Gary Vernon of OZ Trails Bentonville, AR (#41)
Trail EAffect Episode 41: Gary Vernon – OZ Trails Re-Air
This episode also aired on October 7th on Mountain Bike Radio and on April 30th, 2020 on the Driftless Dirt Podcast
Topics Covered:
- Gary’s backstory
- How Bentonville started with a 5-mile trail system and got to where it is today
- OZ Trails and the backstory behind the brand / region known as OZ Trails
- Women of OZ
- State Parks and Monument Trails
- 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships
- The Future of OZ Trails and their goal of being the epicenter of cycling in the world
- Community Development through Trails and Cycling by creating the lifestyle
Links:
Gary Vernon: https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/stories/gary-vernon
OZ Trails: https://www.oztrails.com/
Friends of Arkansas Single Track: http://fasttrails.org/
Women of OZ: https://www.arkansasoutside.com/oz-trails-off-road-dedicated-to-women-of-oz/
Coler Mountain Bike Preserve: https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/coler-mountain-bike-preserve
Jones Center Pump Track: https://www.thejonescenter.net/bike-park
Eureka Springs / Lake Leatherwood: https://eurekaparks.com/trails/
Great Passion Play Trails: http://www.greatpassionplay.org/trails.html#.XoyvEohKiM8
Arkansas State Parks – Monument Trails: https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/trails/monument-trails
2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships: https://fayetteville2022.com/
Bike NWA: https://www.bikenwa.org/
Trail Forks Mapping: https://www.trailforks.com/region/ozarks/
Crystal Bridges Art Museum: https://crystalbridges.org/
Momentary Art Museum: https://themomentary.org/
IMBA Trail Lab was created to help communities do what Bentonville has done.
For more information on IMBA Trail Lab go to: https://www.imba.com/trails-for-all/trail-labs
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This show has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services, for more information go to:
Evolution Trail Services: www.evotrails.com
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