Report: Consumers spend $887 billion on outdoor recreation each year – Talk Business & Politics
The outdoor industry continues to grow in the Natural State. Here are some economic reasons to continue to improve the state’s outdoor recreation opportunities and protect the special places that […]
‘The Canoe’: A Film Celebrating the Simple Joy of Paddling | Outside Online
The canoe, a preferred mode of adventure in Arkansas, come dip your paddle… The canoe may be the most iconic watercraft of all time, so it’s easy to understand why filmmaker […]
Trail Conditions – How to find or share information
We love our trails in Arkansas, the proof is how much effort we put into taking care of them. Here is a list of Facebook groups and pages that trail […]
The IMBA Model Trails Program Evolves
As many of our readers know, Arkansas is home to five International Mountain Bicycling Association EPIC Trails, Womble, Syllamo, LOViT, Upper Buffalo, and Ouachita National Recreation Trail. This currently places […]
The Wildest Party on Earth | Outside Online
It’s a muggy friday morning in the Ozarks. A leanly muscled man in cowboy boots, denim short-shorts, and a tank top that looks painted on is standing in the bed […]
Top 5 Reasons to Live in a Van Down by The River | Canoe & Kayak Magazine
Take “van down by the river” broadly, as I tend to live in all types of vehicles down by the creeks, rivers and oceans. I started living as a vagabond […]
Move Over Ball Sports: High School MTB On The Rise
Get your kids involved with the Arkansas chapter of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association. The air is chill, the skies mottled and gray. A crush of parents and teens cheer on […]
Forest bathing is the next big thing, and Arkansas is the perfect place to do it
We are a nation of achievers. That’s a good thing when it comes to growth, innovation and progress—after all, it wasn’t people sitting around fanning themselves and binge-watching television who […]
Iron Bicycles and Buffalo Soldiers | Dirt Rag
An interesting article on early bicycle adoption by the U.S. military. It’s also appropriate reading during Black History Month. A great story from Dirt Rag Magazine. In 1896, the bicycle […]
OZ Trails
From the Oz Trails Blog. One of the great things about Arkansas (other than super-sweet trails), ALL YEAR RIDING! We are very fortunate to have year-round riding here in the […]