Steve gives us one piece of advice before we even step onto the flats: take off your shoes. "The mud will suck them right off," he says matter-of-factly. He isn't exaggerating. Within minutes, we ...

The name geoduck comes from the Nisqually Indian gweduc, which means "dig deep." The clam uses a tiny foot to burrow into the seafloor as it grows. Its shell can end up several feet down, with only ...