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Shady Lake, Ouachita National Forest (Photo courtesy of Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism)

110 Years of the Ouachita National Forest

The Ouachita National Forest turned 110 years old yesterday. For the uninitiated, Ouachita is pronounced Wash-it-aw. Forest Service Management Over these years, the 1.8 million acres Ouachita National Forest has

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Ozark Outdoor Supply Summer

Another Full mOOn Rising

It’s 5 a.m., instead of being in a hammock at a campsite per the original plan, I’ve been in a soft comfortable bed in an air conditioned house for 4

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Northwoods Trails
Photo taken at a different location by Kelly Shipp Photography, Check out all his work.

Geminid Meteor Shower

Back in early December I found out about a meteor shower that would be peaking overnight December 13th-14th with up to 100 per hour visible to the naked eye, the

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Bentonville Bike Festival 2026
Front runners crest the hill while they still had some light.

Howling at the mOOn

Years ago I was lucky enough to have a co-worker who loved to run. Most days you would find the two of us running three to six mile routes around

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Leadville Training

Heading for Leadville

A couple of weeks ago I attended a meeting of a group of very serious mountain bikers at the Oyster Bar in Little Rock. This group of local riders came from

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One of the cat awards.

The 2012 Catsmacker

(NEW CONTRIBUTOR! Jen Freilino gave us her race report from the Catsmacker this year. Thanks Jen!)  The Catsmacker is a 23 mile fun-run on 4-wheeler trails, forest-service roads, and a

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Proof of finish.

The 2012 Slobberknocker or…

…the beatings continued until morale improved. On my quest to try almost all things cycling-related this year, I entered an Arkansas Marathon Series Mountain Bike Race, The Slobberknocker. The series

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