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With a pandemic raging, I’m not comfortable going to a gym right now. I’d rather ride my bike, go for a run or swim outdoors, where scientists say we have less risk of catching the virus that causes Covid-19. I’d rather not spend my time at an indoor gym, sharing...

Last weekend, as I rambled around downtown Austin by bicycle, I caught a live performance by Zach Person on the Butler Hike and Bike Trail. The Trail Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to protect and enhance the 10-mile trail around Lady Bird Lake, is...

The other day, as I paddled the San Marcos River, I looked up in the sky and saw a horse charging through the clouds. I didn’t mention the illusion to my paddle partner, but he probably saw something else in the white puffs skidding across the sky. Everybody sees...

My husband came within a second of getting hit by a truck this morning, as I watched. It all unfolded in slow motion in front of me, a flurry of screeching brakes, streaking vehicles and screams. We were biking to swim practice at Western Hills Athletic Club at about...