIView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking September 18th at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 5:00 pm. The parking is neighborhood parking. The routes are on mostly bike trails with occasional exceptions of short times on the bike lanes on roads and will vary each week. Plan on biking 17-20 miles with the length of …
Category: Hiking
Let’s hike an estimated four miles at Afton State Park at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16. Meet at the visitor center at 10:15 so we can start hiking at 10:30. The visitor center is a 1-2 miles drive from the park entrance. When you reach the parking lots on your right, park and you’ll …
Category: Hiking
Join me for a 4-5 mile easy walk along Nine Mile Creek (Harrison Picnic Grounds at 1701 West 100th Street, Bloomington, MN.), starting at Harrison Picnic Grounds parking lot in Bloomington. We will hike a route along Nine Mile Creek and to Minnesota River. We’ll be doing a simple out-and-back route, staying on the maintained …
Category: Other Summer Activities
Join us and other Rovers in its conservation efforts and be a part of the prairie restoration process! Hike with us into gorgeous, lush prairies to collect native wildflower seeds. All seeds collected will support the continued restoration of the nearly 2,000 acres of prairie in Three Rivers’ parks. No experience necessary – we will …
Prairie Restoration Seed Collection — Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve Savage, MNView trip details »