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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.

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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.

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Life of Adventure

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My top trips of 2025

My top trips of 2025

Every December, I shake the dirty laundry out of my suitcase, crumple up the last plane ticket, and reflect on the places I visited over the previous 12 months. This year, I hiked hut-to-hut in France and Italy, sailed on a yacht around the British Virgin Islands, and...

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Is this the best drive-up campsite in Central Texas?

Is this the best drive-up campsite in Central Texas?

I’ think I've discovered the best drive-up campsites in Central Texas, and it’s set on a peninsula of land that stretches into Lake Buchanan at Cedar Point Recreation Area. Now I can’t wait to go back with my kayak and paddle from the park to the Fall Creek waterfall,...

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Entry to all Texas State Parks is free on Nov. 2

Entry to all Texas State Parks is free on Nov. 2

Heads up, park lovers. Admission is free to all Texas State Parks on Nov. 2, otherwise known as Texas State Parks Day. You’ve got 89 to choose from, including Inks Lake State Park, which just opened its new headquarters building; Pedernales Falls State Park, where...

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My top trips of 2025

My top trips of 2025

Every December, I shake the dirty laundry out of my suitcase, crumple up the last plane ticket, and reflect on the places I visited over the previous 12 months. This year, I hiked hut-to-hut in France and Italy, sailed on a yacht around the British Virgin Islands, and...

read more
Is this the best drive-up campsite in Central Texas?

Is this the best drive-up campsite in Central Texas?

I’ think I've discovered the best drive-up campsites in Central Texas, and it’s set on a peninsula of land that stretches into Lake Buchanan at Cedar Point Recreation Area. Now I can’t wait to go back with my kayak and paddle from the park to the Fall Creek waterfall,...

read more
Entry to all Texas State Parks is free on Nov. 2

Entry to all Texas State Parks is free on Nov. 2

Heads up, park lovers. Admission is free to all Texas State Parks on Nov. 2, otherwise known as Texas State Parks Day. You’ve got 89 to choose from, including Inks Lake State Park, which just opened its new headquarters building; Pedernales Falls State Park, where...

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Mission Tejas State Park plans reopening celebration Nov. 8

Mission Tejas State Park plans reopening celebration Nov. 8

Mission Tejas State Park in East Texas will celebrate the completion of a three-year renovation project with a grand reopening celebration on Nov. 8. The 659-acre park, which bristles with tall pines, was built by the Civilian Conservation Corp in the 1930s to...

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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- 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- Debbie Hiott, former executive editor of the Austin American-Statesman and now general manager of KUT and KUTX

Pam LeBlanc is an energetic and inspirational speaker who draws you in with her stories of life and adventure. She is a funny, fearless woman who truly enjoys storytelling. We can’t say enough about Pam LeBlanc."

- Jerreta Hartfield, American Heart Association, Austin