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Category: Other Winter Activities
Meet on the lakeside patio of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, 3000 W Bde Maka Ska Pkwy Minneapolis, MN 55408 There is some free on-street parking nearby, and there is a large city pay lot on the north end of Bde Maka Ska, a five-minute walk from Pimento Jamaican Kitchen. We will ice skate on Bde Maka Ska …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Come hike the 2.5 mile Hiking Club Trail at Charles A. Lindbergh State Park. The trail goes through oak and pine forest. If there is interest, we can also extend the hike by a mile or so by adding trails that are closer to the Mississippi River. Meet at the parking lot located HERE. This is …
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Other Winter Activities
We will take advantage of the manmade snow on 6 km of trails at Hyland. Even though most of the Twin Cities looks bare, brown, and dreary, there has been plenty of snow for good skiing at Hyland since late December! As of 2/8, reports on on Skinnyski.com said ski conditions were still good at …
XC Skiing — Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me on a walk/hike along the river trail, meeting at East River Flats park. There is a parking lot there and besides a little hill to get down to the river level the trail is flat. It is also paved or a board walk the whole way. I plan to walk at a moderate …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Maybe it will feel more like winter this weekend. Join me for a mid-winter hike around Lake Harriet (Dakota name – Bde Unma) this Saturday morning! We’ll meet at 10:00 a.m. at the intersection of Lake Harriet Parkway and West Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55409 (4800 East Lake Harriet Parkway). This is by the southeast part …
Winter(ish) Hike — Lake Harriet, Mpls, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for a 2-mile hike on the hiking club trail. Meet at the parking lot in the middle of the Aspen Lane loop of the campground, shown on the summer map. The trails will be icy and snowy, so I would recommend bringing cleats. There is an option of grabbing lunch in Bemidji afterwards …
Winter Hike — Lake Bemidji State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for a 3.5 miles hike down the hiking club trail at Itasca State Park. We’ll be hiking at Lake Bemidji State park earlier in the day, catching lunch in Bemidji and heading to Itasca. Park at the Douglas Lodge/Forest Inn. The south entrance to the park is closed for the Winter, so use …
Winter Hike — Itasca State Park – Hiking club trail, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
I’m going to Costa Rica this winter and hope to rent an airbnb from February 10-march 9. I would like folks to join me and 4 of us would be good but just one other would be fine too there’s a lot do do there. I rent a bike and go to Ocotal Beach. I …
Biking, Hiking & other activities — Playa del coco, Costa RicaView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking
Annual Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing and Nature Education at Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center. The trip will be Feb 9-11 with the option of making it a long weekend by staying Sunday night, Feb 11th. Come to Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center in Hackensack (north of Brainerd) for a pleasant weekend of winter fun. Activities include …
XC Skiing, Snowshoeing & Winter Fun — Deep Portage ELC, Hackensack , MNView trip details »
Category: Other Winter Activities
Meet on the lakeside patio at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen on the northeast corner of Bde Maka Ska. (near the pile of bright rental kayaks). https://maps.app.goo.gl/z6w4nqvYtnPUakkF8?g_st=im There is some free on-street parking nearby and there is a city pay lot on the north end of Bde Maka Ska with plenty of parking. (5 minute walk) The …
Category: Bicycling
Meet at the Longfellow Grill on Tuesday afternoon for a bike ride along the Mississippi. We will loop up north along the river, crossing at the Broadway bridge, head south to either the Ford Parkway, Shepard Road or I35E, depending upon the groups desire, before returning to the Longfellow. Route will be from 15 to …
Biking — MIssissippi River, Mpls/St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join me for a hike at Lebanon Hills Regional Park on Tuesday, February 6 at 1 PM. We’ll hike for 1-2 hours. Let’s meet outside the Visitor Center. Trails will be woodchips and dirt. They may be muddy. 860 Cliff Road, Eagan, MN 55123 (Map and Driving Directions) Please email or text me if you …
Hiking — Lebanon Hills Regional Park , Eagan, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Winter Activities
Meet at Bde Maka Ska North Parking Lot. This is a city parks pay lot with plenty of parking. You can recognize me by my bright green coat. Bring: Ice skates Cross country ski poles, if you like to use them Foam pad if you want something warm to sit on the ice when you …
Ice Skating — Lake Bde Maka Ska, Mpls, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Meet Saturday at 1:30 pm at the War Memorial at Summit Ave and Mississippi River Blvd for a early-season bike ride along the trails. We will do a 17-18 mile loop that starts south along the boulevard to the I-35E bridge. Crossing to the south side, we will head westward toward Fort Snelling. We will …
Category: Hiking
Heidi and Doug will be leading a moderate (18-22 minute mile) four mile hike leaving from the Schaar’s Bluff trail head in Spring Lake Park. <https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/parksTrails/SpringLake/Pages/schaars-bluff-trailhead.aspx> The views of the St Croix River are very good and it’s not unusual to spot an eagle or two. Weather looks good this week so the trails should …
Hiking — Schaar’s Bluff Trailhead, Spring Lake Park, MNView trip details »
CanceledCategory: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Have you ever gone to the Art Shanty Project at Bdé Umáŋ / Lake Harriet, Minneapolis? Artists take on the strange and wonderful task of decorating an ice shanty with a unique theme. This year is the 20th anniversary. If there is enough ice on the lake, the shanties are on the lake. Last year …
Hiking — Bdé Umáŋ / Lake Harriet, Mpls, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join me for a winter hike at Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve! 15663 Murphy Lake Blvd, Prior Lake, MN 55372 I’ll meet you at the parking lot. We’ll hike 4.1 miles (about 1.5 hrs) on the Murphy-Hanrehan Park Nature Loop. According to Alltrails, this trail was muddy in places 3 days ago. So plan accordingly. We’ll meet …
Hiking — Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Prior Lake, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for a hike around Crosby Farm Regional Park, 2595 Crosby Farm Rd., St. Paul. We will hike 3 to 4 miles, some of it off trail. This park has trails on the Mississippi River and high trails above Crosby Lake. We will use both paved and unpaved trails, but may meander down to …
Wednesday Morning Hike — Crosby Farm Regional Park, St Paul , MNView trip details »