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Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Punxsutawney Phil and midwest meteorologists may have predicted more winter, but Rovers know how to thrive in the cold. Let’s do so with a Valentine’s Day hike within the beautiful U of MN Landscape Arboretum. We’ll meet outside the front door of the Oswald Visitor Center for a 2-4 pm hike along the picturesque woods, …
Valentine’s Day Hike — MN Landscape Arboretum, Chaska, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for an approximately 5 mile walk on the paved and snow cleared walking/biking trails at Carver Park Reserve. This will be a lollipop loop, starting at Lowry Nature Center. We will meet in front of the Lowry Nature Center. Please arrive early if you need to use the bathroom inside the building and …
Hiking — Carver Park Reserve, Victoria, MNView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking, Winter Camping
It’s time to trade the pavement for the powder. On Thursday morning, we’re heading to the Lake One trailhead for a true winter deep-dive. This isn’t your “backyard bonfire” trip. We’re loading the pulks and trekking into the BWCA to establish a base camp at Lake One or Two. From there, we’ll have the frozen …
Into the Deep Freeze: The Lake One Expedition — BWCA, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Camping, Paddling
Visit the Upper Buffalo National Scenic River in April! The main focus is paddling the river one day, supplemented by lots of other activities in this beautiful area. This is the nation’s first national scenic river, and it does not disappoint. We will drive down to Ponca, Arkansas, and camp along the river. Thursday or …
Paddling, Hiking, and Camping — Buffalo National River, Ponca, ARView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Camping, Paddling, Trail Maintenance
We will meet at the Lake McFarland car camping area (at the end of the Arrowhead Trail) on Thursday night, May 21. On Friday morning, we will canoe across Lake McFarland toward Pine Lake. We will set up a base camp either at the campsite on the spit of land between McFarland and Pine Lake …
Border Route Trail Clearing — Lake McFarland, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Hello Rovers! Join us for this year’s Rovers Astronomy Weekend trip to Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC)! This year, we’ll take advantage of Juneteenth and extend our trip an extra day! It will be from Thurs. 6/18 thru Sun. 6/21. During the day we’ll hike, paddle and do other Roverish activities, and then stargaze at night, peering at …
Astronomy, Hiking, Paddling — Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC), MNView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Camping, Paddling
The Wabakimi Boreal Caribou Citizen Monitoring Project is a three year research effort that relies on volunteer citizen scientists. Qualified individual and groups are assigned a research area within the Provincial Park to survey for signs of the threatened woodland caribou. The typical survey trip involves five days of survey work, a couple days paddling …
Caribou tracking — Wabikimi Provincial Park, Ontario, CanadaView trip details »