About Us

Coastal Journeys Unlimited, inc. began as a business in 1999 and incorporated in 2003. In addition to private programs offered, the owners, husband and wife team, Carol and Roger ‘Lynn’ Unser, have more than 30 years of combined experience coordinating, teaching and leading programs for academic institutions as well as Elderhostel, Inc.

Carol Johnson Unser taught archeology/ paleontology at the University of Georgia’s Marine Science Center in Savannah. She was Interpretive Coordinator for the National Marine Sanctuaries division of NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) from 1982- 1988 which afforded her the opportunity to work and travel in a variety of marine/ coastal environments in the United States. In 1988, Carol accepted the position of Estuarine Education coordinator for the state of Oregon and moved to the beautiful Oregon Coast. In 1997, she joined the staff at Lane Community College where she still teaches coastal natural history classes and remains the Director of Senior Programs. In addition to her academic career, Carol is an accomplished recognized artist who has illustrated more than a dozen books, including nature field guides and childrens books. “A Jouney of Hope; Una Jornada de Esperanza” won the National Science Teachers Award as Outstanding Childrens Book in 1991.

Lynn Unser is a fifth-generation Oregonian whose wealth of experience as a commercial fisherman and in the timber industry in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest have made him a popular teacher and guide at the college and at Elderhostel programs. His extensive knowledge of coastal history is shared in a passionate and personal way.

Married since 1992, Lynn and Carol live in a log house on the central Oregon coast, close to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area and the environment they love.