Sand Collecting
A Crowd of Collectors
Many sand collectors send their photos from favorite spots. Email your photo when you scoop a sample for Sand Collecting, a crowd-sourced global project.
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At Siesta Key beach, Sarasota, Florida, USA
at Reid State Park, Georgetown, Maine, USA
hiking the dunes in Michigan.
Jeff collecting sand in the Baltic
Sand lovers gather at the Drum Circle on Siesta Key.
Tara at Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA
Beachcombing at Lido Key, Sarasota, Florida, USA
At Mendenhall Glacier waterfall beach in Juneau, Alaska, USA
Phil at the Crystal Classic sandcastle championship, Siesta Key, Florida, USA
Jennifer at Kitsilano "Kits" Beach Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
On the shore at Helsinki, Finland
Stephen at Caspersen Beach, Venice, Florida, USA
John at Coronado, California, in front of the famous Hotel Del Coronado.
at Sleeping Bear Dunes on Lake Michigan.
Alex collecting her sand sample in San Clemente, California.
John at Imperial Beach, California
John at Carlsbad, California
Jim was "racing high tide and looming darkness" at Mission Beach, California while sculpting his minions of sand.