Standing on a board in the desert, contemplating my descent into dangerous terrain, I felt like Luke Skywalker hovering over the Sarlacc in “Return of the Jedi.” While there was no gaping mouth with ...

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Love the thrill of downhill sports? Lose your woolly socks and thermal fleece and get ready for sandboarding—arguably the coolest new way to have fun on a beach or desert getaway. Kids have long been ...

A child's bucket of sand is one sure sign of summer. But to REALLY experience sand, you have to "let it slide." Barry Petersen leads the way: At first glance you might think these sand dunes belong to ...

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GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE, Colo. (CBS NEWS) - At first glance you might think the sand dunes of Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve belong to a desert, or an ocean beach, but ...

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 ...

Continental Airlines operates nonstop jet service between Houston and Lima, Peru's capital. Connecting flights are available on American (via Dallas and Miami) and Delta (via Atlanta) airlines. From ...

The sport of sandboarding is booming at Colorado's legendary dunes. Here we see enthusiasts of the sport at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, near Alamosa County, Colorado. (Video: Seth ...