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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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It’s snowing in Colorado and you should buy lift tickets now

It’s snowing in Colorado and you should buy lift tickets now

Snowflakes are flying in Colorado, y’all. I sat down to coffee with a group of representatives from three Colorado ski resorts this week, who reminded me that now’s the time to buy lift tickets. “The earlier you can sort out plans, the cheaper it’s going to be,”...

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Free admission at Texas State Parks this Sunday

Free admission at Texas State Parks this Sunday

You can leave the big bucks behind when you head to a state park this Sunday. To celebrate Texas State Parks Day, officials are dropping the day-use admission fee. That means you can hike at Pedernales Falls State Park, where recent rains have bumped up flows down the...

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Nearly six months post ACL surgery, I can’t wait to ski again

Nearly six months post ACL surgery, I can’t wait to ski again

Despite a job that has, over the years, involved everything from water ski jumping to backpacking and mountain biking, I’d never really injured myself – at least not badly - until I detached my ACL last spring. Then, on the Ides of March, just two weeks after skiing...

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It’s snowing in Colorado and you should buy lift tickets now

It’s snowing in Colorado and you should buy lift tickets now

Snowflakes are flying in Colorado, y’all. I sat down to coffee with a group of representatives from three Colorado ski resorts this week, who reminded me that now’s the time to buy lift tickets. “The earlier you can sort out plans, the cheaper it’s going to be,”...

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Free admission at Texas State Parks this Sunday

Free admission at Texas State Parks this Sunday

You can leave the big bucks behind when you head to a state park this Sunday. To celebrate Texas State Parks Day, officials are dropping the day-use admission fee. That means you can hike at Pedernales Falls State Park, where recent rains have bumped up flows down the...

read more
Nearly six months post ACL surgery, I can’t wait to ski again

Nearly six months post ACL surgery, I can’t wait to ski again

Despite a job that has, over the years, involved everything from water ski jumping to backpacking and mountain biking, I’d never really injured myself – at least not badly - until I detached my ACL last spring. Then, on the Ides of March, just two weeks after skiing...

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Eight-person team rowing the Northwest Passage calls it quits

Eight-person team rowing the Northwest Passage calls it quits

An eight-person team trying to row through the Northwest Passage in a single season has called it quits in Cambridge Bay, roughly the midway point of the 2,000-mile expedition. The team, led by Leven Brown, started rowing at Pond Inlet, on the eastern edge of the...

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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