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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By John Gottberg Anderson • For / The Bulletin
September 6, 2009
COOS BAY — Not gentle enough to be a kitten, my Polaris 250 purred like a jaguar as I cruised over the sand dunes north of Horsfall Beach.
The all-terrain vehicle had sufficient power to carry me 35 to 40 miles per hour across the shifting sands but gave me pause for concern as I approached the....