Sentences with phrase «sheer cliffs»

It is a beautiful island with very high sheer cliff faces dropping vertically into the water.

He can scale sheer cliff walls with ease and drop down from any height without sustaining harm.

There, you will come face - to - face with towering 2500 - foot waterfalls as well as sheer cliff faces.

You'll witness waterfalls and sheer cliff faces, too.

Inspired by a trip to Iceberg Alley in Newfoundland, these grand charcoal drawings of sheer cliffs of ice are like the photo negatives of his darker works, and also recall the photography of artists like Sebastião Salgado and Thomas Ruff.

A launch cruise takes you right through to the open sea, the colossal walls rising on either side in sheer cliffs that will dwarf your tiny vessel.

Once you reach it you find a pool surrounded by sheer cliffs most of the way around, some find it beautiful however some find it a little disappointing after the tough 45 minute journey to get there.

Open clearings with sheer cliff faces and ample forested cover make this map ideal for snipers and long - range firefights.

We spent two days scrambling up and down the sides of mountains all for the sake of magnificent waterfalls, historical tea plantations carved into sheer cliff faces, and stunning distant vistas that winked in and out of the clouds.

At 490m long, 50m high and reaching speeds of 40mph it is clearly not as mad as the Eden SkyWire, although the flooded depths of the old quarry with sheer cliffs on either side may well make it feel like it is!

Downhill mountain biking, zip lines, raging rivers, sleeping deep in the jungle, walking along lost Inca trails up sheer cliffs shrouded in clouds before reaching the mysterious and stunning ruins of Machu Picchu, this tour has it all!

From Hearst Castle, turn north to twist along the iconic Big Sur, with towering redwoods, and sheer cliffs plunging into the sea.

The temple is inhabited by a small band of very mischievous monkeys.ukit Peninsula, where sheer cliffs drop precipitously into the clear blue sea, the temple hangs right over the edge become most famous sight particularly at sunset time.

Necarney Creek to Elk Flats: From the smaller parking area just south of the main Oswald West parking lot, the Necarney Creek Trail descends into the rainforest and connects to the Elk Flats Trail south, offering about a 1.5 mile walk through forest, emerging at meadows frequented by elk and eventually leading to a short spur trail to sheer cliffs overlooking Devil's Cauldron.

No beach is quite like another; each is defined as much by natural beauty — windswept dunes; colorful sands; sheer cliff sides — as by the travelers it... Read More

Climbing sheer cliff faces for a vantage point, scouting out enemy camps are liberating them of all their treasures and weapons before stealthily taking out each enemy?

After lunch, continue to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, where the Yellowstone River tumbles over sheer cliffs, presenting one of the park's most magnificent sights.

Sheer cliffs rise out of the ocean, reflecting incoming waves back out to sea, creating a washing machine effect.

The second third is an open crossing over generally calm seas, and during the final leg of the journey, you enter the breathtakingly beautiful island chain to which Misool belongs, cruising between sheer cliffs and innumerable small islands, often escorted by dolphins.

Featuring a rugged coastline where sheer cliffs open to sandy beaches, the Cape Byron State Conservation Area is an ideal active destination with an abundance of coastal walking tracks.

You're spoiled for choice with walking trails and tracks in the Byron Shire that cover all landscapes from sheer cliffs, bushland, rolling sand dunes and secluded beaches.

Test your reflexes as you race down ancient temple walls and along sheer cliffs.

Grand examples of traditional design and architecture, Bhutan's famous monasteries and temples, such as the Tiger's Nest cling to sheer cliff tops or majestically stand guard in its picturesque towns.

The Northern dive sites are covered in beautiful coral gardens jutting up against sheer cliff walls.

Sheer cliffs hug the coastline and drop sharply to its pristine golden sands lined with palms and refreshing waterfalls.

The beauty of Phi Phi, with sheer cliffs soaring from calm, clear seas, is stunning.

Even if I was willing to give the fifteen mile trek a shot, my attempt would be severely hampered by the four hundred metre high sheer cliffs that soared into the sky behind me.

They are not sheer cliffs, but steep piles of glacial moraine, rock and dirt.

Castle Rock is the monumental remains of an ancient volcano that is protected on three sides by virtually sheer cliffs.

The magical sheer cliff faces of El Capitan and Cathedral are particularly beautiful at sunset when the warm light reflecting off them contrasts with the snow further away.

Alternatively, the bridge abseil can be coupled to or substituted with our traditional 25m sheer cliff abseiling experience with magnificent views of the Crocodile River as it meanders past high gorges towards Hartbeeespoort Dam.

From the Indian Beach trailhead in Ecola State Park, the Clatsop Loop Trail trail follows the edge of Tillamook Head, through rainforest, emerging at multiple sheer cliff viewpoints a total of 2.5 miles round trip.

It's worth noting that you can't be too careful here, as this was easily the scariest portion of the trail, situated along fairly sheer cliffs (another reason for poles).

The expansive park encompasses sheer cliffs, lush rainforest and secluded beaches as well as boasting a unique subtropical rainforest known as the Littoral Rainforest.

Italy is the land of mouthwatering meals that last all night, heady wines to drink underneath olive trees, pastel villas built into sheer cliffs above the crystal blue Tyrrhenian Sea, and Renaissance paintings and marble sculptures that leave you awestruck and inspired.

Some of the platforms are constructed onto sheer cliff faces and defy belief.

Given that floating buildings are impractical and sheer cliffs don't readily lend themselves to development, this paradise won't be paved over anytime soon.

Wadi Hadhramaut and its tributaries have extraordinarily sheer cliffs, carved by previous floods, which funnel the water in its restricted course.

Slide past sheer cliffs with just centimetres to spare and then race to the base of the Huka Falls or the famous Fuljames Rapids.

While the Causeway consists of rugged rock formations along the coastline, the Cliffs of Moher are simply sheer cliffs that drop dramatically into the sea.

With sheer cliffs covered in dense greenery towering above the ocean, pristine sandy beaches, plunging valleys and waterfalls, Na Pali is an area of immense natural beauty.

Nearby is Beecroft Peninsula with its spectacular sheer cliff face arising 75 metres from the ocean, leading to the Point Perpendicular lighthouse.

After the tour you have the option to climb Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain for an even more incredible view of the ruins and the surrounding sheer cliffs of the Andes.

Soak up the scenery, streams, waterfalls, forests, ravines and sheer cliffs on one of the 140 kilometres (87 miles) of heritage walking tracks throughout the region.

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.

Its coastal areas are variable, ranging from broad, sandy beaches gently sloping toward a dynamic ocean to sheer cliffs plunging toward the turmoil of a sea intent on changing the contour of the land.

It's a steep, rocky, technical, and ever - changing trail, with everything from creek crossings to sheer cliff drops and canyon wall descents.

From the smaller parking area just south of the main Oswald West parking lot, the Necarney Creek Trail descends into the rainforest and connects to the Elk Flats Trail south, offering about a 1.5 - mile walk through forest, emerging at meadows frequented by elk and eventually leading to a short spur trail to sheer cliffs overlooking Devil's Cauldron.

Climbing sheer cliff faces for a vantage point, scouting out enemy camps are liberating them of all their treasures and weapons before stealthily taking out each enemy?

It is actually composed of three islets: East, Middle and West and bounded on most sides by sheer cliffs and connected only occasionally at extremely low tides.