Sentences with phrase «finke river bed»

Three giants tower over their children; Tumbling rocks on an ancient river bed; Bright green moss connecting root and boulder; Branches reaching out in every direction to drink each drop of light; A spreading canopy over a pristine patch of forest.

So, that night a massive earthquake occurred upstream and completely diverted the river to flow to the west of you, and the following day you walked across the dry river bed of the Mississippi.

In addition to the brine dumped in at the northern end, run - off from Israeli fish farms and untreated sewage from Jewish settlements along the ridge of the Jordan Valley and from the Arab community of Jericho make their way into the river bed from the west.

The site is an ancient river bed, where sandy soils and natural Artesian wells create a perfect growing environment.

Sometimes it rains so hard that the Tarach River bed, which runs through the camp like a spine, overflows and washes out dozens of mud huts, melting them, Istarline says, «like chocolate.»

«If you expose skin to water and let it air dry, that leads to dryness — like the bottom of a river bed that cracks open when it dries.»

«People are bathing their babies too much,» said Dr. Eric Simpson, who conducted the study with a team of researchers, «If you expose skin to water and let it air dry, that leads to dryness — like the bottom of a river bed that cracks open when it dries.»

Other than borders and the odd dry river bed, the deserts remain virtually uncharted.

We are particularly concerned about ecocide and the pollution of rivers and river beds from mining which has rendered a lot of drinking water unsafe.

But proof is lacking: the lakes might not evaporate, the clouds might not rain, and the river beds might be relics from a wetter past.

The largest flume is a 12 - meter tilting version that can model many river conditions; another flume models the languid process of a nearly flat river bed forming a delta as it reaches a pool.

THEY might be ungainly on land, but in water it's a different story — hippos glide gracefully along the river bed using their feet as punts.

Silt - bearing runoff from many activities including construction sites, forestry and farms can inhibit the penetration of sunlight through the water column restricting photosynthesis and causing blanketing of the lake or river bed which in turns damages the ecology.

To determine the timing of the river, the team drilled cores through the dried Ghaggar - Hakra river bed and analysed the layers of river sediments that had built up over time.

A flash flood runs through the dry Santa Fe river bed, New Mexico, as more than 1000 people hold up blue painted pieces of cardboard or tarpaulins.

Finally I would mention a small and pleasant observation made in the Mashi River on the southeastern Angola border; as I waded in the open lily - zone outside the reeds I noticed stickleback fish protecting nests in the cylindrical depressions that had been made in the river bed by the feet of elephants.

Widespread erosion in the river's upper regions caused it to carry incredibly heavy loads of sediment downstream where deposits gradually raised the river bed above levees and surrounding fields.

Using climate models at the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, François Forget (CNRS) and Martin Turbet (UPMC) show that, with a cold climate and an atmosphere denser than it is today, ice accumulated at around latitude 25 ° S, in regions corresponding to the sources of now dry river beds.

«Some of the observed features included ancient river beds, craters, massive extinct volcanoes, canyons, layered polar deposits, evidence of wind - driven deposition and erosion of sediments, weather fronts, ice clouds, localized dust storms, morning fogs and more,» NASA wrote in a summary of the mission.

But there is evidence that the Red Planet had a warmer and wetter past: dried - up river beds, polar ice caps, volcanoes and minerals that form in the presence of water have all been found.

DE is, as mentioned, a white powder naturally occurring from the fossils of diatoms (a type of algae found in river bed and lake beds).

Sometimes referred to as wild leeks or spring onions, these delicate vegetables grow in the wild along wetland edges like river beds.

I'd like very much to do a long garden bench in our rock Zen garden, also two small bridges over the dry river bed.

You have to take the risk and ford the river or you'll just stay stuck at a shitty muddy river bed eating rancid oxen meat...

«I think teaching must build up your immunity,» she jokes, adding that teaching is more of an endurance sport than running through the loose sand, rocky mountains, salt plains, and dried river beds of the Sahara.

Long periods of clawing its way through sand and water crossings, as well as clambering across rock - strewn river beds at low speeds, took its toll on the fuel consumption figure.

The next obstacle comes in the form of what resembles a rough, dry river bed.

The track was divided into eight different sections — minor descent, sharp cornering, articulation humps, dry river bed, side incline, slalom, asymmetrically placed side inclines and speed ridges.

The skin is red and raised like hives in the pattern of a dried river bed.

A man was walking his dog one day last month in California when he saw something shocking: a tiny puppy abandoned in a dry river bed.

It is also quite safe to walk or take a picnic along one of the meandering river beds and view Giraffe, Zebra, Wildebeest, etc..

The suites have been built overlooking the rivers and offer breathtaking river bed frontage, bushveld vistas and game viewing.

When we approach Ocho Rios, we drive through Fern Gully, an old, deep river bed which is still humid, a perfect habitat for the man - sized ferns here.

A kilometer through the river bed and then we cross a suspension bridge: one of those with loose planks hanging from a few ropes.

This family - run lodge offers safari - style tents, with en suite bathrooms and their own private decks, in amongst sausage, acacia and marula trees overlooking a dry river bed, the Drakensberg mountains and the bush.

Located in Surigao Del Sur, the river's water is so clean and clear that one can see turquoise colored outlines on the river bed.

Our tents overlooked the dry river bed of the Timbavati River, with just a chain link fence separating us from hyenas, lions, elephants, and leopards.

Valencia Gardens of Turia in Valencia — An old river bed transformed into one of the jewels of Valencia.

Visit the Aboriginal community of Hermannsburg, birthplace of world renowned Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira, trek down the ancient Finke River bed to a desert oasis, climb to the heights of Kings Canyon, Watarrka National Park and explore the magnificent Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park, where you will see the spectacular Uluru / Ayers Rock.

This guided hike will take us along the Pailas Trail which runs along a river bed rich in wildlife such as howler monkeys, white faced monkeys, Coatis, Toucans, etc...

talk about have on earth: that's IMBALI.enjoyed a three night stay.rooms spacious & over-looking the somewhat dry river bed which somehow in a matter of...

There are multiple dining areas including, the boma and the river bed.

Some easy access points are near the bridges at Refugio Road and Alisal Road, and some good swimming holes are found when walking the river bed between the two bridges.

Tucked within the dense vegetation along a dry river bed lies each luxury safari suite with a massive wooden sliding doors.

They made camp along a river bed in the evening, and when they woke up the next morning, discovered that they had camped in the midst of a great quantity of skulls and bones.

In places, the river bed reaches a depth of 1,640 feet (550 metres), whilst the canyon itself is 100 miles (161 kilometres) in length, and at its widest point, it is 21 miles (34 miles) across.

Oman's Al Hajar mountain range is known as the Grand Canyon of the Middle East, with sweeping views, deep gorges and dried river beds ideal for long hikes.

Nothing remains of the former wetlands except Famosa Slough State Marine Conservation Area (a city - owned nature preserve which is technically located in Point Loma but is considered part of Midway by many people) and the San Diego River bed itself.

Tucked within the dense foliage along a dry river bed, each safari suite is an oasis of opulent serenity.

This doesn't go far, it just loops around and drops down, through the undergrowth, to the river bed where you'll see nothing except a small concrete dam to your left.