1997 - 1999: Worked as the group leader of the Southfield
Gravel Road Day Camp, Kerrville; TX.
Not exact matches
An account of the
day Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile: «There was ham salad for lunch, a shower of rain at 5.15 pm, a gusting wind, a false start, and then history... It is 60 years today since that iconic moment on the crunchy, uneven,
gravel track at Iffley
Road, Oxford... Bannister was 25, a medical student, and he was running in the annual Amateur Athletic Association v Oxford University Athletic Club match.»
Day Five: Drove
gravel roads by Spruce Meadows — smooth ride over the washboards.
So our TRD Pro convoy would've fit right in, but almost our entire drive
day occurred off
road and out of sight in Hana, where I found myself blitzing sideways around a hillside dirt «racetrack» doing my best Dukes of Maui impression; picking my way carefully through a rocky stream bed and walking down a treacherous 41 - degree pumice - stone grade (picture ascending a hill of black
gravel that's too steep to walk up, and you've got it), among other hazards.
Plus there were many other marked destinations along the route so that 4 hour drive each
day could easily extend to 8 hours or more since we were stopping so often or making side trips along the way down
gravel and dirt
roads to sights not on the main Ring
Road route.
A 5 km
gravel road leads to the farm, however a 4x4 vehicle is not essential, but you need to drive carefully on rainy
days.
Pedaling easy on a joint
gravel and asphalt
road, I make my way ahead of my three other biking companions for the
day -LSB-...]
Many plans have strict limits on the type of vehicles covered (no trucks, exotic vehicles, etc.), the time period covered (e.g., no rentals longer than 30
days), and even geographical restrictions on what country you're covered in or what type of terrain you can drive on (no
gravel, off -
road, etc.).
Day Three — Today travel along winding
gravel roads to the Gawler Ranges.
There is almost nothing quite as exhilarating as taking a ride on a motorcycle on a beautiful
day, however, one must always be aware of the number of hazards and dangers lurking on the highways, such as unsafe
road conditions like potholes or loose
gravel, or distracted drivers or, more often than not, simply being at the wrong place at the wrong time.