[aspenmayer]

Please, visit! The Buffalo National River is one of the most amazing natural attractions in my neck of the woods. Nearby in Bentonville, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is the best world-class museum in the state, if not the region. I think we have some pretty famous art, if you’re into that kind of thing. Also in Bentonville is the corporate HQ of a little store which started in Arkansas, and kept growing, which you may have heard of: Walmart. A short trip from there takes you to Fayetteville, AR which is currently #4 in the nation for best places to live, according to U.S. News & World Report. Doesn’t hurt that the University of Arkansas is also in Fayetteville; my time on campus was longer ago every day, but the campus and its surrounding metro area is as vibrant as ever, and I hear good things about its Walton School of Business.

We have a legacy to bear as well, but I think we honor our mistakes and errors as well as our virtues. On that note, one of the projects I’m most proud of in NWA is our massive bike trails network that connects the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers-Bentonville-Bella Vista area. This area was on the route of the Trail of Tears; this section of paths is the Northwest Arkansas Heritage Trail, part of the NWA Razorback Regional Greenway.

https://www.nps.gov/buff/index.htm

https://crystalbridges.org/blog/what-to-expect-for-crystal-b...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hvUCYRsUoQ

https://realestate.usnews.com/places/arkansas/fayetteville

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Arkansas

https://www.nwarpc.org/bicycle-and-pedestrian/

https://trails.cast.uark.edu/

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=0dd0...