Even while setting a speed record on the Ozark Trail in April, Tim Beissinger recorded himself dancing every ten miles. This story first appeared in the Outdoors newsletter. Click here to learn more ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Two backpackers who were camping at Salt Fork Creek defended themselves last weekend against an aggressive black bear. The Ozark Highland Trail Association recently shared that ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ark. — The Franklin County Sheriff's Office received a report about a bear harassing people camping overnight Saturday, and an Arkansas nonprofit is warning hikers and campers to be ...

A spokesman with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said Wednesday that two hikers’ encounter with a black bear in the Ozarks over the weekend was much less dramatic than social media posts and ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Ozark Highlands Trail Association says two backpackers had to scare away a black bear in Franklin County. The trail association says the backpackers had a close ...

Nine years ago, Jeff Garmire went to the Appalachian Trail to escape. Heading northbound from Georgia to Maine, the 34-year-old endurance athlete was in desperate need of a change of pace. Garmire had ...

After two people were believed to have been killed by bears within a month in Arkansas, two others narrowly survived their own attack, officials say. Two backpackers camping at Salt Fork Creek ...