What Makes Bentonville Arkansas So Special? (Documentary)

[@amazonhippie7826]

I grew up in Bentonville near Coler. The creeks were our playground. I was into mountain biking around 20 years ago. There were basically no trails. I had to drive an hour and a half to ride trails. Now my 7 year old is getting into mountain biking, so I’m getting back into it. And it’s really amazing what we have in the area now. I’m about to take my son on his first dirt trail today.

[@asdf9890]

I had a similar experience in Tulsa, although much smaller. There has been trails on a 300’ bluff for at least a century(lots of carvings in the sandstone from the 1920s and later. I rode there in the early 00’s and saw maybe 1 or 2 other riders/hikers/even the occasional horse. Now they have added infrastructure (bathrooms shelters, etc) and made many improvements on the old worn out trails. I used to volunteer for trail maintenance since it was a mile from me and I spent so much time there. Actually moved to those apartments for easy access to the trails. We ( just a community focus group of 7 or so people who got together) even proposed to Progressive Trail Designs and they gave us pointers, but they were obviously understandably busy with their client in Bentonville around 2012. People always talked about riding Slaughter Pen and Hobbs back then. It sounded amazing to me. I did ride Wimbledon down south and Leatherwood in those times though. I’m actually camping here as we speak 10/31, and I want to ride Coler most of all. I’m .5 miles from a Back 40 trailhead, and 1 mile from a Slaughter Pen lot. So many choices! I know it’s going to be an awesome weekend. Sorry for the rambling, just excited for adventure here tomorrow morning!

[@thebeardedman-drenaline5546]

@13:40 "it's just a good time ya know, riding beers and drinking bikes" 🤣🤣

[@moandhannahtravel]

😂😂😂

[@JLising]

😜

[@brennen-nwamtb789]

I heard that and I laughed so hard 🤣

[@thebeardedman-drenaline5546]

@@brennen-nwamtb789 clean case of the dice-lexia😂

[@weast2123]

Clearly ridden a few beers.

[@OutOfThisVan]

Makes us miss these trails. Love how creative and accessible all their trails are!

[@moandhannahtravel]

So much fun!!!

[@DONOP06]

Coming from a small town with minimal trails in Oklahoma, visiting a place like was an absolute dream and the trails are perfect

[@justinschetrompf2703]

Just got back from my maiden voyage. Amazing! Already planning a trip next fall!

[@moandhannahtravel]

Amazing!

[@sessioncomponents]

Awesome video my friends! Thanks for coming to Bentonville !!! We are waiting for you guys again soon !!

[@moandhannahtravel]

Thank you!!! Awesome meeting you and we’ll ride soon!

[@nwamtb]

Happy to see that you enjoyed your time in Bentonville!!!

[@moandhannahtravel]

Thank you!!

[@ronaldyurenka3870]

My in-laws are moving to Bella Vista this fall, so I’ll be making the trip over from Michigan at least a few times a year. Can’t wait to check out the trails and it was a perfect excuse to get a new Ripley!

[@coreyrogers8700]

Bella Vista is beautiful

[@whitneyschacherbauer8673]

Wish I would have come up to y’all at Bentonville Bike Fest! Hannah you helped inspire me to ride! Yeewww! 🤘🏼

[@moandhannahtravel]

Oh man you should have!! Would have been awesome to meet you! Thank you so much, hope to run into you sometime!! -Hannah

[@leachcrew]

Nice work on the video guys. Also, really enjoyed meeting you both. See you on the trail.. Safe travels! 🤘🤘🤘

[@moandhannahtravel]

Nice meeting you too!! Thank you 😄

[@janmaly1591]

2:15 Good to see Richard Attenborough is alive and well and living it up in Bentonville, AR 🤣

[@moandhannahtravel]

😂😂😂

[@shaunreed2884]

Great video, they get better and better. Thanks for sharing

[@moandhannahtravel]

And thank you for watching!!

[@recyclespinning9839]

Thanks for video, been looking to start Airbnb for cycling tourists or B&B.

[@sullyreynolds1649]

the more i see arkansas the more i jus enjoy its beauty it has to offer, i live in cali xD

[@WhangaFish]

Wow I spent years of my youth in NWA and it wasn't exactly cycle friendly! Not that there were a tonne of riders around, In the late 90's early 00's I can remember riding laps of the Lake in Fayetteville and not seeing another rider. And now that I live 7000 miles away it's all changed! What an amazing place now!!!

[@senderoni5oh]

nice y'all! videos are looking good. Keep up the good work.

[@moandhannahtravel]

Thank you!!!

[@gr8fulride]

a lot of excellent work by you two . thanks

[@moandhannahtravel]

Thank you!!!

[@rabrumf]

It was cool running into y'all out on the trails during bike fest. Come back again in the fall, Slaughter Pen and Coler are just scratching the surface.

