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Galveston in the rear view mirror, the 3rd Coast Cowboys aim for Sabine Pass
The 3rd Coast Cowboys wrapped up the 11th day of their trip by forging across the Galveston Ship Channel to Bolivar Peninsula, where they’re currently sacked out, amidst a field of trash and sand. The paddlers - leader West Hansen, plus Jeff Wueste, Jimmy Harvey and...
What’s it like to chase kayakers up the Texas coast? Very, very glamorous
I’ve had a hell of a day, full of bumps and slams and sky-rocketing highs. Here’s the deal: I love doing stuff that makes me uncomfortable and leaves me covered in scratches and mud and mosquito bites. It’s itchy and dirty and frustrates me to no end, but these days...
BBQ on an oyster reef, a new tent, dolphins and a swimming snake…
I’m driving back down to the coast today, after taking a day off to catch up on other projects here in Austin. In the meantime, I checked in by phone with West Hansen, leader of the Third Coast Cowboys Epic Kayak trip from South Padre Island to the Louisiana border....
Galveston in the rear view mirror, the 3rd Coast Cowboys aim for Sabine Pass
The 3rd Coast Cowboys wrapped up the 11th day of their trip by forging across the Galveston Ship Channel to Bolivar Peninsula, where they’re currently sacked out, amidst a field of trash and sand. The paddlers - leader West Hansen, plus Jeff Wueste, Jimmy Harvey and...
What’s it like to chase kayakers up the Texas coast? Very, very glamorous
I’ve had a hell of a day, full of bumps and slams and sky-rocketing highs. Here’s the deal: I love doing stuff that makes me uncomfortable and leaves me covered in scratches and mud and mosquito bites. It’s itchy and dirty and frustrates me to no end, but these days...
BBQ on an oyster reef, a new tent, dolphins and a swimming snake…
I’m driving back down to the coast today, after taking a day off to catch up on other projects here in Austin. In the meantime, I checked in by phone with West Hansen, leader of the Third Coast Cowboys Epic Kayak trip from South Padre Island to the Louisiana border....
Storm mangles tents, soaks gear, but paddlers continue up Texas coast
Add late night, tent-collapsing storms to puke-inducing rough seas, hideous chafing and ocean poops on the list of joys experienced by a group of Austin paddlers kayaking up the Texas coast. The team endured its wildest night yet Sunday, and that’s saying something,...
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Testimonials
Pam LeBlanc is a remarkable and fearless adventurer. She is not afraid to ‘ride the tiger’. Her writings capture the spirit and essence of her varied exploits...and she demonstrates a deep sense of stewardship for Mother Earth."
- Dan Sholly, former chief ranger of Yellowstone National Park
To read any of Pam’s reports from the field is to be whisked alongside a down-to-earth yet formidable woman with a great adventurous spirit, for the ride of your life. Her storytelling and photographs will have you yearning for the great outdoors, a new journey into yourself…or perhaps a naked run with hundreds of your closest friends!"
- Tanya Streeter, record-setting free diver and environmentalist
Pam’s perspective of seeing the world brings out the light in people, places and situations. Not only is she creative, and original, with her lighthearted humor, she always finds a ways to put a smile on your face. I always look forward to seeing her work!"
- Leo Manzano, Olympic silver medalist in the 1500 meter run
I’ve never known someone so willing to jump — sometimes literally — into her work as Pam LeBlanc. She is a writer whose prose can take you places you’ve always wanted to go — or the places you wish you could go, but probably never will."
- Debbie Hiott, former executive editor of the Austin American-Statesman and now general manager of KUT and KUTX