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Barton Springs and Deep Eddy have reopened – but more closures are coming
Go ahead and pull your swimsuit out of deep freeze, Austin. Barton Springs Pool and Deep Eddy Pool reopened today after last week’s winter storm - and admission is free until further notice. Big Stacy, Bartholomew and Springwood pools remain closed. They sustained...
This Austin man kept his daily swim streak alive by kicking in a bathtub during Snowpocalypse
Think you’ve got an impressive exercise streak going? I checked with Austin swimmer and sports psychologist Keith Bell, whom I last wrote about in September 2019, when he logged his 11,111th day - that's about 30 years - in a row of swimming. (Read that entry here.) I...
Registration is open for this year’s (virtual) Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run
Time to lace up your racing shoes, ladies and gentlemen. Registration is open for the Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run, which once again will take place virtually this year. Participants in the 5K can run anytime between now and May 31. A drive-through party where...
Barton Springs and Deep Eddy have reopened – but more closures are coming
Go ahead and pull your swimsuit out of deep freeze, Austin. Barton Springs Pool and Deep Eddy Pool reopened today after last week’s winter storm - and admission is free until further notice. Big Stacy, Bartholomew and Springwood pools remain closed. They sustained...
This Austin man kept his daily swim streak alive by kicking in a bathtub during Snowpocalypse
Think you’ve got an impressive exercise streak going? I checked with Austin swimmer and sports psychologist Keith Bell, whom I last wrote about in September 2019, when he logged his 11,111th day - that's about 30 years - in a row of swimming. (Read that entry here.) I...
Registration is open for this year’s (virtual) Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run
Time to lace up your racing shoes, ladies and gentlemen. Registration is open for the Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run, which once again will take place virtually this year. Participants in the 5K can run anytime between now and May 31. A drive-through party where...
If a Colorado ski trip still appeals after Austin’s wintry blast, read on…
The Great Texas Snowpocalypse may have dampened your enthusiasm for a ski trip this season, but just in case, I’m here with an update from my contacts in Colorado. Ski lifts are still whisking folks up the slopes and skiers are still schussing happily down them,...
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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