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Found on the San Marcos River: Innertubes, toilet seat and a cow femur wearing a shoe
I spent a satisfying day yesterday paddling a 6-mile stretch of the San Marcos River, loading my aluminum canoe with old flip flops, car tires and deflated innertubes left on the waterway. I turned my boat into a floating trash barge for the first day of the San...

Catching up with Paul Carrozza – and the new Power Your Purpose 5K
Chalk up two Paul Carrozza sightings in one week for me - the first, a sit-down meeting to discuss the new Power Your Purpose 5K; the second, a sweaty, unplanned fly-by during my 8-mile run through Northwest Hills early Monday. Carrozza, you may remember, owned and...

For mountain biking bliss, head to Slaughter Creek Trail
Austin’s a mecca for mountain biking, but sometimes I feel like I spend more time getting off my bike to avoid the gnarly stuff than I do actually riding. My favorite place to ride when I want some moderate terrain that’ll challenge my intermediate skills without...

Forget Montana – Texas serves up some great fly fishing opportunities
If you’ve always thought of fly fishing as a hobby for wealthy people who waded around in Montana streams with a bunch of expensive gear, Aaron Reed begs to differ. Just about anybody can learn to fly fish without spending a ton of money, he says, and they can do it...