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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 »
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 5:30pm. (This is not the visitor center) Because of the 5:30pm start, please be ready to start hiking at 5:30pm. We will start at trail point 2 and walk …
Category: Backpacking
This Zoom session covers how to find a backpack of the proper size and fit and helpful hints to make your backpacking adventures more enjoyable. We will also talk about other important hiking gear, including hiking boots and trekking poles. This session is the second of two offerings for Choosing & Fitting a Backpack. If …
Beginner Backpacking Education Series: Choosing & Fitting a Backpack — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join Us! Let’s hike together at Eagle Point Trailhead at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. This park is unmatched in its’ simple beauty. We will hike around Eagle Point Lake, near Ponds, Mighty Oaks and Prairie along a dirt, rolling path. Hike Plan: We will begin at Eagle Point Trailhead and make our way around Eagle …
Hiking/Eagle Point Trailhead — Lake Elmo Park Reserve/Lake Elmo, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
This will be the 5th annual Long Hike to Como. We’re planning to hike from my house in Eagan to the Rover meeting site at Como Park for the first meeting of the season. The length of the hike is 14 miles and we will allow 5 1/2 hours to do it. Let me know …
Long Hike to Como — Eagan to Como Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Let’s plan on doing about a 5 mile brisk hike in Lebanon Hills Regional Park Monday starting promptly at 3:00 pm from the Holland Lake trail head parking lot. We’ll figure on a hiking time of up to 1.5 hours, while circling several lakes and ponds, up and down, using much of the Northern and …
Monday near Summer Hike — Lebanon Hills Regional Park — Eagan, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Please join us for a Monday evening bike ride at 6:00 pm on May 5 . 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. Please have bike helmets and water. We should be back by dusk but …
Monday Evening Bike Ride — Longfellow Grill, Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join us for a 47 mile bike ride . Sunday May 4th at 8;30 AM. We will meet at Edgcumbe rec. center, 320 Griggs st. St Paul. We will stop for lunch at a Kowalski’s Store about 30 miles along, where you can get drinks and food. To enjoy the ride, you should have done …
Biking — 47 mile Loop Up St Paul to North Oaks, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
Join us as we continue our garlic mustard removal at this hidden Big Woods gem in the metro. We will start by signing city of Eden Prairie waivers, then have a brief tutorial on garlic mustard identification. Afterwards we will walk into the woods with bags. We will fill our bags with any invasive garlic …
Garlic Mustard Pull — Riley Creek Woods Conservation Area Eden Prairie, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s take in some views of the Straight River, and hopefully sight some turtles and spring wildflowers, including the rare Dwarf Trout Lily, at River Bend Nature Center in Faribault on Sunday, May 4. 9:30 a.m. — Meet at REI Bloomington for carpooling (optional)*. If you’d like to carpool, I we should be able to …
Hike — River Bend Nature Center, Faribault, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s hike at Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park and hopefully sight some spring wildflowers, including the rare Dwarf Trout Lily, on Saturday, May 3. In the spring, the forest floor is a spectacular wildflower garden where many plants like hepatica, bloodroot, Dutchman’s breeches, and the rare dwarf trout lily bloom. 9:00 a.m. — Meet at REI …
Hike — Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Trail Maintenance
Spring is approaching quickly and so are the trail maintenance trips on the Border Route Trail (a unit of the NPS’s North Country National Scenic Trail). This trip will focus on the non-wilderness west end which is a 17 mile section near Gunflint Lake. The non-wilderness section of trail maintenance is done with the following …
Trail Maintenance-Border Route Trail — Gunflint Lake, MNView trip details »