Word choice can sometimes get you in trouble. Here's the definition
s of
Desolate http://www.thefreedictionary.com/desolate
adj.
1. a. Devoid of inhabitants; deserted:
"streets which were usually so thronged now grown desolate" (Daniel Defoe).
b. Barren; lifeless:
the rocky, desolate surface of the moon.
2. Rendered unfit for habitation or use:
the desolate cities of war-torn Europe.
3. Dreary; dismal.
4. Bereft of friends or hope; sad and forlorn. See Synonyms at
sad.
tr.v. (-l
t
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des·o·lat·ed,
des·o·lat·ing,
des·o·lates 1. To rid or deprive of inhabitants.
2. To lay waste; devastate:
"Here we have no wars to desolate our fields" (Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur).
3. To forsake; abandon.
4. To make lonely, forlorn, or wretched.
I'm pretty sure the OP only meant to say that Maine is devoid of inhabitants, therefore transportation not so easy. And in that respect it's a very accurate description of Maine.
I'm pretty sure he didn't mean to say that Maine is a dreary place.
Be careful how you choose your words, they can kill...this is how wars are started.