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Category: Hiking
Come join me on a casual hike at Ft. Snelling State Park. The plan is to go around Pike Island and around Picnic Island. I’m not sure how long the whole hike will take, but if you wanted a shorter hike, you could just do the Pike Island hike. Please meet in front of the …
Category: Bicycling
Join us at 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 16th 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! We intend to bike …
Category: Bicycling
Join me for an approx. 17 mile ride near the MN River. We’ll meet at Memorial Park in Shakopee. Turn right at the entrance. We will meet at the small parking lot on the left before the helicopter. We will ride on paths that are: 95% paved but a few blocks of packed gravel, & …
MN River Bike 1 — Memorial Park, Shakopee, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Summer Activities
Did you know that the only gorge along the Mississippi River is the stretch from downtown Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul? Help to keep it beautiful! Celebrate Earth Day by participating in a River Gorge Earth Day Cleanup sponsored by Minneapolis Parks and Rec. We have our own section of river, so we will need lots of …
Mississippi River Earth Day Clean-up — East River Flats – Minneapolis, MNView trip details »
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Description: An 11-night canal boat trip starting in Bath, through the counties of Wiltshire and Berkshire in southern England, west of London. Each day we will explore 8-10 hours through scenic villages, ancient castles and churches, and dramatic overlooks, with 4-5 hours spent cruising through the lovely English countryside. We’ll take short rail or bus …
Canal Boating, Hiking, Sightseeing — Kennet & Avon Canal, EnglandView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Biking from Hopkins. Meet at the ‘Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail Terminus’ ((9th Ave and 1st St N) in Hopkins. Plan on about 15 miles, easy pace for an early season ride. Socializing after.
Category: Other Summer Activities
I invite you to help Rovers promote our club by ‘tabling’ at an event titled “Spring Beer & Gear” being held at Hombeck Boats & Outdoor Supply (NE corner of Broadway St N & Central Ave NE) by Hombeck & Lake State Mountaineering (continuing the tradition set by Midwest Mountaineering). The event is open to …
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Come with me to walk casual laps around Round Lake and burn off some winter calories. We’ll meet in the lot right across from the Eden Prairie Community Center. The loop is approximately 1 mile long, we could walk as little as three laps or if we’re feeling ambitious, we can challenge ourselves to 10 …
Casual Walking — Round Lake in Eden Prairie, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Backpacking
Backpacking Series: Cooking, Water, Hygiene and LNT The trip will begin with a discussion (roughly 45-60 minutes) about various cooking/meal prep systems, water filtering/treatment, personal hygiene and Leave No Trace. After the discussion we will hike the trails as a group, pace and length will depend on ability of those who participate. Plan on hiking …
Backpacking Practice & Info — Hyland 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 National Park Service’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 …
Category: Hiking
We’ll explore 4–5 miles (about 2 hours) of mostly trail with some paved sections through the beautiful Spring Lake Park Reserve. This park is a designated stop along the 3,000-mile Great River Road, offering miles of bluff-top views overlooking the Mississippi River. Along the way, we’ll keep an eye out for one of the park’s most unique features—a bison herd reintroduced …
Hiking — Spring Lake Park Reserve, Hastings, 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 (https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/perrot/) is located on the Mississippi River flyway and next door to the: Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/trempealeau/)(https://www.facebook.com/TrempealeauNWR) Great River State Trail (user fee) (https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/greatriver/) The confluence of the Trempealeau and Mississippi Rivers and Lock …
Category: Camping, Paddling, Trail Maintenance
Meeting at Entry Point 62 Clearwater Lake Friday May 8 at 1:30 PM Canoe to most eastern campsite on Clearwater Lake (Clearwater #9) and set up basecamp. Saturday and Sunday we will clear the trail of dead fall and brush using hand tool starting at Gogebec Lake and work our way west 3.6 miles to …
Border Route Trail Clearing — Clearwater Lake, MinnesotaView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Join me for an easy hike around Staring Lake in Eden Prairie. We’ll meet at the Eden Prairie Outdoor Center’s Edible Playground at 1 pm and we’ll head off to hike promptly at 1:05 pm. There are plenty of paved sidewalks so it’s inclusive for wheelchairs or children in strollers/wagons. Dogs are also more than …
Casual Walking — Edible Playground/Outdoor Center Eden Prairie, MNView trip details »
Category: Trail Maintenance
A spring maintenance trip is planned on the east end of the Border Route Trail Friday, May 15 thru Sunday, May 17. This is hiking and trail maintenance on the Border Route Trail, a segment of the North Country National Scenic Trail, on the eastern edge of the BWCA Wilderness area. We will car camp …
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, Backpacking
Backpacking Series: Logistics, Navigation and Emergency Considerations. The trip will begin with a discussion (roughly 45-60 minutes) about the logistics of trip planning, navigation methods, and anticipating/preparing for emergency situations. After the discussion we will hike the trails as a group, pace and length will depend on ability of those who participate. We will hike …
Backpacking Practice & Info — Lake Elmo Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Join me for bicycle ride along the Mickelson rail trail in South Dakota. This is a beautiful ride through the Black Hills on a crushed limestone and gravel trail. The grade rarely exceeds 4%. I am told that 36 mm wide tires are sufficient. We will drive to Custer where we will stay overnight and …