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It’s fun to take a European bike vacation to explore the Netherlands – hopefully, one time again soon. There are 100’s of bicycle routes and trails that you can follow along the picturesque canals and rivers there.
Get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking Destinations.
Thanks for Viewing Our ‘Tuesday’ Bike Pic
We are now rolling into our 16th year as a bike tourism media. As we pedal forward, our goal is to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle-related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each) of who is in the photo (if you know) and where the picture was taken. Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure – Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile friendly, as we enter into our 13th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Remember, bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
This Bike Pic Friday, consider the Stillwater Fat Tire Rally this weekend. For social distancing, the rally will be held on Saturday and Sunday as a self-paced ride.
As part of the Wintertime in Stillwater festivities, this event will be contactless and have a large window of time during its 2 days to self-pace and complete the course (more than once if you choose). Participants can either ‘ride’ or ‘race’ the course, with the 3 designated timed racing segments along the course being the only portions that should be raced! Both fat-bikes and mountain bikes will be allowed, but should the course be soft; fat bikes may be your only rideable
Get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking Destinations.
Thanks for Viewing Our ‘Friday’ Bike Pic
We are now rolling into our 16th year as a bike tourism media. As we pedal forward, our goal is to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each) of who is in the photo (if you know) and where the picture was taken. Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure – Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile friendly, as we enter into our 13th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Remember, bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
With the promise of vaccines and a chance of normalcy in our near future, I would like to share a Minnesota true north adventure perfect for the whole family. A remote bike or hike experience that will be remembered for years to come. Plus, you will soon see some other fun stories of outdoor activities in both the HaveFunBiking and Let’s Do MN blogs and directory in the coming months. As the editor of both the Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide and Let’s Do MN, we will also be coving the 75th anniversary of Many Point Scout Camp that is being planned.
A true north adventure in the Beltrami Island State Forest.
With thousands of miles of paved trails and hundreds of mountain biking areas in Minnesota. You will find maps and other activities in our guides to help you pick a destination for a safe and memorable time, like our true north adventure here.
A fun bike/camp true north adventure
If you are looking for the ultimate off-the-grid bike/camping experience, a favorite of mine is a trip to Beltrami Island State Forest, near Roseau, MN. For this adventure, plan your stay for three or more days to make the trip worth the effort. Located about 10 miles from the Canadian Border, wildlife enthusiasts will find five rivers with their headwaters beginning here in the forest.
Wildlife viewing in its prime with five different rivers leading out of Beltrami Island State Forest.
With off-road cycling and hiking equipment, visitors can explore a network of low maintenance roads and trails. The forest covers over 138 miles, with some primitive campsites along the way (see map). Plus several scientific and natural areas for observation or study. A place to help a Boy Scout fulfill his merit badge requirement or just a spot to dwell further into nature?
One of many homesteads and settlements of the past you will pass on your true north adventure.
While in the forest, enjoy a mixed terrain of low flatlands, peat bogs, and ridges covered in pines full of flora and fauna sightings. You might even find evidence of a former homestead or village along the forest roads. And, when in season, stop and enjoy some blueberries. Then in the evening, sitting around the campfire, look up to the skies. On a clear night, gaze at the constellations and northern lights for another true north experience.
A great place to start this adventure is Roseau, MN. The town is 12 miles away from Beltrami Forest. See more on this destination in a recent article at HaveFunBiking.com.
A memorable place for a true north family or group outing.
Then, please check back periodically to LetsDoMN.com for more ideas of outdoor activity we will be covering. Some of the topics scheduled over the next few months include birding, fishing, hiking, and paddling adventures you may find of interest. So stay safe, keep your social distance and watch for more fun outdoor adventures to consider from us in 2021!
Many ask, is it safe to go for a bicycle ride, a walk, or commute by bike to work during the Corona Virus pandemic?
As spring weather brings warmer temps practicing social distancing is key to rid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The answer is yes! It’s safe if you follow the recommended guidelines. Now with gyms, health clubs, and schools all struggling to stay open, health officials continue to recommend the practice of social distancing and wearing a mask to meet safety guidelines. Cycling and other outdoor activities are a healthy means of staying active and is still advised. There is no reason to stop if you feel well. Just use some precautions. So take a break from the news while we wait for an ample supply of vaccines to bring things back to normal. So, get out there and learn some new social-distancing habits using the helpful tips below and have some fun staying healthy.
