Sentences with phrase «foot of the cliff»

We hiked all day along the ridge occasionally walking out on the narrow pieces of rock that jutted from the main path — only three feet wide with hundreds of feet of cliff on each side.

Making my way over to the giant rocks sitting on the shore, I reach out and touch some of the mussels that cover the hundreds of square feet of cliff and rock that protect the houses above from the water.

[* Professor's note: A talus is a sloping pile of rock fragments at the foot of a cliff; a scree is an accumulation of pebbles or rock fragments at the base of a steep slope.]

Visit these ruins in the morning before it gets too hot, then take a dip in the water lapping at the foot of the cliffs.

You also often see Atlantic grey seals basking on tiny inaccessible beaches at the foot of the cliffs.

Easy access to the private beach at the foot of the cliff enables every guest to experience this awesome beauty.

That highway stretches at sea level, at the foot of the cliffs that border the city, offering a route that allows us to observe, being by day or at dusk, a magnificent panorama of fifteen (15) beaches; each one of them with different characteristics.

Officially recognised as one of the most beautiful villages in France, La Roque - Gageac is largely situated at the foot of a cliff on the banks of the Dordogne River in central south - western France.

That highway stretches at sea level, at the foot of the cliffs that border the city, offering an itinerary which allows us to contemplate, by day or at dusk, a magnificent panorama of fifteen (15) beaches, each one of which with different characteristics.

The wide sandy beach also has a unique sea pool at the foot of the cliff, ideal for families on holiday and locals alike.

The Columbus is more than a hotel, it provides a subtly «Chic and cool» lifestyle in the dynamic Fontvieille area, at the foot of the cliff by the Mediterranean.

A few restaurants (including the famous Da Ali Restaurant), bars, and massage parlours are now settled at the foot of the cliff, under the shade of the tall pine trees fringing the beach.

Not exact matches

The details of the case are a little murky and very strange, but it involves Pitt pretending to be a cop, fleeing the police when they actually showed up, giving a lengthy and bizarre interview to local television stations and then fleeing arrest again, this time by jumping off a 45 - foot cliff.

A truly brave soul would race to the foot of a mountain, climb up to the top, ski down the backside to cliff ledge and then bungee jjump off of the cliff face all while carrying a rucksack full of Mojave rattlers.

There's a hike called Ha Ling and you literally scramble up to the edge of a cliff face over which you could fall several hundred feet to your death.

Amenities include The Links at Terranea, a nine - hole, par three golf course; award - winning 50,000 sq. ft. oceanfront spa and fitness center; four swimming pools and a 140 - foot waterslide; marea luxury boutique; 135,000 sq. ft. of conference and meeting space; and eight dining venues including signature restaurant mar» sel; Nelson's, a cliff - side spot ideal for whale watching; and Asian - inspired bashi.

* The Hillary Step, a 40 - foot cliff marking the last real obstacle to the summit of Everest, was affected or possibly collapsed by the massive 7.8 Gorkha earthquake of 2015.

We were off to the aquarium, and along the way we passed a beautiful beach on top of a cliff (complete with hammocks), the biggest sea turtles I'd ever seen (right under my feet) and several tanks of baby turtles dashing about like Squirt from Finding Nemo, a large lagoon full of snorkelers, and a little man - made beach off the lagoon where tiny tots paddled about.

Our park adventures include a five year old, twin three year olds and a soon to be one year old... And plenty of nasty parks near roads with no fences, 15 feet tall open play structures, no bathrooms, retention walls that border rocky cliffs or ponds and the occasional «Oooh Look Mama, balloon!!»

we also have a cliff of death but instead of water it goes into a mostly dry creek, at a drop off of about 20 feet!

In the summer of 1986, the park district converted it into Rainbow Falls, beautifying the area, renovating the pool and adding three 125 - foot - long water slides and cliff - like diving boards.

Caves extend up to 70 feet deep, with some retaining ice and snow well into the middle of summer, while the edge of the limestone cliffs at the Scenic Caves has views of the Georgian Bay and countryside that span 10,000 kilometers.

Hicks, Jennifer HIRKANI»S DAUGHTERS: Women Who Scale Modern Mountains to Combine Breastfeeding and Working La Leche League International, 2005 The title of this book was inspired by an ancient Indian tale about a young mother, Hirkani, who scaled down a 1,000 - foot vertical cliff in order to get to her baby to breastfeed.

