The vessel, which could date as far back as the late 18th century, was found on the coast of the world's largest inland water ...

Footage shows the spectacular winter view of dunes and mountains in Southern Colorado. A local hiker witnessed the breathtaking winter panorama from the foothills south of Great Sand Dunes National ...

This vibrant lakefront town in Indiana offers abundant local shopping and dining options, as well as hiking adventures in the ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. I got my first lesson in the physics of sand dunes in 1998 on an expedition into the Sahara. In order to take aerial ...

Primary dunes are composed of sand blown directly from the beach face (active beach), whereas ... to the formation of incipient dunes (Figure 1, photos 1–3). Incipient foredunes are sometimes ...

If you didn’t know the context, pictures of the Sahara Desert ... of the African desert is caked in red-tinged sand, which turn into seas of dunes that move with the wind, void of any greenery ...

Aa Aa Aa For large-scale coastal dune development there needs to be a suitable wind regime, large reserves of sand and suitable nearshore, beach and ... migrates downwind (Photos 1 and 2).

This 5-mile swath of sand dunes, sea grass and shoreline lures swimmers and surfers, as well as families who desire more elbow room and close proximity to the area's vacation rentals. The beach ...

Sandbanks in Poole, Dorset, is host to a system of natural dunes that provide protection against coastal erosion. But their spread can lead to the build-up of sand, which affects beach access and ...

Work began this week on a project to place 30,000 tons of sand on a Massachusetts beach where erosion threatens homes and ...

Hiking trails include the easy Oso Flaco Lake Trail and the moderately challenging Sand Highway OHV Trail. Camping is also allowed on the beach or amid the dunes south of Post 2. Oceano Dunes are ...