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Ever stick your tongue on a frozen metal pole? I have …
It’s cold outside (sort of), and time to tell that story I never tell because, well, it’s kind of embarrassing. I’ll tell it anyway, just this once. Remember that playground scene in “Christmas Story,” the 1983 film about Ralphie and his need for a Red Ryder BB gun,...
What do you do when a deer darts into your truck’s path?
Everyone in Texas knows you’re supposed to look for deer when you’re driving on country roads, especially at dawn or dusk. What no one ever explains, though, is what you’re supposed do if you see one, it spooks, and then heads directly into the path of your oncoming...
I don’t want my hotel towels washed every night, but they do it anyway
I travel a lot for work, and spend a lot of nights in hotels. I also spend a lot of time outdoors, getting dirty. Just two weeks ago I spent a few hours wading through ankle-deep guano in a West Texas cave. Before that, I spent a day hiking into rock shelters near the...
Turkeys, prepare to trot!
I always kick off Thanksgiving by trotting through downtown Austin with 20,000 or so other people, many of them dressed as turkeys or pilgrims. The 5-mile run keeps me feeling perky later in the day, while I’m passing plates around the dinner table. (Or, as will be...
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I’m Pam LeBlanc. Follow my blog to keep up with the best in outdoor travel and adventure. Thanks for visiting my site.
