Photo by
Rachel Diersen, left, interpretive naturalist at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, leads a New Year’s Day hike along the park’s 1.5-mile Shaddox Hollow Trail on Tuesday. Hikers, from left, Abby Thompson, Stevie St. John, Mary Pat Sanford, Lisa St. John and Steve St. John took part in the hike, which was one of several First Day hikes offered on New Year’s Day at Arkansas state parks in the region.