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Please join us for a Monday evening bike ride at 6:00 pm on May 19th. The location is the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN, 55406. The rides on Mondays will typically be between 17-20 miles over 2 hours on bike paths (it’s an awesome bridge). The route currently planned for this Monday …
Monday Evening Bike ride — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Possibly the last chance to try Indoor Rock Climbing for this summer. This trip is to give people an opportunity to try rock climbing either for the first time or to ‘get back into it’ for those who’ve climbed sometime in the past. NO EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED – just a willingness to give it a …
Beginner Indoor Rock Climbing — Vertical Endeavors Mpls, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s hike Hells’ Gate and Quarry Loop trails in Banning State Park (61101 Banning Park Rd) on Sunday, May 18th, starting at 9:50am. Moderate pace. We’ll meet at the main parking lot (not the picnic grounds) and follow the beautiful Kettle River to view old quarry ruins and lovely waterfalls for 3.5-4 miles. I have …
Get your ‘trills’ hiking Banning State Park — Sandstone, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Come and join me to explore the birds that migrate through and breed at River Bend Nature Center. Many of the migrating song birds are back now and beginning to raise the next generation. We will likely see or hear warblers, sparrows, wrens, flycatchers, woodpeckers, thrushes and vireos common in this area. Bring your binoculars …
Birding Hike — River Bend Nature Center, Faribault, MNView trip details »
Category: Trail Maintenance
Border Route Trail: spring clearing trip Arrive: Thursday May 15 for early start May16 Depart: Sunday May 18 Hold your spot deposit of $25 required. I am planning a wilderness trail clearing trip to the Watap Lake area of the BRT. We will canoe in and base camp at the western most camp site on …
Border route trail clearing — BWCA wilderness, MNView trip details »
Category: Trail Maintenance
A spring maintenance trip is planned on the east end of the Border Route Trail Friday, May 16 thru Sunday, May 18. This is hiking and trail maintenance on the Border Route Trail, a segment of the North Country National Trail, on the eastern edge of the BWCA Wilderness area. We will car camp (tents) …
Trail Maintenance-Border Route Trail — McFarland Lake , MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us 6:00 pm Thursday, May 15th to bike an 18-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! Text if you’re coming to: David …
Thursday Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
This Zoom session covers planning for the food you will carry on your backpacking trip. We will share ideas about types and amounts of food, preparation options, budgeting, and meal plans. We will cover cookstove basics and things to consider in selecting a stove. We’ll also pass on a few of our favorite discoveries about …
Beginner Backpacking Education Series: Cooking / Stoves / Nutrition — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Please join us for a Monday evening bike ride at 6:00 pm on May 12th. The location is the Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN, 55406. The rides on Mondays will typically be between 17-20 miles over 2 hours on bike paths. The route currently planned is to Theodore Wirth Park. This is …
Biking — Longfellow Grill, 2990 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Please join me for a 3-ish mile hike (up to 4 mi if the group choses) in Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington. We will head into the park and walk on trails near the ski jump and Richardson Nature Center. The route goes by forest, prairie and lakes! Trails may vary between dirt, wood …
Monday Evening Hike — Hyland Lake Park, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
This Zoom session covers choosing and using backpacking tents, sleeping pads, and sleeping bags/quilts. This session is the second of two offerings for Shelters & Sleep Systems. If you attended the first session on Thursday, April 24, you do not need to tune in again. The Beginner Backpacking Education Series of six classes is open …
Beginner Backpacking Education Series: Shelters & Sleep Systems — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Paddling
Meet at 7:30. Moonrise is at 8 p.m. bring a headlamp or light. PFD must be worn. The water will still be chilly so dress for it. Email me if you plan to come. You will need to provide your own kayak or canoe or make arrangements with the equipment locker to use a Rover …
Full moon paddle — Lake Nokomis canoe launch, MnView trip details »
Category: Hiking
BLUEBELLS! Lots of them! Carley State Park has a Bluebell Trail along the Whitewater River and they are reputed to be at their peak right now. Let’s go and see! Carley State Park is just east of Rochester and near Whitewater State Park. We will meet 10 a.m. at the parking lot near the picnic …
Category: Backpacking
This hike is open to registered participants in the 2025 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! Day hike goals are to: Think about what you …
Category: Hiking, Trail Maintenance
This is a wilderness trail maintenance trip on the South Lakes Trail using hand tools to clear dead fall and brush. We will have a meet and great dinner at Trail Center Lodge on Poplar Lake 7611 Gunflint Trail at 5:30 Friday May 9th. After dinner we have a short drive and stay at Rockwood …
Trail Maintenance — South Lake Trail-BWCA, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Hike a Big Woods remnant with a diversity of wildflowers, ferns, sedges with an ephemeral pond and creek. This hike is quite hilly and entirely on dirt paths which may be muddy. The hike will be at a slower paced since we’re focusing on nature. Piliated and other woodpeckers can frequently be spotted so feel …
Nature Hike — Riley Creek Woods Conservation Area, Eden Prairie, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Let’s do some campING, hikING, bikING, paddlING, birdING, laughING, otherING along the banks of the Mighty Mississippi. Perrot State Park is located on the Mississippi River flyway and next door to the: Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (website) Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (Facebook) Great River State Trail (user fee) Confluence of the Trempealeau and Mississippi Rivers and …
Category: Hiking
Join Us on a hike through pretty Simon’s Ravine and around Thompson Lake & Park. Moderate pace, Good workout with hills. Meetup Location: Simon’s Ravine Trailhead. Hike Plan: Begin at Simon’s Ravine Trailhead and walk up, up, and away to Thompson Lake Park, circle it, and return on a paved and forested path. We will …
Hiking — Simon’s Ravine Trailhead/South Saint Paul, MNView trip details »