Did you know Maine had a desert?
@DocAndersen (54399)
United States
October 28, 2019 8:24am CST
It isn't sand from the Ocean. Or sand created from an ancient now gone sea. It is sand created by retreating glaciers.
So we wandered the desert of Maine.
We were not riding horses (but I suspect the horses had no names).
We also didn't forget our names!
Did you know Maine, had a desert?
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Oct 19
Were there plants and birds and rocks and things on the first part of your journey?
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Oct 19
in fact there were, it felt good to get out of the rain!
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@FourWalls (86755)
• United States
28 Oct 19
I ate dessert when I was in Maine earlier this year.
Did you see birds and plants and rocks and things?
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@FourWalls (86755)
• United States
28 Oct 19
@DocAndersen — after nine days, name the dang horse!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Oct 19
in fact I did, on my horse with no name!
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@snowy22315 (209010)
• United States
28 Oct 19
I did not know Maine had a desert..Well who knew? There are retreating glaciers in many places, but deserts aren't created. I wonder what is special about Maine?
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Oct 19
i think it was that there was a valley, and it filled with the silt and became the desert!
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@snowy22315 (209010)
• United States
28 Oct 19
@DocAndersen Actually, I think I heard about that Maine desert before but forgot it.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Oct 19
@snowy22315 it was really cool to visit!
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
28 Oct 19
@DocAndersen where about do you go there?
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Oct 19
thanks - loved visiting your neck of the woods!!!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
29 Oct 19
@amadeo we were wandering around Portland and Freeport Maine!
@TheHorse (238325)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Oct 19
@DocAndersen Glacial silt is a part of what makes the lakes in Glacier Park so blue.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Oct 19
its basically glacier silt that covered up a farm.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 Oct 19
neither had my wife, she is working through her bucket list!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
30 Oct 19
Climate change is very bad i agree. This desert isn't really a desert, and it was created by glaciers melting 10,000 years ago!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
29 Oct 19
no sir, don't reckon i'd e'er thought 'f such. 've not been to those parts'f the country though. gigglin' o'er the song reference. brought back some memories, lol.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
29 Oct 19
it was a fun learning experience!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
30 Oct 19
it is a great song. :-) I didn't know about the desert in Saskatchewan!
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
8 Nov 19
@DocAndersen
Have not ever been to Maine so know nothing about it.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
8 Nov 19
@DocAndersen
I am glad you like it there. Don't worry Scott I do not leave Israel so will not visit Maine.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Nov 19
It really is a wonderful place - although a long way for you to travel!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
8 Nov 19
@Hannihar i have been to Tel Aviv once, it was beautiful!
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
28 Oct 19
lol It's a shame the horses had no names. We went through Maine but didn't know it had a desert.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
29 Oct 19
it was pretty cool to see in person!
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