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
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
Featured In
Blog Updates
A hiking trail – and goats! – at Jester King Brewery
Two known cures - at least in my books - for the Covid blues? Nature walks and goats. Jester King Brewery, located on 165 acres of rolling Hill Country land west of Austin, just announced the opening of a 2-mile nature trail, which loops past the brewery’s goat...
It took one hour to make the Pennybacker Bridge overlook a little cleaner
One hour, six bags of trash and a moldy old rug. That was the haul after an hour-long sweep of the trail at the Pennybacker Bridge overlook on the northwest corner of Lake Austin at Loop 360. I visited the spot for the first time a few weeks ago, and was...
Texas-made Sotol, perfect for sipping around the campfire
I sat around a backyard campfire a few weeks ago - well before Dry January set in, during which I’ve given up booze - sipping something new with a few friends. Desert Door Distillery in Driftwood had sent over a bottle of sotol, and we poured out a few shots. I...
A hiking trail – and goats! – at Jester King Brewery
Two known cures - at least in my books - for the Covid blues? Nature walks and goats. Jester King Brewery, located on 165 acres of rolling Hill Country land west of Austin, just announced the opening of a 2-mile nature trail, which loops past the brewery’s goat...
It took one hour to make the Pennybacker Bridge overlook a little cleaner
One hour, six bags of trash and a moldy old rug. That was the haul after an hour-long sweep of the trail at the Pennybacker Bridge overlook on the northwest corner of Lake Austin at Loop 360. I visited the spot for the first time a few weeks ago, and was...
Texas-made Sotol, perfect for sipping around the campfire
I sat around a backyard campfire a few weeks ago - well before Dry January set in, during which I’ve given up booze - sipping something new with a few friends. Desert Door Distillery in Driftwood had sent over a bottle of sotol, and we poured out a few shots. I...
Behold, my 2021 New Year’s resolutions…
I’m a few days late in compiling my list of resolutions for the new year, but I’m giving myself a pass, considering how 2020 turned out. With that mess clearly in the rear view mirror, I’m looking forward to 2021. I try to cover all areas of my life when I set...
Testimonials
Pam LeBlanc is a remarkable and fearless adventurer. She is not afraid to ‘ride the tiger’. Her writings capture the spirit and essence of her varied exploits...and she demonstrates a deep sense of stewardship for Mother Earth."
- Dan Sholly, former chief ranger of Yellowstone National Park
To read any of Pam’s reports from the field is to be whisked alongside a down-to-earth yet formidable woman with a great adventurous spirit, for the ride of your life. Her storytelling and photographs will have you yearning for the great outdoors, a new journey into yourself…or perhaps a naked run with hundreds of your closest friends!"
- Tanya Streeter, record-setting free diver and environmentalist
Pam’s perspective of seeing the world brings out the light in people, places and situations. Not only is she creative, and original, with her lighthearted humor, she always finds a ways to put a smile on your face. I always look forward to seeing her work!"
- Leo Manzano, Olympic silver medalist in the 1500 meter run
I’ve never known someone so willing to jump — sometimes literally — into her work as Pam LeBlanc. She is a writer whose prose can take you places you’ve always wanted to go — or the places you wish you could go, but probably never will."
- Debbie Hiott, former executive editor of the Austin American-Statesman and now general manager of KUT and KUTX