[@moandhannahtravel]

Yes!! We will definitely be back!! Nice meeting you as well! :)

[@Fixingeverthingwithaengine567]

I work for Wal-Mart and there is a Walmart culture which is why they are so successful. I do want to visit there.

[@moandhannahtravel]

🙌🙌

[@mmodtomic7119]

Coming down for 4th-O-July 3 day weekend. Hope to see ya and say "Hi!" though I'm sure you have moved on by now. B-ville is pretty special.

[@moandhannahtravel]

Bentonville is awesome!!!!!

[@biketayo7055]

2:15 is good to see richard nice bike. nice ride. nice trail ride safe keepitup bro Great trail rides bro, beautiful trails🤘😉Ride Safe & God Bless🎉 im from phillipines

[@moandhannahtravel]

🙌🙌🙌

[@morganharris2413]

Adventure over to the upper Buffalo river area near Ponca, AR. Beautiful area and they’re building MTB trails

[@moandhannahtravel]

Will keep that spot in mind!!!

[@lefthorse1]

13:53 nice save , and nice bike , i wish to take a look closer

[@moandhannahtravel]

She got lucky for sure!!!

[@emicapps5169]

That was me!

[@glitchman3194]

Was that Jeff Lenosky , he's a trail boss I hear. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy the ride

[@BMOutdoorz]

I think so they rode with him when they were thete

[@jmoutdoors2801]

Awesome glad I got to meet y’all at Obannon

[@moandhannahtravel]

Nice meeting you too!!!

[@headshotsdsm5430]

Love me some Bentonville. Great content really gives a great feel of how awesome this area is

[@zxtenn]

GREAT video and riding, i will be 66 in a few months and when i was Marshall's age i was riding a cruiser around town, i dont think a mountain bike was even thought of then?

[@moandhannahtravel]

Wow!!

[@Jbutzloff8588]

The bike inn is a great stay!

[@EmotionRadio]

Big fan of your channel. I have a question that I’ve yet to see anyone cover. What bike is best for Bentonville? I’m undecided on whether to take my Ibis Ripmo (160/145) or Scott Spark RC Pro (120/120). I don’t want to over or under bike. Thanks

[@GHStudiosNWA]

You'd have fun on both. Ripmo if you want to session and hit everything in comfort and the downcountry bike if you want to cover miles.

[@JimCockerham]

I need to get to Bentonville!! So cool!

[@moandhannahtravel]

It’s amazing you’ll love it!!!

[@royaldogousa8685]

Outstanding! Love our home!

[@singletracksender9021]

What a rad place I’m really looking into moving here. Florida is not where I belong, this looks awesome.

[@steveh7108]

The only downside is there are a lot of ticks and chiggers and that the population is growing way too fast.

[@mattdavis3178]

“This kid is really good” ya I would completely agree

[@moandhannahtravel]

So true!!

[@-NewDay-]

13:00 omg! How adorable!!!

[@MaryAnneRodis]

Would you mind linking the Airbnb? Love the videos. Keep them coming please! ❤️

[@moandhannahtravel]

Yeah no problem! abnb.me/fwarNg9D8gb thank you! We will keep making them!!

[@jinavl]

@13:43 riding beers and drinking bikes..🤙🤙

[@tiagilbert9]

Those vendors did not "choose" to be there, they were required to be there to do business with WM. Which greatly contributed to the economic growth of the area!!

[@steveh7108]

That's possible but I highly doubt it. They might have been approached and suggested that they might want to be there but the rest was up to them. There is other things that have nothing to do with Walmart that happened to be some of the biggest in the country. Like their National fishing tournaments or bikes blues and barbecue to name a few. People simply discovered that it is a great place to be and to hold events and it is growing because of that.

[@tiagilbert9]

@@steveh7108 I know people who work for the companies that are required to have a NWA presence. It is not uncommon in the corporate world and it is one way Walmart has helped transform that area. We had close friends who had to move to Bentonville who worked for a vendor. This is easy to research too.

[@JB-1138]

Looks like a great spot.

[@xav_1029]

Thoughts on Bentonville vs Knoxville as a place for me and my family to settle down at?

[@moandhannahtravel]

Thats a tough one! Both are awesome with different vibes from the cities! If you like a little big city feel probably Knoxville but if you like small town vibes bentonville!

[@thomasdailey4566]

UT, Walmart, etc., flavors the cultures, “company-town” vibe can be overwhelming…

[@BikeDrFrankenstein]

Awesome video! Awesome place!

[@ricusserfontein1086]

Paradise. I want to live there. ☺

[@moandhannahtravel]

Its amazing for sure!!!

[@UHollis]

driving up end of July from south florida

[@moandhannahtravel]

Have fun!!!