The sisters, who were 38 at the time, were seen arguing on the narrow, winding Hana Highway on the island of Maui before their SUV plunged 200 feet over a cliff.

Some of the site's most evocative evidence for the ancient Egyptians» seafaring prowess is concealed behind a modern steel door set into a cliff just 700 feet or so from the Red Sea shore.

A few hundred yards from the cliffs, piles of crumbled stone and conch shells a few feet high are evidence of altars the seafarers built north of the harbor entrance.

Years later, this old fellow waits for young disciples to make it up the mountain cliffs and sit at his feet while he meditates on the meaning of the universe - and, of course, on the job - seeking process in the life sciences.

For the millions of people who have taken up the sport of rock climbing, a cliff face is a challenge, a vertical puzzle solved only with the proper placement of hands and feet.

When you jump off a cliff, Earth's gravity pulls you down at a speed that increases every second at a rate of 32 feet per second.

Friedman was hunting in rubble at the foot of a Wyoming cliff when he came across an interesting piece of rock.

«But you can not make vertical cliffs and pinnacles up to 100 meters [300 feet] high out of sand.

A few years ago, Fassett's colleagues were digging in a fossil - rich area of New Mexico when they uncovered the four - foot - long fossilized thighbone of a duck - billed, plant - eating hadrosaur in a sandstone cliff.

Hillis's plan for the final clock, which he reserves the right to change, has it built inside a series of rooms carved into white limestone cliffs, 10,000 feet up the Snake Range's west side.

Bretz found exotic granite boulders perched on basalt cliffs hundreds of feet above the highest recorded river level.

The enigmatic statues, 125 and 180 feet tall, were hewn directly into the face of a sandstone cliff around the fifth century A.D., possibly by the Buddhist rulers of the Kushan empire.

Here, scientists believed the industrious insects were less the cause of death than the final straw: a strong shove to trees with one foot already dangling over the cliff.

Stacie Reis, of British Columbia, Canada, was nearing the end of a long drive home after visiting her sick grandpa when her car crashed 40 feet down a steep cliff not visible from the highway.

An impressive rock overhang for you to perch on and enjoy a 270 - degree panorama of serene mountains, extreme cliffs and quiet valleys miles beyond and thousands of feet below.

The road winds around the cliffs hundreds of feet above the ocean and gives visitors amazing views of the Pacific Ocean.

Uluwatu Temple Perched on the edge of a 200 + foot cliff extending out into the Indian Ocean, Uluwatu Temple is one of Bali's sacred sea temples.

For their own inane reasons, movie critics — from professionals for the dailies to bloggers wearing footed pajamas as they tap away in their rec rooms — turned in mass against Shyamalan several years ago like lemmings catching wind of a nearby cliff.

In a fit of jealousy, Angelique has Josette toss herself off a cliff and turns Barnabas into a vampire, condemning him to eternal torment in a chained - up coffin buried 6 feet underground.

But when such mouthing off comes while dangling thousands of feet in the air from the face of a cliff, it makes for a fairly compelling cinematic experience.

There are plenty of impossible car chases and even more unbelievable near death experiences, especially the before and after scene where Dom and Brian drive a «66 Corvette off a cliff into a river several hundred feet below.

For instance, the car crash, couldn't have been a believable accident, instead he must drop hundreds of feet off a cliff, landing with such a smash, you must activate your suspension of disbelief before we even get to the fantasy stuff.

After one small brief scene, for instance, Jackson focuses in on one of Gandalf's enemies as he falls off a cliff, only to return seconds later, instead of the fight occurring only a few feet away.

Activities in scope of licensing are: climbing, abseiling or scrambling over natural terrain and cliffs; trekking on foot, horse or cycle over remote hills or mountains; watersports on the sea, tidal waters, large lakes or white water; exploring natural caves underground.

When pushed, they may find a way: As one official at a recent State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA) event noted, in his state districts and schools felt like they were being pushed off the cliff when online testing was implemented, but in reality, the cliff was only a couple of feet high.

A village in China's mountainous west where schoolchildren must climb an 800 - meter (2,625 - foot)- high bamboo ladder secured to a sheer cliff face may get a set of steel stairs to improve safety

A huge whale skeleton rests alongside the drained skateboarding pool, and a dozen old surfboards line the outside of a small, thicket shack perched on the edge of a 50 - foot - high cliff overlooking the Pacific.