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Austin-based Outdoorsy is donating RV trips for healthcare workers
When the world starts opening up again, our travel habits will probably look a little different. I’m already dreaming about a road trip, complete with a pop-up camper and a bunch of parks where I don’t have to gather in close quarters with anyone. I don’t have a...

Austin paddlers gear up for sprint up Texas coast
Five Texas paddlers are heading to the Third Coast this week to paddle from Boca Chica Beach in Brownsville to Sabine Pass near Port Arthur. I’m tagging along on that mini-expedition, which should take about eight days, but not in a boat. I’ll be on shore, chasing the...

My Packit Gourmet has arrived and I’m ready for adventure!
I just got a shipment of dehydrated meals, the first sign of my upcoming trip to the Texas Coast to follow the Arctic Cowboys (plus one) as they paddle from Boca Chica Beach to Sabine Pass. I’m pretty psyched, since I’ve been at home since flying in from Canada on...

Yesterday’s rain served up a big bump on today’s river run
Yesterday’s rains gave me and veteran paddler Jimmy Harvey a nice push down the Colorado River today. Jimmy loaned me a one-man racing canoe and he climbed into his Epic kayak for the 25-mile trip from Fisherman’s Park in Bastrop to the Highway 230 Bridge in...