Cane Hill Boasts Hiking Trails and Historic Buildings
(Article from Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Jill Rohrbach, travel writer) If trees could talk, the towering Bur oak in Cane Hill would have some mighty stories to tell. Estimated […]
Floating the Maumelle River and Lake Maumelle
From Summer, 2012 Much of Arkansas is currently under severe/extreme drought conditions. It hasn’t rained much here all summer. Every time we get a few drops Facebook lights up with […]
National Park Visitor Spending Contributed $42.5 Billion to U.S. Economy in 2021
Spending in Arkansas reached more than $248 million mostly in hotels, restaurants, transportation, recreation WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior today announced that visitor spending in communities near national parks […]
People For Bikes Releases City Bicycle Ranking
This week, People For Bikes released their annual City Ratings. In its sixth year, the City Ratings are “…a data-driven program to evaluate, identify and compare the best cities and […]
Metroplan Invites Review and Comments on Proposed Regional Greenways
LITTLE ROCK, AR, — Metroplan invites the public to review and comment on proposed routes for its Regional Greenways Plan. The plan identifies five active transportation routes extending over one […]
Bentonville Bike Fest makes history with a new Guinness World Record
Leading trials cyclist achieves new heights at the 2022 festival Bentonville, Ark. (June 19, 2022) – A new Guinness World Record was achieved yesterday on the second day of the 2022 Bentonville […]
New Expedition Ozark Adventure Race Announced
New race to join the Adventure Racing World Series in 2023 BENTONVILLE, ARK. (June 16, 2022) – Some of the world’s best adventure racing teams will be in Northwest Arkansas April […]
Hot Springs to hold Public Meeting on Phase 2 of Velocity Bike Park
(From media release) The Hot Springs Parks & Trails Department will be holding a public meeting at 111 Opera Street, Ste. A on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 5:30 PM, […]
Finding Your Way – The Latest in Mapping Apps
“I have an existential map. It has ‘You are here’ written all over it.” Steven Wright Last month we asked our readers to let us know about their favorite map […]
Arkansas, Bringing the Heat
A couple of months ago, when the weather was perfect for playing outside, I had the opportunity to chat with Amy Bushatz, on her podcast, Humans Outside. Amy is based […]