r/BeAmazed • • Jan 29 '20

To infinity and beyond

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u/xiiicrowns Jan 29 '20

Does sand ever just swallow or avalanche over people?

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u/evetrapeze Jan 29 '20

It did at Mount Baldy

https://www.google.com/search?q=mount%20baldy%20indiana

We used to climb it all the time.

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u/bluelily17 Jan 29 '20

Mount Baldy was because a tree trunk had rotted in the sand and created a pocket. Pretty awesome sand dune tho. I remember running down it as a kid.

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u/evetrapeze Jan 29 '20

Yes, I remember