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Category: Other Summer Activities
Pop-up prairie seed collection – I can bring up 3 guests on my Three Rivers permit and there is a ton of good seed at Carver Park (in Victoria a couple miles past the Arboretum) just ready to pick. If more people show up, we can split into two groups and take turns being the …
Prairie Seed Collection — Carver Park Reserve, Victoria, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for a hike around Bde Maka Ska and Bakkenalia at Bakken Museum. Event includes minderbenders, beer, food truck and music. Go to website for more details and tickets. https://thebakken.org/calendar/mindbender-mansion?fbclid=IwAR2jcUH3udY6KpAI67JcJww6GCAZsABxiWkmTGTERMGyEMdDzGBekMdN3g0 We will meet at 4:45 Thursday at museum visitors entrance – 3537 Zenith Ave S, Minneapolis. Hike will begin at 5:00.
Category: Bicycling
This bicycle ride is 47 miles round trip. Leave from my home at 10:00 AM. When you RSVP for this ride, I will provide my address. Ride to Stillwater via the Reservoir Woods Trail, Trout Brook Trail & Gateway Trail. Have lunch in Stillwater and return via Gateway Trail and Wheelock Parkway Trail. Everyone is …
Biking — Gateway & other trails to Stillwater, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s hike at Tamarack Nature Center at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. We’ll start hiking at 1:15 p.m. and go about 3 miles. The address is: 5287 Otter Lake Road White Bear Township, MN 55110 Post-hike socializing may include stops at the Cup and Cone or Washington Square Bar and Grill in nearby White …
Category: Hiking
We will go for a 5 mile/2 hour hike around the perimeter of the Arboretum on blacktop and grass/wood chip trails, which will be hilly in places. The autumn colors may not be peak but they should be good. Afterwards we have an option of having lunch in the restaurant. You need to order a …
Autumn Colors Hike at The Arb — Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me on Friday for a moderately paced hike along the Minnesota River where we can see huge cottonwood trees and an old oxbow lake. It will be about 9 miles. We’ll meet at the Hwy 77 Bridge parking lot (Southeast side of River) by 10am so we can start hiking on time. We’ll cross …
Category: Hiking
Join us for a moderately paced 5 mile trek through the beautiful river bluffs of Frontenac State Park (just south of Red Wing.) The foliage and views of the Mississippi should be quite nice. We encourage car pooling and you will need a state park pass on your vehicle. We will meet at the very …
Fall Colors Hiking — Frontenac State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
Come enjoy beautiful Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve and volunteer to remove invasive buckthorn! Rovers volunteers have worked in this Adopt-A-Woodlot since 2015, contributing hundreds of hours of volunteer efforts. Meet at the Horse Trailer Parking lot off of Sunset Lake Road, please arrive early or on time since we will be hiking to the work site …