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Category: Bicycling
Join us biking Monday, July 31 at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 6:00 pm. The parking is neighborhood parking. The routes are on bike trails and will vary each week. Plan on biking 17-20 miles with the length of time of the ride averaging 2 hours. I do hope to coordinate …
Category: Bicycling
Bicycle from Kaposia Landing, 800 Bryant Ave, South Saint Paul, to downtown Hastings- about 52 miles round trip. We’ll bike on the MRT (Mississippi River Trail) which has a one-mile stretch of gravel that is okay for skinny tires. We ride by a mix of beautiful woods and riverside, with some sections that are more …
Biking — Kaposia Landing, 800 Bryant Ave, South St Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Please join me for a moderately paced 5-6 mile hike at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park. I anticipate it will take about 2 1/2 hours to complete the hike. We will start early to beat the heat! We will meet in the shelter building near the parking lot. The restrooms are open. I like to hike …
Hike — Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
The purpose of the trip is to hike the Solitude trail in the Cloud Peak Wilderness near Buffalo WY. Starting at Hunters TH we will hike the 65 mile trail counterclockwise, small elevation change early gives us time to acclimate to the altitude, 8500-10,000. We’ll keep mileage at 7 miles a day first two days, …
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, July 27th 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 »
Trip FullCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Join us at Lake Carlos State Park, 2601 County Road 38 Northeast, Carlos, MN 56319 for a 4-night 5-day tent camping trip. I have reserved the Lakeview group site from Wednesday July 26 – Sunday July 30, 2022. The site has a three-sided shelter with electricity, vault toilets and a potable water spigot. Sculpted by …
Camping, Hiking, Biking, Paddling — Lake Carlos S.P., Carlos, MNView trip details »
Join us for another in the series of West Side Hikes — this time at Hyland Lake Park Reserve, located at 10145 E Bush Lake Rd, Bloomington, MN 55438. Meet in front of the Visitor Center at 7:00 pm (no “Rover time” please!) for quick introductions and maps. We will hike the woodchip trail around …
West Side Hike — Hyland Park Reserve, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Bicycle from Utipils Brewing in Minneapolis along the Luce Line Trail to Wayzata and continue couter clockwise around Lake Minnetonka, returning via Minnetonka Blvd and Cedar Lake Trail. Around 44 miles with snack stop at Norenberg Gardens with views across the lake. Depart Utipils at 9 am and anticipate return around 2 pm in the …
Biking — Mpls to Lake Minnetonka Loop, MNView trip details »
Join me for a bike ride. We will meet at the small parking lot at the corner of Glenwood and Thomas near Utepils Brewing at 6:00pm. Note that traffic is not always easy this side of town, so plan ahead if possible. Expect 15-18 miles of riding, then relaxing afterwards at Utepils.
Category: Hiking
Join us for a 3.5 to 4 mile moderately paced hike around Burnsville’s Terrace Oak Park, 12650 Parc Drive. (Note this the parking area off Burnsville Parkway NOT the parking area off County Road 11.) We will follow winding paths and conquer some pretty good hills with some sun and some shade. We will leave …
Hiking — Terrace Oaks East Park, Burnsville, MNView trip details »
Join us biking Monday, July 24 at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 6:00 pm. The parking is neighborhood parking. The routes are on bike trails and will vary each week. Plan on biking 17-20 miles with the length of time of the ride averaging 2 hours. I do hope to coordinate …
Category: Bicycling
Meet 9 am Sunday, July 23rd at Harriet Island in St Paul for a 60-mile ride. Park near the Padelford Riverboats (205 Dr Justus Ohage Blvd). We’ll bike on the MRT (Mississippi River Trail) to Hastings (which has a one-mile stretch of gravel that is okay for skinny tires). The highlight will be viewing bison …
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, July 20th to bike a 23-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 2 hour moderately paced hike at Lebanon Hills. We will meet at the Jensen Lake Trailhead parking lot (1398 Carriage Hills Drive) at 10:30am. (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 — Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
This is a relative slow walk around Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. I project that the pace will be about 24 minutes per mile, so it is more of a “stroll” than a hike. It will likely take about 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes to complete the walk. If you like to …
Category: Bicycling
Join me for a bike ride. Meet at the small parking lot at the corner of Glenwood and Thomas near Utepils Brewing at 6:00pm. Note that traffic is not always easy this side of town, so plan ahead if possible. Expect 15-18 miles of riding, then relaxing afterwards at Utepils.
Category: Bicycling
Let’s bike 20-30 Miles on Cannon Falls Trail starting at 10am. Meet at 500 Main St W, at Cannon Falls Bike Trail Head. We will take a break in Welch and other places along the trail as desired by the group. We expect the trip to last 3-4 hours depending upon how far we go …
Category: Bicycling
Join us biking Monday, July 17 at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 6:00 pm. The parking is neighborhood parking. The routes are on bike trails and will vary each week. Plan on biking 17-20 miles with the length of time of the ride averaging 2 hours. I do hope to coordinate …