Living out my fantasy of sliding on sand dunes and becoming a beachcomber. Where last we left our intrepid hero, he (I) had enjoyed a series of fabulous camping stays in the Cascades and high desert of Central Oregon, surrounded by Ponderosa pines, Juniper trees, rock formations, and a “grand canyon” carved by the Deschutes and Crooked rivers. Now that I had arrived back in the more familiar territory of the Willamette Valley, my adventures just kept on…adventuring. The time: early Apri...