Older adults in Arkansas can help improve their physical health through outdoor recreation like exploring walking trails. Walking in nature may also help a senior increase their energy level and lessen their chances of experiencing depression. The following trails in Arkansas seniors would find easy-to-walk and appealing:
Tollantusky Trail
This 1.5-mile paved loop trail in Conway, Arkansas, is easy-to-follow and open year-round. A senior exploring this trail will find themselves walking through the woodlands along an edge where they can see beautiful views of the Arkansas River. If a senior needs a break, there are resting stops along the trail. Not only is walking in nature a mood boosting activity for a senior, but it'll also help them improve their muscle strength and sense of balance.
The Historic Van Winkle Trail
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During their scenic walk, seniors will get some exercise and learn about the history of the trail by reading the interpretive signs that tell the story of the area and the Van Winkle family during and after the Civil War. While exploring this nature trail, they will see a variety of beautiful wildflower, raised gardens, a flowing stream and wildlife. Dogs on a leash are welcome. This trail is wheelchair-friendly. Guided tours are available.
Hideout Hollow Trail
Open year-round, this 2-mile trail near Compton, Arkansas, has many flat areas and is good for all skill levels. While taking a stroll on this trail lined with beautiful wildflowers, a senior can do some birding and be able to view breathtaking waterfalls when they reach the end of the path. If an older adult wants to make visiting this trail a true adventure, primitive camping overnight is an option available to them.
Bell Slough Nature
This five mile trail is great for bikers, inline skaters, and those walking or jogging. It is even wheelchair accessible. On one end, the trail connects to Old Cutler Trail, and on the end, it connects with Rickenbacker Trail, allowing you to make your trail adventure longer. Commodore Trail is a mix of paved paths, sidewalks, and shared road. Take extra caution when traveling on the shared road portion of the trail. Places along the trail which might be of particular interest include both Kennedy Park and The Barnacle Historic State Park.
Mile 4.3 (Mile 13.0) Above us, the Overlook Trail foot path works its way to Otter View, 2/3 of a mile south high above us at Leonard Harrison State
This unique park is often described as an urban wilderness because its 130 acres of trails are nestled just two blocks from Hollywood Boulevard. Entrances to the park can be found on Fuller Avenue, Vista Street, and Mullholland Drive. There are a number of trails of varying difficulty, many of which lead to breathtaking views of the city and surrounding area. A wide road can be found at the Vista Street entrance for those looking for an easier stroll. Hikers can choose to enter the canyon from the south then climb upwards either clockwise or counter-clockwise for varying levels of strenuousness. Both will allow you to take in Inspiration Point and Clouds Rest. Entering the canyon from the north will give you the option of several short hikes, one of which includes Indian Rock, the highest point in the canyon. If you want to allow your dog to roam off leash, choose the western trail which can be found from the Vista entrance.
The Moccasin Gap is one of the most popular horse trail sites in Arkansas. The Moccasin Gap was rated five stars. The horse trail can be also be used for camping. The closest place to Moccasin Gap is Russellville.
Hiking is an enjoyable way to explore the country side. Since Chewacla offers six different trails so tourist options are not limited. The Sweat Shrub Trail is one of the easiest to follow. When I last visited the park the Boy Scout and the Troup 30 Boy Scout Trail were the most popular. Clues are provided among the way to assist tourist throughout the trails. Trekking through the back woods of the park is my definition of beauty and entertainment.
Well you can enjoy hiking with your family every month when the park is open. Here are some hiking trails: Appalachian Trail, Charlie's Bunion, Alum Cave Bluffs, Andrews Bald, Rainbow Falls, and Chimneys Tops. When you go on a hike you must follow these rules: Have to back by dark, Travel only for 1.5 miles per hour, and Traveler slow, Did you know? that the Appalachian Trail is 8.0 miles and the high elevation health bald are treeless expanse where dense thickets and shrubs such as the mountain laurel, Rhododendron, and sand myrtle grow. Did you know? There are 9 species of shrubs in the park: Rosebay Rhododendron( the color is white), Catawba Rhododendron( the color is purple), Flame azalea, Sweet azalea, Cumberland azalea, Small-Leave azalea, Pinxter-bush azalea, Pink azalea, and Clammy
On top of all of these great features, there are many amazing trails to follow throughout the park. I took a great hike through the Ice Age Trail, the Kettle View Trail, and the Kame Terrace Trail. I really enjoyed my peaceful walk through creation and also appreciated how well labeled the trails were in comparison with the provided map at my entry to the park.
