#sand river

[snototter]

Sunset over Sabi Sands, South Africa

by Helene Hoffman

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A leopard cub and its mother play at Londolozi Private Game Reserve, on the banks of the Sand River within the Greater Kruger National Park, in South Africa

Photograph: Jonathan and Angela Scott/Solent News & Photo Agency/Solent

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Lazy Lion - 7900b+ by Jen Hall Via Flickr: Lions love sleeping. We found this pride of lions lounging in the Sand River in the Masai Mara. We saw twelve, but know there were more. 

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Effervescence , sand river Ca

[carbombrenee]

The force of water on the Sand River, Algoma District, ON

[radwolf76]

Sand River is an ephemeral stream, which means that it flows only during and shortly after local rain events. In between the flow periods, only the dry, sandy riverbed is seen, hence the name. An interesting legend, handed down by American Indians who settled here, tells of an Indian princess who became ill and was about to die. The chief, who loved his daughter very much, was told in a dream to take her to the land of the rising sun where she would regain her health. The Indians built a stretcher for the princess and traveled eastward until they came to a land of whispering pines where a river of sand flowed. Here the Indians built a village, and the wonderful climate restored the health of the Indian maiden.

(Source: Origins of Names of Trails, Waterways, and Places in the Hitchcock Woods)

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