Sentences with phrase «upon some mountain peaks»

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If they could only have cast their minds further back, perhaps they might have recalled a lost paradise: green and yellow meadows stirred by tender winds, umbrageous forests and emerald groves, glass - blue mountain peaks melting into azure skies, glittering bays whose diamond waters break in jade and turquoise surges on sands like powdered alabaster — where the rain falls gently, and is transformed by the setting sun into shimmering curtains of gold — where, beyond verdant valleys and limestone caves, lies a palace filled with every delight the senses can endure, enclosing garden courtyards where crystal fountains splash in porphyry basins, intoxicating perfumes hang upon the breezes, undying flowers of every hue shine out amid the greenery's blue shadows...

The team had stumbled upon what were later dubbed the Gamburtsev Mountains, a range of steep peaks that rise to 9,000 feet (3,000 meters) and stretch 750 miles (1,200 km) across the interior of the continent.

I had been envisaging a graph of Healthfulness versus Fat Intake showing a two - peaked curve but, upon reading your reply, it is looking to be more a case of Dr Greger's Mountain and Dr Mercola's mole - hill with the SAD valley in between.

In addition to the scaling of the peak, we also get the nervousness such treks put upon the families the men leave behind, knowing that people with as much skill have died in the process, including Anker's former partner Mugs, whose dream had always been to climb that particular mountain.

My peers descend upon the mountain in roves and immediately swap keys so they can start driving toward the 11,900 - foot peak on clean, clear, tight, and twisty passes.

No stay in Rio can be considered complete until the Corcovado Mountain Railway has been ridden to the top of the peak upon which the vast and iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer stands.

Structured with a focus on enabling a self - contained ascent of a 3000m peak in the future, the course builds upon a wide range of skills enabling you to move with confidence through the mountain environment and preparing you for more technical routes.