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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 …
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Snowshoeing
Join us for 2 or 3 days of cross country skiing, and/or snowshoeing, watch the start of a dog sled race, and if Lake Superior is frozen we will go to the ice caves and drive out to Madeline Island. There is also a small downhill ski place. We are staying in an old bed …
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Snowshoeing, Other Winter Activities
Annual Porcupine Mountains ski trip. We have the Kaug Wudjoo Lodge which sleep 12, but to be a little more comfortable we are only having 10 ppl this year. We can ski right from the lodge or drive 1/2 m or so to the downhill ski area to start XC skiing or downhill. We will …
XC Skiing, Snowshoeing, Alpine skiing… — Porcupine Mountains State Park, MIView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Camping, Hiking, Other Summer Activities
We will be flying to Las Vegas and renting cars for the week; the park is a two hour drive from LV. Expect clear skies and daytime temps 60s to 80s, nighttime temps to the mid 50s. We will be car camping at the Furnace Creek Campground, which has fire rings, picnic tables, and flush …
Hiking, Sightseeing — Death Valley National Park, CaliforniaView trip details »
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 …
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Snowshoeing
The $35 deposit covers the food that I provide for breakfasts, the main course for the meal on Saturday plus the septic tank emptying and expenses. I don’t cover costs for on-your-own stuff like Friday dinner, gas, etc. There are beds, but bring a sleeping bag and pillow as I do not do sheets. 😊 …
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Winter Camping
We will head out early from the twin cities on Thursday and drive up to the Ely side of the BWCA. We will be starting at the boat landing on Moose Lake just south of the Boy Scout camp. We will pull our gear on sleds with snowshoes or skis 4.7 miles in to Wind …
Winter camping — BWCA Moose Lake to Wind Bay, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Snowshoeing
I have reserved two camper cabins at Wild River State Park. I am planning on four people per cabin, so everyone will have their own bed. The cabins have electric heat. From my understanding, water should be available but we can choose to bring our own. Meals We can bring our own small appliances (coffee …
Skiing, Snowshoeing — Wild River State Park, MNView trip details »
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 »
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing, Fat Biking, Other Winter Activities
Come to Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center in Hackensack (north of Brainerd) for a pleasant, carefree weekend of winter fun with all meals provided; very ‘family friendly’ and great opportunity for new members to meet lots of Rovers. Activities include skiing (11 miles of groomed trails for traditional cross-country), snowshoeing, ice fishing (you just need …
XC Skiing, Snowshoeing, Hiking — Deep Portage Learning Center – Hackensack, 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 »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Hiking, Other Summer Activities
(NOTE !! dates are approximate until I have actually reserved the boat!) This is a two-week canal boat trip in the county of Cheshire, in central England, southeast of Manchester. The canal boat will be our moving base of operations, a sort of floating RV with a kitchen, bathrooms, showers and bedrooms. Each day we …
Canal Boating, Hiking, Sightseeing — Cheshire Ring & Peak District, EnglandView trip details »
Category: Bicycling, Camping, Hiking, Other Summer Activities, Paddling
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/) Great River State Trail (user fee) (https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/greatriver/) The confluence of the Trempealeau and Mississippi Rivers and Lock & Dam #6 (https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Locks-Dams/igphoto/2000752387/) The driftless area of Wisconsin with scenic hills and quiet country roads. This …
Category: Bicycling, Camping, Hiking, Other Summer Activities
Non-members welcome for this overnight trip, check us out! Geology, forests, wildflowers and birds make this state park, along the Saint Croix River, an ideal location for Spring Extravaganza. By May 15th we expect beautiful weather for camping and many other outdoor activities (We have also reserved an enclosed pavilion, just in case). Hiking, bicycling, …
Spring Extravaganza 2020 – SAVE THE DATE! — Interstate Park, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Bicycling
I am planning to do a self-contained bicycle tour — the Selkirk loop — next summer. This is a well-developed, nearly 400 mile, lightly trafficked road-cycling loop that starts in Sandpoint, Idaho (https://selkirkloop.org/) and which goes as far north as Kaslo, BC. It looks to be beautiful and it should have some spectacular downhills but …
Bicycle Touring **Updated** — Selkirk loop, ID & British ColumbiaView 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, …