Sentences with phrase «jagged rock»

That said, a drop on a jagged rock that hits the screen at just the right angle will make it crack, so a little care if of course required, but unfortunate bumps, spills, and light tossing around in daily life are what this phone can protect itself from.

In these works, Kolker investigates the contours of the natural world, e.g., a jagged rock, or an expansive, uneven coastline.

The surface textures of the work convey the jagged rock face of the Palisades, and the sculpture itself appears to cut through the gallery floor.

The easy 3.5 - mile Laurel Canyon Loop Trail in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park brings you past wildflowers and jagged rock formations as it makes a slow ascent to a canyon peak.

To see even more species, consider taking an unforgettable guided cruise to the remote, wildlife - rich Farallon Islands, a tiny chain of jagged rock outcrops 27 miles / 43 kilometres off San Francisco.

It was too late, the jagged rock reefs of this remote island had claimed yet another vessel joining the numerous shipwrecks off Point Bennett.

Massive waves exploded into white foam on black stone cliffs, hordes of pelicans squabbled over jagged rock islands and monkeys screamed from the canopies overhead as we disembarked.

The landscape of jagged rock walls streaked with rugged pines and snow brought to mind the mythological operas of Richard Wagner, who spent his happiest years in Bavaria.

There, around Christmas Eve, Cabrillo stepped out of his boat and splintered his shin when he stumbled onto a jagged rock while trying to rescue some of his men from attacking Tongva warriors.

Bracing Seaside Stroll: Head 4 1/2 miles to hidden Pfeiffer Beach, where the surf crashes against jagged rock formations along purple (yes, purple) sand.

In fact, she was headed, as were all of the ships astern of her in follow - the - leader fashion, for jagged rock pinnacles and reefs off Point Arguello.

Surrounding the town are the jagged rock faces and snow - covered peaks of the towering Swiss Alps.

As we got closer, I realized that it was a large, jagged rock.

As we approached Mwanza, jagged rock outcroppings interrupted the rosé sheen the sunset had cast on shimmering Lake Victoria.

The centralized red flames illuminate the background layers, the jagged rock face, the blue hint of dusk on the horizon, as everything remains in focus, a part of the sequence's muted melancholy instead of drowned out in black.

Down inside the crevice, jagged rock walls towered up on all sides, topped with trees stretching up to the clouds, sunlight streaming down and the cool green moss everywhere.

«Thank God for rough water and fog,» said Peter Rothschild later, and his gratitude was sincere, for, as the fog descended, Surf Rider's compass had broken and her worried crew found themselves confronted by a solid wall of jagged rock.

Looking below he was shocked to find a 200 foot drop undergirded by dangerously jagged rocks; above the hungry tiger stared menacingly into his eyes.

In his second intervention on the threat posed by the left - wing candidate, the former prime minister said his party is «walking eyes shut, arms outstretched, over the cliff's edge to the jagged rocks below».

The party is walking eyes shut, arms outstretched, over the cliff's edge to the jagged rocks below.»

The shore's got jagged rocks, and with a storm, they would've had waves crashing over them.

Seen from above, the jagged rocks strewn about the Chincha Valley desert in Peru seem inconspicuous.

But, instead of stoking the fire which protected travelers of the jagged rocks below, these men receive the light from the fires of the skies.

After spending a few weeks up high on the flanks of Mt. Everest, just taking a shower down at base camp with real soap and shampoo felt like a day at a luxury spa (even though I was standing underneath a plastic tarp on a bunch of jagged rocks, and the water that was coming out of the portable shower spout had been warmed up by a burning pile of yak dung just minutes before).

The uneven ground is littered with jagged rocks, tufts of slippery grass, and bus - sized boulders — with sheer drop - offs on every side.

With surface changes coming thick and fast, corners tumbling through jagged rocks and then sweeping alongside lochs so close that road and water nearly touch, it is a relentless challenge and perfect fodder for the R500.

Out in the desert near Nevada's Valley of Fire state park, I'm scaling steep grades and jagged rocks with confidence.

Ravines full of jagged rocks?

My writing is stalled on the jagged rocks of duty right now, as it should be.

Here you'll see pods of Hawaiian Spinner dolphins playing in the water and enjoy scenes of lush green pastures paired with turquoise waves, jagged rocks and splendidly colorful sunset skies.

It gives you time to stand for an hour, as I did one day, looking at the ocean crash upon jagged rocks and unpack thoughts usually masked by work or errands or relationships.

Trails and footbridges connect the two, taking you past jagged rocks, abundant trees, hammocks and kayaks waiting by the serene waterways.

All seven destroyers, including Chauncey, went aground on the jagged rocks off Point Pedernales, in what was called the Honda Point Disaster.

My husband and I were wondering around a secluded, rocky beach with our heads down, trying not to blunder and fall on the jagged rocks.

We recommend surfing it at higher tides and special care is to be taken on the inside section where jagged rocks wait for any mistake

Just a short boat trip away, this is a picturesque landmark comprising natural arches and jagged rocks, accompanied by sea lions and pelicans.

Although nearly 90 vessels had met with the business end of the jagged rocks off Montara by the mid-1800s, it wasn't until two high - profile incidents in 1868 and 1872 that Congress was finally propelled into action.

The original lighthouse, completed in 1874, rested at the end of a long sandy point where it cautioned ships of the coast's unseen shallows and outcroppings of jagged rocks.

Beautiful scenery in the form of green jungle and jagged rocks add to the exotic vibe.

Anchored on the jagged rocks overlooking stunning Chesterman Beach, and adjacent to Pacific Rim National Park, the Wickaninnish Inn offers the perfect retreat for romantics, nature lovers, or those wishing to escape to a place of natural wonder - and pampering!

The field of grass with jagged rocks looks an awful lot like the limbo that Nariko was in when talking to the sword.

The aim of this short section is to reach an island on the horizon while avoiding mine, jagged rocks and enemy boats.

Then I notice the low ledge that runs along the outside of the building where small, jagged rocks anchor hundreds of calling cards lined up like train cars: Pappy's Kettle Corn; a medical diagnostic service; the Dallas Museum of Art.

In Gelatin Photographs (1984) shiny chunks of black matter on a white background look like jagged rocks, when in fact they are only jello infused with India ink, and a reference to the «gelatin» of photographic papers.

*** Politics is a brutal business: no sooner is a politician or political party riding the crest of a wave, than they're being smashed against jagged rocks and deluged by a roaring surf.

You reach the auto - drive cut - off switch whilst viewing the jagged rocks in the dry creek bed as they rocket up toward you.

Not exact matches

«Charging down steep, jagged slopes full of loose rock is particularly hard on horses,» says Cannon.

During hasty 5 - minute helicopter landings inside the crater to collect freshly crystallized rock, Pallister has noted molten rock glowing at temperatures as high as 775 °C just 10 meters beneath the dome's jagged skin.

The reason, says Reid, is that the sliding rocks are composed mostly of a type of limestone called dolomite, which weathers into a jagged texture.

Glaciologists also noticed that, in some places, the ordinarily jagged landscape beneath the ice was perfectly flat and the radar reflection unusually bright — indicating water instead of rock.