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This is the best place to find shells in Texas – but you can’t drive there
I discovered the best place to find shells in Texas, but you can’t get there by car. To reach the stretch of Matagorda Beach where I found handfuls of lightning whelks and lettered olive shells, you’ll have to either paddle across the Colorado River, where it opens...
Arctic Cowboys pull plug on Northwest Passage expedition
Smashing waves, gale-force winds and logistical complications have cut short the Arctic Cowboys attempt to kayak the entire Northwest Passage in a single season. The team made it 260 miles in 17 days before making the call to stop in Arctic Bay, where they had gone to...
I found the best glazed donut in Texas just down the road in Blanco
I couldn’t decide between an old-fashioned cake donut or a fluffy yeast-raised one when I wandered into a donut shop in Blanco this morning, so I got both – plus a kolache. The verdict? I’m officially going on record as saying the glazed donut from Main St. Donuts...
Whales, icebergs and fog: Austin’s Robert Youens is driving a jon boat through the Northwest Passage
A few days ago, a whale as big as a Suburban rose out of the water next to Robert Youens, gazing at him with a softball-sized eye for a moment before sliding out of sight. The whale, probably a bowhead, didn’t flip Youens’ 16-foot aluminum boat, and after the...
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