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Ouachita Trail Sign

Party preparations, snow, work and other commitments kept Lisa and I inside or otherwise busy for the past week. Saturday, a few hours before the party we had been planning,

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The Community Bicyclist

Side Trips

My job comes with perks. For example, yesterday I had to attend a meeting at The Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. This is the off season

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Bentonville Trifest

Making “New” Memories

Arkansas State Parks has put out a new video promoting making new memories…and sharing them on their Facebook site. Pretty cool, it gave me goose bumps. The old footage could

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Searcy County Dark Skies

Back to Pinnacle…

The weekend warrior is back! After not doing any working out for weeks due to an overabundance of well meaning excuses it was time to get back in the woods.

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Fall Color & Falling Water

Fall color is always a wonderful time in Arkansas.  Early in the season (the second week of October) you will see the colors begin to change up in the Ozarks

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We Have a New Festival!

Last weekend I had the opportunity to represent Arkansas State Parks at the CARPe Diem Mountain Bike Festival at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock. Our booth was set up

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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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