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
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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Behold my 2023 New Year’s resolutions
Every year about this time, I jot down a list of goals for the upcoming 12 months. In past years, I’ve vowed to write a book (check), learn to make fire using the bow method (check), swim a 200 butterfly without fins (check), and run with scissors, figuratively...
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This year I traveled by airplane 16 different times. I visited nine states, skied at eight different ski resorts, made six overnight trips in Vincent VanGo, my campervan, and left the country five times. And once, just last week, I almost got swept up in a coup...
Thanks, Troy. There goes Dry January!
There goes dry January. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman unveiled his own beer, Eight, about a year ago. Now he’s teaming up with fitness guru Jennifer Jacobs, a former Peloton instructor and founder of the J Method, to bring a series of fitness events...
Behold my 2023 New Year’s resolutions
Every year about this time, I jot down a list of goals for the upcoming 12 months. In past years, I’ve vowed to write a book (check), learn to make fire using the bow method (check), swim a 200 butterfly without fins (check), and run with scissors, figuratively...
From hiking in Peru to surfing in Ireland, my most memorable travel experiences of 2022
This year I traveled by airplane 16 different times. I visited nine states, skied at eight different ski resorts, made six overnight trips in Vincent VanGo, my campervan, and left the country five times. And once, just last week, I almost got swept up in a coup...
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