It wasn’t the towering fir trees, the local IPAs, or the stunning views along the coast that brought Lon Beale to Oregon. It was the sand. Beale is owner and operator of Sand Master Park in Florence, ...
One of the most unique natural wonders of Oregon’s diverse landscape is its stretch of coastline between Florence to Coos Bay. Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, a 31,500 acre portion of the ...
Hidden in a sea of sand, there are plants, insects and animals that call the Oregon dunes home. But some species, such as the Siuslaw hairy-necked tiger beetle, are seeing their habitat shrink year ...
Who says shredding down the slopes is exclusively a winter activity? Swap snow-covered peaks for rolling dunes at Sand Master Sandboarding Park in Florence, Oregon, the world's first-ever sandboarding ...
The sand is hard at the water’s edge. South of Florence, on the Oregon Coast, you can walk the beach for miles and barely leave an imprint. Dig holes, build castles, turn somersaults, your meager ...
When Frank Herbert wrote Dune he was a newspaper reporter in Florence, Oregon. The stark sand world that inspired his sci-fi classic is still orbiting the central Oregon Coast. Even without the ...