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Renner Anderson went for a bike ride
May 15, 2026
Bike Ride from Camelot Lake to Edward Lake to Fish Lake to Rice Lake 2026-05-15 1033
The purpose of this ride was to celebrate komoot’s navigation skills and my own, but can any activity truly be called an adventure without a few setbacks?
After routing this activity on komoot, I was quite pleased with myself. I had started the route far enough north to include the…
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Renner Anderson went for a bike ride
May 13, 2026
Bike ride on Kenilworth, North Cedar Lake, Grand Rounds National Scenic, and Midtown Greenway Trails 2026-05-13 1348
This bike ride was a celebration of the long-awaited reopening of the Kennelwirth Trail from Cedar Lake Regional Trail to North Cedar Lake Regional Trail and the reopening of the North Cedar Lake Regional Trail, from where it is joined by the Kennelwirth Trail, to where it joins the National…
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May 14, 2026
Wow, 14.5 miles, way to go! Did you stop by Mary's house on your way west on The Greenway? Are you sore today? CN
Renner Anderson went for a hike
May 1, 2026
Hike on the St. Paul Campus of the U of MN to the Botanical Collection 2026-05-01 0943
Our daughter Abigail arranged this tour of the University of Minnesota Conservatory and Botanical Collection for my wife, Martha.. Moving from room to room, from the Antarctic Forest to the Ancient Rainforest to the Mediterranean Scrubland to the Diverse Deserts, each with its own temperature and humidity, felt like taking…
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May 3, 2026
Thanks, Renner! I grew up less than a mile from the St. Paul campus but seldom walked through the Fairgrounds to walk through the St. Paul campus. Now I want to see the Plant Growth Facility too! CN
Renner Anderson went for a bike ride
April 13, 2026
Bike Ride from Friendship Village to Hyland Bike Loop to Bush Lake and back 2026-04-13 1036
The highlight of today's bike ride was a comment we heard from a young woman as we sat on a trailside bench. As she jogged by, she said, “I hope to be you guys someday.” That remark reminded me of the comments from young hikers we passed on our way…
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April 13, 2026
High today in Embarrass was about 50, but your high today was about 70, so I imagine you were sweating! First robin and fox sparrow of spring arrived a couple days ago. Juncos galore. Hope you heard some new birds also. That admiring young woman had it right... CN
Renner Anderson and Martha Anderson went for a hike
April 4, 2026
Hike at the Valley Grove Oak Savanna 2026-04-04 1321
After visiting Martha's sister in Northfield, Minnesota, Martha and I looked for a nearby hike. We decided to visit Valley Grove Cemetery, which we remembered from the early 1980s, when we biked along the back roads near Nerstrand Woods State Park.
Back then, as we walked through the cemetery, we…
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April 5, 2026
Love that your question about Governor Quie was accidentally answered about 40 years after it was asked! CN
Renner Anderson and Martha Anderson went for a hike
April 3, 2026
Hike at Quarry Lake 2026-04-03 1302
There are currently no ready-made tours available on Komoot for any activities at this location. However, I found a curated trail on AllTrails that circles the lake. I'm familiar with this spot as it is one of my regular stops for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Today, we spotted our…
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Renner Anderson and Martha Anderson went for a hike
March 31, 2026
Hike along Big Sucker Creek 2026-03-31 1146
Looking for a hike suitable for the icy conditions and our age, we found this one on AllTrails. The trail is not on OpenStreetMap and therefore, not on komoot either. We were wearing traction devices on our boots, but could have used full-on ice teeth. I suspect the trail is…
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March 31, 2026
Im a sucker for big hikes!
