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Pedestal Rocks Part I

The holiday season can be a bit stressful. Often in a good way as friends and family get together. For me, I look forward to an escape and this year

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Hex Carbon Repair

The Ouachita Adventure Race

The Ouachita Adventure Race could become a classic! What a great race, 12 hours of running, orienteering, canoeing, rappelling, mountain biking, etc. All just about 1/2 an hour west of

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Bentonville Bike Festival 2026

A trip to the Syllamo!

What a crazy week!  After a bit of decorating and design work in the southern part of the state (I helped hang photos and posters in the new cabins at

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Labor Day Weekend

Three days, three parks, three hiking trails, and horses. Last year we spent the entire Labor Day Weekend camping at Lake Ouachita State Park and had a wonderful time kayaking,

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Northwoods Trails

A Weekend in the Park

We had been planning this weekend for months.  The final race in the Ozark Extreme Adventure Sprint Series would be at Devil’s Den State Park.  We had done the other

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Came across this photo…

…it was taken by the Chief Photographer for Parks and Tourism, Chuck Haralson. (That’s me pointing a camera in the wrong direction). We had gone to the Ozark Folk Center

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Arkansas Outside News 04/17/09

News to help you get outside! The Conway City Council puts bicycles on agenda – The city is seeking League of American Bicyclists (LAB) accreditation as a Bicycle Friendly Community.

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A Great Camping Park!

I finally had a chance to visit White Oak Lake State Park just last year. I went down to help the park superintendent with a geocaching project and to get

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