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Category: Other Winter Activities
Is walking or biking the Camino de Santiago on your bucket list? Join Sharee M. and I for an Urban Hike, followed by the “Basics” – Camino de Santiago, Spain” program at Midwest Mountaineering. Sharee will coordinate a 45 minute urban hike in the area – route to be determined. Sometime a little bit of …
Category: Other Winter Activities
Join me for a Pre-Rovers meeting “Urban Hike” at Como Lake in St. Paul. Plan to meet at the Como lakeside park pavilion at 5:45 pm. We will walk clockwise on the bike path around the lake, which is a total of approximately 2 miles. The path is cleared and lit, and there is free …
Join Three Rivers Park District’s battle against Oriental Bittersweet, an invasive vine, by participating in an “Invasive Blitz” at Elm Creek Park Reserve on Saturday, February 22! We are shooting for 10 volunteers to scout the woods as a group. Meet at the Elm Creek Archery Range parking lot (13387 129th Ave N, Dayton, MN 55327) – at …
Oriental Bittersweet Hunt — Elm Creek Park Reserve, Maple Grove, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Winter Activities
The Minneapolis Polar Plunge will be on Saturday, February 29th, 2020, so this means the annual pre-event fireworks should be the evening of Friday, February 28th at 7pm! Join me for an Urban Hike around the lake, followed by viewing the fireworks from Thomas Beach. Meet at 5:45 pm at the Thomas Beach parking lot/beach …
Urban Hike and Fireworks! — Bde Maka Ska (Lake Calhoun), Mpls, MNView trip details »
Yes, it’s 3/14 – no better time for a winter hike and social than on Pi day! 10:00 AM we will meet at the north end of Lake Harriet near the band shell, 4135 West Lake Harriet Parkway. Free parking is available nearby, mind any restrictions. Portable toilets on site. Plan to hike one lake …
Pi Day Winter Hike and Social — Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s visit the National Eagle Center in Wabasha to SOAR with the Eagles and see a live presentation of raptors in flight. We’ll plan to arrive for the 2 p.m. show https://www.nationaleaglecenter.org/soar-week4/ We’ll stop to hike up Barn Bluff (He Mni Can) in Red Wing on the way to Wabasha. Stairs have been icy in …
Hiking, Raptor Watching/Learning — National Eagle Center, Wabasha, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling, Hiking, Other Summer Activities, Paddling
Save the Dates: June 18-21 Join us once again for Rovers Astronomy Weekend, back at Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC) near McGregor, MN, about a 2.5-hr drive north of the Twin Cities. During the day, enjoy hiking, biking, bird watching and more at LLCC and surrounding parks (activities/schedule TBD). At night, when the stars come out, …