Sentences with phrase «over desert sand»

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Were he to descend again now to the everyday life of earth — even though it were to rejoin his faithful companion, still prostrate over there on the desert sand — he would henceforth be for ever a stranger.

If one is crossing the desert on a camel and a blinding sandstorm comes up, the thing to do is to dismount, lie face downward on the sand with his cloak over his head, and wait an hour, three hours, half a day, until the storm abates and he can go on his way as before.

In this chapter we are looking at the fact of evil from a specifically Christian perspective, and no Christian can be like the ostrich, which is said to bury its head in the sand when a storm sweeps over the desert.

The research shows how the snake uses its slender shape to move smoothly through the sand, and how its slippery skin reduces friction — both providing locomotive advantages over another sand - swimmer: the sandfish lizard native to the Sahara Desert of northern Africa.

Built up over the ages by wind - blown sands from the nearby Gobi Desert and Qaidam Basin, the plateau has long boasted some of the world's most erosion - prone soils.

But the Mojave Desert site, with its lava flowers and sand dunes, is also involved in a debate over whether Cadiz Inc. will be able to build a proposed 43 - mile - long pipeline to pump water from an aquifer under land its owns to 100,000 households in Southern California.

The sands soaring over the desert, the face of Imhotep visible in the mass of deadly sandstorm is a perfect symbolism for the pure power that the heroes of this film are taking on.

Sand dunes are built up by desert winds that blow from one direction over a long period of time.

It took this Range Rover just a little over 10 hours to cross the largest sand desert in the world.

Pushing further into the Mojave Desert, Garrett and the new Discovery Sport maneuvered over endless expanses of shifting sands and deceptive terrain in search of desert Desert, Garrett and the new Discovery Sport maneuvered over endless expanses of shifting sands and deceptive terrain in search of desert desert lakes.

It is desert sand mica over graphite interior and comes equipped with running boards, power windows, power door locks, bed liner, cd player, fog lights, tow package, cruise control, and much much more!

The ancient sandstone cliffs of Golden Gate National Park, made up of desert sand from 200 million years ago, lie set in amongst over 50 species of grasses.

South of Petra the trail continues to the true desert of Wadi Rum over miles of open sands, before finally climbing the jagged faulted mountains that separate it from the Red Sea.

The Northern African influences are down to the island's close proximity to the giant continent — so close in fact, that sand from the Sahara desert is frequently blown over here during storms.

On your way there, you will fly over the famous Kona Coffee Belt, Green, Black and White Sand Beaches... and even a desert!

More subdued couples can heat things up in a hot - air balloon floating over the 1,000 - foot - high sand dunes — the largest in the world — of Namibia's Sossusvlei desert.

On your way there, you'll fly over the famous Kona Coffee Belt, as well as Green, Black and White Sand Beaches... and even a desert!

Whether you want to kayak through swamps, catch marlin off rocks, watch the sunset over the ocean, sail in the Mediterranean, explore numerous surfing locations, swim in a Fijian lagoon, sunbake in the Caribbean with pure white sand and turquoise water, float in fabulous rock pools, hike through wild country, stroll on long deserted beaches or stand on massive, wind - blown cliffs, Currarong has a location nearby to fulfil your aspirations.

Then, with your driver at the helm, head into the surrounding desert, absorbing the views over the empty sands, dunes and distant mountains.

The nearby Sinai Desert offers everything from Bedouin adventures on camel - back to 4x4 safaris or quad biking over the sand dunes.

Two huge black vultures pick over something on the side of the road, and the baked desert - sand hills of northern Peru stretch up to a deep blue sky.

As you watch the sun rise over the red - tinged sand dunes, listen to your pilot talking about the barren landscape mapped out beneath you, and learn about the wildlife — think camels and gazelles — that prosper in the harsh desert conditions.

Cross the golden sand dunes to the heart of the desert, where you can enjoy the unforgettable experience of watching the breathtaking sunset over the desert sky.

Admire Zayed Bridge, constructed with curved arches that mimic sand dunes of the nearby desert, and get uninterrupted views of the Arabian Gulf as your flight continues over Khalifa Port and Nurai Island, home to a small number of exclusive beachfront properties.

Enjoy a four - wheel drive over the vast desert sand dunes and the Wadi Ghul with a fabulous overnight stay stargazing in a luxurious Bedouin - styled desert camp.

There is also a stunning squid - ink - like black sand beach, Kutuh Beach, to the north of here that stretches for over 30 km, is largely deserted and is simply spectacular in the late afternoon light.

When they blow over the island this way, they cross over the Sahara Desert first, where they pick up dust and sand particles in the air.

Visit the Dubai Fountains and marvel at the light and music displays, try a 4x4 desert safari and race over the dunes before admiring the stunning sunset over the sands.

To the south, past the burning Italian coast, men charge over the sand dunes of the Arabian Desert, armed to the teeth with the most powerful weaponry the world has ever seen.

The world itself, despite being consistently confined to its dystopian desert locale, teems with vibrancy and detail throughout — from shimmering silver sheen that wash over the sands at dusk to distant dunes gleefully glittering in the moonlight's soft glow.

Here it comes in the form of a pale, 1960s Wallace Berman image of the moon's remote surface overlaid with cryptic writing; a black - and - white Vija Celmins screen - print of the vast, horizonless ocean that appears to carry a faint «X,» as if the printing plate had been canceled; a ragged piece of fiberglass painted with a Tiepelo - like sky by Joe Goode, who seems to have ripped it from either the actual heavens above or a movie - studio set; and a photographic close - up of shifting desert sand, over which actual sand and colored pigment has been applied by David Benjamin Sherry, as if reality were a veil obscuring camera - created truth in our mediated universe.

In «Temporal maps of a non sedimented land # 1,» Rocha Pitta causes desert soil in Argentina to spill over the edge of a cliff, much like sand in an hourglass.

In 1995, he collaborated with the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum in Price, Utah, to make replicas of their entire collection of dinosaur track casts, and exhibited these in New York and throughout Europe; in 1997 he collaborated with the International Center for Lightning Research and Testing in Starke, Florida, to trigger lightning with rockets, and worked with a local souvenir manufacturer to create over 10,000 replicas of a fulgurite created by the lightning strike; in 2000 he collaborated with the Pioneers Museum in the desert community of Imperial Valley, California, to reproduce souvenir copies and large models of their local mountain, Mount Signal, and the unique «Sand Spike» sand concretions found at its base; and in 2003, he created 120 topographical models of the states of Missouri and Kansas, which he donated and delivered himself to 120 small historical society museums in both staSand Spike» sand concretions found at its base; and in 2003, he created 120 topographical models of the states of Missouri and Kansas, which he donated and delivered himself to 120 small historical society museums in both stasand concretions found at its base; and in 2003, he created 120 topographical models of the states of Missouri and Kansas, which he donated and delivered himself to 120 small historical society museums in both states.