Grant's Getaways

Emmy Award-winning Oregon journalist Grant McOmie has written a new book with Oregon-based publisher Graphic Arts Books. Grant's Getaways: Oregon Adventures with the Kids will be available June 2017 in travel friendly paperback and e-book version at bookstores, gift shops, and online sources.

The new book covers forty-eight Oregon destinations in a practical seasonal guide where the fun factor is high as youngsters learn more about Oregon. The new book takes youngsters and their parents to each corner of the state for hands-on activities that are set in unique locations.

Each getaway provides lessons on both Oregon's natural and cultural history. In addition, many of the Getaways center on activities that are just plain fun and best shared by young and older alike. When you explore the new Oregon Adventures with the Kids with Grant McOmie, you quickly discover that there is always something new to see in Oregon.

For example, take a hike on the wild side with Bill Wood--longtime protector of the eight-acre Magness Tree Farm and a specialist in forest education--who can show and explain each wildflower that grows in western Oregon forests. We also travel to the ocean at historic Bayocean and learn about a town that fell into the sea and try our hands at digging and preparing a supper from the sea: bay clamming Plus, kids love to "find the fort" at Fort. Stevens State Park on a free guided tour into the damp darkness of a military fort that dates to the Civil War era. Plus, we visit Oregon's stretch of the state where distances are great and people are few. But if you know where to look, there are remarkable treasures waiting to be found. Kids discover how easy it is to dig in the dirt for the Oregon State Gems called sunstones. Plus, learn how to dig fossils in Fossil, Oregon, where you can dig for keeps and then learn how to crack open a thunderegg, Oregon's State Rock that offers a peak into 60 million years of the state's geologic history.

Each chapter provides sidebar information with travel tips for kids, their parents, and grandparents called "Outdoor Talk, Gadgets, and Gear," plus, more favorite "Getaway Recipes" for campsite or kitchen.

Many of Grant's favorite destinations and activities are included in this handy guidebook and they have also been featured in the popular television Oregon travel series Grant's Getaways. The guidebook also includes a map and fifty color photographs selected from the Grant's Getaways archives.

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Paperback (3)	97^.46 lei 3-5 săpt.
Westwinds Press – iun 2017	97^.46 lei 3-5 săpt.
Westwinds Press – 31 mar 2013	102^.79 lei 3-5 săpt.
Westwinds Press – 12 mai 2015	115^.30 lei 3-5 săpt.
Hardback (3)	187^.87 lei 3-5 săpt.
Westwinds Press – 21 mai 2013	187^.87 lei 3-5 săpt.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781513260488
ISBN-10: 1513260480
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg

Cuprins

Contents

Map

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Spring: Outdoor Talk Essay

APRIL

1-Bayocean: A Spit You Can't Resist

2-Wahclella and Memaloose Falls

3- South Slough Hiking

4-Zippity-Do-Da-Ziplines!

MAY

5- Forests for Families

6- Olys Are Back!

7- King of the Clam Gun

8- Written in the Rocks

JUNE

9- Downtown Salmon

10-Oregon Rail Riders

11-The Forever Fund-School House Project

12-Petersen's Rock Garden

Summer: Outdoor Talk Essay

JULY

13-Wapato Greenway State Park

14-All Aboard at Molalla Train Park

15-A Butterfly Playground

16-Let's Go Camping

AUGUST

17- Salmon Fishing is a Family Affair

18- Mt Hood History and Huckleberry Hounds

19- You'll Dig Oregon's State Gem

20- Oregon's Floating Museum

SEPTEMBER

21- Oregon Tourist #2 Returns

22- Digging Fossils in Fossil

23- McKenzie River Campout

24- Cloud Cap Inn SB=Olallie Lake Basin

Fall: Outdoor Talk Essay

OCTOBER

25- Oregon's Fish Whisperer

26- Secrets in the Sand

27-Oregon's HooDoos

28-Taking Aim at Archery

NOVEMBER

29- The Oregon Connection

30- Just for Kids

31- Islands in the Sky

32- Written in the Rocks SB

DECEMBER

33-Hooking Kids on Steelhead

34-Caring for Oregon's Wildlife

35-A Wildlife Artist @Elkhorn Wildlife Area

36-Forgotten Ghost Towns and New Beginnings

Winter: Outdoor Talk Essay

JANUARY

37-Basecamp Baker

38-Diamond Lake Snowmobiles

39- Cape Foulweather-Where Oregon Began

40-Off Road Riders

FEBRUARY

41-Kilchis Point Reserve

42-Beauty Beyond Belief

43-Higher Education

44-Menucha: A Governor's Playground

MARCH

45-Marine Discovery Tours

46-Shellburg Falls

47-Wildlife Safari

48-Underground Ft Stevens SB=Oregon Cannons Come Home

Index

Notă biografică

A fifth-generation Oregonian, McOmie is a journalist, author, and teacher who realized he hadn't seen enough of his native state and he has spent much of his thirty-year career as a news reporter exploring Oregon. He ended up enjoying his getaways so much that he decided to share these "teachable moments with touchable history" in a new Grant's Getaways series of guidebooks.

