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Hitting the slopes in Colorado
I’ve made it back to the mountains for my first ski trip of the season, and I'm ready to do some skiing in Colorado. This week, I’ll be exploring terrain in Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and Keystone, all places I've skied before, but not in a few years. I didn’t make...

DrySee bandages tell you when it’s time to change them
Considering my job as an adventure journalist - and this year’s multitude of trips, from snow skiing in Colorado to rafting the Grand Canyon and scuba diving in French Polynesia - it’s ironic that my only injury came when I bashed my shin into a coffee table at my...

Is another canoe race in the stars?
Apparently, my long-term memory sucks. Or maybe it’s just that I’ve chosen to ignore those unpleasant experiences. Whatever the case, I pulled out my aluminum canoe twice this week and went for a couple of very early training runs on Lady Bird Lake. If things go well,...

Deep Eddy closing Jan. 4 for repairs
Heads up, swimmers. Deep Eddy Pool, 401 Deep Eddy Ave., will close starting Jan. 4 for mechanical repairs on a well pump. Normal operating hours are expected to resume Saturday, Jan. 8. That doesn’t mean you have to ditch your swim workout. Barton Springs (which makes...