The Three Legged Dawg

Racers just getting on the singletrack.

Rain has been missing Arkansas this Spring, and Summer isn’t looking much better. The only moisture is resting heavily in the air while the trails remain dry and dusty. This […]

Bentonville Bike Festival 2026

The Full Moon Brings out the Crazies!

DJ Vin-F and Master of Lights C-berts kept the party moving around the River Trail.

A couple of weeks ago I received an invitation to a bike ride via Facebook. I get a lot of these. I paid attention to this one. A friend who […]

An Outside Dad

Our first camper and boat.

I don’t believe that my love of the outdoors came naturally, it was more of a nurture thing I think. Before you scientists begin disagreeing with me or start up that whole […]

Northwoods Trails

100 Miles of Everywhere

100 Miles of Everywhere

I laugh at Fatty’s instructions. For those of you who don’t know who Fatty is congrats on having more important stuff to do than to cruise the internet reading odd blogs […]

Tarzan is from Arkansas

Also, Tarzan is an endurance cyclist. Kurt Searvogel is a competitor from Sheridan, AR and is known by his friends and competition as Tarzan. I first met Kurt several years […]

Hex Carbon Repair

A Little Tour de Rock

Pecan Grove near Scott, AR

(We were unable to cover the Tour de Rock this year but we are lucky to have an out-of-state rider show up during his quest to ride a century in […]

Tri the Village – New Triathlon

Joyful racers near the finish.

I’d never been to Lake Balboa and only once before been in the land of Spanish explorers. Hot Springs Village (where everything is named for a Spanish explorer), northeast of Hot […]

In the Middle of it All

Another fast turn.

This Friday night is the CARTI Criterium presented by CARVE at Burns Park. Come check out the races, bring a lawn chair and be ready to cheer on your favorite rider. […]

National Running Day

A couple of young ladies taking us to the "Gun Show."

Yesterday was National Running Day. What? You say you missed it? Take a lap. According to runningday.org, National Running Day, held annually on the first Wednesday in June, is a […]

The Battle for Townsend’s Ridge

Arkansas Outside Contributor Cliff Li enjoying the race. (Cliff placed 3rd in his group)

Since the beginning of the year I’ve been trying things on bikes that I’d never done before. Not tricks or specific skills but just throwing myself head first into some […]