McOmie, Travel Oregon, and KGW-TV produce Grant's Getaways segments in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State Parks, and the Oregon State Marine Board. The weekly segments and half-hour programs feature themes such as fishing, urban hiking, surfing, geocaching, and more. The book series also benefits from tremendous support from both Travel Oregon and KGW through cross-promotion efforts with each. His show reaches approximately 2.8 million households annually, and brings to life many of the state's varied natural and cultural resources that inspire year-round travel throughout the state.

Recenzii

“No one knows how to get more out of our amazing state than Grant McOmie. He’s been showing us how to enjoy the best stuff along the back roads and beyond for a long time. I suspect he might actually be trying to get away from the question everyone asks him—‘How do I get your job?’—but I’m thankful Grant’s made it so easy for all of us to . . . get away.”
—Paul Linnman, KEX 1190 radio personality, and author of The Exploding Whale and Oregon Golf

“I've been a fan of Grant McOmie since his cub reporter days in Seattle. He is the voice of the great Pacific Northwest outdoors. Capturing not only the story of the destination, but sharing the legends, yarns, and accounts of the personalities that make Oregon this unique place we call home. Great read, makes me want to get outdoors even more!”
—John Williams, creator/host of Wheelchair Destinations

“Grant has long been a favorite of mine and now he’s sharing the how, what, where, and when of his insightful outdoor adventures. Whether tree climbing, cooking up a crawfish boil, digging clams and fossils, kayaking, snowshoeing, or soaring skyward, Grant offers 101 concise vignettes that intrigue and encourage us to lace up our boots and get out there. As Grant so aptly puts, ‘Why live here if you don’t go searching for those singular moments which set Oregon apart.’ Amen.”
—MJ Cody, co-editor of Wild in the City

Comentariile autorului

“Together, we’ll journey to a little-known corner of Oregon where you can stroll through a lush rain forest marked by a rare and towering stand of ancient giant redwood trees. We’ll ride the rails back into history to one of the mother loads of Oregon’s gold mining past. We’ll saddle up and join a horseback trip into the Eagle Cap Wilderness in Oregon’s high country….So lace up your hiking boots and buckle up your seat belts, too. We’re traveling toward adventures that make the Northwest corner of the United States so special.”

Extras

Longtime chef and local restaurateur and all around Oregon adventurer, Leather Storrs, said it’s really pretty simple: if you want to harvest wild mushrooms, learn their habitats. In the Tillamook State Forest ߝ where the sun and the shadows dance through the towering Doug fir trees, Storrs’ well-trained eyes were fixed down close to the ground as he searched for a culinary reward.
“Ohhh, there we are ߝ chanty number one ߝ it’s always good to get off the dime early,” exclaimed Storrs with a hearty laugh.
Chanterelles have a golden-orange hue and their chalice shape make them hard to spot ߝ but their allure is a woodsy flavor that’s hard to resist. Since 1999, the gorgeous fungi have been Oregon’s official State Mushroom.
“As soon as you see the first one,” noted Storrs. “There is this chanterella-vision that allows you to see that unique sort of peachy-orange color, but with the weather change and the alder leaves turning yellow on the ground it’s getting trickier.”
Chanterelles are not the only mushrooms in the forest. Storrs, an experienced mushroom hunter said that there are dozens of other mushrooms that grow here and most are none too friendly to people and many are downright dangerous.
“When you’re doing it without knowledge and confirmation, there’s no reason to take any chances. I learned in culinary school an old saying: ‘There are old mycologists and there are bold mycologists, but there are no old, bold mycologists.’
Leather Storrs may not be an old, bold mycologist, but he is one of Portland’s finest chefs.

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Emmy Awardߝwinning journalist and fifth-generation Oregon native Grant McOmie provides travelers with an in depth guide to 101 of the best Oregon destinations featured in his popular television series Grant’s Getaways, produced by KGW-TV and Travel Oregon. Come along with Grant McOmie as he explores family-friendly destinations and day trips across the width and breadth of Oregon. From kayaking in Netarts Bay, riding a jet boat on the Rogue River, and fishing for Deschutes River steelhead to exploring Lava River Cave in the Newberry Volcanic National Monument, digging for fossils in the John Day Basin, and riding mountain bikes at Black Rock, 101 Grant’s Getaways has an outdoor adventure for everyone. The book is organized by the month in which the television segment was filmed, and features 75 photographs from Grant’s outdoor adventures. Also included are travel tips such as “What to Know if You Go” and “Best Time of the Year” as well as access information.

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Emmy Awardߝwinning journalist and fifth-generation Oregon native Grant McOmie provides travelers with an in-depth guide to 101 of the best Oregon destinations featured in his popular television series Grant’s Getaways, produced by KGW-TV and Travel Oregon. Come along with Grant McOmie as he explores family-friendly destinations and day trips across the width and breadth of Oregon. From kayaking in Netarts Bay, riding a jet boat on the Rogue River, and fishing for Deschutes River steelhead to exploring Lava River Cave in the Newberry Volcanic National Monument, digging for fossils in the John Day Basin, and riding mountain bikes at Black Rock, Grant’s Getaways: 101 Oregon Adventures has an outdoor adventure for everyone. The book is organized by the month in which the television segment was filmed, and features 75 photographs from Grant’s outdoor adventures. Also included are travel tips such as “What to Know if You Go” and “Best Time of the Year” as well as access information.

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