Sentences with phrase «deep gorge in»

David Noble didn't know he was going to make international headlines when he casually decided to explore a 2,000 - foot - deep gorge in Wollemi National Park, about 100 miles outside Sydney, Australia.

Another UNESCO Heritage Site, Durmitor National Park is home to the deepest gorges in Europe and some lofty peaks, regally perched above the clouds.

Not exact matches

Thomas Lincoln had managed to scrape together enough money to buy a small tract in Kentucky, and, as his son would later write, they moved when he was still a little boy to a larger tract «in the valley of Knob Creek, surrounded by high hills and deep gorges.»

The informing image of this world view is water, especially as found in the deep, swift streams that flow through Peru's mountain gorges.

Visiting the remote gorge of Nasja Creek in Arizona one summer, Abbey walked along its amber stream in the deep shadows of canyon walls towering hundreds of feet above on either side.

But in the rainy season, April through August, the river may swell in its deep gorge as much as 65 feet above flood stage.

There, the uplift of the mountains is extremely rapid (on the order of 1 centimeter per year, whereas in other areas 5 millimeters per year is more typical) and the river drops by 2 kilometers in elevation as it flows through the famous Tsangpo Gorge, known by some as the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon because it is so deep and long.

The geologists say that the ancient canyon — thousands of feet deep in places — effectively rules out a popular model used to explain how the massive and picturesque gorges of the Himalayas became so steep, so fast.

The geologists say that the ancient canyon — hundreds of metres deep in places — effectively rules out a popular model used to explain how the massive and picturesque gorges of the Himalaya became so steep, so fast.

chasm A great or deep gulf or fissure in the ground, such as a crevasse, gorge or breach.

When you reach the top, you get to circle the rim of Conkles Hollow, a deep, narrow gorge that's only 100 feet wide in certain places and boasts beautiful waterfalls and wildlife to boot.

Such people are too thin and skinny in spite of gorging on a high - calorie diet like butter, sweets and deep - fried food.

Anti-climax, but with a smile I've been told the world's largest chainsaw can be found in the tiny gold - rush town of Lillooet, situated deep in the gorges of British Columbia's Coast Mountains.

Glide over several miles of rain forest in one of the most botanically rich places on Earth, enjoying panoramic views of the Coral Sea, Barron Falls, and the deep chasm of Barron Gorge.

As we get deeper in to the gorge, we have to clamber over huge rocks every now and then.

In the late 1700s, enslaved Africans carved a gorge, more than 100 feet deep, into a solid limestone hillside with axes and other sharp hand tools.

In one Sichuan restaurant, we thought we were ordering roast duck and deep fried chicken — we only found out later that we had in fact gorged on duck heads and deep fried bullfroIn one Sichuan restaurant, we thought we were ordering roast duck and deep fried chicken — we only found out later that we had in fact gorged on duck heads and deep fried bullfroin fact gorged on duck heads and deep fried bullfrog.

The next morning, take a hike in the 80 - mile - long, 4,000 - feet - deep Columbia River Gorge.

We have almost crossed the Pyrenees, but this mountain range keeps surprising us: deep gorges, mighty massives, a group of houses lumped together on a mountain top, fast - flowing rivers and rustling streams, pine woods, mountain pastures and picturesque towns in the foot hills.

the championship, Scottish Highlands - style course at Koele, designed by Greg Norman (its signature 17th hole nestled in a deep gorge is one of the world's most challenging)-- but note this course is closed for a year for enhancements, opening about March, 2015

White - water raft alongside forested valleys, deep gorges and mountains carved by glaciers on the furious Franklin River, in the World Heritage - listed Franklin - Gordon Wild Rivers National Park.

The deep river cutting has left remarkable gorges in both these national parks.

The river rises near Mont - aux - Sources and flows 2 000 kilometres across the country, traversing major rock formations, carving deep gorges and canyons in old granite and ancient quartzites, defying gravity down waterfalls, and flooding plains used for farming, en route.

Beautiful self - catering and non self - catering cottages and garden rooms set in a fifteen acre garden, literally on the edge of a cliff overlooking a deep gorge and indigenous forest, surrounded by mountains.

