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=__**Beautiful Places/Sites**__=

fascinating trees all year long. All in all these trees have 3 different species including the Coastal Redwoods, the Sierra Redwoods, and the Dawn Redwoods.
Redwoods provide a nice home for other plants and animals to survive with various microclimates, balancing hot days with nice coastal summer fog.

Also, these redwoods are beneficial to the environment as they absorb countless carbon dioxide (CO2) from cars, trucks, and power plants. So preserving these trees will help to regulate our climate.

**Cold Water Seafood**
====The Pacific Northwest is a region very popular for its seafood due to its freshness and healthy contents. Some examples of the type of seafood you would find in the Pacific Northwest waters are King Crab, Pacific Salmon, Halibut, Herring, and these are only a few from the countless more that you can encounter.==== ====Fishing for Alaskan King Crabs can be a dangerous profession, but can be very lucrative and is one of the world's sought after delicacy. King Crab per pound is extremely expensive, but with tons of tender white meat and the salty juiciness, price will be an afterthought.==== ====Pacific Salmon is another fan favorite among seafood lovers and it is very flexible in how it can be prepared like smoked, cured, dried jerky, and even candy. Eating salmon can also be beneficial to one's health, rich with Omega fatty acids (Omega 3) it improves heart health and reduces hypertension.==== ====Geoduck or pronounced "gooey duck" is a soft shell clam with a long neck, it can grow up to 14 pounds and live up to 150 years. Preparation is similar to regular clams, such as in a chowder, stir fry, seviche, or carpaccio.====
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====A more traditional dish coming from the native Yupik Tribe of Alaska is called "Stinkheads". Stinkheads are fermented fish heads sometimes stuffed with guts of salmon and whitefish. These ingredients are mixed together in a barrel and buried for a week. After a week, the fish heads are recovered and are ready for consumption. The smell and taste is so out of this world, that Stinkheads can only be consumed by the locals and a few brave souls crazy enough to try it. Bon appetit!!!====

__Theatre Arts__
Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre (PCRT) began as a dream of founding member David Judson. Upon completing his MFA, David hoped to bring professional level theatre to the Tri-Valley area. David found a partner in award-winning musical director Pat Parr and shortly after Joy Sherratt and Scott Maraj joined the venture. David, Pat, Joy and Scott formalized their shared vision by incorporating Pacific Cast Repertory Theatre as a California 501(c)3 non-profit corporation and have been delighting audiences with professional-level musical theatre in Pleasanton since 2009. In 2011 PCRT was thrilled to be appointed the resident musical theatre company at Pleasanton’s newly-renovated [|Firehouse Arts Center] and since then has been performing in that lovely space. PCRT strives to distinguish itself via the quality of its shows. Casts are composed of professional-level performers and include a mix of Actor’s Equity Association and/or long time experienced actors, singers and dancers and PCRT’s production team includes some of the Bay Area’s best-known technicians of theatre. In its brief existence, PCRT has produced several exceptional shows.

=__**Music**__=

**The Grunge Genre**
The genre of grunge music originated, in the late 1980's, in Seattle, Washington from bands like Nirvana, Sound Garden, Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots and Pearl Jam. This genre is supposedly a mixture of metal and punk music which gives it a unique and distinct sound. The grunge movement was created by these artists who were sick of the constant classic rock being played on the radio and the pop music of the time; it was time for change. Going into the 1990's, the grunge scene became wildly popular all across the country and record companies made fortunes off of the genre. However, unlike metal and punk music, the grunge sound is much slower in tempo and, therefore, attracts a vast audience that enjoys the instruments that are used in the metal and punk genres but are looking for a slower rhythm and pace than metal and punk music typically offer.

=__**Historic Site**__=

=__**THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD**__= Opened in 1874, but was later sold in 1902. The Railroad stretched from Duncan Mills in Cazadaro California to a pier at Sausalito California, the total distance was about 93 miles. The North Pacific Coast Railroad (NPC) was a major factor in the development of the North Pacific Coast. Shipments of redwood lumber from numerous lumber mills were transported down to Sausalito pier which is connected to San Francisco by ferry. One of the mills that profited from the railway was Duncan Mills, and became a tourist hot spot. A notable visitor was the 18th President, Ulysses S. Grant. The area became commercialized hotels, post office and saloons were built to accommodate visitors. Now, the train and its caboose are retired and admired by many visitors along the historic route, making it one of the many treasures that can be found in the North Pacific Coast.