Renner Anderson went for a hike
March 30, 2026
Hike on Shovel Point Trail at Tettegouche State Park 2026-03-30 1127
The Shovel Point Trail at Tettegouche State Park is one of Martha's and my all-time favorite trails along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Lately, each time we hike it, we find ourselves asking, "Is this our last hike here?" However, we are not ready to give up just yet.…
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Renner Anderson went for a hike
March 21, 2026
Hike at the Welch Station trailhead of the Cannon Valley Trail 2026-03-21 1016
We jumped the gun on this one!. Traditionally, our first bike ride of the season is on the Cannon Valley Trail, which we have been biking since the 1980’s when the surface was gravel.. We love to remember when our daughter Mary, then age five, confronted Bruce, the then-trail manager,…
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March 23, 2026
It was snow covered heading from Byllesby Dam end of last week heading into Cannon Falls, so I was guessing it might be snowy. I went to Pine Island and pedalled into Rochester and had some snow banks to deal with too.
Renner Anderson went for a hike
March 4, 2026
Hike in Thomas Lake Park 2026-03-04 1333
We discovered another amazing park in our new backyard, right across the Minnesota River. We found it using AllTrails since the park and its associated trail are not yet available as a pre-made route on Komoot. However, I am confident that this trail will soon be algorithmically transformed into a…
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March 5, 2026
Wow... looks like Thomas Lake is breaking up and will be ice-free within a day or two. Renner, maybe you shouldn't give away fishing spots that you've discovered on your documented Komoot walks. That channel might be someone's secret honey hole, CN
Renner Anderson went for a hike
March 3, 2026
Hike on the White Oak Trail at Doyle Kennefick Regional Park 2026-03-03 1211
While looking for a new trail to hike, I realized we had only hiked four of the five AllTrails curated trails at Doyle Kennefick Regional Park, so of course, we had to hike the fifth.
This Three Rivers Regional Park is truly special because it's so remote. Many of the…
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March 4, 2026
I loved the photo of the massive old growth trees with the bench in the foreground. Sounds like it will be nice and warm during the next few days for your next hike! CN
Renner Anderson went for a hike
February 23, 2026
Hike in Caponi Art Park 2026-02-23 1536
Martha and I found this park through AllTrails; no pre-made komoot tour was available. The main entrance on Diffley Road was closed, so we parked across the street on Amberleaf Trail and entered the park by crawling under a gate. Navigating the trail with my komoot app was challenging because…
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February 24, 2026
That is pretty cool! I'll have to check it out one of these days! And we'll have to get the trials on OpenStreetMaps
Renner Anderson went for a hike
February 21, 2026
Hike at Winter Play Day at Hyland Lake Park Reserve 2026-02-21 1051
Our daughter, Abbie, invited us to the Hyland Park Reserve Winter Play Day organized by the Three Rivers Park District, where Abbie works in the Natural Resources Section.
Our main activity was a ride on an aerial lift to enjoy an arborist’s-eye view of the treetops. An activity perfectly suited…
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Renner Anderson and Martha Anderson went for a hike
February 20, 2026
Hike in Doyle Kennefick Regional Park 2026-02-20 1037 GAIA UPLOAD
As I looked for our next adventure, a line I recall from my college years, from Steppenwolf's 1967 song "Born to Be Wild," keeps echoing in my mind.
"Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Looking for adventure
In whatever comes our way."
"Looking for adventure," I found…
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February 22, 2026
Thanks for the write up! Glad you guys made it down to check out this park. It's a quiet, nice, little park. It's also nice that they rocked the paths for the most part, so when it's wet out it's still nice to hike, not a mud pit.
Renner Anderson went for a hike
February 19, 2026
Hike around the perimeter of Friendship Village 2026-02-19 1003 GAIA UPLOAD
This morning, Martha and I took a short walk around the deck of our luxury cruise ship, the Goodship Friendship Village. All the world was anew with the fresh fallen snow.
Technical note: running all five GPS tracking apps simultaneously and taking care to keep komoot in the most recently…
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February 20, 2026
Thank you, Chief Navigator Renner! I hope the Komoot navigators appreciate your hard-earned knowledge and wisdom and make the corrections needed for smoother mapping in the future. C. Neil, Embarrass, MN
May 16, 2026
Great ride and perseverance! See you in mid June... CN