There's a lot
of steep hills in Fort Lee, and I never switched to Sport Mode to tackle any of them.
We have a lot
of steep hills in the area and it zooms right up with ease.
Not exact matches
In the shadow
of its snow - covered mountains are hundreds
of arid rocky
hills, where horses and cows perch as skillfully as mountain goats upon the
steep slopes where people too make their homes.
The slowly dawning process
of realization that brought the neoconservatives from a to b — the discovery or
in some cases perhaps rediscovery
of God — was for most
of us more like a long climb up a
steep hill than like a flash
of lightening.
His thighs, thick like trees after a summer
of training that included pulling car tires up a
steep hill behind Pittsburg High
in 100 - degree heat, punish opposing defenders like battering rams.
The NCAA has
steep penalties for what it calls a «lack
of institutional control» or a «failure to monitor» for violations, but it didn't find that either
of those things happened
in Chapel
Hill.
Lewis spent the weeks before camp lugging 45 - pound weights up
steep hills in the backwoods near his Maryland home, mindful that he,
of all Ravens, can't succumb to fatigue this season.
The terracing at the Manor Ground was so
steep that it was nicknamed the Spion Kop by soldiers returning from the Boer War (For younger «holics, the Battle
of Spion Kop was a failed British assault on Boer forces holding a
hill of that name
in Natal, South Africa
in 1900).
Other benefits are a single, one - tap brake
in the center
of the rear axle and a wrist strap for extra security — a nice reassurance, especially when traversing
steep hills.
Now, parents jump
in to to solve the playground kerfuffle, spot with eagle eyes the dangers
of tall trees and
steep hills, and fail to let kids have any independence for fear they will be abducted or hit by a car.
Despite a decent base
of support, Mr. Weiner still faces a
steep hill to climb
in recovering his good name after an infamous Twitter scandal claimed his resignation just two years ago.
The
steep hills outside the small Bosnian city
of Visoko have been climbed, poked, and scraped by a small army
of both trained and amateur archaeologists for the past three years
in a quest to reveal a 12,000 - year - old secret.
I turned to writing, and when I wasn't writing, I was repairing and maintaining a passive - solar house
in the country: shoveling snow, hauling tons
of firewood up a
steep hill, planting a vegetable garden that didn't get enough sun, and fulfilling various back - to - nature clichés.
We tackled the shoreline at Land's End park
in the rain, sprinted around the Kezar Stadium track and up its stadium steps (multiple times), powered up Filbert Street (the
steepest in all
of San Francisco), and down the zigzagged Lombard Street, pushed the pace on a self - powering treadmill during a HIIT workout, strode across the Golden Gate Bridge
in Karl the Fog (yep, they have a name for their fog) and, finally, braved the Bernal Heights
hill, which was rewarded with a breathtaking view
of the San Francisco skyline.
They were on the road, living
in cramped quarters with sporadic downtime and
in a new city every day:
in San Francisco, we ran the
steep hills and stretched near the Golden Gate Bridge; at Coachella, we worked our cores
in the shade
of a palm tree;
in Toronto, we did planks, lunges and squats
in a tiny green room at Massey Hall; visiting the Ellen Show, we worked on balance and flexibility
in the waiting area.
I had a great time on my bike: I made sure to stay
in a low gear as to not irritate my bad knee, and so I was able to speed up some
of the
steeper hills past people stuck
in a higher, harder gear.
In my day, to be «fit» meant one could easily walk up a long
steep hill without breathing hard; it was an element
of health as signified by aerobic capacity and endurance.
A couple
of times a week I do some intense training for a short period
of time like running up the
steep hill in my backyard or the basement stairs
in sets until fatigued.
I love my YSL Tributes but sometimes they are too high for certain occasions and I also have a fear
of walking down
steep hills in them.
February 7, 2018 • Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are living
in thousands
of makeshift shelters on
steep, sandy
hills in Bangladesh.
I suspect its diesel payoff is best appreciated
in a car that's full
of adults, or loaded with cargo, or climbing a
steep hill — and probably all three at once.
So our TRD Pro convoy would've fit right
in, but almost our entire drive day occurred off road and out
of sight
in Hana, where I found myself blitzing sideways around a hillside dirt «racetrack» doing my best Dukes
of Maui impression; picking my way carefully through a rocky stream bed and walking down a treacherous 41 - degree pumice - stone grade (picture ascending a
hill of black gravel that's too
steep to walk up, and you've got it), among other hazards.
There's torque available
in more or less equal measure right across the rev range, the engine will hold speed on
steep hills without kicking down more than one gear and there's little
in the way
of obvious turbo lag.
In short, Bilster - Berg is a mini Green Hell: 2.6 miles with 19 corners, many blind and some off - camber, 200 meters
of elevation change with grades as
steep as 26 percent, and 44
hill crests that unload the car.
With 410 pound - feet
of torque, the Sport eats even the
steepest San Francisco
hills for breakfast and has plenty
in reserve for passing on the freeway or getting through that amber light.
It will climb boulders, cross creeks, descend breath - catching
steep inclines, and follow the contours
of a
hill in a way that seems to defy gravity.
