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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...
Rebekah Feaster leaves Arctic Cowboys expedition, citing nausea
The youngest member of the Arctic Cowboys, a team of three Texas paddlers trying to become the first to kayak through the Northwest Passage in a single season, bowed out of the expedition today. Rebekah Feaster, 31, who signed on to the adventure in late March, left...
Arctic Cowboys set to launch Northwest Passage kayaking expedition
After four days of waiting out gale force winds, the Texas-based trio of paddlers known as the Arctic Cowboys are poised to launch their attempt to kayak the entire Northwest Passage. “Winds have died down. Water is clear of ice and all lights are green for us,”...