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Last October, I caught a pop-up concert by Zach Person on the Butler Trail around Lady Bird Lake. Taking a break during a bike ride to listen to live music felt quintessentially Austin. This weekend, The Trail Foundation hosts another morning of free music on the...

Water was gushing over the spillway this morning at Blanco State Park, which ranks highly on my list of best swimming holes in Texas. Today’s dip at the park reminded me why I love to come here: Shaded picnic tables, a mile of riverfront, cool green water that’s deep...

I swim laps in a neighborhood pool four or five times a week, crunching out about 2 miles each time. I swim with a team, so a coach stands on the edge of the pool and barks orders. That keeps me motivated. I do it because I love the way water feels on my skin, and I...

Want to crank the adventure-o-meter to eleven? Arapahoe Basin in Summit County, Colorado, just opened a new via ferrata - a fixed climbing route with iron rungs and cables - on its towering East Wall, and it’s the highest one in North America, with views of the...