While they may be a far cry from the tropical sands of southerly states, the Olympic National Park beaches boast a beauty all their own. These long stretches of driftwood-strewn sand are backed by ...

For one thing, the onyx-tinted sand here owes its unique hue to the ongoing volcanic activity of Kilauea in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park ... cautioned that the beach's black sand can get ...