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Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for 2 days of cross skiing, and/or snowshoeing in Bayfield, WI., 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 and breakfast that Seagull Bay Motel owns. It …
Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing — Bayfield, WIView trip details »
Category: Cross Country Skiing
This park has over over 20km of groomed and tracked trails. Skaters and Classic skiers welcome. I will be on classic skis. Depending on who comes to ski, we’ll sort out slower to faster/farther skiers who can ski together. The staff at Finn Sisu highly recommended this park, so I’m gonna check it out… Park …
Cross-country skiing — Willow River State Park, WIView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
This is the second in a series of long(er) distance walks. Walks will be posted weekly, with a goal of preparing for future long distance end-to-end or through hikes. Please join us if you are interested in training for long-distance hikes, or if you just want to enjoy some longer local walks. Come as often, …
Long(er) Distance Walk — Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Loop, MNView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping
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, Camping, Sightseeing, Stargazing — Death Valley National Park, CAView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Come and join us for an approximate 2-hour night hike on the trails around the park. It is a full moon and hopefully we can see it if it isn’t cloudy. Dogs with well-behaved owners are welcome. Non-Rover members should submit the online liability waiver below. Please be punctual so others aren’t standing around in …
Full Snow Moon Hike — Lebanon Hills Regional Park (Jensen Lake), Eagan, MNView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking
Calling all Rovers with kids, grandkids, or nieces and nephews! Please join me in the winter wonderland of Itasca State Park President’s Day Weekend 2023. This trip will focused on elementary age children– meaning we will coordinate kid friendly snow shoeing, cross country skiing, sledding, and playing in the snow for kids ages approximately 5-12. …
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking
Annual Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing and Nature Education at Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center. Come to Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center in Hackensack (north of Brainerd) for a pleasant weekend of winter fun. Activities include skiing (11 miles of groomed trails for traditional cross-country), snowshoeing, ice fishing (you just need your license), climbing wall, stargazing …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking, Winter Camping
If you enjoy camping in the summer, we invite you to try it out in a gentle, cooler setting. We can promise that there will be no mosquitos, no bears, and great sleeping weather. Wild River is only 1 h from the twin cities and we will be close to a standard drive-in site allowing …
Winter Camping Intro — Wild River State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking, Winter Camping, Fat Biking
Join us for a two-night weekend winter camping trip to the Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, 200 miles north of MSP. It is about a three hour drive from Minneapolis. We will hike, snowshoe, and possibly fat bike. I have reserved a cart-in campsite on the cliff overlooking Lake Superior which is only a 0.6 …
Winter Camping and Snowshoeing — Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Backpacking
The Lycian Way is a challenging 540 km (335 mile), 29-day way-marked footpath around the coast of Lycia in southern Turkey, from outside Fethiye to Antalya. The Lycian Way is rated as one of the best (most scenic) long-distance trails in the world. The trail consists mainly of Roman roads, old footpaths, and mule trails, …
Long Distance Backpacking Trip — The Lycian Way , TurkeyView trip details »
Trip Full Wait List OpenCategory: Hiking, Camping, Paddling
Please join me as we canoe 52 miles on the Green River through Stillwater Canyon in the heart of Canyonlands National Park. The Green River cuts through 1500 feet of colorful sandstone as it meanders its way towards the Grand Canyon. Expect easy flatwater paddling, side hikes through magnificent rock formations, and camping on sandbars. …
Wilderness Canoeing and Hiking — Stillwater Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, UTView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Camping, Paddling
Paddle the Upper Buffalo National Scenic River in April! 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 Friday we will paddle from Ponca (or Steel Creek, depending on water levels) to Kyle’s Landing. This is about …
Category: Backpacking
Point to point backpack 3.5 days (3 nights trail camping) on the California Riding and Hiking Trail across various landscapes in Joshua Tree National Park. Friday 4/7 to Monday 4/10 (Easter weekend). See good info about this trail and experience here: https://bearfoottheory.com/joshua-tree-backpacking-california-hiking-riding-trail/ Arrive the evening before in Palm Springs, CA on April 6. Evening coordination …
Backpacking in CA Desert — Joshua Tree National Park, CAView trip details »
Category: Hiking
This is a two-week canal boat trip in the counties of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, in southern England, northwest of London. 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 will cruise down the canal, through the lovely English countryside, …
Canal Boating, Hiking, Sightseeing — South Oxford Canal; Cotswolds, EnglandView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Camping, Paddling
There will be 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/) Great River State Trail (user fee) (https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/greatriver/) The confluence of the Trempealeau and Mississippi Rivers and Lock …
World Migratory Bird Day Weekend — Perrot State Park, WIView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Paddling
Destination: Door County WI. I have never been, but have heard about it for years. I have reserved a couple of cabins in Door County. Rover Sue did a trip there awhile ago. Here is what she had to say. There is so much to see and do in Door County. Bring all your toys …
Hike, Paddle, Bike, Explore — Door County, WIView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Yes, this is another trip to Door County. No typo here. Welcome to the 2nd part of Door County. Destination: Door County WI. I have never been, but have heard about it for years. I have reserved a couple of cabins in Door County. Rover Sue did a trip there awhile ago. Here is what …
Hike, Paddle, Bike, Explore — Door County, WIView trip details »
Category: Hiking, Bicycling, Paddling, Other Summer Activities
Hello Rovers! Join us for this year’s Rovers Astronomy Weekend trip to Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC)! This year’s trip will be from Fri. 7/14 thru Sun. 7/16 (with an optional stay into Mon. 7/17). On this trip we’ll hike, paddle and do other Roverish activities during the day, and then stargaze at night, peering at some of the sky’s cosmic …
2023 Rovers Astronomy Weekend — Long Lake Conservation Center (LLCC), MNView trip details »