Sentences with phrase «as the desert landscape»

Everything else is as plain as the desert landscape this story is set against.

Not exact matches

The 26 million or so blacks (the census is not terribly accurate about them, just as the American census is not very accurate about the Hispanic population) are tribally fragmented over a vast, mostly desert landscape.

An eclectic blend of restaurants, bars and entertainment tucked into rich desert landscaping, The Park will become a central gathering place on The Strip's west side connecting New York - New York and Monte Carlo resorts as well as the new 20,000 - seat world - class T - Mobile Arena.

This crisp - crusted, golden rosemary sourdough loaf is interspersed with strands of hearty rosemary, one of the only herbs that seems as at home in the bleak landscape of Winnipeg's winter as it does in the desert heat of the Israeli summer.

- Jens Jensen, landscape architect and onetime superintendent of Chicago's West Park system — - A towering desert plant doesn't quite fit in with the low - slung vision of Jens Jensen (1860 - 1951), famous as the Prairie - style landscape architect who defied Victorian conventions by letting native plants star in his creations.

A towering desert plant doesn't quite fit in with the low - slung vision of Jens Jensen (1860 - 1951), famous as the Prairie - style landscape architect who defied Victorian conventions by letting native plants star in his creations.

Since then we've learned that whale carcasses and fallen trees, known as «organic food falls,» are also able to sustain these sulfidic bacteria in the otherwise desert landscape that is the bottom of the sea.

As we leave the Valley of the Sun, the Sonoran Desert landscape is dotted with an incredible variety of cacti, while ahead you begin to see the amazing rock formations that reveal different shades of pink, crimson, orange, and umber with each turn in the road.

The rains bring game such as kangaroo and emu, quench thirst and transform the red desert into a verdant landscape.

Farther inland, he trekked through arid forests where giant jumping rats surfaced among baobabs — odd, upside - down trees with wide bases and pointed tops — as well as through a sandless desert landscape speckled with thorny armored bushes with thick, fleshy leaves that harbored hissing cockroaches.

The story follows a group of would - be immigrants (including Bernal) whose dream of entering the United States turns into a desperate fight for their lives when a deranged vigilante (Morgan) begins stalking and preying upon the group as they trek across the harsh and unforgiving landscape of the Sonoran Desert.

The beautiful desert landscape has been transformed into a spiritless wasteland, who's exquisite aesthetics act as a mere facade concealing its true dangers and pungent realities.

The varied landscapes of the game are on full display, from lush forests to barren deserts, as well as busy towns and cityscapes.

Supervised by cinematographer Robert Elswit, the transfer helps to highlight the Nevada desert as an integral piece of the entire film given how many scenes take place against the sprawling landscape.

Named after the only book by film critic, painter, and teacher Manny Farber — a 1971 collection reprinted in an expanded edition in 1998 — Petit's video wrestles with American landscape and culture, irony, memory, Las Vegas, the beginning of a new millennium, death, desert, film versus video, J.M.W. Turner's painting, several movies (including Howard Hawks's The Big Sleep, Jacques Tourneur's Out of the Past, and Roberto Rossellini's Voyage to Italy), as well as two critics, Farber and Dave Hickey.

Although not critically well received, Antonioni's cult classic remains a milestone of psychedelic filmmaking with its beautiful desert landscapes, hypnotic fantasy sequences, and a tailor made soundtrack from artists such as The Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd.

As gangs roam the arid desert landscape, fighting to the death for basic supplies, Max and fellow traveller Furiosa (Charlize Theron) pose an unlikely challenge to the blood - thirsty, sociopathic status quo.

We provide an information session on the culture of the desert as well as the meaning of the various icons of the region including the animals, the landscape and a background to the stories of Uluru and Kata Tjuta.

Once done, we took the Pinal Pioneer Parkway along Arizona State Highway 79 to Phoenix, as it put us close to the quintessential landscape of the Sonoran Desert.

A890 started out as a two lane with a smooth surface, and we pressed on through the deserted, treeless landscape near Loch Dùghaill, the Porsche enjoying sweeping through the bends in the mountain glens.

This unique desert landscape has served as the backdrop for several films including the 2001 version of «Planet of the Apes,» as well as car commercials and sci - fi television shows.

Descending into the Mojave Desert, Garrett encounters a swiftly changing landscape, sand - blasted open roads, and blistering heat that would only intensify as Death Valley welcomed him.

As the story unfolds not only does the landscape evolve from desert to ocean but the lives of the characters evolve also from drabness to beauty.

