Sentences with phrase «on switchbacks»

For the first 2 miles you will be rewarded with spectacular views of the Na Pali Coast as you traverse on switchbacks along the coastline.

With our course set for a cinematically beautiful cattle and sheep ranch on the Big Island, the Odyssey ascends toward the clouds on a switchback, no - shoulder road,

Jeep Performance Parts featured on the Switchback include a front and rear Dana 44 axle, a four - inch lift with Remote Reservoir Fox shocks, heavy - duty cast differential covers, 10th Anniversary steel front and rear bumpers, Rubicon winch, grille, winch guard and cold air intake.

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Where we met, on that switchback, ten steps down from the peak of Rocamadour, was the silver hour of the rest of my life.

Not exact matches

A trail runner writing for Outdoor Gear Lab lauded the Speedcross 4's «incredible traction on virtually every surface,» while a reviewer with Switchback Travel called them «mountain ready» and durable, though he did note that they get hot when worn in warm weather.

Pinpoints of light can be seen high on the mountain that looms above the bridge as the riders» flashlights trace the zig - zag pattern of their descent along the switchbacks.

The switchback move is always an option for a driver positioned on the outside line on the run - up to a corner, but it's a tricky one to complete successfully.

Orudzhev was on the outside going into the tight turn, but then attempted to switchback across the circuit and dive down the inside.

The climb is uneventful except for the moment a lunatic French snowplow driver roars down the hill on the wrong side of the road, merrily blasting snow onto the other side as he rounds a switchback.

We were together until the first switchback climb on the second lap.

The more determined hikers continue on the last steep half - mile of switchbacks to the top.

There's a new prologue that comes on like torture porn and takes a switchback turn: nice.

At Coalinga, I head west on Highway 198, which features a long stretch of rising and descending switchbacks, with a handful of long straights for carbon - clearing blasts at exorbitant speeds.

Billed as the ultimate off - roader, the Jeep Switchback is based on a Rubicon Unlimited and features a power - bulge hood with heat extractors and a 3.6 - liter Pentastar V - 6, steel Rubicon bumpers, and a Warn winch.

Through switchbacks, it feels meatier but still doesn't require a change of grip on the steering wheel.

Once we were heading east on Utah State Highway 14 through Cedar Breaks National Monument, the switchback roads encouraged me to try the various drive modes.

On this tight, writhing road, the ZL1 confidently dives into turns and stays flat and planted through even the sharpest switchbacks.

The first is the Jeep Switchback, which is shown sitting on the edge of a cliff in the above teaser.

We've been coming here for years to evaluate performance cars, to the point that many turns along our route — the banked switchback on Highway 30 or the downhill right - hander that exits onto a bridge — are as familiar as those on any racetrack.

This was our preferred setting for attacking the endless series of switchbacks on our test route.

On the narrow, undulating serpentine coast route, this two - ton sedan seemed to shrink to the size of a sports car as it dug in and spit out hairpins, switchbacks and any other odd twist the road threw at it.

Through tight bends, there's surprisingly little body roll, and with four wheel drive providing excellent traction, the car is a delight to fling through the series of switchbacks we found on our test route.

On sharp, switchback roads, Honda's engineering trumps the plebeian blueprint.

On the fast - banking switchbacks, the «wing is surprisingly agile.

Mated to the marque's all - wheel - drive system and standard nine - speed automatic, the 295 - horsepower 200C feels comfortably planted on tight switchbacks yet remains smooth over dimpled pavement.

A joy to drive whether slicing through switchbacks or traffic on the daily commute, the A4 belongs on your short list.

No, the IS 350C is a classic boulevardier, an almost reasonably priced luxurious ride for two that would be right at home descending the switchbacks of the Corniche on a sunny day into Monte Carlo, where our yacht awaits on the blue Mediterranean Sea.

