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: 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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Whales, icebergs and fog: Austin’s Robert Youens is driving a jon boat through the Northwest Passage
A few days ago, a whale as big as a Suburban rose out of the water next to Robert Youens, gazing at him with a softball-sized eye for a moment before sliding out of sight. The whale, probably a bowhead, didn’t flip Youens’ 16-foot aluminum boat, and after the...
Rebekah Feaster leaves Arctic Cowboys expedition, citing nausea
The youngest member of the Arctic Cowboys, a team of three Texas paddlers trying to become the first to kayak through the Northwest Passage in a single season, bowed out of the expedition today. Rebekah Feaster, 31, who signed on to the adventure in late March, left...
Arctic Cowboys set to launch Northwest Passage kayaking expedition
After four days of waiting out gale force winds, the Texas-based trio of paddlers known as the Arctic Cowboys are poised to launch their attempt to kayak the entire Northwest Passage. “Winds have died down. Water is clear of ice and all lights are green for us,”...
Whales, icebergs and fog: Austin’s Robert Youens is driving a jon boat through the Northwest Passage
A few days ago, a whale as big as a Suburban rose out of the water next to Robert Youens, gazing at him with a softball-sized eye for a moment before sliding out of sight. The whale, probably a bowhead, didn’t flip Youens’ 16-foot aluminum boat, and after the...
Rebekah Feaster leaves Arctic Cowboys expedition, citing nausea
The youngest member of the Arctic Cowboys, a team of three Texas paddlers trying to become the first to kayak through the Northwest Passage in a single season, bowed out of the expedition today. Rebekah Feaster, 31, who signed on to the adventure in late March, left...
Arctic Cowboys set to launch Northwest Passage kayaking expedition
After four days of waiting out gale force winds, the Texas-based trio of paddlers known as the Arctic Cowboys are poised to launch their attempt to kayak the entire Northwest Passage. “Winds have died down. Water is clear of ice and all lights are green for us,”...
Get a taste of Old Florida when you cruise past stilt houses of Pasco County
It’s getting harder to find remnants of Old Florida these days, but the fishing camps that stand on spindly legs off the Pasco County coastline offer a nostalgic glimpse into the past. A century ago, anglers who needed a place to stash their catch and seek shelter...