Today we spent a good amount of time on the sand dunes of the Oregon Coast. The sight of them was something that I thought only existed in the driest parts of the Sahara, yet there we were, sand buggying through over 40 miles of sand dunes, periodically interspersed with the above-ground portions of an underground spring. This wasn’t the first time I found myself surprised at what I didn’t know about the country I call home, either. In Olympia, WA, we were in a (temperate) rainforest, something else that I thought only existed outside of the United States. It raises an interesting question. What natural wonders are you missing out on that might be just a day-trip away? Find out. It will definitely make you think twice about leaving the country just to see something spectacular.