Sentences with phrase «peak high country»

Or perhaps you would enjoy a relaxing steamer cruise across beautiful Lake Wakatipu aboard the historic TSS Earnslaw, disembarking at the iconic Walter Peak High Country Farm for a farm tour if you choose.

This evening cruise across the lake aboard the steamship TSS Earnslaw for dinner in the Colonel's Homestead at Walter Peak High Country Farm.

Tonight, cruise across the lake aboard the steamship TSS Earnslaw for dinner in the Colonel's Homestead at Walter Peak High Country Farm, a very special night out.

Not exact matches

The national average for a gallon of gas has climbed to $ 2.76, marking the highest it's been since summer 2015 when the cost peaked at $ 2.81, according to online gas station database GasBuddy.com's latest weekly survey of 135,000 gas stations across the country.

There are wooded options up island as well (we used to run loops around Peaked Hill for cross country practice in high school) but they're harder to find and not as convenient as down island.

Davis High School cross country coach Bill Gregg has always been careful to monitor his runners» and team's pace throughout a season to ensure his Blue Devils are peaking when it matters most.

The latter boasts the country's highest peak: Turquino, 1,974 metres.

The Santa Marta Mountains, with the tallest peaks in the country, are completely cut off from the Andes and therefore have a high density of endemics.

Levels of influenza - like illness across the country are as high as observed at the peak of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.

Also known as Ceaușescu's Folly, it was built as a strategic military route, the 90 km of twists and turns run north to south across the tallest sections of the Southern Carpathians, between the highest peak in the country, Moldoveanu, and the second highest, Negoiu.

To keep his country's dream of independence alive by means of a government in exile, the young ruler would not only have to brave battalions of enemy soldiers and the whiteout conditions waiting on the slopes of the Himalayas» highest peaks, he'd have to overcome a different type of blindness: the naïveté intrinsic to his sheltered palace life and his position as leader of a people who considered violence deeply taboo.

It is made in New Zealand, a country with high food - safety standards, and the Ziwi Peak brand has never been recalled or withdrawn.

While many people see no more of Lombok than the glistening Gilis off the northwest of the mainland, the island has plenty more on offer including the opportunity to climb the second highest peak in Indonesia, surf on some of the best waves in the country or relax in a little - known paddy - set village.

Mount Kosciuszko demands more of a stroll than a climb, but it's not often you can summit a country's highest peak without breaking a sweat, so make the most of it!

Christy Rosander has hiked the Sierra High Route, climbed many of the country's fourteen thousand foot peaks, and backpacked countless cross-country treks through the Sierras.

These high peaks are true «Man from Snowy River» country.

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There is a low coastal plain, much of it covered with mangrove swamp, but the land rises gradually towards the interior.The Maya Mountains and the Cockscomb Range form the backbone of the southern half of the country, the highest point being Victoria Peak (3,669 feet) in the Cockscomb Range.

The country's highest peak, Carrauntoohil, is located at the centre of the Macgillycuddy's Reeks range in the southwest.

Few countries in the world have this degree of natural beauty: Andean peaks, Caribbean coastline, idyllic islands, grasslands teeming with wildlife, the steamy Orinoco Delta and the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls.

For the ultimate challenge, hike up the country's highest peak, Mount Chirripó, which stands at 3,820 metres above sea level.

Nepal is a small country with huge extremes, boasting eight of the world's ten highest peaks, including the highest mountain in the world.

You can see the peaks of the high country, Half Dome, Nevada Falls, and right down to the verdant carpet of meadows and forest in the valley far below.

Located at the base of the San Francisco Peaks mountain range, Drury Inn & Suites Flagstaff is just blocks away from Northern Arizona University and adjacent to their meeting and event facility, High Country Conference Center.

One of the most likely spaces in the country to find snow on the ground during winter, the Matroosberg, just outside Ceres, boasts the highest mountain peak in the province.

Corcovado Park exists within one of the rainiest regions in the country, with records of up to 5,500 mm of rainfall per year on the highest peaks.

And whereas the majority of visitors to Mount Cook catch just a quick glimpse of New Zealand's highest peak, Active Adventures New Zealand groups stay for two nights at a high - country sheep farm overlooking Mount Cook.

It brought to mind the same situation when I first set foot on the mountainous grounds of the province two years ago when I climbed Mount Pulag, the 3rd highest peak in the country and the highest in the whole Island of Luzon.

A country of myriad wonders, from skyscrapers to swamps, snowy peaks to tropical beaches and high culture to Disney magic, a holiday in the United States truly offers something for everyone.

Reaching 5897m (19,347 ft) into the sky, Cotopaxi is the second highest peak in the country and sits in the middle of Ecuador's most popular national park.

Crestmont Inn is a historic romantic country bed and breakfast located on a 2,200 - foot high peak, the area's highest point, just outside the charming Eagles Mere Victorian village in the heart of Sullivan County.

Fifteen year old Rowan Garel is a visually impaired Belizean young man who has scaled the highest peak in Belize, Mt. Victoria, walked across the country, 92 miles dove the Great Blue Hole this past summer and will now be running in the Placencia 1/2 marathon, all to benefit BCVI.

A long ascent through a variation of terrain and vegetation leads to Mt. Twynam, the country's third highest peak.

He has scaled the highest peak in Belize, Mt. Victoria, and walked across the country, 92 miles.

The Middle East and Africa actually monetize better than many other regions, with local player Peak Games stating that Arab Gulf countries have among the world's highest average daily revenue per user.

During Follow the Frog, Destination Ecuador will use Facebook and Twitter to highlight their vision of a more humane, diverse and sustainable world with their travelers, ensuring that each journey involves a more balanced way of experiencing the harmony of Ecuador's indigenous cultures along with the country's dazzling wildlife in the deep Amazon forests, the high Andes peaks and the crystalline waters of the Galapagos Islands.

We show that overall economic productivity is non-linear in temperature for all countries, with productivity peaking at an annual average temperature of 13 °C and declining strongly at higher temperatures.......»

But higher energy prices helped slow that advance, and emissions in developed countries began to decline in 2007 and are now 8 % below the 2007 peak.

To sum up: a rise in temperature of 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) will be extremely dangerous; a rise of 4 degrees C (7.2 degrees F) or higher could threaten civilization; the only way to avoid 2 degrees C — or even 4 degrees C — is a massive crash program that will likely involve, for the rich, industrialized countries of the world, peaking emissions in 2015 and declining them 10 percent year - on - year after that.

A wildfire has engulfed the slopes of Mount Kenya, the namesake country's highest peak, damaging miles of natural preserves and pasture land in addition to threatening valuable sources of water.

For the 2020 Medium scenario the countries studied showed an average annual wind capacity factor of 23 — 25 %, rising to 30 — 40 %, when considering power production during the 100 highest peak load situations — in almost all the cases studied, it was found that wind generation produces more than average during peak load hours.

No one knows how high the country's emission peak will be and it's unclear how much carbon dioxide China will be emitting when 2030 comes around.

The demand for gold in India is expected to see a surge, as the peak wedding season is coming and jewelers across the country are pretty excited to bag a high premium.

Christy Rosander has hiked the Sierra High Route, climbed many of the country's fourteen thousand foot peaks, and backpacked countless cross-country treks through the Sierras.