Social distancing benefits
In my research, at this time, social distancing and wearing a mask is one of the key recommendations by many medical organizations and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, that may change, as there is still a huge amount unknown about the COVID-19 virus. So stay tuned for up-to-date news, recommendations, and future mandates. Currently, by incorporating social distancing into your walking or cycling activities, you can burn calories, get your heart pumping while working your legs and abs. It can also lift your mood, reduce stress while putting a smile on your face, and improve your general health and well being.
Social distancing is one of the key recommendations by medical organizations and the CDC.
It’s critical to be physically active to ward off this virus.
Most health agencies stress, being inactive is a serious threat to our collective health. According to some recent research that I found, staying physically active can reduce the risk of heart and circulatory disease by 35% and the risk of early death by as much as 30%. So it’s critical to be physically active, possibly in new ways, with this threatening virus. If you are not in quarantine or at high risk, please consider incorporating the following suggestions into your social distancing activities to stay healthy.
Helpful suggestions to incorporate into your social distancing routine to stay healthy.
Helpful social distancing tips to make your outdoor activities safer
Along with the general safety tips for riding a bicycle and other social distancing activities. Here are some helpful suggestions to incorporate into your solo active outdoor routine to stay healthy through the COVID-19 health crises.
First and foremost, if you are sick, STAY HOME! Even if you are only experiencing a cold or flu-like symptom – coughing, sneezing, fever, shortness of breath, sore throat – stay home and call your doctor. If after 24-48 hours you are not feeling any better, seek medical care immediately.
Plan your ride and avoid traveling through crowded places or on busy cycling lanes. Remember keeping a distance between you and others is critical.
Wear a mask when riding in groups with others, keep a distance, or when stopping and socializing in public places.
Make sure your bicycle is in good mechanical order. You don’t want a breakdown and have others get too close, helping you out. If in doubt, have your favorite bike shop check out your bicycle and make sure your tires are in good shape.
When approaching a slow cyclist or someone ahead of you walking, verbally let them know you are passing on the left. Then make sure your mask is in place and allow extra-space, at least three feet or more, as you pass by them.
Bring hand sanitizer or wipes along to clean your hands or fingers if wearing cycling gloves. Also, after touching the button at a signal light crossing, a public bike rack, or any other surfaces that may have been touched by others, sanitize your hands. If there are no sanitizer products on the shelf at the store you frequent, make your own. *Make a handy pocket-size sanitizer pouch by using a heavy zip-lock bag. Place some cocktail size napkins or paper towel inside the bag and pour rubbing alcohol over the paper sheets until moist, then seal and are ready to use.
Wipe off your water bottle before using it. If you hang your bottle(s) out in the open, on the frame of the bike, cover the cap with a piece of plastic held with a rubber-band, or use a sanitary wipe and clean the cap and nipple surface before taking a sip.
When arriving at work or returning home, wipe down your bike and then wash your hands. The same goes for your cycling gloves; clean them.
Plus, limit the number of people in your group.
If you feel safer riding with others, limit the number of riders in your group to 10 or less – the fewer, the better. For added bike safety, along with the social distance recommendation, stay three bike lengths, or approximately 15 to 20-feet apart while riding.
Returning home, wipe down your bike, and then wash your hands.
Other activities without a crowd to enjoy
If you live in a congested area where it is hard to avoid crowds while biking, consider these social distance activities to be healthy.
Hiking
Running
Fishing
Birding
Skiing
Snowshoeing
Social Distancing is a must.
If you live in a crowded area or a community with confirmed coronavirus cases, social distancing is critical. This means limiting your interactions with other people as much as possible. It is essential to keep this in mind when it comes to older people, as they are most at risk of developing life-threatening symptoms.
If you have to meet someone, try to maintain a distance of at least 6 feet and avoid any direct contact — no handshakes, hugs, or kisses.
If you have coronavirus symptoms or you believe you might have been infected, stay in complete isolation for at least 10 days and make sure to wear a mask if you’re interacting with other people.
