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Sand Dunes, At Honeyman State Park, Lane County, Oregon, As A Campsite Place

Dunes Trail
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A modest sign next to a dirt path indicated that it was the trail to the sand dunes. The sign simply read, "Dunes Trail."


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:03:19 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9085
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Gate Reduced Path Width
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A gate composed of wooden logs narrowed the opening to prevent access by motorized vehicles. The opening was, however, wide enough to allow bicycles, wheelchairs, and strollers.


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:03:54 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9086
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The Dunes
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The sand dunes extended down from the edge of a forest. In the center left of this photograph, two people sat on a log. Their tiny relative size emphasized the vastness of this dune valley.


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:09:00 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9092
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Dune Valley
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A vast sand dune valley extended all the way to a fence at the far end. Notice the hundreds of footprints in the sand.


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:09:19 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9093
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Close-up Of Sand
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A closer look at the sand revealed that it contained small bits of forest.


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:10:10 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9095
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Closer To Forest
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Another close look at the sand, this time right up next to the forest, revealed even more bits of forest in the sand.


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:10:18 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9097
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Denver And Westley
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Denver and Westley played in the sand. They were only part way down the face of the dune.


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:10:59 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9101
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Edge Of Sand
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The edge where the sand met the forest. Notice that the forest appears to be gradually growing over the sand.


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:11:28 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9103
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Patch Of Grass
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A small island of grass had established itself out over the surface of the sand.


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:11:31 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9104
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Pine Cones
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Pine cones grew on a pine tree that towered over the edge of the sand.


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:16:12 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9108
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Forest Marched Downhill
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The forest was marching slowly (over centuries) down over the sand.


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:29:15 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9137
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For Scale
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For scale, Denver and Westley had walked almost all the way down into the sand valley.


Sand Dunes external link   •  At Honeyman State Park external link   •  Lane County, Oregon external link   •  As A Campsite Place external link   •  (Date Photographed: 17:33:52 Monday 5 September 2016)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 23 March 2017)   •  © 2017 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_9143
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