Sentences with phrase «mile jaunt»

He warms up with a 113 mile jaunt along the John

He warms up with a 113 mile jaunt along the John Wayne Pioneer Trail in Washington state, before girding his loins to tell us about the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route with its 2,500 miles of undulation that crosses the Continental Divide 27 times between Canada to Mexico.

On an early 400 - mile jaunt, one editor discovered a minor annoyance.

During a 100 - mile jaunt through mountains and valleys, the F650 showed that it has the features to attract and hold the attention of beginner and veteran riders alike.

The 1M's first proper drive occurred when staff writer Stephen Dobie took «my» 1M on a 1500 - mile jaunt to the Nürburgring and back.

Looking to get the 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI out into the countryside, we loaned the car to trusted contributor John Lamm, who took it on a roughly 800 - mile jaunt from L.A. to Durango, Colorado, for an assignment.

First up, staff photographer Patrick M. Hoey took the 2014 Acura MDX on a 2000 - mile jaunt to Nashville, Tennessee, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, for feature stories you'll see in an upcoming issue of Automobile Magazine.

Ultimately Sully's fate lay with the National Transportation Safety Board, which held hearings, presenting evidence that despite Sully's view — the loss of thrust from two defective engines would not allow him to reach an airport — was incorrect since the aircraft had enough capacity to enable the seven - mile jaunt to LaGuardia.

Today she climbs up and down stairs many times a day, does laundry and dishes, and once a week does a quarter - mile jaunt around a nearby park.

Using some «extreme couponing» type planning, I can string together 150 mile jaunts and have done 400miles in a weekend using only 1qt of gas.

Not exact matches

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope microshutters have taken a short jaunt in preparation of its million mile journey in four years.

So when I got a call from Davy Jones of Drivers Run, asking if I'd like to join them on a three - day jaunt to Monaco, I heard myself saying yes, while the other half of me questioned my sanity in committing to 3000 miles in a Lambo that will soon need a clutch, a set of pads and a 15,000 - mile service.

«The navigation system is excellent,» commented DeMatio after his 759 - mile holiday weekend jaunt.

In my testing, I averaged around 27.5 mpg during mixed driving and up to 34 mpg over a 300 - mile highway jaunt.

Jaguar claims the I - Pace's 90kWh lithium - ion battery pack provides 220 miles of range per charge, although that probably wasn't put to the test during the concept's brief London jaunt.

You may want to bike that 7 - mile trail, but if you've never taken your dog biking before, it would be best to try a short jaunt around the neighborhood with your bike - leash apparatus before going into the woods.

South Africa, however, is often an extraordinarily expensive destination from a miles and points perspective, rivaled only by jaunts to the South Pacific.

When Pheidippides dropped dead after his history - making jaunt from Marathon to Athens, we thought those 26.2 miles were the extent of human endurance.

Cornwall, with its hundreds of miles of accessible coastline, is a popular summer jaunt.

With over a dozen Class IV rapids and a spectacular jaunt through a gorge twice the depth of the Grand Canyon, Mountain Travel Sobek offers a 120 - mile trip that, due to the construction of a nearby dam, may be impossible to experience a few years from now.

Perfect for bicycle riding, Kiawah Island also boasts 30 plus miles of paved bicycle trails making it an easy jaunt to Night Heron Park's green spaces and playgrounds.

Caye Caulker is located approximately 20 miles northeast of Belize City and just a 40 - minute jaunt by water taxi.

A courtesy car service will deliver guests within a mile radius to the nearest point of interest or subway entrance for further jaunts around the city.

For those folks, there are some great blogs out there showing you how to use miles for a 3 - hop, 3 - continent jaunt using multiple airlines you've never heard of.