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Category: Bicycling
Try again for biking from Hopkins. Meet at The Lake Mtka Regional Trail Terminus (44.92605,-93.41082) at 6. Plan on 15-18 miles. Please let me know if you’re running late.
Category: Bicycling
Join us at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, June 19th (Juneteenth) for a 36-mile loop. We will meet at the Minnetonka Community Center parking lot. From there we will ride counter-clockwise around the majority of Lake Minnetonka, staying mostly on trails and neighborhood streets. We will stop in St. Bonifacius for a lunch break. Feel free …
Join us Monday, June 17th at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 6:00 pm for a Monday evening bike ride. This will be approximately 20 miles over two hours (10-12 mph). I haven’t decided on the route yet. The parking at the Longfellow Grill is neighborhood parking and/or their small parking lot. …
Biking — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Backpacking
This hike is open to registered participants in the 2024 Beginner Backpacking Program who have completed the education session on Choosing and Fitting a Backpack. Come join us for a day training hike to experience firsthand what it’s like to hike with a fully loaded backpack! The goals of the day hike are to: Think …
Category: Bicycling
Join us at 6:00 pm on Thursday, June 13th to bike a 24-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 …
Thursday Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Biking from Hopkins. Meet at The Lake Mtka Regional Trail Terminus (44.92605,-93.41082) at 6. Plan on 15-18 miles. Please let me know if you’re running late.
Category: Bicycling
Join us Monday, June 10th at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 6:00 pm for a Monday evening bike ride. This will be approximately 20 miles over two hours (10-12 mph). I haven’t decided on the route yet. The parking at the Longfellow Grill is neighborhood parking and/or their small parking lot. …
Biking — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s hike at Schaar’s Bluff at Spring Lake Park Reserve near Hastings, MN. We’ll start at 11:30 and hike approximately 2 hours until 1:30 in a figure 8 with a restroom break halfway through. Post-hike socializing option on the grounds of Alexis Bailey Vineyard. Jazz music begins at 2 p.m. See their website for guidelines. …
Hiking — Schaar’s Bluff – Spring Lake Park Reserve, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
This ride has moved to Saturday!!! You have a choice of a 16, 26 or 40 mile ride depending upon when you turn back! Join me for a scenic 40-mile bike ride on the Dakota Rail Regional Trail. This is an out-and-back ride on a paved trail so there are options to ride shorter distances …
Biking MOVED TO SATURDAY — Dakota Trail, Wayzata, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Backpacking
This hike is open to registered participants in the 2024 Beginner Backpacking Program who have completed the education session on Choosing and Fitting a Backpack. Come join us for a day training hike to experience firsthand what it’s like to hike with a fully loaded backpack! The goals of the day hike are to: Think …
Trip FullCategory: Other Summer Activities
Join some fellow rovers for a day of sailing on Lake Superior on a 38′ sloop. In addition to the day trip, there are a limited number of spaces for those who would like to spend Friday night, Saturday night, or both aboard the boat. This is members-only trip regardless of whether you go for …
Category: Bicycling
The region southeast of La Crosse, WI has a topography that offers incredibly scenic views from lightly traveled roads, making ideal bicycle touring. The downhills are screaming spectacular. In this self contained tour we will carry all of our gear through rural Wisconsin, staying overnight at established campgrounds. There is no support vehicle. We will …
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Hello Rovers! Join us for this year’s Rovers Astronomy Weekend trip to Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC)! This year’s trip will be from Fri. 6/07 thru Sun. 6/09. On this trip we’ll hike, paddle, nature walk and do other Roverish activities during the day, and then stargaze at night, peering at some of the sky’s cosmic wonders thru …
Rovers Astronomy Weekend — Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC), MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us at 6:00 pm on Thursday, June 6th to bike a 15-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 …
Thursday Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us Monday, June 3rd at the Longfellow Grill, 2990 West River Parkway, Minneapolis at 6:00 pm for a Monday evening bike ride. This will be approximately 20 miles over two hours (10-12 mph). I haven’t decided on the route yet. The parking at the Longfellow Grill is neighborhood parking and/or their small parking lot. …
Biking — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Bicycling
Part Two of channeling the Rovers’ Beginning Backpacking Program vibe onto two wheels… You’ve done Session 1! It’s now June, the weather has warmed, and you’re filled with bike touring knowledge. You can now imagine yourself pedaling on the way to camp. : ) Rovers membership is required. In this 4-hour afternoon session we’ll learn …
Category: Hiking
Come and join me to explore the birds that migrate through and breed at Lebanon Hills Regional Park. We will meet at the Holland Lake location at the intersection of Cliff Road and Lexington Ave. S. Most of the migrating song birds are back now and beginning to raise the next generation. We may see …
Birding/Nature hike — Lebanon Hills,, Eagan, MN, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
This hike is open to registered participants in the 2024 Beginner Backpacking Program who have completed the education session on Choosing and Fitting a Backpack. Come join us for a day training hike to experience firsthand what it’s like to hike with a fully loaded backpack! The goals of the day hike are to: Think …