Approximately 20,000 people died while traveling on the Oregon Trail. Which took place in the mid 1840s, when Americans started seeking economic success by moving westward. The justification for the expansion was due to weakness in the Mexican government and economy. Since Americans regarded Mexicans as inferior, despite the statement, made by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, that “All men are created equal”, many of the citizens thought that the Mexican citizens did not deserve to keep their lands. America was not justified in its western expansion due to the lack of morality behind putting one person’s comfort above the safety of another.
The Appalachian Trail is America's first Scenic Trail. It stretches from Katahdin Mountain in Maine to Springer Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia. This stretch of the trail includes some of the most difficult sections. Some trails are suitable for day hikes or short backpacking hikes.
Taking on a journey stretching well over 2,100 miles, covering fourteen states (from Maine to Georgia) by foot is no simple stroll where at the end of the day a comfortable bed and hot meal would await you. Instead, hiking the Appalachian Trail can be an endless battle with all the elements of mother nature: whereas in one state spring would have sprung already with wildflowers dressing the forest floors and insects buzzing through crisp air, on other parts of the trail it [the weather conditions] would be smothering heat, but meanwhile a few states north the rain would fall endlessly with gusts of cold wind, and snow would blanket the pathways of the trail and more than likely blizzards
The kmz map that I selected and find interesting entails the Appalachian Trail. This 2,190 miles journey travels through 14 states and attracts over 3 million visors each year. The beautiful mountainous adventure coincides with this week’s study of rock formation and a visual experience of land formation. I selected this region of the United States because I wanted to learn more about the trail and my future home state. My husband and I are planning on moving to Kentucky or Tennessee in 3 years and I’ve set a goal of walking part of the Appalachian Trail. I have a bad back and do not think I could manage the entire journey. I have lived in Virginia (while in the Navy) and have traveled all around Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia immensely.
For the next forty years, hundreds of thousands of people will move westward. From 1830 to 1840 people from the East moved to the West. Many of these people started on the Oregon Trail, that started in Independence, Missouri and ended in Willamette Valley in Oregon. Hundreds of Thousands of people moved west for the new land grant, which if you were a full Indian, or half Indian and eighteen or older you could have three-hundred and twenty acres of land for free. If you were married, you would get six-hundred and forty acres of land. For people that lived in the East, this land was practically gold. There are two other trails that need some recognition also, the Mormon Trail and the California Trail. All three trails started in Independence,
The Appalachian Trail was also the product of a daydream atop Stratton Mountain, the brainchild of Benton MacKaye. MacKaye was an off-and-on federal employee, educated as a forester and self-trained as a planner, who proposed it as the connecting thread of "a project in regional planning." His proposal, drawing on years of talk of a "master trail" within New England hiking circles, was written at the urging of concerned friends in the months after his suffragette-leader wife killed herself. It appeared in the October 1921 edition of the Journal of the American Institute of Architects, at the time a major organ the regional-planning movement. MacKaye envisioned a trail along the ridge-crests of the Appalachian
During the “backpacking boom” of the 1970s when there was a growing understanding about the natural environment beginning to be consumed at what had appeared to be an alarming rate, many groups of people began to take on the trail for long periods of time. (Cosmo) Trails that were previously only visited by few people because very well known locations. During this time, there was very little maintainance of the trails and even less education of visitors. People were hiking merely to take a break from the world around them. “What was once an experience where solitude was virtually guaranteed, became more and more a social event as more and more of us tried to.” (Cosmo) After some time, many hikers and trail managers grew concerned about the future of the trail and began trying to accommodate the growing number of hikers, while also protecting the Trails natural environment. After starting to upgrade popular campsites and trails to make them more durable, most hikers began to gain knowledge about how to take care of the trails while enjoying them. “Since the 1980’s the AT has been managed so that ‘Hiker regulations will be kept as unrestrictive as possible, and should be developed only to the extent they are proven necessary to protect the physical trail, its environment, and the interests of adjacent landowners.’ (from the Appalachian Trail Comprehensive Plan, 1981)”
One of the largest geographic physical structures in the United States is the Colorado River. Human activity and its interaction with this great river have an interesting history. The resources provided by the river have been used by humans, and caused conflict for human populations as well. One of these conflicts is water distribution, and the effects drought conditions have played in this distribution throughout the southwestern region. Major cities such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, and other communities in the southwest depend on the river. It provides water for over 20 million people, irrigation for 2 million acres of land, four thousand megawatts of hydroelectric energy, and over twenty million annual visitors for