Mist rises over Talimena Scenic Drive near Mena in January 2023. Nestled along the winding 54-mile roadway is a burgeoning network of cycling trails. The Trails at Mena project eventually will include more than 100 miles of destination-quality trails. “This will be for cyclists what Vail, Breckenridge and Aspen are for skiers,” a person involved in the effort says.
(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)
Phillip Wilson was working in the technology sector in Dallas after having grown up in rural west Arkansas when he experienced what a lot of Arkansans have through the years.
