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America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston

Arkansas: Hidden Gems

Season 2 Episode 2

In Arkansas, just about everyone you meet is into the outdoors, yet to many outside the state it barely registers as an outdoor destination. Now, it’s on a mission to earn recognition as a wild mecca. Baratunde heads south to find out why this hidden gem has stayed hidden for so long, and how its outdoor culture is changing.

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Saturday Jun 21, 3:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
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