Sentences with phrase «of the highest mountain peak»

With a unique canvas roll back top and individual doors for each row, these charming open - air buses are ideal for absorbing the startling beauty of the high mountain peaks, glaciers, waterfalls, and cedar forests that surround the spectacular Going - to - the - Sun - Highway.

The park includes some of the highest mountain peaks on the island, and a great deal of natural beauty.

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Strange that the Son of God didn't realize you can't see the entire surface of the round earth from any one mountain peak, no matter how high it is.

Once it was when from the summit of a high mountain I looked over a gashed and corrugated landscape extending to a long convex of ocean that ascended to the horizon, and again from the same point when I could see nothing beneath me but a boundless expanse of white cloud, on the blown surface of which a few high peaks, including the one I was on, seemed plunging about as if they were dragging their anchors.

-- If then the solitary man who ascends Mount Moriah, which with its peak rises heaven - high above the plain of Aulis, if he be not a somnambulist who walks securely above the abyss while he who is stationed at the foot of the mountain and is looking on trembles with fear and out of reverence and dread dare not even call to him — if this man is disordered in his mind, if he had made a mistake!

An exquisite certified organic and fair trade certified red tea from the highest mountain peaks of South Africa.

An exquisite red tea from the highest mountain peaks of South Africa.

After our picnic, we continued north on Route 108, which unbeknownst to me is the «notch road» and goes through the Smugglers Notch, which is a mountain pass, with an elevation of 2,170 feet (660 meters), separating Mount Mansfield, the highest peak in the Green Mountains, from Spruce Peak and the Sterling Rapeak in the Green Mountains, from Spruce Peak and the Sterling RaPeak and the Sterling Range.

The Santa Marta Mountains, with the tallest peaks in the country, are completely cut off from the Andes and therefore have a high density of endemics.

COURTESY PHOTO Shown is the hamlet of Keene Valley, in Essex County, from the summit of Roostercomb Mountain in the High Peaks Wilderness Area.

The bookies (with the usual provisos) suggest that it is Labour with an election day mountain to climb in the seat with the two highest peaks in England, and Tory minister Michael Fallon has said of the election: «It is within our grasp.»

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has issued two trail warnings for hikers in the High Peaks region of the Adirondack Mountains.

The High Peaks area in the Adirondacks has become a victim of its own success, with people either unprepared for a strenuous hike or using the mountain trails as an amusement park for partying.

«It's about comparable to what's been done with the Adirondack Mountain Club and Elk Lake Lodge,» Monroe said, referring to the privately - owned icicle of land that juts into the High Peaks Wilderness.

Evidence has also been gathered of the existence of a twilight, which would indicate the presence of a thin high air more rarefied than prevails on our highest mountain peaks.

More than 80 % of the ice on Africa's highest peak has melted since the early 20th century, joining other glaciers that are ebbing from the world's tropical mountains at an accelerating rate.

The ghost tree of Railroad Ridge Somewhere in the Cloud Mountains of central Idaho, high above a sea of spruce and lodgepole pine, a jagged crest of peaks called Railroad Ridge juts up against the sky.

The Alaska Range is an arc of mountains in southern Alaska home to Denali, North America's highest peak.

But also we also have another very important migration that is happening for example in the high peaks on the Andes which is the altitudinal migration for many of the birds that breed and are endemic and are unique to the highlands of those mountains.

Propelled by the force of the eruption, gray and black particles of ash, dust, and soot rose high into the atmosphere, some as high as twenty - five miles above the crumbling peak of the mountain, where the winds began to spread them in all directions.

Enkelmann appreciates the challenge of collecting samples here because this range has the highest peaks of any coastal mountain range and is only 20 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean, but she points out that it is a tough area to study because of the big ice sheets.

McKay has visited the peak of Pico de Orizaba a dozen times to study the mountain's tree line, which is the world's highest.

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 established a framework for the permanent disposal of the nation's nuclear waste, leading to the 1987 selection of Yucca Mountain, a barren peak in the high desert of Nevada, as the site of a deep geologic repository that would be built and operated by the Department of Energy.

The wrinkle of mountains that runs the length of New Guinea, with peaks as high as 15,000 feet, testifies to the power of the collision.

