[BBell]

I f-ing hate white sandy endless beaches full of tourist and lined with vacation houses and an endless sun.

Lake beaches yes, Beaches along the Great lakes are nice. Beaches in Alaska and Washington state are nice.

You can have all your white sandy beaches.

[conservaKate]

There are some fabulous beaches in Alaska...they don’t always have the crashing waves...but they have a serenity all their own. I particularly like the Sitka area and Prince of Wales Island.

in Washington...Rialto beach is amazing...and far from the white sandy beaches of Hawaii. (I actually love white sandy beaches...but don’t get to one very often anymore.)

In Oregon there are countless outstanding beaches with beautiful vistas...and not too crowded...and primarily open areas owned by the state and public access is free. Yay!