Writing Portfolio
Pam writes for large and small publications, individuals, websites, blogs and more. She’s most at home in the outdoors, and prefers sleeping bags and tents to high thread-count sheets and fancy hotels. And she’s never afraid to try something new.
Featured Writing
Texas Monthly: Forever Wild
April 2024
AARP Magazine: 5 Places to Swim with Marine Life
February 2024
Nature Conservancy: Desert Dweller
May 2023
Texas Coop Power: Ending on a Sour Note
June 2023
Texas Monthly: Protecting Iconic Texas
January 2024
Cowboys & Indians: Travel in Style at Cibolo Creek Ranch
December 2023
Texas Coop Power Magazine: Counting on Christmas
December 2023
Texas Monthly: Behold the Biggest Beetle in Texas
November 2023
AAA Magazine: Call of the Wild
June 2023
Austin Travels: Beautiful, Bustling Bangkok
August 2023
Conde Nast Traveler: The Best Hikes in the US, From Family-Friendly Walks to Multi-Day Journeys
March 2024
AARP: Four Amazing Trips Abroad
October 2023
Texas Coop Power: Sleeping Giants
July 2023
Texas Coop Power: Caught Cuisine
February 2023
Texas Travel Guide: Intro to Campology
April 2023
Texas Highways: Mating season is underway for Attwater prairie chickens. Just don’t call them ‘Boomers’
March 2023
Northwest Travel & Life Magazine: Welcome to Wydaho
January 2023
AARP: Five Life-Changing Vacations
January 2023
Texas Monthly: Six Great Ski Spots for Texans
February 2023
Texas Highways: Shift Your Sightseeing
March 2023
AARP: A rocky path back to friendship
November 2022
Cowboys & Indians: Art Gallery, Baje Whitethorne Sr.
December 2022
AARP’s Guide to Guadalupe Mountains National Park
December 2022
Austin Travels: Catching Waves on the Emerald Isle
October 2022
Austin Travels: Diving into French Polynesia
January 2022
Texas Co-op Power: Just Add Adventure
March 2022
Texas Monthly: The Secrets of Bonfire Shelter
January 2022
Texas Co-op Power: Learning Rocks
September 2021
Texas Monthly: Squirrels Gone Wild!
October 2021
Texas Highways: Water Into Whiskey
September 2021
Texas Highways: What Lurks in the Dark at Texas Parks?
September 2021
Texas Co-op Power: Current Events His Way
September 2021
Texas Highways: When Mermaids Reigned
July 2021
Texas Highways: All Wake, All Day
May 2021
Texas Co-op Power: Every Day is Hump Day
February 2021
Texas Monthly: Cold-Water Paddling is for the Brave
January 2021
Get Me Giddy: Can Cycling Affect Your Sperm Count?
February 2021
Our Rock Art Library
January 2020
Five Remote Retreats in Texas
November 2019
A Ski Sampler
February 2020
13 Things to do in 2020
January 2020
A Series of Grand Adventures ...
June 2019
A Splash of Teal
August 2019
Five Hidden Gem Texas Lakes
July 2019
What's on the Horizon for Big Bend National Park?
September 2019
Easy moves to make you feel great
April 2019
Halloween Howl
October 2018
These 10 Texas Nature Conservancy Preserves Offer Public Access—and Plenty of Awe-Inspiring Sights
April 2018
Are tourists harming whale sharks off the Yucatan coast?
September 2016
Deal With The Devils
November 2017
Five days on the Pecos River
May 2018
An Underwater Adventure
October 2017
Featured Podcasts
Pam was a featured guest on She's Bold with Beth Whitman Episode 072 - Pam LeBlanc - Outdoor Junkie and Journalist in December, 2018.
Pam was featured on the I Could Never Do That Podcast, Episode 12 "Living a Life of Adventure" in November, 2017.
Featured Videos
Highlights
Pam LeBlanc’s work has appeared in local, regional and national publications, and she has won two Barbara Jordan Media Awards for articles about athletes with disabilities. She specializes in writing about adventure, fitness and travel, and the quirky people and activities that make life interesting.
Major Publications
Miles Swum
Miles Backpacked
Life of Adventure
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Blog Updates
Let the wild rumpus start at the new Maurice Sendak exhibit at the Denver Art Museum
I busted my mom out of her assisted living facility and took her on a bit of a wild rumpus this week – an outing to see the new exhibit about illustrator Maurice Sendak at the Denver Art Museum. You probably know Sendak’s most famous work, the leering, dancing...
Hike with me – and maybe win boots – when you join the Oboz Trail Experience
Lace up your hiking boots, folks, and come join me for a walk. The Oboz Trail Experience is under way in Austin, and I’m leading a qualifying hike on Oct. 26. This year marks the fourth year of the event in Austin, which rewards participants for completing a series of...
The ten best things about the Cowgirl Roundup at Paws Up in Montana
I returned from the Fall Cowgirl Roundup at The Resort at Paws Up in Montana with cow poop on my boots and a little swagger in my stride. That’s what comes from four days spent horseback riding, fly fishing, whip cracking and more. The event is held each spring and...
Let the wild rumpus start at the new Maurice Sendak exhibit at the Denver Art Museum
I busted my mom out of her assisted living facility and took her on a bit of a wild rumpus this week – an outing to see the new exhibit about illustrator Maurice Sendak at the Denver Art Museum. You probably know Sendak’s most famous work, the leering, dancing...
Hike with me – and maybe win boots – when you join the Oboz Trail Experience
Lace up your hiking boots, folks, and come join me for a walk. The Oboz Trail Experience is under way in Austin, and I’m leading a qualifying hike on Oct. 26. This year marks the fourth year of the event in Austin, which rewards participants for completing a series of...
The ten best things about the Cowgirl Roundup at Paws Up in Montana
I returned from the Fall Cowgirl Roundup at The Resort at Paws Up in Montana with cow poop on my boots and a little swagger in my stride. That’s what comes from four days spent horseback riding, fly fishing, whip cracking and more. The event is held each spring and...
Explore one of the West’s best-preserved ghost towns in Garnet, Montana
Remember that episode of “The Brady Bunch,” when our favorite blended family stumbled into a perfectly preserved ghost town and met a crotchety prospector wearing a crumpled felt hat? I felt kind of like that this week, when I detoured to the skeletal remains of the...