Sleepy Fox Hollow an eerie feeling

The mottled wolf said he wasn't sure, then the other one spent what felt like half an hour giving them a lecture about a single word. Then he echoed that the other wolf wasn't sure. Yeah, Amsu already said he wasn't sure, she said, giving them both an odd look. Was she the new acquaintance? Probably. There's a bunch of sand by the ocean, she replied, motioning north. No deserts though. I've only heard about those being way south. Too cold up here or something like that.

Why would you want to find a place like that, anyway? Seems like it wouldn't be very fun. From what she had heard, the desert was something to be avoided, not sought out.