Sandboarding is the perfect sport for you if you want the thrill of surfing along with the beauty of deserts. Riding down ...

There are so many things to do in Great Sand Dunes National Park and preserve! What may surprise you is the diversity of the park. This diversity gives park visitors great opportunities to ...

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 ...

Dubai is known for its extravagant lifestyle, stunning skyscrapers, and luxurious experiences. However, the city’s desert ...

There's no shortage of breathtaking outdoor adventures waiting to be enjoyed in California, and the Golden State's largest ...

Behind many of these beaches are sand dune systems which provide homes for diverse forms of wildlife including plants and insects, some so highly specialised that without these dune habitats ...

California parks officials may have violated the Endangered Species Act by interfering with western snowy plovers’ nesting activities at Oceano Dunes ... The area includes about 1,500 acres of sand ...

The slopes left behind by the glaciers turned into dunes as a result of Lake Michigan's tide pushing sand up onto the shore ... beaches and bevy of outdoors activities. First-time visitors won ...

Hundreds of Christmas trees are being used to shore up sand dunes at Lossiemouth in a bid ... It said the project was "aiding in conservation activities to benefit future generations".

To help you decide which spots are right for your next vacation, U.S. News considered factors like number of activities ... Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is covered in sand dunes that ...