Running coast - to - coast through the heart of America on a 3,200 - mile odyssey from sea to shining sea, US ‑ 50 passes through a dozen different states and four state capitals, as well as the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Along the route are some of the country's most magnificent landscapes: the Sierra Nevada and the Appalachian and Rocky Mountains, the endless farmlands of the Great Plains, and the desiccated deserts of Utah and Nevada.

From the sparse natural scenery of the Mojave Desert to the bustling metropolis of New York, the USA is a vast land where the people are as diverse as the landscape.

As a way of experiencing true desert conditions quad biking through the landscape is both a relatively cheap and extremely exhilarating mode of doing it.

Camel trek as the sun set across a desert landscape, for approximately 1 hrs to reach your desert camp and home for the night: a traditional nomad tent.

Desert Escape The Namib Desert is as dramatic as the landscape of the heart: flame - colored rolling dunes and expansive blue skies are punctuated only by a mysterious gemsbok or a lonely acacia tree.

You will journey to Standley Chasm, a steep and ancient natural formation, enjoy a stroll through scenic bushland and discover native flora and fauna as you explore this beautiful desert landscape.

Thanks to a multitude of landscapes spanning Africa's great wildernesses, from the Okavango Delta to the Kalahari Desert and the iconic wildlife that fills them, Botswana has long been heralded as...

Sit back as friendly camels carry you off the beaten track through a spectacular desert landscape against the backdrop of sunset over Uluru / Ayers Rock.

Namibia has everything from luxury lodging to camping under the stars, wild to haunting coastlines, desert dunes to luscious landscapes, bush to water safaris, as well as the second largest canyon in the world, uninhabitable flat plains, arid backdrops, a complex history, diverse cultures and tribes, and an abundance of wildlife — there are unique experiences to excite any traveller.

In Los Cabos, my days were an ever - evolving palette of warm tones — from the straw of the desert landscape, the burnished gold of rocks such as Lovers Arch in Cabo San Lucas and the deep orange of the historic Hotel California in Todos Santos, Mexico.

Enjoy stunning landscapes, unique geology, and watch as the subtle nuances of the Baja desert landscape unfolds into a natural masterpiece through interpretive hikes and talks by your highly - educated guides.

One of the natural pools, Poza La Becerra, is set up as a recreational facility; a cool swim in the middle of this desert landscape is an unforgettable experience.

Venture deep into a beautiful desert landscape on this 27 day expedition departing from Alice Springs and rated by National Geographic as one of the greatest adventures in the world.

The Tanami is the epitome of what most of us regard as a desert — a vast, flat and featureless landscape where water is scarce.

As you watch the sun rise over the red - tinged sand dunes, listen to your pilot talking about the barren landscape mapped out beneath you, and learn about the wildlife — think camels and gazelles — that prosper in the harsh desert conditions.

View native plants and animals, and beautiful desert scenery, as you meander through this striking landscape.

Search for wild camels and see beautiful desert landscapes as you fly over Lake Amadeus, Uluru / Ayers Rock, Kata Tjuta / The Olgas, and Ayers Rock Resort.

Evoking a true sense of San José del Cabo, the resort's buildings are placed gently along the steppes of the land, as if they are one with the landscape, rising out of the earth to create the ultimate desert luxury.

It simulates the challenging sport of gold in more immersive fantastical landscapes such as captivating desert backgrounds, lush green tropics, snowy wonderland and more.

Seasons After Fall is a 2D platformer from indie studio Swing Swing Submarine with some fairly unique mechanics and a story somewhat rooted in Celtic mythology, revealed to the player in pieces as they travel through bucolic deserted landscapes.

The story now sees you travel to distant worlds rather than remaining on a single planet, with the twenty - one levels taking in dusty deserts and lush jungles, as well as volcanic landscapes and abandoned space - stations.

Not only did Avalanche Studio's homage to the dystopian world of Mad Max acutely capture the tone and style of its source material; it also made good on reinterpreting the film series» barren desert landscape as arich playground of distractions, filled with good ideas and high drama.

The third section takes place inside this hallucination, as you wander through a constantly shifting desert landscape.

He is best known for his paintings and drawings of the desert, and is recognized by art critic Donald Kuspit as «one of the most significant contemporary landscape artists.»

The imagery is set in the Western part of the United States, known for its arid and stony landscapes with desert flora, such as cacti and tumbleweeds.

They capture the spectacular violence of smoldering desert landscapes where nearly seven hundred oil wells — set alight by Saddam Hussein's murderous forces as they were scrambling out of the country — are engulfed in flames.

The auratic sceneries of this painting series appear under glowing veils of mist: Be it deserted landscapes, expansive skies, mountaintops or rocky coasts, gigantic towers or fragile electricity pylons as relics of human civilization... Steeped in a solemn atmosphere, «Europa nach dem Regen» seems to be heavy with meaning.