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>>> WE
>>> WE LIVE IN GREAT NATURAL BEAUTY HERE BUT HOW WELL DO WE
REALLY KNOW THE PUGET SOUND
REGION?
REGION?
REGION? A
REGION? A NEW BOOK CALLED BY THE SHORE
IS PACKED WITH INFORMATION
ABOUT HOW TO BETTER EXPLORE THE
AREA INCLUDING PROJECTS AND
RECIPES TO HELP YOU ENJOY IT
HERE PLEASE WELCOME THE AUTHOR
NANCY BLAKE.
NANCY BLAKE. IT IS GOOD TO HAVE YOU.
WHAT MADE YOU WRITE THIS BOOK?
>> I THINK THAT I THOUGHT THERE
WAS SO MUCH HERE THAT THERE
WERE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OUTDOORS
AND MY INTENTION IS TO GET
PEOPLE OUTSIDE.
PEOPLE OUTSIDE. I THINK WE SPENT A BIG PORTION
OF OUR LIVES INDOORS AND WE ARE
IN WONDER HERE.
>> WE ALSO HAVE SO MANY
DIFFERENT THINGS TO DO THAT WE
SOMETIMES PUT OFF BECAUSE IT IS
IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE
DISCOVERED AREAS?
DISCOVERED AREAS? >> I HADN'T SPENT A LOT OF TIME
IN SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND
THAT IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. LONG BEACH, THE ROSA PARK
DISCOVERY BIKE TRAIL WHICH IS 8
MILES, THERE IS A BIKE TRAIL
RUNNING ALONG THE COAST, THE
LODGE AND SEAVIEW WHICH IS SUCH
A GREAT PLACE.
VINTAGE TRAILERS, EVERY TRAILER
HAS A RECORD PLAYER AND A HUGE
LIBRARY OF ALBUMS AND YOU CAN
PLAY THEM AND YOU ALSO HAVE A
LEWIS AND CLARK INTERPRETIVE
CENTER AND ASTORIA OVER THE
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE.
BRIDGE. >> LONG BEACH IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE SPOTS IT REALLY IS.
YOU INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK DIY
PROJECTS AND SOME RECIPES TO
HELP SPRUCE UP OUR EXPERIENCE,
HOW DID YOU CHOOSE THOSE?
>> IT WAS HARD. MY BACKGROUND
IS IN PROJECT WRITING FOR
CHILDREN SO I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED
THAT ELEMENT AND I WANTED TO
FIND WAYS TO TAKE THE BEACH
HOME SO EACH CLASS IS SUCH A
FUN TREASURE HUNT FOR ALL AGES
AND THERE ARE IN THE PUGET
SOUND REGION THAT HAVE A LOT OF
BEACH BUZZ.
BEACH BUZZ. I MADE A BEACH LAST VOTIVE BY
STICKING ONE SOLVED -- SMALL
JAR INTO A BIGGER JAR AND IT
TAKES JUST A FEW MINUTES TO DO.
FISH PRINTS WHICH IS AGE-OLD
AND HAS BEEN AROUND FOR
CENTURIES BUT THAT FIRST FISH IS
A GREAT DECORATION.
>> THOSE ARE GREAT FOR KIDS BUT
IT IS ALSO VERY PRETTY WITH
THAT BEACH GLASS, ANYONE CAN
ENJOY THAT.
ENJOY THAT. THEN YOU HAVE A KEEPSAKE THAT
REMINDS YOU TO GET OUTSIDE AS
WELL BECAUSE YOU MADE IT.
WHAT WERE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE
RECIPES?
RECIPES?
RECIPES? >> I THINK THIS TIME OF YEAR
SPOT PRAWNS, THE SIMPLER THE
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. GRILL THEM ON THE BARBECUE OR
OVER AN OPEN FIRE.
TOSS THEM IN OIL AND WITH SOME
RICE VINEGAR AND PUT PAPER ON
THE TABLE AND EVERYONE EATS
WITH THEIR FINGERS.
THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES
THIS TIME OF YEAR, ALSO CLAMS,
OYSTERS, CRAB WE LIVE IN
PARADISE.
PARADISE.
PARADISE. >> WE DO THE FOOD IS REALLY GOOD
AND SOME OF IT IS STUFF WE ARE
AFRAID OF TO GO OUT AND EAT BUT
THE BOOK TO ME IS NICE BECAUSE
IT INVITES YOU TO DO THESE
THINGS AT HOME AND ENJOY THEM
AND CONNECT THE OUTDOORS TO
YOUR INDOOR EXPERIENCE.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT RED TIDE FOR EXAMPLE IF
YOU WANT TO GO CLAM BAKING
PUGET SOUND IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO
PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING
AND THE AREA RARELY GETS RED
TIDE. GO ACROSS TO HOOD CANAL
AND YOU CAN DIG CLAMS IN THE
STATE PARK AREA. IT IS ONE OF
MY FAVORITE PLACES.