Depart Dades Gorge to visit another deep oasis in Morocco the Todra Gorge.

• Krantzkloof Nature Reserve in Kloof with its deep gorges, open grassland and sheer cliff faces - birdlife is abundant

This is almost 160 kilometres from the little town of Hazyview, deep in the heart of the beautiful province of Mpumalanga; where mountains tower over deep gorges and history - laden villages; and where citrus and litchi orchards criss - cross the landscapes endlessly.

Geological history will be discovered in absorbing detail at the stunning deep gorges, arid creek beds and rock escarpments.

The Maligne Canyon, a 164 feet (50 metres) deep gorge of sheer limestone walls with a number of interesting rock formations, is very popular with tourists, as is Maligne Lake - the largest glacier - fed body of water in the region.

Finch Hatton Gorge Cabins is in a secluded valley off Pioneer Valley, 80 kilometres west of Mackay, where you will find deep swimming holes and well maintained walking tracks.

This is in startling contrast to the northern Flinders Ranges, a rugged landscape of craggy peaks and deep cool gorges and home to bountiful pockets of wildlife.

Along with the formation of the deep gorges that run through the grand canyon, and the cliffs that encompass them, are various caves which provided shelter for indigenous peoples and eventually European immigrants in the sixteenth century.

From deep gorges, rare and magnificent views of the Outback in flood, rugged ridge tops, tranquil waterholes and magnificent tree lined creeks and abundant wildlife.

Situated 147 kilometres south of Huancayo, Huancavelica is located in the central highlands of Peru, and is surrounded by a rugged terrain of valleys, deep gorges, high mountains, and winding roads.

Described by eighteenth - century European Romanticists as the «wildest daughter of Father Rhine», the Ahr River, set in a deep gorge, winds its way through an ever - changing landscape of rolling green hills, rocky promontories, wildflower meadows and stout forests.

Few other places in Australia offer such ease of access to so many sheltered waterholes, deep plunging gorges, and breathtaking mountain top views of vast desert plains and distant salt lakes.

Two lookout points located just off the main road provide excellent views of the crested buttes, deep gorges and craggy rock formations in the canyon below, but more adventurous travelers should head to nearby Koke'e State Park.

The narrow highway hugs the rugged cliffs, weaving in and out of deep gorges and passing olive groves, lemon terraces and picture - postcard villages, the Tyrrhenian Sea glittering far below.

Encompassing a mammoth one million acres, this working cattle station features dramatic mountains and deep gorges, incredible thermal pools and hiking trails, three resorts including a five - star homestead, and one of the most picturesque camping grounds in the Outback, with architecturally designed amenities.

Transylvania isn't all about Dracula's Castle, it has numerous attractions: breathtaking views, glacier in a cave, astonishing landscapes, river valleys and deep gorges.

Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America, lies on the state's western border, overlooked by the Seven Devils Mountains.

The walking trails, flowing gorge, and swimming holes of this southernmost section are situated around a deep valley; home to abundant bird and wildlife and a regular haunt for both locals and tourists wanting to cool off in the pristine waters.

Rafting the Franklin, one of the world's last untamed rivers, in south - west Tasmania, is a magnificent wilderness adventure through deep gorges, drifting in tranquil pools one moment and navigating exhilarating rapids the next.

Found on 208 acres of wild, old growth forest and an ancient gorge with staggering multi-tiered waterfalls, it was an ideal setting for Manzo to explore further her deep fascination with water, a recurring theme in her artwork over the years.

The solutions they considered were: setting up a rural water supply program providing poor communities in Africa with deep boreholes and public hand pumps; developing campaigns that raise awareness of disease transmission, health costs, and the social benefits of sanitation; ensuring affected communities have access to technology to remove contaminants in raw water supplies; building reservoirs in some parts of Africa, such as the sparsely inhabited Blue Nile gorge in Ethiopia.

I guess whoever coined the term «'' an invasion of the planet unprecedented in scale» has never seen the Grand Canyon or Hell's Canyon (most scenic and deepest river gorges on the continent, respectively).