[@vegahunter8]

Man, I love me some Bentonville, but love 2ooo+ ft in vertical eastcoast rowdy rocky rides just a weeee bit more.

[@moandhannahtravel]

Mountains are definitely nice 🤪😂

[@dabbking]

West coast is what’s up

[@archenemy2242]

I really want to go. I've never been. Would you recommend going there for the first time during the bike fest in june, or some other time in the year. Not sure I want to fly my bike out that far (coming from Florida) and might need a rental the entirety of my stay.

[@Whiteknuckleadv]

That coffee shop only accessible by nikes is super cool

[@invisibleazn9330]

13:54 I was scared for her. I hope she got that thing she dropped.

[@moandhannahtravel]

It was her saddle! It tore off! 😩

[@raheemgahelable]

I swear to God, " Walmart" sounds like a cuss word to me! I feel like my IQ drops about 30 points, every time I hear that word! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@coreyrogers8700]

It's the largest company in the U.S. Bigger than Google, Apple, Amazon... it's not surprising their hometown is so pristine.

[@BlacqueJacqueShellacque_]

If the Walton's could afford to build 5000 foot high mountain with a replica of Whistler Bike Park there, it would be flawless. :P

[@moandhannahtravel]

So true!!!

[@MloVisual]

not a question of "if", but a question of when. They could buy whistler if they wanted to.

[@GHStudiosNWA]

A few more years Arkansas could be the DH hub of the middle of the country. Good things coming!

[@MrScottySteak]

So good

[@moandhannahtravel]

Thank you!!!!

[@adamweb]

0:59 I didn't know Bill Hader lived in Arkansas!

[@moandhannahtravel]

LOL!

[@truthseeker2.038]

I wanna come down and have some fun with my sons,kinda skeptical being I'm black. Hopefully when we come it will be a pleasant time. I'm in Detroit and I need peace!

[@coreyj8745]

All are welcome here🤟🏼

[@moandhannahtravel]

Everyone is welcome in Bentonville!

[@truthseeker2.038]

@@moandhannahtravel thanks buddy hope I have the pleasure of meeting you when me and my family make the transition

[@mmodtomic7119]

@ 8:38 Schroen (shrain) Train. @ 9:26 All American.

[@MloVisual]

4:47 he sound so confused lol!

[@Keelansvoboda]

13:41 riding beers drinking bikes

[@awakenthelions39]

So this is becoming Arkansas’s Portland/Austin 😂

[@ScottDougherty96]

Just curious, do you guys have a part 107 for the drone footage in most of the recent videos?

[@sevenravens]

Bentonite clay is what makes it special, way before wallyworld showed up.

[@thomasdailey4566]

“Riding beers and drinking bikes”

[@donnajoejasper3277]

Diverse, I didn’t see one black person!

[@ratcamaro]

13:54

[@mikehaslett3738]

Dentside ford 😍

[@sysadventures9560]

"Diverse" lol

[@8664antonio]

nice.

[@moandhannahtravel]

Thanks!!!

[@napndash]

More concerned with looking cool... woof

[@hawazenalhumoud106]

cookie cutter homes . Touristic simple downtown . Limited future if u r not walmart related good luck with your home price increase

[@seanvnewell]

what makes bentonville special is the mixture of rich people, meth heads, hipsters all living within 3 miles of where most of this was shot

[@steveh7108]

And sometimes the whole mishmash is working inside one corporate building🤣

[@dabbking]

Is bentonville liberal or conservative?

[@andrewscasualmtb]

Looking at past records, i would say at least Republican.

[@basstrumbo]

Center right. Socially liberal tho. Not super religious and it’s gay friendly.

[@rjh2772]

It’s not progressive?

[@colems]

Place looks like endless fun! "So diverse..." all the people interviewed are white 😂

[@morganharris2413]

Racial diversity is just one form of diversity

[@Cold417]

There's more to diversity than color. Open your mind a bit.

[@MattPayne1]

Boo Boo and chew chew didn't use to be paved.

[@moandhannahtravel]

So we’ve heard!!

[@sourx6968]

Why are you saying benTOnVille like that 😅

[@jcee2259]

Beats me, never went, and won't go. I never follow a herd. I'd rather be where these people never went. It saves me from their residue. This old person chooses to go chill with the National Speleological Society. I'd also recommend Micronesia if like me you're been paid to do civilian jobs there..

[@brianwilmoth2512]

Liberals

[@jasonpark5906]

Nah, I don’t think so. They seem to happy to be liberals. The liberals would be rioting and looting because they are disturbing nature

[@wildstyleridingwear4125]

So Walmart destroys thousands of small businesses but somehow get a pass because they dumped a bunch of money into a trail system? Lol

[@annajohansson9349]

Great vid. Love your coverage of Bentonville