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  1. 09-23-2017, 05:03 AM #1
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    Rochester MN Recommendations

    Going to Rochester, MN for Thanksgiving visit to stepson and inlaws. We're only there three days but am looking for ideas to get outdoors and maintain my sanity. Probably going to be stick season so not counting on snow on the ground.
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  2. 09-23-2017, 09:58 AM #2
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    Whitewater State Park north of St. Charles. thirty miles east...

    Late Fall : any weather is possible...

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    Get out there and do stuff!

    Enjoy life to the fullest!!

    See you on the slopes! "
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  3. 09-23-2017, 10:08 AM #3
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    walleye fishing, of course

    Turkey Day is a bit early for lutefisk
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  4. 09-23-2017, 10:12 AM #4
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    Rent a bike.
    Great riding in most directions (road/gravel)
    Almanzo route if you want a hundred miles of gravel
    or whitewater park
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  5. 09-23-2017, 10:13 AM #5
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    Give DD $10 to go play video games at 7-11 while you take a ride on his mom.
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  6. 09-23-2017, 10:25 AM #6
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    Afton Alps may be opening that week.
    http://www.aftonalps.com
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  7. 09-23-2017, 11:32 AM #7
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    2nd a gravel ride - find the Almonzo course map

    Good paved trails around there as well. But, will be much flatter than the gravel.

    NE Iowa actually has some good fly fishing (Decorah area), but the season is likely wrong for that.
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  8. 09-23-2017, 12:04 PM #8
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    Road trip and knock a couple more off your Rochesters of the U.S. life list? Pro tip: there's 2 in New York!

    Rochester, Illinois
    Rochester, Indiana
    Rochester, Iowa
    Rochester, Kentucky
    Rochester, Massachusetts
    Rochester, Michigan
    Rochester, Minnesota, second largest city by population with the name Rochester
    Rochester, Missouri
    Rochester, Nevada
    Rochester, New Hampshire
    Rochester, New York, the largest city by population with the name Rochester
    Rochester, Ulster County, New York
    Rochester, Ohio (in Lorain County)
    Rochester, Noble County, Ohio
    Rochester, Pennsylvania
    Rochester, Texas
    Rochester, Vermont
    Rochester, Washington
    Rochester, Wisconsin

    After that you can move on to Rochesters of the world, there's a bunch!
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  9. 09-23-2017, 12:17 PM #9
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    Whatever you do, have fun! And, rest assure, if you get into a bad accident, like cutting your wiener off, The Mayo Clinic is right there, so you'll be okie-dokie in no time.
    Daniel Ortega eats here.
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  10. 09-23-2017, 12:38 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by iceman View Post
    Road trip and knock a couple more off your Rochesters of the U.S. life list? Pro tip: there's 2 in New York!

    Rochester, Illinois
    Rochester, Indiana
    Rochester, Iowa
    Rochester, Kentucky
    Rochester, Massachusetts
    Rochester, Michigan
    Rochester, Minnesota, second largest city by population with the name Rochester
    Rochester, Missouri
    Rochester, Nevada
    Rochester, New Hampshire
    Rochester, New York, the largest city by population with the name Rochester
    Rochester, Ulster County, New York
    Rochester, Ohio (in Lorain County)
    Rochester, Noble County, Ohio
    Rochester, Pennsylvania
    Rochester, Texas
    Rochester, Vermont
    Rochester, Washington
    Rochester, Wisconsin

    After that you can move on to Rochesters of the world, there's a bunch!
    And there's this:

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  11. 09-23-2017, 01:23 PM #11
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    Rent a bike...
    https://www.mtbproject.com/directory/8008863/rochester
    Forum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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  12. 09-23-2017, 01:33 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by rideit View Post
    Rent a bike...
    https://www.mtbproject.com/directory/8008863/rochester
    No first-hand experience, but I have a friend who was working at Mayo and said both road and mtb around there were fun on his (rare) days off.
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  13. 09-23-2017, 01:43 PM #13
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    Great road riding from Red Wing to Lacrosse, both sides of the river. Rent a roadie.
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  14. 09-23-2017, 06:28 PM #14
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    Rochester in late November. Hah. Bring your gortex
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