The 17 - inch base wheels (standard on the Premium model regardless of displacement) are shod with taller all - season Continentals and allow you to really get beneath the chassis» skin and do some dancing on trickier switchbacks — transitions between grip and mild rotation or understeer are well - broadcasted, and the electric power steering, while overly light, is nevertheless very faithful and possessed of a quick ratio.

Trail comments included, «Dices through switchbacks on the trail like a UTV» and «Easy to drive on the trail.»

Sit back, buckle your seatbelt, and experience theultimate drive in a 360 ˚ degree video, from the sweeping bridges of the Atlantic Ocean Road in Norway and the heart - stopping switchbacks on Italy's Stelvio Pass to the colorful Moroccan Gorges du Dadès and Norway's dramatic, moody Trollstigen mountain pass.

Though we don't see much in the lone teaser image (above), it's easy to see that the Switchback will be based on the Wrangler.

Apparently, the rapidly approaching trees and rock wall on the outside of the switchback we'd been aggressively diving into had caused the system to falsely trigger enough times that it was second - guessing itself and displayed an error code.

Your first inclination when driving a crossover might not be to carve up the nearest switchback, but given the Juke's already segment - straddling aptitude for cornering, the NISMO - provided suspension upgrades — composed of stiffer springs and shocks, and retuned electric power steering — allow for flatter cornering and higher limits on the standard - issue summer rubber.

While these improvements don't translate into lurid, artificial - feeling Dagenham oversteer, on the tight switchbacks of the RS3's Oman - based launch we found the rear axle to be quite mobile indeed, albeit if provoked with a late brake and flat - footed throttle application.

On the first quick lap, the Stelvio Quadrifoglio felt heavy and soft through the fast, snaking, half - dozen switchbacks that follow that first corner.

On the fast sweepers and tight third - gear switchbacks of the Circuito de Navarro in Spain we piloted the 380 - hp 339 - lb - ft V6S.

The steep descents and switchbacks on unpaved roads were the first place I?ve actually found a use for manual shifting in an automatic transmission.

The sport tuned suspension also does a good job of providing a firm but comfortable ride on even the roughest road surfaces, and keeps the car composed through undulating roads and corners with quick switchbacks.

With a lack of twisty roads on our test drive, I didn't get much chance to toss it into the switchbacks, but the iM was stable and showed minimal body roll on a couple of hard curves.

Around the end of the 19th century, some of the quirkier amusements on Coney Island included the Switchback Railway, the first roller coaster in America, which was powered by gravity (1884); and the Elephant Hotel (see right), a 122 - foot, seven story inn / brothel shaped like an elephant (1885).

But the only way to get from the top of the world's highest sea cliffs (on which we're standing) to the flat peninsula below is by a guided mule ride or hike, down 26 very steep switchbacks.

I've been on some white knuckle roads in my life; the ones you switchback up nothing much more than a concrete trail up sheer cliff face.

This does not take away from the awesome beauty that one encounters on the Heart Mountain Ranch, which houses the mountain, nor does it demystify the meandering switchbacks of its trail leading to the top.

To reach to the Nevis bungee site we took a van up the side of a mountain and through a series of perilous switchbacks with a sheer drop - off on the side.

See the sunrise over the crater in Haleakala National Park, and bike down down the volcano (over 21 switchbacks and phenomenal views) on this adventures guided tour.

From coastlines, switchbacks and mountainsides you'll be sure to find us on your route.

From your luxury Wailea condo or villa, you can estimate a 2 1/2 to 3 hour drive through breathtaking scenery on exhilarating switchback roads ascending the mountain.

«In our red rental car, we passed 617 white - knuckle switchbacks, 56 one - lane bridges, and tons of waterfalls as we traveled away from civilization,» says Kim Binsted, an astrobiology professor at the University of Hawaii who last month drove the length of Maui's Hana Highway — one of the most heart - clutching and beautiful drives on the planet — with her best friend.

We commence our hike through this beautiful polylepis qeuñas Valley in the Andes with a gentle switchback ascent on a gravel path from 2,800 mt to 3,600 mt with stunning views of the surrounding valley and mountains.