Sentences with phrase «sheer rock»

I especially like today's paddle because it takes us through so many small islands and along sheer rock faces.

Norse legends refer to these cats as «mountain - dwelling fairy cat (s) with an ability to climb sheer rock faces that other cats could not manage.»

Working from subjects that range from sheer rock walls to the California coastal redwoods, Sherman's paintings represent a claustrophobic and unstable world through a perspective that shimmies between representation and abstraction.

Don't miss The tiny 10th - century chapel of Santa Maria de Olearia is an atmospheric place hewn out of sheer rock where early frescoes decorate the vaulted ceiling and apse.

While you're exploring, don't miss the spectacular precipice of Nuuanu Pali — some 2000 feet of sheer rock over which King Kamehameha I drove his enemies in battle.

There are some ridiculous elements, such as little Cody climbing a mile - high sheer rock face or riding on the back of a soaring eagle.

About halfway through the drive you'll reach the Homer Tunnel, an unlined (without help from steel or other construction materials) tunnel taking you through sheer rock.

During a typical jet boat ride in New Zealand, you can expect to glide along narrow river gorges, see sheer rock faces up close, and come into close contact with braided waters.

The top of the hole starts at around 35 feet / 10mt and is sheer rock until you reach the stalactite formations at about 110 feet / 33mt.

Reach out and touch sheer rock cliffs and drink pure glacial water straight from the waterfalls, see seals sunning themselves on the rocks, dolphins riding the bow wave or if you're lucky, spot rare Fiordland crested penguins (in season).

Its 16 turquoise lakes link together through waterfalls cascading down sheer rock cli...

Following this you will visit Standley Chasm, a deep red cleft where sheer rock faces reflect rich colours in the sunlight, before moving on to Simpsons Gap, a haven for black footed rock wallabies.

He's overjoyed when he finds a remote mountain palace carved from sheer rock, only accessible by several ancient portals.

You place yourself in the hands of strangers who ask you to do foolhardy things, like walk backwards over a precipice with nothing but a rope around your waist or climb a sheer rock face with your fingers and toes.

Two thousand years ago a storm drove a Roman ship against a sheer rock wall on the north side of the remote Greek island of Antikythera.

Dangling on a rope, 50 metres up a sheer rock wall, may not sound like the best place to forge a research collaboration but for Martin Berzins and Annette Bunge rock climbing and research are a good mix.

Though the mountains in Hamnøy in the Lofoten Islands, Norway, rise a steep 200 metres, mountain birches manage to eke out an existence on the sheer rock.

Reducing student mobility, hassling with contractual issues, battling district - supplied textbooks — you have a better chance of playing pick - up - sticks with your pinky toe than climbing up those sheer rock faces.

Our trip included everything from wheel - dangling cliffs and sheer rock faces to stream fording and mild passes that wouldn't have troubled a riding lawnmower.

Leaving the city behind, we climbed up into the Maritime Alps, the road scratched into the sheer rock hillsides.

No sheer rock face, deep hole, or collection of boulders could stop the H3T.

As I park in Zion Canyon, in the distance I can see climbers halfway up a sheer rock face.

The 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee is equally adept at hauling a family of five to the mall in absolute comfort as it is climbing a sheer rock face on an off - road trail.

A sheer rock face of competition, it's growing upward at speeds we can't even measure because the biggest retailers don't share their ebook sales numbers.

These compact puffin dogs would climb the sheer rock walls, worm their way into tiny passages, and snatch the birds.

A visit this afternoon, to Echidna Chasm with its sheer rock face.

I climb the sheer rock face with grooves for my feet and only dusty patches to link my fingers into.

An easy two kilometre (1.2 mile) walk leads into Echidna Chasm, where you can stare up in awe at the sheer rock walls, towering 100 metres (330 feet) on either side of you.

Charge up your camera as this hike offers everything from mountainous peaks and sheer rock faces to pristine lakes, cascading waterfalls and dense, luxuriant forest.

Sheer rock faces rise up out of the water to heights of around 1,200 metres on either side.

Restaurants and bars have re-opened including popular beach establishments such as Beach Limers, Coconut Grove, Sheer Rocks, Turners, Darkwood Beach Bar and Restaurant, Trappas, Le Bistro, and the over 150 dining options to choose from in Antigua.

On either side of the ship, sheer rock walls towered upwards to a height of 1100 metres.

(To reach her final resting place, you must climb aluminum ladders mounted on a sheer rock face!)

The water falls 35 metres down a sheer rock face into a series of lower pools beneath the surrounding forest canopy.

This is a beautiful, satisfying yet long drive; this Pass effectively cuts through mountain ranges revealing incredible vistas of peaks, scree slopes and walls of sheer rock.

Experience the spray of a waterfall as you cruise close to sheer rock faces or watch out for dolphins, seals and in season, the rare Fiordland crested penguins.

Additional wedding features at Peppers Seminyak include: Ceremony & Reception Locations The tranquil tropical gardens and sheer rock faces of Bali's southwest coast offer a perfect background to exchange vows.

The entrance to the cavern can not be reached without descending more than 110 feet (34 meters) down a sheer rock wall - some 10 feet (3 meters) deeper than the recommended maximum depth for recreational divers.

At Port Campbell National Park, the Gibson Steps, originally hand carved into the sheer rock face of Gibson Beach, are now cement poured for safety.

Jordan's most valuable treasure, it is a vast, unique city that was carved into the sheer rock face by an industrious Arab Nabataean civilization that settled at the location more than 2,000 years ago.

Add to this another couple of little foibles Tom has — jumping up a sheer rock wall and magically floating to the top, and falling in a river but unable to get out — and the game begins to feel a bit rough around the edges.

Whether it be traversing a sheer rock face or doing your best not to get lost within a darkened labyrinth.

It can be like climbing a sheer rock face, but is completely worth the effort when it works.