Sentences with phrase «of granite cliffs»

It is internationally famed for its natural splendour, as it is home to a series of granite cliffs, waterfalls and all manner of flora and fauna.

Our guide Dean, who owns Kaslo Kayaking with his wife Daphne, took us across the lake to the opposite shore where you can see vibrant, surprisingly intact examples of First Nation rock - art paintings in the side of granite cliffs.

The plume of water drops some 80 feet / 24 meters from the top of a granite cliff to a sandy cove below (not even footprints on the sand mar the perfection, as this beach is closed to the public).

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The granite cliffs, stunning waterfalls, and scenic vistas of Yosemite National Park in California's Sierra Nevada mountains make it one of the most iconic national parks in the world.

This picture from Yosemite hasn't been doctored or manipulated, it's just an earth - shatteringly beautiful shot of a natural trick of light against the famous granite cliffs of America's famous national...

The town of Bar Harbor, just off the rockbound coast of Maine, is home to spectacular granite cliffs, herds of barking seals, and about 5,000 human residents who live there year - round.

On the far side of the fjord, the captain dropped me and four other hikers off at the base of a long ravine, where a series of animal trails led through a dense fern jungle and up a granite cliff face bisected by a waterfall.

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

the cliffs consist entirely of clay, and there are granite rocks all over that are perfect for «stacking rocks.»

• Torres del Paine National Park — another area of outstanding beauty where huge granite cliffs dominate the landscape.

To enjoy a more sedate yet impressive experience, you might like to visit one or two of the various waterfalls, where mountain streams gush over cliffs onto granite boulders, making attractive photo opportunities.

The moment you reach the location you will realise why Valley View has the reputation for being one of the most exceptional views in all of Yosemite with the colours of the sunset pouring bright light onto the granite cliff faces in front of you.

Hike through lush native forests and along granite and limestone cliffs and pristine gold - sand beaches, and arrive at our eco-lodge on the edge of Awaroa Bay.

Drive through the spectacular red granite cliffs of the Calanques de Piana, almost 1,000 ft above the sea, then wander around the village's narrow streets and stop for a coffee in the sun in the picturesque square.

An archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Sea, Langkawi is a tropical paradise of lush rainforests and granite cliffs.

Listen to the roar of whitewater tumble over granite cliffs nearly 300 feet into the Snoqualmie River below.

The geography of the Hudson Valley is immensely rich: The terrain features sandstone, red beds, granite cliffs, dense forests and charming lakes, as well as highly fertile soil for farming, such as in the Black Dirt Region created from an ancient glacial lake, and a rich biodiversity of flora and fauna.

For nature lovers Yosemite National Park is a vast wilderness and is home to mighty waterfalls, picturesque lakes, granite cliffs and giant redwood trees, and if you are fortunate enough you may spot one of the great black bears.

Further north is Coron Island, designated as the «ancestral domain» of the indigenous Tagbanwa people, and famous for its granite cliffs, cave systems and the wrecks of Japanese ships from the Second World War that lie a few kilometres off the coast.

Best - known for its stunning landscape, including spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls and forests, Yosemite National Park is roughly three hours from San Francisco but a veritable world away in terms of natural wonder.

Thought to get its name from Guinevere, wife of the legendary Cornish King Arthur, the beach is located at the base of steep granite cliffs and accessed by a steep path from above.

Mountains rise from the deep fiord, waterfalls spill over cliffs of granite, fur seals and penguins sun themselves on large rocks as you sail by, and dolphins frolic in your wake.

It's a beautiful place, with thousands of clean lakes for swimming, magnificent granite cliffs, towering pines, and forests teeming with moose, bears, and beavers.

Granite Staters will lose access to health care services when we need them the most, in the midst of an opioid epidemic, if the funding cliff isn't fixed.

The city of Snoqualmie is a friendly community that is best known as the home of the Snoqualmie Falls, where water cascades 270 feet over granite cliffs, 100 feet higher than Niagara falls, and which attracts visitors from all over the world.