I’m kinda a parks guy. My day job has been with Arkansas State Parks for over eleven years but it goes back way farther than that. I was raised traveling
Made in Arkansas is a big deal and now means something in the international bicycle industry. Here is a great article in Outside Magazine. The Alfa Road, the company’s signature 875-gram frame,
A good article on mountain biking history in Arkansas as long as you remember that they left the pre-Oz Trails era out of Northwest Arkansas. Mountain biking in NWA dates
Do you enjoy our wild spaces? Do you hike, paddle, climb, mountain bike or trail run? You can help protect these places by joining a membership organization. Here are some
The outdoor industry continues to grow in the Natural State. Here are some economic reasons to continue to improve the state’s outdoor recreation opportunities and protect the special places that
An interesting opinion piece from High Country News. In a time when we as a country are so divided should we remain divided on how we experience the outdoors? How will
This seemed like a good time to share this, or actually, last week would have been a good time to share this but you probably wouldn’t have paid attention to
Welcome to 2017 everyone. I’m sure everyone has come up with new year resolutions by now. After doing some quick research online it seems that most resolutions involve quitting something or getting
A couple of videos came into focus for me during the past couple of days. One promoting the mountain bike lifestyle that can be had in Northwest Arkansas (thanks to the OZ
For Eleven years now, I’ve attended the Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Over this time, I’ve made three presentations, the first was on using social media in tourism and hospitality businesses.