Landsailing Oregon’s Alvord Desert | Oregon Field Guide

Think you need water to sail? These innovators have found a way to use the wind to cast off across the waterless Alvord desert, and the experience is both sublime and exciting.

The Alvord desert is the perfect desert playground for landsailers, with miles of uninterrupted playa and desert scenery and solitude that is unmatched in the Northwest.

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