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Category: Backpacking
In this educational session, we will cover several aspects of staying safe while in the backcountry: permitting, navigation, finding campsites, environmental factors, wildlife, and general safety. Meeting is via Zoom; link will be sent a few days in advance. (This is a repeat of the 5/3/23 session.) To register for one or more educational session, …
Beginner Backpacking Education Series: Backcountry Basics — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for a hike around Lake Harriet. 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 …
Want to play outside? If you have been looking for others who share your love of the outdoors, this is a perfect event to attend — and invite friends for a watch party! See an awesome slideshow of Rovers in action, meet Rovers who will introduce you to the many benefits of our club. You’ll …
Intro Show: Meet the Rovers! — Zoom PresentationView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking on Monday, May 8 at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 6:00 pm. The parking is neighborhood parking. The rides will be 17-20 miles over two hours. The planned routes will wary each week almost entirely on bike trails. There are several nice routes for rides from this location. …
Trip FullCategory: Backpacking
After you have completed the Beginner Backpacking Series “Choosing, Fitting & Packing Backpacks” education session (4/6/23), 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 May and June; pick one that works for you! As …
CanceledCategory: Hiking, Trail Maintenance
Cancelled due to the snow. McFarland is still inaccessible. Border Route Trail Spring trail maintenance crews needed. East end Trip May 5 to 7 with two or three day options available. Limited to 18 Hikers and crew members. Hiking and end of winter deadfall sweep on the Border Route Trail East end just outside the …
CanceledCategory: Backpacking, Trail Maintenance
This is a self-supported backpack trip into the BWCA for trail maintenance on the Border Route Trail. We will have a meet and great at the Trail Center Lodge Restaurant for lunch (lunch not included) at 12:00 before driving to the Meyhew Lake Trail Head. From there we will backpack about 1.6 miles and set …
Border Route Trail Spring maintenance — Sock Lake BWCA, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, May 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: Backpacking
In this educational session, we will cover several aspects of staying safe while in the backcountry: permitting, navigation, finding campsites, environmental factors, wildlife, and general safety. Meeting is via Zoom; link will be sent a few days in advance. To register for one or more educational session, send your name, email address, and phone number …
Beginner Backpacking Education Series: Backcountry Basics — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Meet at 7:00pm at the parking lot on the southern end of Springview Road within Carver Reserve Park just south of the Carver Archery Range. We will start from the parking lot and hike the easy paved looping trail that wraps around Lake 2. Total distance is about 3 miles. See this link for the Carver Archery Range within Carver …
Westside Hike — Carver Reserve – Victoria, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Let’s go biking! 6pm on Wed May 3. We’ll start from the parking lot at the corner of Glenwood and Thomas Avenue (where you would turn to go to Utepils Brewing (225 Thomas Ave N #700, Minneapolis, MN 55405)). I’m planning it to be mostly trails, but we will have some limited sections on what …
Bike ride — Utepils Brewing (Bryn Mawr)., MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
This Zoom session will cover a general overview of backpacking. Topics include trip planning, Leave No Trace, water treatment, hygiene, types of gear to bring/leave home and food storage. (This is a repeat of the April 3 session.) To register for one or more educational session, send your name, email address, and phone number to [email protected]. …
Beginner Backpacking Education Series: General Backpacking Skills — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking on Monday, May 1 at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 5:45 pm. The parking is neighborhood parking. All bikes and fitness levels welcome. The planned route is to take the Midtown Greenway to the Cedar Trail and cross my favorite bridge, the Dakota-Edgewood. The ride will be approximately …
Trip FullCategory: Other Winter Activities, Other Summer Activities
Rovers happens because our members – like you! – coordinate trips. Not sure what is involved? Join us to learn more about coordinating your own Minnesota Rovers trip/activity! Learn tips to make trip coordination easy Explore ideas about potential trips Find out what resources are available to help you Team up with an experienced trip coordinator …
Trip Coordinator Workshop — Zoom, VirtualView trip details »
Curious about what’s involved in doing self-supported bike camping (where you carry your gear & food)? Whether you are considering doing an overnight trip, or one days or weeks long, this clinic aims to whet (or quell) your curiosity, or move you farther along in your decision-making (or action) process. Here’s what will be covered: …
Intro to Self-Supported Bike Camping Clinic — St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Rovers volunteers help haul boats for the annual Boat Auction in exchange for reduced pricing for our booth. The event happens “rain or shine” and if rain anticipated we’ll have a small shelter to be under but bring appropriate rain gear (which can be left in your vehicle as most parking is within a block …
Category: Hiking
Start your weekend with a morning hike at Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington! We’ll leave from the Visitor Center at 9:30 a.m. for a hike of 1.5ish hours. Well-socialized dogs are allowed. Per Three Rivers policy, they must be on a 6-foot leash and are allowed on paved and turf trails. Bring your rain …
Hike — Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
MEMBERS – We need booth schmoozers! Sign up to staff our booth for a two-hour shift at the Midwest Mountaineering Spring Outdoor Adventure Expo on Friday, Saturday or Sunday and tell visitors about the new friends you’ve made, the fun trips you’ve participated in, and all the other benefits of our club. Not familiar with …
Booth Volunteer — Midwest Mountaineering Spring Expo , MNView trip details »