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The Laundry List

This last month has been busy! Things at work kind of exploded, not in a bad way just in a “why can’t I stop volunteering for stuff” way. I’m still

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Frost Flowers

A friend of mine shared this photo with me. I first noticed “frost flowers” during a stay at White Rock Mountain in late fall a few years ago. Lisa and I

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Northwoods Trails

Bad Timing? I Think Not!

So yesterday I wrote about how wonderful winter can be in Arkansas so of course last night and today we have sleet and ice all over the state (mainly just

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Catching up

Okay, I need to back up a bit. This fall went nuts for me around the middle of last month. Shortly after the races were over I started feeling a

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Firecracker 5K

Time to Catch Up

So last Tuesday I was whining about not wanting to get up early and run. Fortunately, I was able to go for a ride Tuesday after work and redeem myself.

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Basics

I grew up in swimming pools and lakes. My father was an College All-American swimmer, my sister went to college on swimming scholarships and in high school age group swimming

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Why Outside?

The interpreters for the Arkansas State Parks came up with a great phrase when they are deciding if an interpretive program is appropriate for one of the parks, “So What!”

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It must have been a holiday

It seems that every major holiday L and I go to Pinnacle Mountain State Park to run/walk/climb the trails. The 4th of July this year was no exception. Rocky, rooty

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