By the shore : explore the Pacific Northwest coast like a local

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Title:

By the shore : explore the Pacific Northwest coast like a local

Author:

Blakey, Nancy. author.

ISBN:

9781632171436

Physical Description:

xiv, 233 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

General Note:

Includes index.

Geographic Term:

Northwest, Pacific -- Description and travel -- Guidebooks.

Northwest, Pacific -- History -- Guidebooks.

Added Author:

Hall, Nick,

Grasseschi, Teresa,

Summary:

"Celebrate the wild beauty of the Northwest Coast as you learn how to catch and cook seasonal seafood, including recipes that can be prepared over a driftwood fire, enjoy beach activities for adults and kids, learn the basics of water sports including kayaking and paddleboarding, and get ideas for outdoor adventure opportunities and travel itineraries from paddle camping to beach hikes to road trips. Also includes wildlife ID guides and seasonal natural events like meteor showers and the solstice and oceanside festivals. The book covers the coastal areas of Oregon; Washington (including Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula); and British Columbia, Canada (including Vancouver Island). Gorgeously illustrated with line drawings and color photographs, this book is a visual treat for the armchair adventurer, as well as a practical guide to take with you on your next outing"--

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Searching... Stillwater Public Library	917.9504 BLA 2018	Searching... Unknown

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Explore and celebrate the Pacific Northwest coast like a local with this visual treat of an adventure guide that includes activities, crafts and recipes.

From whale watching to squid jigging to making your own sea salt or fish prints, this adventure guide celebrates the wild beauty of the Northwest Coast. Learn how to catch and cook seasonal seafood, including recipes that can be prepared over a driftwood fire, enjoy beach activities for adults and kids, learn the basics of water sports like kayaking and paddleboarding, and get ideas for outdoor adventure opportunities and travel itineraries from paddle camping to beach hikes to road trips. Also includes wildlife ID guides and seasonal natural events like meteor showers and the solstice and oceanside festivals.

By the Shore covers the coastal areas of Oregon (from Astoria to Florence); Washington (including Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula); and British Columbia, Canada (including Vancouver Island). Gorgeously illustrated with line drawings and color photographs, it's eye candy for the armchair adventurer, as well as a practical guide to take with you on your next outing.

Author Notes

NANCY BLAKEY grew up on Bainbridge Island, WA. She spent summers in Bristol Bay, Alaska, working for her family's salmon processing business, where she became an avid outdoor enthusiast who paddles, hikes, forages, and explores the great Pacific Northwest rain or shine, believing adventure can be found outside the back door. She has written five children's activity books for Ten Speed and has contributed to numerous anthologies. She is the founder of the parenting website MudPieMamas.com.

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This title transcends the traditional travel guide format, resulting in a multisensory experience guide that feels like a well-executed love letter to the Pacific Northest shoreline. Though the author lives in Bainbridge Island, at the backdoor of the Olympic Mountains, she began to feel gradually disconnected from nature and decided to do something about it. Organized by season and with a fingerprint typically used in scrapbooks, the guide travels from points in British Columbia, through Washington state and south to Oregon by lighthouses and along seaside bike paths. Activities include kayaking, clam digging, paddleboarding, treehouse camping, salmon trolling, bonfires, driftwood fort building, and sea-glass votives. There's also music by the shore, whale watching, kite festivals, April meteor showers, and oyster shucking. Every step of the journey and activity suggestion is enhanced with detailed how-tos, insider tips and contacts, and always right on cue, locavore recipes for drinks and meals. VERDICT A welcome entry to the travel guide genre and a must-read for Pacific Northwest explorers and even locals.-Benjamin Malczewski, -Toledo Lucas Cty. P.L. © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Introduction	p. viii
Maps	p. xii
Summer
Outings	p. 3
Whale-Watching Trips in the Salish Sea	p. 3
Kayak Camping Trips	p. 10
Beach Camping Trips	p. 16
Road Trip: Victoria to Campbell River	p. 21
Catch It, Cook It, Eat It	p. 25
Clams	p. 25
Squid	p. 35
Blackberries	p. 43
Beach Projects	p. 46
Beach Volcano	p. 46
Sand Candles	p. 47
Collected Stardust	p. 48
Beachside Shade	p. 49
On the Water	p. 50
Paddleboarding	p. 50
Full-Moon Kayak Paddle	p. 53
Bioluminescence Tours	p. 54
Celebrations & Nature	p. 56
Perseid Meteor Shower	p. 56
Summer Solstice Bonfire	p. 57
Festivals & Events	p. 61
Sand Castle Competitions	p. 61
Outdoor Music by the Shore	p. 62
Autumn
Outings	p. 69
Multiday Bike Trips	p. 69
Road Trip: One Square Inch of Silence in the Hoh Rain Forest	p. 75
Paddle Day Trip: Seattle's Ballard Locks	p. 78
Catch It, Cook it, Eat it	p. 83
Salmon	p. 83
Beach Projects	p. 96
Seashore Fossils	p. 96
Herbed Sea Salt	p. 97
Rock Cairns	p. 99
Fish Prints	p. 100
On the Water	p. 103
Surfing	p. 103
Celebrations & Nature	p. 107
Labor Day Beachside Family Reunion	p. 107
Salmon Watching at the Locks	p. 111
Festivals & Events	p. 112
Fall Salmon Derbies	p. 112
Port Townsend Film Festival	p. 114
Bellingham SeaFeast	p. 115
Winter
Outings	p. 119
Winter Storm-Watching Getaways	p. 119
Road Trip: Lighthouses on the Washington and Oregon Coasts	p. 126
Best Winter Beach Hikes	p. 134
Catch it, Cook It, Eat It	p. 137
Crab	p. 137
Razor Clams	p. 146
Beach Projects	p. 151
Gold-Painted Seashell Ornaments	p. 151
Sea-Class Votive	p. 153
Beachside Shelter Hot Dog Roast	p. 155
On the Water	p. 156
Scuba Diving	p. 156
Celebrations & Nature	p. 159
Winter Solstice Bonfire	p. 159
New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge	p. 162
The Snow Geese of Fir Island	p. 163
Stargazing by the Shore	p. 165
Festivals & Events	p. 170
Winterruption	p. 170
FisherPoets Gathering	p. 170
Walrus and Carpenter Nighttime Oyster Picnic	p. 171
Strange Brewfest	p. 171
Smelt Derby	p. 171
Spring
Outings	p. 175
Day Bike Trips	p. 175
Catch It, Cook It, Eat It	p. 183
Spot Prawns	p. 183
Pacific Northwest Oysters	p. 187
Beach Projects	p. 196
Lavender Sea Salt Body Scrub	p. 196
Seashell Night-Light	p. 197
Driftwood Fort	p. 199
Message in a Bottle	p. 200
On the Water	p. 201
Boating	p. 201
Celebrations & Nature	p. 207
April's Shooting Stars: Lyrid Meteor Shower	p. 207
Spring Fireballs	p. 207
Explore the Tide Pools of Spring	p. 208
Festivals & Events	p. 213
Celebrate Seafood!	p. 213
Spring Whale Watch Week in Oregon	p. 216
Pacific Rim Whale Festival	p. 217
Kite Festivals	p. 217
Acknowledgments	p. 222
Resources	p. 223
Appendix	p. 224
Index	p. 227

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