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Stuff Your Stocking

It’s that time of year when many of us are scrambling to finish our holiday shopping or picking up those little treats to fill the stockings of friends and family.

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The Journeyman – An Ozark Design

Fayettechill, an outdoor lifestyle clothing brand, has been a supporter of Arkansas Outside since the early days. Since its beginnings as t-shirt company started in a dorm room at the

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Tribute float for Jon Kennedy at Fishers Ford Whitewater Park, Siloam Springs.

Family

In life there is a family you’re born into and then a family you choose. At a relatively young age I unwittingly chose a family. A family of outdoor enthusiasts,

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Riding in Central Arkansas Cyclofemme 2013.

We Lost a Hero

(This is probably the most personal post we’ve ever done, please allow us a moment to unload) We do a lot of hero worshiping these days. famous sports figures, TV

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Pedaling For Progress

Well, here I am at ArkansasOutside! That may be a bit of a surprise for folks who know me through my own JBarCycling blog, but Joe Jacobs asked me if

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Hikers on the Lake Ouachita Vista Trail (photo courtesy of Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism)

Your Playground Needs Help

I was looking through some past posts the other day and came upon this one from early spring, Trails don’t just happen. Looking for something in particular, I was disappointed to

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Trails don’t just happen

One of the most popular activities in parks and wilderness areas is hiking on trails. For thousands of years trails have been used for transportation, hunting, exploring, commerce. Long before

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