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Relaxing Masquerading as Racing
How to turn a race into a mini vacation In Arkansas, between the end of Fall and the first signs of Spring, is a favored


Basecamp Outdoor Gather Women+ Networking Event
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about the Wilderness Education Association Annual Conference scheduled


Adventure Racing World Series moves its Headquarters to Arkansas


Basecamp Outdoor Gather Women+ Networking Event


Fruehauf, Miles to be inducted into Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame


Governor Sanders Establishes The Natural State Initiative
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Relaxing Masquerading as Racing
How to turn a race into a mini vacation In Arkansas, between the end of Fall and the first signs of Spring, is a favored time for endurance running events. December through March brings on seminal events like the acclaimed Athens Big Fork Marathon, the LOViT Marathon, and the LOViT 100 Mile/100K. New winter/spring events like the Spirit of Syllamo 100 Mile/ 35M and the Ozark Highlands 35K/50K are gaining popularity and there is continued rejuvenation of popular events like the Three Days of Syllamo. Running endurance races means participants, volunteers, crew, and cheerleaders are on course for several hours,





Relaxing Masquerading as Racing
How to turn a race into a mini vacation In Arkansas, between the end of Fall and the first signs of Spring, is a favored time for endurance running events. December through March brings on seminal events like the acclaimed Athens Big Fork Marathon, the LOViT Marathon, and the LOViT 100 Mile/100K. New winter/spring events like the Spirit of Syllamo 100 Mile/ 35M and the Ozark Highlands 35K/50K are gaining popularity and there is continued rejuvenation of popular events like the Three Days of Syllamo. Running endurance races means participants, volunteers, crew, and cheerleaders are on course for several hours,






Arkansas Climbers Festival – Get Started or Get Better
Whenever I think of rock climbing I always remember a t-shirt I saw maybe 30 years ago, “Climbing is hard, but it’s easier than growing






Winter Water Safety
With the recent rains, we’ve seen an increase in social media posts involving floating on swelling streams throughout Arkansas. Winter can be a great time






Arkansas Climbers Festival – Get Started or Get Better
Whenever I think of rock climbing I always remember a t-shirt I saw maybe 30 years ago, “Climbing is hard, but it’s easier than growing






Winter Water Safety
With the recent rains, we’ve seen an increase in social media posts involving floating on swelling streams throughout Arkansas. Winter can be a great time
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Arkansas Climbers Festival – Get Started or Get Better
Whenever I think of rock climbing I always remember a t-shirt I saw maybe 30 years ago, “Climbing is hard, but it’s easier than growing



Entrepreneur Launches Rock Climbing Product with UA Startup Incubator Support
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK — Pedro Somarriba, the founder of Lacaida Ropes, launched his initial line of metered climbing ropes in June thanks to the mentorship and


LIVSN Designs Partners with Arkansas Cinema Society for Outdoor Film Series
First Up: Rock Climbing Documentary “The 24” on June 10 in Bentonville BENTONVILLE – Arkansas Cinema Society (ACS) returns to Thaden School in Bentonville on Friday,
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Bagging Some Waterfalls – A Winter Trip
Arkansas is a waterfall-rich environment. After a bit of rainfall, the creeks rise and the waterfalls appear. Some are easily accessible from the side of



First Day Hikes – Arkansas State Parks
Arkansas State Parks will once again be celebrating the new year with First Day Hikes. These hikes provide a means for individuals and families to



New Amenities Open at Devil’s Den State Park
(WEST FORK, Ark.) – Devil’s Den State Park hosted an open house of its new Devil’s Racetrack Trailhead, parking area, restrooms, and campground today. The
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A Very Special Place – Saved
“This is opportunity for Arkansas, opportunity to become a leading state in a field in which she is best suited, the field of outdoor recreation


Fall in Love With Amazing Public Lands in Autumn
The Department of Interior released this article featuring fall color on public lands. They put a nice spotlight on an area in The Natural State
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Murfreesboro music nature walks nica night run Norfork North Little Rock North West Arkansas Northwest Arkansas NWACX2018 Oark obstacle run Oden olympic distance triathlon Open road open water swim outback in the ozarks Outlets of Little Rock oz trails Ozark Ozark Highlands Trail Ozark-St. Francis National Forest Ozarks paddling Pancake Run Paragould Paris party Pay dirt Percy Perryville Petit Jean State Park Pettigrew petting zoo Pine Bluff poker ride polar plunge Ponca Pottsville Professional racing PRT Pub Run race races Razorback Greenway Red Star regatta river valley runners Road Road Bike road cycling road duathlon road race road running rock climbing Rogers Roll RRCA run running running. 5k Russellville Salem Saline County Striders santa Scott Searcy seniorhunger SHAM Sheridan Siloam Springs skills clinic Snowball Social Good Springdale sprint duathlon sprint tri sprint triathlon st jude Stand Up Paddleboard Stuttgart SUP super sprint triathlon swim Tags Tags (optional) team running relay Texarkana The Eurekan Time Trial tour de cure tour rides trail clean trail duathlon Trail Love trail run trail running Trail work trailrunning #2021Ultrarunning Trails training training camp triathlon Triathlons Trick or Treat turkey turkey trot ugly sweater run ultra run ultra running Ultra-Running umpteen United Cerebral Palsy USA Cycling Van Buren Veterans Day Village Creek State Park Vilonia Virtual virtual run walk walking War Eagle West Fork Western Hills Wine Winslow Run Witt Springs Women Can Run Women Run Arkansas womens Woolly Hollow State Park Wynne XTERRA yoga zombie