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Category: Other Summer Activities
In honor of Earth Day, join your fellow eco-Rovers in collecting trash that has accumulated over winter at the Old Cedar Avenue access of Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. This is one of the premier hiking and birding spots in the metro! Space is limited to 15. Gloves and trash grabbers are available if you …
Litter Cleanup — Old Cedar Avenue, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for a pre-Rover meeting hike in Battle Creek Park, St. Paul. We’ll hike roughly four miles, for about an hour and a half wrapping up by 6:00 pm so that those who choose can make it to the Rover meeting. We’ll stick to the wide, ski trails this time which are good for …
Pre-Rover Meeting Hike — Battle Creek Park, St Paul , MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
This Zoom session covers choosing and using backpacking tents, sleeping pads, and sleeping bags/quilts. This session is the first of two offerings for Shelters & Sleep Systems. The class will be repeated on Monday, May 12. You need only attend each class once. The Beginner Backpacking Education Series of six classes is open to all …
Beginner Backpacking Education Series: Shelters & Sleep Systems — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Sapsucker Yellow Belly Cidery and Organic Farm 2752 215th Ave, Mora, MN 55051 Let’s gather to hike Friday afternoon, April 25 for a 4-5 mile hike around this hidden gem that is well worth the visit! Sapsucker Yellow Belly Cidery and Organic Farm is nestled approximately 8 miles east of Mora, MN off Hwy 23. …
EAST CENTRAL MN: 5-Mi Evening Hike — Mora , MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me for a hike to on Friday morning to appreciate Hyland Lake Park Reserve’s forests and prairie! We’ll do a quick round of introductions and then leave from the Visitor Center shortly after 10:00 a.m. for a hike of 1.5 to 2 hours. Well-socialized dogs are allowed. Per Three Rivers policy, they must be …
Spring Hike — Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Saturday, April 26th – Spring Ephemerals hike at Nerstrand State Park. It is always a treat to visit the waterfall, and it’s Spring we will look for the early flowers that are so abundant in this park. There are different flowers every week. We will meet at the shelter building near the parking lot; restrooms …
Category: Hiking
We will hike on grass/wood chip trails around the woods and wetlands on the Main and Marie properties. Plan for the possibility of mosquitoes and ticks. Only “ADA-recognized service animals are welcome.” The walk will take about 1.5-2 hours. I will cancel if there are storms. Meet me at the Main Property at 365 Marie …
Hiking — Dodge Nature Center – Marie/Main property, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Please join us for a 46-mile bike ride that goes by many lakes and parks all on paved trails! You are welcome to turn back before the end to make it a shorter ride by retracing the route. We begin from Medicine Lake, go along the Medicine Lake Regional Trail to Elm Creek Park Reserve, …
Bike Medicine Lake to Elm Creek — Plymouth, MnView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Let’s work on our endurance by hiking up and down the bluff along the St. Croix River at Afton State Park on Saturday, April 26. We’ll aim for 7-7.5 miles with endurance as our goal rather than speed. If you’re like me, you’re still ramping up your activity level after what maybe was a less-active …
Category: Climbing
Another weekday chance to try Indoor Rock Climbing. I expect we’ll move to outdoor climbing in May. I can give proper attention to two or three 1st time climbers – more if people have some experience but experience is NOT required. Meet in the lobby of (VE) Vertical Endeavors Climbing gym 2540 Nicollet Ave S. …
Beginner Indoor Rock Climbing — Vertial Endeavors Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
This Zoom session covers several aspects of staying safe while in the backcountry: permitting, navigation, finding campsites, environmental factors, wildlife, and general safety. This session is the second of two offerings for Backcountry Skills. If you attended the first session on Thursday, April 3, you do not need to tune in again. The Beginner Backpacking …
Beginner Backpacking Education Series: Backcountry Skills — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
This session covers a general overview of backpacking, including trip planning, Leave No Trace, water treatment, hygiene, types of gear to bring/leave home and food storage. This session is the second of two offerings for Intro to Backpacking. If you attended the first session on Wednesday, April 2, you do not need to tune in …
Beginner Backpacking Education Series: Intro to Backpacking — VirtualView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Bridge-to-Bridge Urban Hike with great views. Downtown St. Paul is a charming city. We will begin our urban walk to Irving Park, head up a steep staircase at the Science Museum, weave through downtown Saint Paul through Rice Park and onto Harriet Island. We will capture the amazing bird’s eye views of the Mighty Mississippi …
Category: Bicycling
Join us at 6:00 pm Thursday, May 1st to bike a 13-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: …
Thursday Bike Ride — Saint Paul Brewing, 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 »
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: 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
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 »