Remember to take care of yourself during this time of change. It is important to remain calm and respect those around you.
This is a bike pic to remember! This wheelie Wednesday, take a chance. If life were a mountain bike trail, a wheelie could help smooth out your day-to-day ride or aid in dropping into your sweet spot. Review the following tips to make your week an adrenaline high.
Then, adjust to the warmer temps and get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends, and check out more stories at Let’s Do MN.
Thanks for viewing today’s bike pic
Now rolling through our 20th year as a bike tourism media, enjoy! As we pedal forward, we aim to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places you can ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle-related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Please Include a brief caption for the image, who shot it, and where. To be considered, the photo (s) sent to us should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue encouraging more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure. Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile-friendly in our 15th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. With one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun, we may be around the corner. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
This bike pic Wednesday, if life were a mountain bike trail and Wheelie Wednesday helped smooth out your day-to-day ride, take a chance! Drop into your sweet spot, and review the following tips to make your week an adrenaline high?
Get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking Destinations.
Thanks for Viewing Our ‘Wednesday’ Bike Pic
We are now rolling into our 16th year as a bike tourism media. As we pedal forward, our goal is to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each) of who is in the photo (if you know) and where the picture was taken. Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure – Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile friendly, as we enter into our 13th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Remember, bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
Happy New Year, we hope 2021 is the best year yet! With this Bike Pic, start the year off right with a resolution to do more biking! The photo above was captured at a cycle cross meet in Aquila Park, in St Louis Park, MN.
Get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking Destinations.
Thanks for viewing Today’s Best Year Yet Bike Pic Wishes
We are now rolling into our 16th year as a bike tourism media. As we pedal forward, our goal is to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each) of who is in the photo (if you know) and where the picture was taken. Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure – Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile friendly, as we enter into our 13th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Remember, bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
Have you ever wanted to take an adventure on your bike to southeast Minnesota? Consider touring the quiet county roads and trails in Bluff Country.
Get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking Destinations.
Thanks for viewing Today’s Root River Adventure Bike Pic
We are now rolling through our 15th year as a bike tourism media. As we pedal forward, our goal is to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each) of who is in the photo (if you know) and where the picture was taken. Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure – Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile friendly, as we enter into our 13th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Remember, bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
Here in the bike pic, a cyclist finds winter fat bike riding fun when hitting the Anoka County Area trails. To see more about the year-round bicycling opportunities in the Twin City Gateway, check out our HaveFunBiking At-a-Article Glance article.
Get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking Destinations.
Thanks for viewing the Bike Pic of the Day here at HaveFunBiking
We are now rolling through our 15th year as a bike tourism media. As we pedal forward, our goal is to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each) of who is in the photo (if you know) and where the picture was taken. Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure – Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile friendly, as we enter into our 13th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Remember, bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
On this bike pic Sunday, looking through the archives before COVID-19, we found these bikers enjoying a tasty treat after a hard day’s ride across Iowa on Ragbria 2019.
Get into the zone when continuing your time outdoors and your #NextBikeAdventure. View all the great ideas and bike destinations in the latest Iowa or Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide. Then plan your next outing with family and friends in one of Minnesota’s HaveFunBiking Destinations.
Thanks for viewing today’s ‘ice cream’ Sunday Bike Pic
We are now rolling through our 15th year as a bike tourism media. As we pedal forward, our goal is to encourage more people to bike and have fun while highlighting all the unforgettable places for you to ride. As we continue to showcase more places to have fun, we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. Enjoy the information and stories we have posted as you scroll through.
Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you may know we should post? If so, please send your picture(s) to [email protected]. Include a brief caption (for each) of who is in the photo (if you know) and where the picture was taken. Photo(s) should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide or larger to be considered. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.
As we continue to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your #NextBikeAdventure – Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile friendly, as we enter into our 13th year of producing this handy information booklet full of maps.
Remember, bookmark HaveFunBiking.com on your cell phone and find your next adventure at your fingertips! Please share our pics with your friends, and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the corner with one of our cameras ready to document your next cameo appearance while you are riding and having fun. You could be in one of our next Pic of the Day.
