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Instead of plastic, try these biodegradable straws made of corn starch

1 month ago | pamleblancadventures.com | Pam LeBlanc

I hate it when I go to a restaurant and the server delivers my drink with a straw. Most folks don’t need straws – or single-use plastics in general – but we use them anyway, because someone hands them to us. (And yes, I understand some people need straws because of coordination or medical issues. That’s fine.)I avoid straws and other single-use plastics when I can, which is most of the time.
For a taste of Argentinian culture, try maté

2 months ago | pamleblancadventures.com | Pam LeBlanc

Here in Texas, we drink a lot of sweet tea and Dr Pepper. In Patagonia, the locals drink maté. While traipsing through South America this month, I saw people sipping the infused herbal drink while chatting at cafes, sitting on street benches, and even while driving their cars. “For us, maté is not just a drink,” says Gabi Mlcek, the leader of the Smithsonian Journeys trip through Argentina and Chile that I took.
What to do when your wallet and passport gets stolen in a foreign country

2 months ago | pamleblancadventures.com | Pam LeBlanc

My husband and I were sitting at a table outside a fast-food restaurant in a bustling Santiago neighborhood recently, exhausted after a nine-hour international flight, when someone dropped a few coins at my feet. I bent over to help him scoop them up. They must have spilled out of a hole in his pocket, I figured. Then a few more trickled onto the sidewalk. My husband leaned in to help. Suddenly, something felt weird.
Arctic explorer documents shocking change in his latest book, 'Into the Thaw'

Jan 15, 2025 | pamleblancadventures.com | Pam LeBlanc

When Jon Waterman made his first of many forays into the Arctic more than four decades ago, he saw massive herds of caribou, vast expanses of sea ice, and a hypnotic, glowing light he couldn’t forget. Drawn by the remoteness of the place and the people who lived there, he headed north dozens of times, exploring large swathes of the Arctic. But what he saw recently at the site of the first trip shocked him.
Playing tourist on the San Antonio Riverwalk

Jan 7, 2025 | pamleblancadventures.com | Pam LeBlanc

Now and then, it’s fun to play tourist in your home state. I zipped down to San Antonio last week with my husband for an overnight stay on the Riverwalk. Touristy? Sure. But also, enjoyable. From Austin, it takes less than two hours to get to San Antonio. We checked into a sweet corner suite at the Westin Riverwalk San Antonio that overlooked a quiet stretch of the river, flung down our bags and headed out to reacquaint ourselves with the Alamo City.
Explore one of the West's best-preserved ghost towns in Garnet, Montana

Jan 7, 2025 | pamleblancadventures.com | Pam LeBlanc

Remember that episode of “The Brady Bunch,” when our favorite blended family stumbled into a perfectly preserved ghost town and met a crotchety prospector wearing a crumpled felt hat? I felt kind of like that this week, when I detoured to the skeletal remains of the town of Garnet, about 30 miles east of Missoula, Montana. More than twenty wooden buildings, including old log cabins, a three-story hotel and a dry goods store, still stand in the old town.
The ten best things about the Cowgirl Roundup at Paws Up in Montana

Jan 7, 2025 | pamleblancadventures.com | Pam LeBlanc

I returned from the Fall Cowgirl Roundup at The Resort at Paws Up in Montana with cow poop on my boots and a little swagger in my stride. That’s what comes from four days spent horseback riding, fly fishing, whip cracking and more. The event is held each spring and fall at the luxury resort in Montana. Without further ado, here are my 10 favorite things about this year’s Cowgirl Roundup…1.
This bench delivers the best sunset view at Inks Lake State Park

Jan 7, 2025 | pamleblancadventures.com | Pam LeBlanc

I first camped at Inks Lake State Park in the 1970s, when my dad pitched a giant blue canvas tent and set up bunkbed cots inside for me and my sisters. That tent disintegrated long ago, but my fondness for the park, located an hour and 15 minutes northwest of Austin, has stuck around. I’ve made four overnight trips this summer alone. After all this time, I still discovered something new – the Devils Backbone Nature Trail.
Hike with me - and maybe win boots - when you join the Oboz Trail Experience

Jan 7, 2025 | pamleblancadventures.com | Pam LeBlanc

Lace up your hiking boots, folks, and come join me for a walk. The Oboz Trail Experience is under way in Austin, and I’m leading a qualifying hike on Oct. 26. This year marks the fourth year of the event in Austin, which rewards participants for completing a series of hikes around the city. The more you hike, the more chances you earn for winning cool prizes. I’m in the thick of writing an urban hiking guide to Austin and have spent a lot of time this year exploring city trails.
Let the wild rumpus start at the new Maurice Sendak exhibit at the Denver Art Museum

Jan 7, 2025 | pamleblancadventures.com | Pam LeBlanc

I busted my mom out of her assisted living facility and took her on a bit of a wild rumpus this week – an outing to see the new exhibit about illustrator Maurice Sendak at the Denver Art Museum. You probably know Sendak’s most famous work, the leering, dancing monsters of “Where the Wild Things Are.” The children’s book tells the story of a boy named Max, who sails away to find the “wild things” after he’s sent to bed without dinner.