Sentences with phrase «deep gorges»

Walk through deep gorges of red quartzite, under towering bluffs and to hidden springs and rock pools.

Winter storms over the Rocky Mountains provide much of the water that courses down the heavily - tapped waterway, which spills through deep gorges of... Read More

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.

Alpana spans the rugged Heysen and ABC Ranges, which incorporate deep gorges with pine filled valleys and rocky outcrops including a section of the Heysen Trail.

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.

To the east of Judea proper is the wilderness of Judea to which Jesus may have withdrawn — waterless, treeless, cut by deep gorges which made it a place of desolation.

From coastal trails to challenging mountain, scenic walks through numerous deep gorges and ridge hikes, this six day walking -LSB-...]

Roads remain largely unpaved and wind their way along precarious tracks cut into the mountain side and overlooking deep gorges.

Amateur archaeologists will love the fascinating two hour Landscapes of Change interpretive walking trail, past deep gorges and permanent waterholes, and learning what the landscape was like when megafauna walked the earth, including the giant wombat.

Head inland a little and Oribi Gorge, the beautiful 400 metre deep gorge that is part of a nature reserve that stretches between Port Shepstone and Harding, provides hours of hiking, birding and kloofing.

The area has many deep gorges, rivers and steep mountains.

The region is loaded with mountains ranges and rivers that have produced deep gorges and plunging waterfalls, ranging from the Mitchell Falls to divine watering holes.

Its features include deep gorges, kloofs, rock formations, clear mountain streams and dry deciduous forest, or bushveld.

After a short walk we arrive at a waterfall, where the water falls into a 122 meters deep gorge with much noise.

Entangled forests and deep gorges meet mangrove swamps and the crashing waves of the Indian Ocean.

On offer are paths through pine forests and around her twisty, curvaceous mountain paths are sensationally deep gorges such as the Akamantas Peninsula that give the illusion of descending deep into the earth.

This 1,000 - foot deep gorge reveals towering sandstone cliffs that overlook the lush canyon floor.

Past the pass at 600 meters we reach Pirgos, which lies at the end of a very deep gorge.

Your journey to Kuranda is all part of the attraction as you will be transferred by coach from your Palm Cove accommodation to either the historic Kuranda Scenic Railway which winds its way thru the hand cut mountain tracks and tunnels, past cascading waterfalls and dangerously deep gorges or to the Skyrail Gondola that glides over above the towering rainforest canopy.

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.

You will spend an incredible 7.5 hours traversing deep gorges, mountain passes, rush through 91 tunnels, across 291 bridges, and traveling through many spirals.

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

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.

Crete is a magical island with ancient civilizations deep gorges, mountains and some of the friendliest people around.

You will find deep gorges, beautiful streams and waterfalls, and lush dense rainforest.

Arkaba is nestled amongst the ancient outback landscapes of the Flinders Ranges, famed for its beautifully sculpted ridges, spectacular deep gorges, and striking river red gum creek lines.

On this train journey to Kuranda; you'll travel through hand cut tunnels and shunt over bridges that hover above deep gorges and ravines, passing beautiful Stoney Creek and Barron Falls.

Witness the flight of the Giant Condors at Cruz del Condor overlooking the world's second deepest gorge known as Colca Canyon.

You try to wipe the crud from your eyes as you stumble to the front of your house as it plummets straight down to the bottom of the mile deep gorge.

This morning, we enjoy a scenic excursion around Jasper National Park, discovering the beautiful Maligne Canyon, a 164 foot (50m) deep gorge of sheer limestone walls, waterfalls and rock formations.

EERSTERIVIER and Tsitsikamma ARE BEST KNOWN FOR its indigenous forest and high bridges over deep gorges.

This out - of - the - ordinary experience lets you witness hypnotic waterfalls cascading down the side of steep, snowcapped mountains, rivers winding through deep gorges, farms on the side of steep slopes, and views of Sognefjord - Norway's longest fjord.

From coastal trails to challenging mountain, scenic walks through numerous deep gorges and ridge hikes, this six day walking trip explores the southwest coast of Crete and offers interest - packed insights into some of the most beautiful and unspoilt corners of Crete.

Drive through green forests, past deep gorges, through the Valley of Roses and over Shipka Pass where th...

«They're on the wrong side of the river and there's a deep gorge in between.

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.»

It is like a dam broke and a river torrent was released, the force of which has forged a deep gorge through which the river courses.

All while the echoes of our screams bounce helplessly off the walls of a deep gorge, heard by no one.

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

Designated by the Erie County Parks Master Plan as a «Conservation Park», it contains a deep gorge, a shale bottom creek, ravines, open meadows, and both ancient and second growth forests.

Trapped beneath the ice, the graben (which is German for ditch or trench) is a stunning, deep gorge.

The scientists found out that the Central Swiss Alps evolved from British - type of hillslopes and flats to a rugged region with torrents and deep gorges.

The monument itself stretches from the Colorado border south to Pilar, N.M., following the Rio Grande through a deep gorge.

The Evidence: During a 2002 expedition, geologist David Montgomery studied how the Tsangpo River once sawed through rock, carving the world's deepest gorge.

The land goes wild, the river slicing through deep gorges, taking the border with it.

One of the most isolated parts of the Drakensberg Mountains, Mkhomazi is a series of wetlands, deep gorges and rolling grasslands independent of the main escarpment.

There are a number of flights to choose from, including trips above Dove Lake, Fury Gorge — Australia's deepest gorge — Mount Ossa, and of course, Cradle Mountain.

Tsitsikamma is a green haven of lush forests, rolling mountains and deep gorges that eventually lead to the crashing waves of the Indian Ocean.