The Tundra does not offer a locking rear differential, but the big truck had no traction problems
in our tests
in which we drove a 4 - wheel - drive TRD edition up muddy embankments, crawled down
steep hills and waded through several feet
of water.
The 20 - horsepower boost, to 225,
in the 3.8 - liter engine comes
in handy on occasion - such as when you're merging into traffic, moving into the passing lane, or simply pulling four adults and a trunk full
of luggage up a
steep hills.
You put a lot
of faith
in a pickup truck when you're pointed nose - first down a
steep hill made
of wet, volcanic pumice, the Earth eroding rapidly underneath your knobby off - road tires.
Because
of the electric assist, all 123 pound - feet
of twist is available early
in the power band (1,000 rpm) and made short work
of steep -
hill starts.
In one test, I drove up one
of San Francisco's
steeper hills, a 20 - plus percent grade, and didn't feel excessive lift off the front wheels, while the Ioniq Electric powered upward without complaint.
In addition, standard
Hill Start Assist helps prevent loss
of control when starting and driving away on a
steep incline (both 4WD and 2WD models), while standard
Hill Descent Control (4WD only) helps by adjusting speed and brake pressure when traveling slowly down
steep, rough terrain grades.
Our tester came
in a bit lower, as it was faced a combination
of crushing holiday traffic, San Francisco's
steep hills and my own insistence on milking Sport mode for all its worth, and so the trip computer pegged my miles per gallon
in the upper teens.
Part
of our time spent was
in Seattle where we logged 63 miles with its
steep hills and often narrow streets.
Testing locations range from below sea level to more than 10,000 feet
in elevation, and the vehicles are subjected to every form
of off - road condition, including deep sand, rocky trails, off - camber loose dirt
hill climbs, rockcrawling,
steep descents, near - vertical climbs, snow, water fording, and more.
The sale includes
steep markdowns on two
of the most acclaimed books
of the year, Rep. John Lewis's March, the first volume
of his memoir
of the Civil Rights movement, and Rob Harrell's Monster on the
Hill, an all - ages tale (set
in a delightful alternate Victorian England)
of a monster who can't quite sum up the energy to be scary any more.
We even live on one
of those iconic San Francisco street (a
hill with a 17 % grade that doesn't even make it into the top ten
of most
steep streets
in the city).
This is one
of those rare places with» viewpoint»
in the name that actually delivers — it's high up on a
steep hill and the 180 - degree view
of the ocean from the balconies goes on forever.
Today we walk
in the direction
of Castelo as well, but this time Alfama, on a
steep hill between the castle and the Tagus, is our goal.
Climb Malabar
Hill, where one
of the world's largest colonies
of red - tailed tropicbirds shelter
in the
steep cliffs that drop to the sea.
At the top
of a
steep hill, our guide parked her car
in front
of the towering exterior walls
of the Rocca D' Olgisio.
There the cinnamon grows on the
steep slopes
of a high
hill in this cinnamon heartland.
From here, you can head over to Lombard Street, billed as the crookedest street
in the world, to see this beautifully landscaped residential street
in a series
of extreme s - curves following the
steep hill seemingly straight up.
Situated on a
steep hill in the middle
of the jungle, Woodlawn Villas is a small, family run resort currently offering three 36m ² Garden Villas built on stilts, two 70m ² Garden Suites and one large 240m ² Twilight 3 - bedroom Villa, each overlooking the lush vegetation and a swimming pool.
A three - night stay would give you a second full day, allowing more time to do additional hikes, see more
of the Park, or, perhaps, Hilo town and the waterfalls along the Hāmākua Coast, or the Ka «ū District, with its black and green sand beaches and coffee farms, or lower Puna, the main town
in which, Pāhala, mostly avoided being run over by lava flows from Kīlauea's East Rift Zone (ERZ) vent, Pu`u «Ō «ō,
in 2014; currently, the ERZ flows are approachable from the unpaved emergency road, on rented bicycles, then, by hiking up the pali («
steep hill»
in Hawaiian).
Cable Cars - Indulge
in the classic fantasy
of hanging off the side while cruising down an impossibly
steep hill.
When we weren't touring, we were out walking
in Antigua (day or night, always beautiful), taking the tuc - tucs up the
steep hill to the town
of Santa Cruz la Laguna to explore or enjoy a meal at the culinary school, hanging out by the dock and watching people come and go, or enjoying yet another meal
of wonderful Guatemalan cuisine.
The Moors created a labyrinth
of narrow cobblestone streets that wind their way up a
steep hill overlooking the Rio Tejo and it still feels like stepping back
in time.
Adventurous backpackers should also challenge themselves to hike the snow capped Fox and Franz Josef glaciers, bungee jump from the AJ Hackett site — the world's first bungee spot, go kayaking on the Nelson Lakes, Zorb down
steep hills, surf on the waves at Wainui beach, or spend a day or two exploring the sets
of Lord
of the Rings
in Wellington.
The only thing I would say is the resort was very hilly, it makes it a beautiful setting and views where the hotel sits
in the side
of the
hill / mountain but I would not recommend it for elderly guests as it is very
steep and difficult to walk around.