A pioneering trip to the highest mountain peaks of the Sahara uncovers a dramatically different climate and landscape in the desert's past

The study predicts that only the highest peaks of the southern Sierra Nevada, Mt. Shasta, and the White Mountains are likely to remain suitable for pikas through the end of the 21st century.

Today these mountains host most of the world's 100 highest peaks, including Everest.

What they've found so far provides dramatic evidence of a recent and rapid temperature rise at some of the highest, coldest mountain peaks in the world.

Maps of Earth are sharp in detail, as are those for Mars, showing mountain peaks and impact basins in high relief.

The Ellsworth Mountain Range is home to Antarctica's tallest peaks, with the highest - mountain distinction going to Mt. Vinson, which rises to an elevation of 16,860 feet above seMountain Range is home to Antarctica's tallest peaks, with the highest - mountain distinction going to Mt. Vinson, which rises to an elevation of 16,860 feet above semountain distinction going to Mt. Vinson, which rises to an elevation of 16,860 feet above sea level.

To better understand the climate's impact on glaciers in the future, a team of researchers in Nepal, France and the Netherlands studied glaciers in the Dudh Kosi basin in the Himalayas, which is home to some of the world's highest mountain peaks, including Mount Everest.

He has climbed in expeditions on the highest peaks of the seven continents, including Mount Everest, with the majority of climbs in the Cascade Mountains, near his home.

This, of course, proved challenging, with cast and crew having to be helicoptered up onto snowy mountain peaks high above the tree line.

This impressive study for an Audi that is typical in its suitability for several market segments, takes its name from Pikes Peak, a mountain some 4,300 meters (14,110 feet) high that rises abruptly out of the Colorado Plain of the Rocky Mountains.

The Appalachian, Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains all thread their way through the western part of the state, and it's where you'll find some of the highest peaks east of the Mississippi.

Cable cars afford fantastic aerial views, climbing the peak of Monserrate, the ten thousand feet - high mountain looming over the city, while the Zona G serves up exquisite international cuisines.

Amongt the mountains in the west of Lapland are Sweden's highest peaks, the Kebnekaise (2111 m) and the Sarek (2090 m).

The Triple Creek Ranch is a guest ranch situated among the towering pines on the side of Trapper Peak, the highest mountain in Western Montana.

Hike across the Dolomites South Tyrolean Ladin valleys and explore the incredible geography and geology of the Dolomites — high mountain passes, incredible sweeping vistas of dramatic peaks, and lush green valleys set between vertical walls — as you experience the centuries - old Ladin culture that is so unique to this region.

The sub-alpine meadow of Tuolumne is a must see attraction, nestled at the foot of an unbelievable mountain range with high majestic peaks and impressive domes

As well as being the Harz's tallest peak, the Brocken Mountain is the host of Germany's highest narrow - gauge railway station.

With its truly awe - inspiring snow - capped giants and delightfully charming people, exquisite Nepal is home to monasteries, yaks and eight of the world's highest mountain peaks (including the world - renowned Mount Everest).

From the coastal city of Dubrovnik up into the mountains of Montenegro and the highest peak in Bosnia, cross the Balkans on two feet.

Spicers Peak Lodge is Queensland's highest non-alpine mountain lodge, located on 8000 acres (32 square kilometres) of private conservation land surrounded by the World Heritage - listed Main Range National Park.

When you relax and unwind in these spectacular surroundings, from the rugged peaks of the High Atlas Mountains to the long stretches of stunning beach, you are sure to reconnect with nature.

There is a low coastal plain, much of it covered with mangrove swamp, but the land rises gradually towards the interior.The Maya Mountains and the Cockscomb Range form the backbone of the southern half of the country, the highest point being Victoria Peak (3,669 feet) in the Cockscomb Range.

At the top of the trek we will have spectacular views of the mountains and the imposing snowy peaks of Salkantay (6245) meters above sea level, the second highest mountain of the Cusco region.

Witness the natural wonders of the world unfold before your eyes, from verdant tropical forests to sky - high mountain peaks, down to the vast expanse of the Great Barrier Reef.

On the way we will see the snow covered peaks of other high mountains in the area and appreciate the beautiful change of the landscape.

These include a Marrakech History and Souks private guided walking tour or an excursion of some 7 hours into the jaggedly - peaked magnificent high Atlas Mountains in a 4 wheel drive vehicle!