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Yesterday was Day 1 of the 260-mile Texas Water Safari paddling race. Pam LeBlanc photos

Best way to start a day? Wake up before sunrise, drop the boat on the lake as the first rays peek over Mount Bonnell, ski a few runs, swim in a cove, putter right alongside five flapping swans, zip the boat right on the trailer, and finish with breakfast at Maudie's ...

What do you do when you get a sneak peek of Austin's newest greenspace? You zoom down the slide, of course. And check out the skywalk, walk across the amphitheater stage, admire the gardens and relax under the sprawling oaks. Behold Waterloo Park, which opens Aug. 14.

Just posted a photo @ Austin, Texas instagram.com/p/CQgkTarlzwE/…

This week, J David Bamberger, 93, dedicated a place on his ranch he calls Jacob's Ladder. It's a shady oasis, with nooks and crannies where you can open a bottle of wine or spread a picnic, huge boulders for scrambling, and a swimming hole. Photos by Pam and Chris LeBlanc

Yesterday Brianne Corn taught me how to drive a rally car, and I got so excited I ripped the door handle off. I learned how to make a stripped down, hopped-up Miata travel sideways while it was pointed forward, and it kicked up giant clouds of dust. Photos Pam LeBlanc #rallycar

Leaping off the spillway at the downstream end of Blanco State Park. Chris LeBlanc photo

Just posted a photo @ Rankin, Texas instagram.com/p/CREkKwmFxj4/…

I caught a few waves in Galveston this weekend, at a surf class organized by Explorer Chick Adventure Co. and taught by C Sick Surfing! Photos by Chris LeBlanc #pamleblancadventures #surftexas #galveston #surfing

Camping's gone upscale at Lake Bastrop North Shore Park, where you can spent the night in an Airstream, a fancy cabin, a bell-shaped tent or a safari tent.

I meet the coolest people! Phil Giglio owns water buffalo. I met the herd last week, watched them get milked, then visited Giglio's gelato shop in Blanco, called OroBianco Italian Creamery. Photo by Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon #orobianco #waterbuffalo #gelato #pamleblancadventures

I suffered a rare Vulcan mind meld yesterday, but Chris cured it. He lured me into the truck, picked up fresh tuna poke and whisked me to Lake Austin, where we enjoyed a picnic. Then I sat lazily on his SUP while he paddled me around as the sun set. Chris LeBlanc photo

Chris built and installed this handy flip-up desk, so I can write on my computer while we travel around in Vincent VanGo, our new campervan. #vincentvango #vanlife #campervan #wayfarer

Just posted a photo @ Nantucket Island instagram.com/p/CTmpskAMH3F/…

Austin paddler West Hansen heads east for the Alabama 650 paddling race, which starts Saturday. #alabama650

I’m still dreaming about the 15 days I spent rafting through the Grand Canyon this month… #grandcanyon #rafting Pam LeBlanc pics

Camp, ride horses and walk through waist high little blue stem at LBJ National Grasslands. Photo by Pam LeBlanc

"Hypothermia and drowning are serious risks ... the Arctic Cowboys expect to see polar bears every day during their roughly sixty-day journey," writes Pam LeBlanc texasmonthly.com/travel/texas-c…

Just posted a photo @ Rossnowlagh, Donegal, Ireland instagram.com/p/CizmTTgOenv/…

From Marfa to Galveston, e-bike tours around Texas offer some extra power for adventurous self-guided trips. Pam LeBlanc shares her experience on a recent self-guided tour around Wimberley in the Texas Hill Country. texashighways.com/travel-news/sh…