Sentences with phrase «river of mud»

In an era when long - distance travel was difficult and exhausting even when the trains ran on time, the weather was fair, and the roads weren't thick rivers of mud, Julia — and her four young children, who often accompanied her — risked disease, death and capture whenever they journeyed between home and headquarters.

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Bryar Blanton and three friends were riding along the Washita River in Oklahoma in 2015 when two members of their group got stuck in a mud hole, according to Entertainment Tonight.

The river's banks are growing thanks to giant clumps of wet wipes mixed with twigs and mud.

Sometimes it rains so hard that the Tarach River bed, which runs through the camp like a spine, overflows and washes out dozens of mud huts, melting them, Istarline says, «like chocolate.»

Georgia Tech's Bill Alexander, one of 22 coaches inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame's inaugural 1951 class, is billed as being from Mud River, Kentucky.

I have baby worn while riding a camel in Egypt but I won't get into that I have worn my babies while at the pumpkin patch, in rickshaws in Asia, watching the water buffalo on the banks of the holy Ganges river, hiking the Julien Alps, milking a goat in Serbia, mushroom picking in Slovenia, while exploring the ancient mud city of Bam, Iran, and of course every time I go to Target!

He also referred to the wave of illegal mining, which has polluted our major rivers and turned them «into a flow of mud and grime».

It is tragic to see rivers such as Ankobra, Pra, Ofin and parts of the Volta, which used to provide clean potable water to huge communities now turned into a flow of mud and grime.

So geologists William McMahon and Neil Davies, both of the University of Cambridge, decided to look for when amounts of mud rock began increasing in 704 ancient river deposits from 3.5 billion to 300 million years ago.

About 4,800 people live in Needles, on the western banks of the Colorado River where it cuts a swath in the mud between California and Arizona.

Just inside the door of Willett's office at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston sits his bicycle, mud - spattered from his daily commute over the Charles River from his home in Cambridge.

In the Gulf of California, near the Colorado River delta, researchers pulled up a mud sample and found it laced with petroleum — a sure indication that, somewhere down below, oil is now being formed.

By examining an old crevasse along Bayou Lafourche, a precursor of the Mississippi River, the researchers found that mud can build enough land to keep up with sea level rise if the diversion flows into existing vegetated areas protected from marine forces.

«Crevasse splays like this one are extremely common in the Mississippi River Delta and all of them consist mainly of mud,» said Torbjörn Törnqvist, Vokes Geology Professor at Tulane University.

Agricultural areas like St. George were hardest hit by the relentless rains and overflowing rivers that swamped roads, cut off power lines, washed away vineyards and fruit orchards, drowned thousands of head of cattle and other livestock, and covered homes and everything inside them in thick layers of sediment and mud.

Up to five people left the series of footprints in mud on the bank of an ancient river estuary over 800,000 years ago at Happisburgh in northeast Norfolk.

They are linked by rivers that form when melting ice expands the lakes, increasing pressure under the ice cap and causing underground channels of water and mud to squirt out.

Two levels of terraces extending upstream indicated a wall of ice and mud had dammed the river, backing up a lake that filled the valley.

During Mount Saint Helens's May 18, 1980, eruption, the top 1,300 feet of the volcano crumbled, initiating a steam - powered blast that tore off the peak's north flank and sent more than 5 billion cubic feet of volcanic mud flowing into nearby river channels.

Thus, the discovery of a coral reef system at the mouth of the Amazon River is significantly surprising, considering its mud and brackishness.

It often forms from mud, sand, or clay gathered at the bottom of an ocean, lake, or river.

Because meter - scale suboxic zones occur today within the mobile mud belts of tropical river - dominated continental shelves, such as the Amazon Shelf, we hypothesize that sedimentological and hydrological changes during the PETM fostered the development of analogous conditions on the Eastern seaboard of North America.

It's also a chance to show off local fountain - of - youth ingredients, like MAHALO Skin Care's Hawaiian kukui oil and vitamin C - rich noni and Alaska Glacial Mud Co.'s mineral - rich glacial mud sustainably gathered from the Copper River Delta in AlasMud Co.'s mineral - rich glacial mud sustainably gathered from the Copper River Delta in Alasmud sustainably gathered from the Copper River Delta in Alaska.

Have you noticed that fast - flowing rivers are free of debris, but sluggish rivers are clogged with mud, leaves, and garbage?

You know how in every period piece these days there's that CGI shot of the city in ye olde times, with mud streets and famous buildings under construction and smoke rising from chimneys and old fashioned carriages and steam boats on the river?

Set on a mighty river in rural Arkansas, Mud tells the story of teenage boys Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) forming an unlikely bond with a mysterious fugitive called, Mud (Matthew McConaughey).