THERE ARE CAMPSITES OR CABINS
AND YOU CAN GET YOUR CLAMS VERY
QUICKLY THERE.
QUICKLY THERE. >> THE BOOK IS GREAT WITH THOSE
LITTLE HIDDEN GEMS AND USE A
CLAM DIGGING IS GOOD EXPERIENCE
FOR OUT-OF-TOWNERS WHEN YOU
GUESS AND YOU ALSO HAVE ANOTHER
ACTIVITY CALLS SQUID JIGGING IS
THAT RIGHT?
THAT RIGHT? >> WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?
>> I CAN'T EVEN DO IT JUSTICE.
MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE AT A
BOOK SIGNING THE OTHER DAY AND
I HAD SET -- SENT THEM TO DO
THIS AND IT IS JUST TAKING AN
INEXPENSIVE FISHING ROD AND ON
A SUMMER NIGHT THE SQUID, THE
CALAMARI COMES IN FROM THE
PACIFIC OCEAN AND THE FOUR --
FIRST PLACE IT HITS IS PORT
ANGELES AND THEN MAKES ITS WAY
DOWN PUGET SOUND AND THEN HIT
SEATTLE AROUND NOVEMBER.
ANYONE THAT LOVES CALAMARI THERE
ARE ALL AGES AND YOU ARE
CATCHING CALAMARI, IT IS JUST
SO FUN.
SO FUN.
SO FUN. >> IT IS EXPENSIVE RIGHT?
TO DO IT YOURSELF IS COOL.
WHAT ARE SOME THINGS REALLY
CLOSE IF WE WERE LEAVING FROM
HERE TO DO SOMETHING AT LUNCH
OR FOR THE AFTERNOON?
>> WEST SEATTLE IS FABULOUS FOR
THAT WALKWAY ALONG THE BEACH.
>> I THINK WE FORGET ABOUT THAT
SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES. >> YOU CAN NOW CATCH THAT WATER
TAXI, YOU HAVE THAT BEAUTIFUL
WALKWAY, THERE IS ALSO A KAYAK
COMPANY AND YOU CAN RENT AN
KAYAK FOR AN AFTERNOON. I THINK
MURIEL EDWARDS THE SCULPTURAL
PARK, SEATTLE HAS SOME PRETTY
AWESOME PLACES ALONG THE
WATERFRONT AND CITY FRONT.
>> IT DOES AND THAT IS
SOMETHING YOU CAN DO IF YOU HAD
A LUNCH HOUR AND JUST CHANGE
YOUR ENTIRE DAY BY SPENDING
PART OF IT OUTDOORS.
WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE ARE YOU
GETTING TO THE BOOK?
>> I AM JUST SO THRILLED.
IT HAS BEEN VERY GOOD. I HAD A
BOOK SIGNING THAT SOLD OUT AND
IT HAS BEEN DOING REALLY REALLY
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. IT
WELL. IT IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF GUIDE
WITH NATURE AND A SECTION
CALLED CATCH IT COOK IT EAT IT,
HOW TO HARVEST CLEAN AND
RECIPES FOR COOKING OVER AN
OPEN FIRE.
OPEN FIRE. I ONLY PUT THINGS IN IT THAT I
WAS REALLY PASSIONATE AND
INTERESTED IN ABOUT.
AND SOME --
>> AND SOME OF THOSE CAME FROM
YOUR LIFE AND YOUR RESEARCH,
HOW DID YOU GO ABOUT THE
RESEARCH?
RESEARCH?
RESEARCH? >> I HAVE LIVED HERE MOST OF MY
LIFE AND I WAS FINDING THINGS I
JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE I HAD
MISSED.
MISSED.
MISSED. THERE IS A PLACE CALLED ONE
SQUARE INCH OF SILENCE IN THE
RAIN FOREST AN ACOUSTICAL
ENGINEER FOUND ONE OF THE MOST
QUIET PLACES IN NORTH AMERICA
AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE
QUIETEST AND IT IS ONLY A MILE
HIKE FROM THE VISITOR CENTER.
>> THAT IS A REALLY COOL THING
AND IT HAS GOTTEN SOME NATIONAL
COVERAGE.
COVERAGE.
COVERAGE. IT IS AMAZING.
THERE IS SO MUCH TO LEARN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY
IS GOING HOME WITH A COPY OF BY
THE SHORE . THANK YOU VERY MUCH.