 Brennan said that Arkansas has nearly 70,000 miles of gravel roads stretching across the state. Scottie said the point of the Arkansas Graveler was not just to get people interested in gravel cycling, but also to connect people to communities that sometimes get forgotten. She said that was the same idea the Ozark Foundation CEO Mike Spivey had when he first envisioned the Graveler years ago. Scottie said she aimed to continue his vision when she picked up the torch.