{"id":9,"date":"2017-12-13T08:37:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T08:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedemos.net\/artist-02\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2023-08-11T23:28:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T23:28:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alexzimmerman.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9\" class=\"elementor elementor-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44789b6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44789b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Welcome to My Website!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>This website primarily features my recently published book.<\/p><p>It is also about me, as a writer, author, adventurer and amateur boatbuilder.<\/p><p><em>Becoming Coastal<\/em>\u00a0 is now available at independent bookstores in Canada (distributed by <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/redtuquebooks.com\/alex-zimmerman-becoming-coastal\/\">Red Tuque Books<\/a><\/span>), Barnes &amp; Noble in the USA.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s also available online in either print or ebook from <span style=\"color: #ffff00\"><a style=\"color: #ffff00\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Becoming-Coastal-Exploration-Discovery-Columbia-ebook\/dp\/B082RDMCQK\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=becoming+coastal&amp;qid=1604860833&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon<\/a> <\/span>and <span style=\"color: #ffff00\"><a style=\"color: #ffff00\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/ca\/en\/ebook\/becoming-coastal\">Kobo<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><p>The print version is also available directly from the publisher, Seaworthy Publications.<\/p><p>You can also find some of my other writing and thoughts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-65fd078 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65fd078\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d027e95\" data-id=\"d027e95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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\/>\tline-height:107%;<br \/>\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;<br \/>\tfont-size:11.0pt;<br \/>\tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif;<br \/>\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;<br \/>\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;<br \/>\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;<br \/>\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;<br \/>\tmso-fareast-language:EN-US;}<br \/>\n<p><\/p><p>My book is about self-propelled travel and adventure on the coast of British Columbia. More than that, it\u2019s also about nature, our wonderful coastal environment and our relationship to it, and about the interesting people that I have encountered. In this book, I share some of the wonder, joy, fear and awe I experienced as I explored the BC coast over the twenty-five years following my move here in the early \u201890\u2019s. The boats that I designed and built, and the voyages I made with them, became portals to experiences that tested my mental and physical limits and taught me more about self-reliance. They introduced me to engaging people, revitalised my life and revealed ever more facets of the coast while I was learning what it is to become a coastal person.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251fa53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"251fa53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Distributed in Canada by <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/redtuquebooks.com\/alex-zimmerman-becoming-coastal\/\">Red Tuque Books<\/a><\/span> and available from independent bookstores<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c7d72 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"95c7d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/Becoming-Coastal\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Home Page buy now\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BUY NOW from Amazon!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b84d26f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b84d26f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/alexzimmerman.ca\/index.php\/books\/\" id=\"Home page learn more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be0ed9a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be0ed9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9e504b\" data-id=\"d9e504b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc26ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dc26ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dbbefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dbbefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Endorsements for Becoming Coastal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d896330 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d896330\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec62035\" data-id=\"ec62035\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e72b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05e72b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>&#8220;Alex Zimmerman\u2019s absorbing account of his 25 years of exploring British Columbia\u2019s vast coastline in human and wind-powered boats is more than a travelogue; it is a story of discovery, determination and love of place. As a long-time expedition paddler, I know how encounters with boisterous whales, stealthy cougars, and ambling bears can be simultaneously magical and terrifying. I understand the unpredictability\u2014and the allure\u2014of the remarkable places he visits, and writes so eloquently about. Join Alex in a land of double rainbows, midden beaches and glistening sea mammals. You won\u2019t be disappointed!&#8221;<\/h6><h6>Susan Marie Conrad, author of Inside, <em>One Woman\u2019s Journey Through the Inside Passage<\/em><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bb1105\" data-id=\"9bb1105\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0af36c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0af36c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><em>&#8220;Becoming Coastal<\/em> is an awe-inspiring collection of memories that describes a transformation from land-dweller to ocean adventurer. Passages call us alongside to hear of trials and errors, exhilarating achievements, and lessons learned. With each paddle stroke from his hand-made crafts, Zimmerman helps us understand the benefits and joys of traveling slowly, deliberately, and respectfully\u2014and the inner growth that comes with it.&#8221;<\/h6><h6>Byron Ricks, author, &amp; Maren Van Nostrand, illustrator,\u00a0<em>Homelands\u2014Kayaking the Inside Passage<\/em><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bac7350 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bac7350\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f19703\" data-id=\"0f19703\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cd16c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21cd16c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>\u201cHello Alex. I just wanted to thank you for your beautiful writing in <em>Becoming Coastal<\/em>. It puts into words the magic we light keepers get to witness every day.\u201d<\/h6><h6>Donna Kerr, Light keeper, Nootka Lightstation<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2ada0b\" data-id=\"d2ada0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae4c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ae4c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>\u201cI recently finished your book for a second time and have to say, I believe it is undoubtedly going to be a coastal classic! . . . You have certainly had some great trips and captured a wonderful adventuring and exploring spirit.\u201d<\/h6><h6>Colin Masson, Former Program Manager at Canadian Dept Of Fisheries and Oceans, Prince Rupert<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f018d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f018d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-27d4dae\" data-id=\"27d4dae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6dd24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b6dd24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Video recording of Zoom presentation about <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><em>Becoming Coastal<\/em> <\/strong><\/span>now online:<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/alexzimmerman.ca\/index.php\/books\/\">https:\/\/alexzimmerman.ca\/index.php\/books\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a4fc93 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a4fc93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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This website primarily features my recently published book. It is also about me, as a writer, author, adventurer and amateur boatbuilder. Becoming Coastal\u00a0 is now available at independent bookstores in Canada (distributed by Red Tuque Books), Barnes &amp; Noble in the USA. 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