Sentences with phrase «steep switchbacks»

Greco rode with us on the bus that descends the steep switchbacks to the town of Aguas Calientes in the river valley, and then walked us to our hotel.

Section two is a series of 21 steep switchbacks called Walter's Wiggles.

Turn right and take several long and steep switchbacks down to the beach.

A series of long, curving switchbacks were carved directly into the face of the rock, allowing the train to gradually ascend or descend the Devil's Nose for more than eight hundred metres by slowly shunting backward and forward to negotiate the steep switchbacks.

But after a whole day of wandering around the expansive and unbelievably green Machu Picchu, herding onto a bus and fighting motion sickness as it rocketed down the steep switchbacks seemed almost irreverent.

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.

After a steep switchback climb, you'll walk through more redwood groves, cross another bridge and hike above the creek until you find yourself at the beginning of the loop proper.

Not exact matches

The trail becomes increasingly treacherous as it descends into the American River Canyon, ascends the steep to Devil's Thumb, drops off again into the blast furnace of El Dorado Canyon and finally rises by graded switchbacks to Michigan Bluff.

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

The Stiff One If there's one disappointment, it's when we take a Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro up steep gravel switchbacks, down winding trails, and through rocky scrub at the base of a hill.

As the roads get steeper, we find ourselves constantly downshifting to navigate increasingly treacherous switchbacks.

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.

Then, we pointed the noses onward and ran along the cliff - side before finally hitting the steep, tight switchbacks to the valley below.

Getting to the villa requires driving a 4x4 up rather steep, narrow switchback roads, but it was not an issue.

The steep uphills and tight switchbacks of Tinker's Trail will challenge expert riders.

From the hostel, the main village is located about a ten - minute walk along a very steep street with a series of switchbacks up the mountainside.

If I never have to hear the word «switchback» again I'll be happy, those steep climbs were hell!