Kristy Podruchny keeps an eye on the Pacific Ocean at Short Sand Beach in Oregon on October 4, 2020. Photo by Peter Stringer for Amazing America.
Short Sand Beach is a secluded beach in Oswald West State Park, popular among the surfing set and reached by a short hike through a forest.
While it was once something of a secret among surfers, it’s now well known and often crowded on summer weekends.