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, ...

It’s hard to believe that I’ve been an outdoors writer at the Statesman Journal for 10 years now, and contributing to The Register-Guard for 13 years. It’s been a blur, to say the least. Oregon's ...

With another Sand Master Jam on this month's calendar, the sport of sandboarding will see another boost in interest at one of the sport's hot spots, Florence on the Oregon coast. Located in the Oregon ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with the godfather of sandboarding in Oregon and across the world — Lon Beale. Urness and Beale talk about how to get started ...

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 ...

OREGON, USA — Sandboarding is a unique sport that shares many of the elements of snowboarding and surfing, but instead of snow or waves - all you need is sand! On the Oregon Coast, there is a lot of ...

FLORENCE, Ore. — On the central Oregon coast, sand is about more than beaches: It’s about skidding, sliding, sledding and slogging down the slopes of giant dunes. Stretches of the Oregon Dunes ...

IF YOU GO Where to stay: Holiday Inn Express, 2475 Highway 101, Florence; (541) 997-7797, www.hiexpress.com. Doubles from $109 . Old Town Inn, 170 Highway 101, Florence; (800) 570-8738, www.old-town- ...

Tyler Kent of IncLine Village, Nevada, catches air at Honeyman State Park in Florence, Oregon. DAVID FRIEDMAN AP file, 1999 Answers to important questions nobody has asked me yet: Q. How old is too ...