Lauren Braden 
52 Ways to Nature: Washington [EPUB ebook] 
Your Seasonal Guide to a Wilder Year

‘…a colorful, easy-to-read, information-packed reference that offers a full year of fun in nature’ — Seattle’s Child

• Details each activity along with related history, flora and fauna, and cultural notes


• Includes recommendations for different places to visit around the state to try the activity


• ‘Nature Notebook’ journal prompts to inspire you to record and make the most of your adventures


• ‘Connect with Nature’ ideas for experiential learning

Organized by season,
52 Ways to Nature: Washington features immersive activities to keep you engaged with nature throughout the year. This twist on a Northwest guidebook offers ideas to get you outdoors and encourages you to keep track of those experiences through journal notes.
Discover a geocache in your own neighborhood, drop a crab pot off a dock on Hood Canal, observe the northern lights through Goldendale’s hilltop telescope, or experience sledding paradise at Mount Rainier National Park. Newcomers and long-time residents alike will find new ways to revel in the natural world with the inspiring and accessible activities in
52 Ways to Nature: Washington.

About the author

Lauren Braden is an outdoors and travel writer in Seattle, and founded the local trip-planning website Northwest Trip Finder. She is passionate about connecting Pacific Northwesterners to close-to-home getaways and outdoor adventures that nurture the soul. Her work has been featured in Washington Trails, Parent Map, Outdoors NW, and the Seattle PI, as well as in books on travel, gardening, and citizen activism. She lives in Seattle with her beloved veggie garden, husband, young son, and their golden retriever. Follow Lauren online at nwtripfinder.com or on Twitter @nwtripfinder.