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Bike Pic Dec 13, Travel to New Places with Your Bicycle

As the holidays are approaching quickly people are traveling for the holidays. This Travel Tuesday picture may help you get started thinking about your #nextbikeadventure. Have you ever thought about taking a trip just for biking? There are tons of places to bike here in Minnesota and probably tons of trails you never even thought about. This photo was taken next to the Leech Lake B & B, north of Walker, off the Paul Bunyan Trail.

See all the places to explore and travel to in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing Today’s Travel Tuesday Bike Pic

Now rolling into our 10th year as a bike tourism media, our goal is to continue 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 place to have fun we hope the photos we shoot are worth a grin. As you scroll through the information and stories we have posted, enjoy.

Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you may know that 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 do use your photo, you will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.

As we continues to encourage more people to bike, please view our Destination section at HaveFunBiking.com for your next bike adventure – Also, check out the MN Bike Guide, now mobile friendly, as we enter into our 8th year of producing the guide.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure. Please share all our picks with your friends and don’t forget to smile. We may be around the next corner with one of our camera’s ready to document your next move while you are riding and having fun. We may capture you in one of our next Pic of the Day posts.

Have a great day!

Bike Pic Dec 15, A Thursday Bicycle Repair Reminder Along the Trail

A Bicycle Repair Reminder – Proper maintenance and repair are crucial for safe biking throughout the year. On this tune-up Thursday, think about the last time you properly inspected your bike for any damage and proper setup.

See all the places to explore, throughout the year, in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing Today’s Bicycle Repair Reminder Pic

Have a great day!

Bike Pic March 6, find your next adventure

With spring in the air, it’s time to get your bike ready for another season of mountain biking. To find your next adventure, see all the great places to ride and explore in the new Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide.

Thanks for viewing the Bike Pic of the Day here at HaveFunBiking (HFB).

Now, rolling into our 10th year as a bicycle tourism media our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike, while showcasing unforgettable places to ride. As HFB searches and presents more fun cycling related photos, worth a grin, scroll through the information and stories we have posted that may help you find your next adventure. Then, while out there if you see us along a paved or mountain bike trail, next to the route you regularly commute on, or at an event you plan to attend, be prepared to smile. You never know where our camera’s will be and what we will post next!

Do you have a fun bicycle related photo of yourself or someone you know that you would like to see us post? If so, please send it our way and we may use it. Send your picture(s) to: [email protected] with a brief caption (of each), including who is in the photo (if you know?) and where it was taken. Photo(s) should be a minimum of 800 pixels wide or larger for us to consider using them. If we do use your photo, you will receive photo credit and an acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.

As HaveFunBiking continues to encourage more people to ride, please reference our blog and the annual print and quarterly digital Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide to find your next adventure. We are proud of the updated – At-a-Glance information and maps we are known for at the HFB Destination section on our website and in the guide. Now, as the Guide goes into its seventh year of production, we are adding a whole new dimension of information, now available for mobile devices.

So bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure – we may capture you in one of the next photos we post.

Have a great day!

Digital Bike/Hike Guide now quarterly

With expanded readership, more bike events and destinations to explore throughout the year the Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide, in the digital version, is now updated and available quarterly, with this issue here.

The digital version of the fall 2015 Bike/Hike Guide.

Now, each season of the year HaveFunBiking (HFB) will update the guide with current content you are looking for. What you will find, in each digital issue of the Bike/Hike Guide are more up-to-date calendar listings: including recreational rides; races; and other types of fun bike related events; along with product reviews and articles spotlighting destinations you will want to take your bike and explore.

After looking at this fall edition, please bookmark the site and watch for our winter edition, coming out late in November. In this next issue of the guide, along with an updated calendar event listings, checkout all the new gadgets and gear reviews in time for Christmas.

Now, rolling into our 10th year as a bicycle media, HaveFunBiking’s goal with both the print and digital versions of the Bike/Hike Guide is to continue to encourage more people to bike, while showcasing unforgettable places to ride. And with our blog, updated daily, we will continue to search and post more fun photos (worth a grin) and bike related info you are looking for. So scroll through the information and stories we post and find your next adventure.

Then, if you see us along a paved or mountain bike trail, next to a route you regularly commute by bike on or at a bicycle event be prepared to smile and wave. You never know where our camera’s will be and what we will post next, it could be a picture of you.

Have Fun!

Bike Pic – Oct. 7, Taste of the Trail Success

Cyclists photo, above, was captured on the Root River Trail as she was riding out of Peterson, MN. after enjoying the Taste of the Trail which concluded the last Saturday in September, on the Houston – Rushford section of the 68-mile paved trail system.

Thanks for viewing the Bike Pic of the Day here at HaveFunBiking, hope you enjoy the photo?

Now, rolling into our 10th year as a bicycle media, our goal is to continue to encourage more people to bike, while showcasing unforgettable places to ride. As we search and post more fun photos worth a grin, scroll through the information and stories we have posted to help you find your next adventure. Then, if you see us along a paved or mountain bike trail, next to the route you regularly commute, or at an event you plan to attend with your bike, be prepared to smile. You never know where camera will be and what we will posted next!

