We are in dune country in Oregon. The Oregon Dunes are over 40 miles long and are some of the highest dunes in the world. So in order to see them we rode a dune buggy today. After we got strapped in and got out to the dunes, I WAS PETRIFIED!!! This open car traveled at about 45 MPH up, over and down the side of huge dunes. The driver (I think he was a former race car driver) said that he took it easy, but I didn't believe him. After I saw us sail down the first tall dune, I didn't open my eyes for a while and just when I was getting used to it enough to look, it was time to stop. We stayed out on the dunes for 40 min. The highest dune we climbed was 585 feet tall almost straight up and then straight down. Another time he got the buggy going really fast and we circled a dune clinging to the side with a lake down below. I still can't believe we survived!! And sand is everywhere. It was stuck to my sunscreen and all inside our clothes. We used Q-tips in our ears and noses, but even after a shower, we still feel sandy!!!
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