Bernal, LaFourcade, and Miguel will perform «Remember Me» from Coco, while Mary J. Blige will treat the audience fo stars to a rendition of «Mud River», from Mudbound.

The film will star Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon (WALK THE LINE, MUD), and will be produced by Pacific Standard's Witherspoon and Bruna Papandrea (WARM BODIES, ALL GOOD THINGS) with River Road Entertainment's Oscar nominated Bill Pohlad (THE TREE OF LIFE, 12 YEARS A SLAVE).

Mud's charisma lies in the wide eyes of his beholders, a couple of 14 - year - olds who come upon him hiding out from the law and other pursuers on a little island in the Mississippi River; his literal hideout is an abandoned boat nestled high in the branches of a tree, where it was deposited by a flood.

«This river brings a lot of trash down it,» says Uncle Galen (Michael Shannon) to his nephew, Ellis (Tye Sheridan), in Jeff Nichols» «Mud.»

Mud Rated PG - 13 for some violence, sexual references, language, thematic elements and smoking Available on DVD and Blu - ray Two young boys wandering the rivers of Arkansas befriend a man named Mud (Matthew McConaughey) who is hiding out from the law as he awaits the love of his life (Reese Witherspoon) to come to him.

Summary: Ellis and Neckbone, two teenage boys living on the Arkansas River stumble upon a fugitive by the name of Mud.

Does it mean the track across the desert will be rivers of red mud?

Our Sport was fitted with the latter and, on standard Michelin tires, it excelled in every off - road challenge we threw at it: powering through deep mud ruts, driving down the middle of a shallow river, and — about as likely for most owners — tackling an obstacle course set up inside a 747.

I am so amazed by my vehicle because it did not stuck in the middle of a mud way to the river.

Years of schlepping through waist - high mud, clambering down hills, fording rivers, and generally having a good old off - road time gave Land Rover an enviable reputation in the 4x4 world.

Flowing down from the north country of Minnesota and pouring into the Gulf of Mexico, the mighty Mississippi River drifts along, carrying with it not only the silty detritus of the mud, leaves and pollutants it picks up along its journey but also the legends of pirates, wily boatsmen and confidence men that writers and musicians have memorialized in song and story.Awash in the glory of the...

SOMEONE HAD WASHED the mud off the body, but as Gaius Petreius Ruso unwrapped the sheet, there was still a distinct smell of river water.

Which black river am I talking of — which river of Death, whose banks are full of rich, dark, sticky mud whose grip traps everything that is planted in it, suffocating and choking and stunting it?

There are a number of off road clubs in Ireland and Great Britain, offering classes in off road safety, as well as rugged obstacle courses that include mud bogging, river forging and rock crawling.

Many of our fellow hikers wished they had walking sticks to keep them from falling in the mud and assisting with the river crossings.

The quasi-trails we followed on the way to the river were now being washed away by fast - flowing water, mud, and rocks falling from the top of the mountain.

A full day of Ziplining, River Tubing, Horseback Riding, Buffet Lunch, Hot Springs, and Mud Bath!

Including all the sites of the Buccaneer we also visit the Raft Point rock art site, swim at Ruby Falls, visit historical Camden Harbour and Kuri Bay Pearl farm, explore the Prince Regent River and the famous Kings Cascade and catch mud crabs on the Hunter River — just some of the places we visit.

Rubber boots and rain pants: between wading to shore, wading through the river and a few areas of BSM (boot sucking mud) rubber boots provided practical if not partially stylish footwear.

Included in the day is a calm - water river cruise along the Proserpine River sighting crocodiles and an array of other wildlife, an open air wagon tour through wetlands and a Queensland mud crab capture disriver cruise along the Proserpine River sighting crocodiles and an array of other wildlife, an open air wagon tour through wetlands and a Queensland mud crab capture disRiver sighting crocodiles and an array of other wildlife, an open air wagon tour through wetlands and a Queensland mud crab capture display!

One of the highlights of the trip, you'll be able to enjoy a pampering mud - pack straight from the river which is sure to leave you feeling chilled out for the rest of your holiday.

ARENAL VOLCANO TOURS Natural hot springs, rivers, natural pools, rain forests, jungle waterfalls, thermal waters, tropical forests with birds, mammals, reptiles, insects; and volcanic mud pots are just some of the many natural attractions tourists can enjoy.

The banks of Eudlo and Petrie Creeks and the Maroochy River are popular locations for catching mud crabs.

Leaders Creek Fishing Base is located within an hours drive of Darwin turning off at Gunn Point Road and is an ideal jumping point for the Vernon, Melville and Ruby Islands, Cape Hotham and Mouth of the Adelaide River, the Blue Holes or 15 kilometers of sheltered waterways where you will find a wide range of tropical sportsfish and succulent mud crabs.