Northwoods Trails

Heroes and Hospitality

When most people think of bike friendliness in Central Arkansas they think of the Arkansas River Trail or the bike/pedestrian bridges across the Arkansas and Little Maumelle Rivers. They think […]

Filling My Bucket

When entering or exiting the trail, stay on the wood side of these rocks.

Last February, Arkansas Outside contributor, Sarah Miller, wrote an article on trail karma for us. It was a excellent reminder that as trail users we all have a responsibility to […]

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Welcome back Lance

Lance leaving the stage at the 2012 Leadville 100 pre-race meeting.

He finally quit, let’s hope it’s not a habit. As celebrities go, Lance ranks high in my books. A fighter, he went abroad to win a race that only three […]

Tour of Duty Ride Coming to Central Arkansas

First, let me apologize for the late notice. Things move quickly sometimes. I was recently contacted by Michael Chaffin with the Capital Hotel. He had found out that the Tour […]

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Race Reports – You will be Assimilated…

…we hope. Years ago I started reading race reports online from adventure racers around the world. This was before the popularity of blogging and most showed up on message boards. Reliving these […]

Weekend Warriors

Please don't judge me for using this image.

Ahhhhh…..the weekend, a time to relax, do a little grilling, sit out on the deck….NOT! Relaxing is not what most people think of when they hear about our weekends. If […]

Tri, Tri Again

This would be a really nice triathlon bike.

I wanted to complain but couldn’t. After months of little rain and 100+ degree temps, we finally got some wet stuff. Sure we’ve had a few little showers here and […]

Leadville 100 – The Finish

(Part three of our trip following several Arkansas mountain bikers to Leadville, Colorado to cover their attempt at one of the most difficult races in the world. If you haven’t […]

Leadville 100 – The Race Begins

Just before the Pipeline Aid Station riders drop off the road onto a bit of singletrack.

(Part two of our trip following several Arkansas mountain bikers to Leadville, Colorado to cover their attempt at one of the most difficult races in the world. If you haven’t […]