Discover this underrated outdoor mecca on the coast of Oregon that's surrounded by pristine forests, mountain peaks, and ...

A hiker skirts the snaking edge of a sand dune north of Florence, Oregon. A century ago, coastal dunes threatened to overwhelm the city of Florence, Oregon. The sand swallowed roads, highways and ...

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 ...

It’s cheap. It’s fast. And it takes you to some of the Oregon Coast’s most beautiful places. Plus, if you fall down, a tumble into the sand doesn’t hurt too badly. Sandboarding has become one of my ...

COOS BAY, Ore. — Oregon has a Sahara by the sea, and it is one of our most unique coastal geologic wonders, called the Oregon Dunes. This week, we visit its 32,000 acres of sand dunes, forests and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s a road once taken, you’ll never want to leave: The “Cape Arago Highway” skirts a lonesome section of the Southern Oregon coastline. It leads you past so many intriguing sights ...