Do you have a fun photo of yourself or someone you know that you would like to see us publish? If so, please send it our way and we may use it. Send your picture(s) to [email protected] with a brief caption (of each), including who is in the photo (if you know) and where it was taken. Photo(s) should be at least 620 pixels wide for us to post. If we use your photo, you will receive photo credit and an acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram.

As HaveFunBiking continues to encourage more people to ride, please reference our blog and the annual bike guide to find your next adventure. We are proud of the updated, at-a-glance information, and maps we are known for in the Destination section of our website. Now, as the Bike/Hike Guide goes into its seventh year of production, we are adding a whole new dimension of bicycle tourism information available for mobile device. Plus, beginning September 2015, this year’s e-version of the Guide will move to quarterly editions where you may see some additional bike pics posted.

Bookmark HaveFunBiking.com and find your next adventure – we may capture you in a pic to post!

Bike Getaway, Peterson on the Root River Trail

This week the HaveFunBiking Getaway Contest spotlights Peterson, Minn. Known for its Norwegian heritage, water sports and pie – Peterson is the ticket. Centrally located along the Root River this quaint little town is 13.5 miles east from Lanesboro and 4.8 miles west from Rushford, by way of the trail. Along with many riding opportunities, both on the paved trail and the scenic country roads that meander in and out of the bluffs, visitors will find many other activities here including birding, hiking, paddling/tubing or just hanging out along the river.

A smiling face serving ice cream at Geneva’s on Main Street, in Peterson

This Bike Getaway highlights a prize package you can build on. It begins with a complimentary one-night stay, for two, at the Andor Wenneson Inn, Peterson, next to the Root River Trail. Also included in this package for two:

Enjoy pie at Burdey’s Café along with coffee
A canoe or two tubes, courtesy of Geneva’s Tube and Rentals, to float on the Root River.

Other fun opportunities while staying in Peterson:

Visit the Peterson Historic Museum and Heritage Center
Take a tour of the Trout Rearing Station at Peterson Fish Hatchery
Hike up the bluff on the North Peterson Hiking Trail.

The winner of this Peterson Getaway Package will be announced from our HaveFunBiking e-Database on Tuesday, June 2^nd. If you haven’t already subscribed, please register now for our weekly drawings and the HaveFunBiking e-Newsletter by clicking here.

About Peterson and the Root River Trail

The City of Peterson is a popular spot for active individual’s using the Root River and the paved trail system. A charming Norwegian community, the town is a two and a half hour drive from the Twin Cities, located in South Eastern Minnesota. The bike trail here follows the Root River and intersects with Peterson’s main street making it easy to find a delicious place to eat or stop to enjoy an ice cream treat. If water sports (trout fishing, tubing and paddling) or bird watching and hiking are your thing, extend your stay for more fun. With three lodging properties in Peterson, make this your vacation headquarters waking up and relaxing to the sounds of wildlife. For more information about Peterson, the Museum or your Norwegian Heritage see: www.petersonmn.org.

A Pedal MN Bike Repair Station conveniently located in Peterson

About the Bike Getaway Contest

If you like the bike map’s in the HaveFunBiking.com “Minnesota Bike/Hike Guide” here is your chance to win a Getaway Package to one of the bike friendly areas we showcase. Each week, starting June 2^nd, we will draw an email address from our e-subscriber database. The selected winner will then be informed they have won a Bike Getaway Package to one of our bicycle friendly destinations highlighted the previous week. The last drawing will be held on September 28th, for a Fahrlander Fitwell Bike. Just registering here to win, it’s simple and free.

e-Bike/Hike Guide and Contest

The 2015 MN Bike Guide is looking for updates

It is that time of year and a call is out to all businesses, event coordinators and those interested in promoting biking opportunities here in the upper Midwest. As we begin designing the 2015 Edition of this popular pocket-size guide, please send in any bike events, bicycle related stories and suggestions for the next issue of this publication.

The proposed cover of the 2015 Guide

Any bike related events and your ideas will be considered. To guarantee a spot in the 2015 Bike/Hike Guide, events must be submitted on the (free) HaveFunBiking.com event submission form before January 15th. Questions regarding the event listings contact [email protected] for more information. If you are not an event planner and know of a ride you would like to see listed, please pass this information on.

Now in our sixth year of producing the Bike Guide, 50,000 copies will again be printed in February and distributed throughout the spring. With all printed copies of the Guide out and in use by the end of May, we have added a digital, flip-page, version of the guide to double our circulation. This will continue to make it easy for those using hand-held devices, to gain the info we publish at their fingertips. For information on advertising please contact: [email protected].

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

Bike Pic Dec 19, a magical Monday touring the holiday lights

It’s the most magical time of the year. With holiday lights on homes gleaming. The trees are decorated and twinkling. Many find riding their bikes through the neighborhood in late December a memorable experience. In this bike pic, taken last winter, kids are out enjoying a festive experience of biking in the snow.

So, 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. And now, check out more stories at Let’s Do MN.

Thanks for viewing our latest bike pic

Now rolling through our 18th 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. Photo(s) sent to us should be a minimum of 1,000 pixels wide to be considered. You will receive photo credit and acknowledgment on Facebook and Instagram if we use your photo.

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, as we enter 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 a great day with a safe and memorable holiday season as we prepare for 2023!