My mother was kneeling on the beach, elbow deep in the sand, determinedly groping for a razor clam. She completely ignored our warning and continued, unconcerned, as icy water soaked her to mid-thigh.
Razor clams reside in the sweet spot between disparate worlds. By burrowing in the tidal zone of coastal beaches, the mouth watering mollusks grow fat by filtering the detritus that washes around them ...
This article originally appeared in the November 2013 issue of Seattle magazine.