Do you need more nature in your life? Wish you could try a new outdoor activity, but don’t know where to begin? I’ve got just the book for you.
I’m so excited to share that my new book, 52 Ways to Nature, Washington was released to the world on June 1. It’s a guide to new adventures that will help you discover the marvels of the natural world while unearthing your place in it.
Organized by season, 52 Ways to Nature, Washington is packed with a whole years’ worth of immersive activities to keep you engaged with nature throughout the year–winter or summer, rain or shine, in your neighborhood park or on a weekend getaway to the coast or mountains.
Some adventures may be familiar to you and already part of your life exploring the great outdoors, while others compel you to try them–this book shows you how.
Get this book and try some new outdoor adventures in nature this summer, or gift it to someone you know will love it!
Where to Buy the Book
You can get your copy online at Mountaineers Books, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and on the shelves at your favorite neighborhood bookstore or specialty gift shop, such as:
Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park & Seattle)
Elliott Bay Book Company (Seattle)
Paper Boat Booksellers (West Seattle)
Village Books (Bellingham)
Vintage Books (Vancouver WA)
Wishing Tree Bookstore (Spokane)
Port Book and News (Port Angeles)
The Pacific Northwest is a wonderland of nature. We’re lucky to live in a place so spoiled with natural beauty–rocky and wild seashores, rain forests with ancient trees and cool critters, and glacier-flanked volcanoes that remind us of our region’s geologic past as well as its future. We venture to these spectacular places to learn about them, enjoy them, and also to protect them. Meanwhile, these special places hold the power to teach us more about ourselves.
With this book in hand, every week of the year holds a new outdoor adventure for you!
52 Ways to Nature, Washington is a twist on a typical Northwest guidebook–each seasonal adventure gives you the basics to get started, whether it’s your first time in a sea kayak or you’re brand new to the nocturnal world of stargazing. For each activity, I highlight my top spots to try it around the state. A “Nature Notebook” prompt encourages you to keep track of those experiences through journal notes.
Which nature adventures will you try first? How about discover a geocache in your own neighborhood, or drop a crab pot off a dock on Hood Canal this summer? See the northern lights through a telescope in Goldendale, hunt for beach treasure near Port Townsend, or look for tracks of wild animals in the Olympic rain forest.
52 Ways to Nature: Washington is written by Lauren Braden and published by Skipstone, an imprint of Mountaineers Books. It is beautifully designed and illustrated by Melissa McFeeters. Order your copy today!
