Sentences with phrase «through high desert»

Driving to Sun Valley Resort offers an enjoyable ride through high desert and picturesque farmland with very little traffic.

His shortcut leads them woefully off - course, tramping through high desert as they run out of food and water.

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Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

Despite these conditions, the Tarim river flows through this desert region, mainly fed by meltwater from high - altitude glaciers.

When not on the mat you can find Mario hiking the highest peaks in the Himalayas, trekking through Thailand's jungle or crossing Sahara's desert.

The hills of a desert, where the trio crashes after flying through a thunderstorm, become the towering waves of the high seas, and a clash of ships results in one swinging like a pendulum from the yardarm of the other.

High Noon set in Outer Space as a bunch of hired goons chase Sean Connery through the deserted corridors of a mining station.

I began my educational odyssey in the tumbleweed grasslands of western Kansas, but have taught middle through high school science in rural and urban schools from the US territory of Guam (where America's day begins) to the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Maui; from Navaho high desert country of Arizona to the Yupik wet tundra of Alaska.

Just one school — Desert Trails Elementary in the tiny high - desert town of Adelanto — has been converted into a nonprofit charter school through a parent - trigger camDesert Trails Elementary in the tiny high - desert town of Adelanto — has been converted into a nonprofit charter school through a parent - trigger camdesert town of Adelanto — has been converted into a nonprofit charter school through a parent - trigger campaign.

Our camp is in the high desert and the wind rips through our campsite, causing the tiny windmill on the roof of the adobe - walled ranch to spin feverishly.

If you're looking to mob through deserts or forests at high speeds, the durability of an SUV is the way to go, but if you plan to drive post-haste on paved roads, the inherent structural rigidity of a crossover will suit your purposes.

With its superior fuel economy in mind, we drove over 2,500 miles, from California to Idaho and back, through desolate places like Nevada's high desert.

Lifted 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4 Crew Cab LTZ High Country High Desert (Stock 6989) Vehicle info: New professionally installed 7 inch Rough Country lift kit New 35 inch mud tires New 20 inch wheels 6.2 L V8 OHV 16V engine 6 - Speed Automatic transmission 5» 8 bed Estimated Total Height: 6»11 Estimated Total Length: 19» 2 Exterior: Summit White Front and rear sensors Power running boards Bed liner Power fold side mirrors Power adjust mirrors Tonneau bed cover Tow package Trailer brake Seating: Heated and Cooled front bucket seats Rear 60/40 fold seat Driver side memory seat Power seats Brown leather Interior: Navigation 8 inch touch screen Backup camera Bose sound system Dual zone climate controls Power outlet USB and aux ports Heated leather wrapped steering wheel with audio controls Bluetooth Sunroof Remote start Back power window Carfax certified: No accidents reported One owner vehicle No damage reported At Net Direct Autos, your Lifted Truck HQ, all vehicles go through our Lift and Like New process, where we go above and beyond to provide the best inventory of lifted trucks available.

Getting to that mountain in Idaho required many miles driving through California and the sweeping, high desert of Nevada.

Both trucks were amazingly capable at high speed through the rough desert terrain surrounding Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club in Pahrump, Nevada.

Alaska USA is one of the leading credit unions in the United States, serving individuals and businesses throughout Alaska, Western Washington, California's High Desert region, and around the world, through the Alaska USA family of financial service companies.

The mission of the High Desert Humane Society is to promote and to provide humane and ethical treatment of companion animals through facility care, adoption, community education and programs which address pet over population.

PATCH is a small foster based rescue in the high desert of southern California that is looking to P.air A.nimals T.o C.aring H.omes through adoption and education.

However, throw into the mix the fact that hotel prices drop anywhere from 50 % to 80 % off their peak season rates (from the very high - end resorts down to basic chain hotels), restaurants otherwise normally difficult at best to get into are home to empty dining rooms, and the reality that the dry desert air doesn't really feel that bad (at least to this New York City dweller who suffers through perspiration - inducing walks from the subway to the office for the entire summer season), and you begin to realize Scottsdale is a smart, attractive and a not - very - scary destination for travel during the summer.

Golf: Ashwood Golf Course is a wonderfully - maintained 27 - hole golf course with three unique 9's that wind you through beautiful vistas and scenery unique to California's High Desert.

Travelling from Marrakech, we went on a 3 day tour that took a small group of us through the High Atlas Mountains, the Draa River Valley to visit a bunch of interesting traditional Berber villages and towns, and to the Merzouga desert, where -LSB-...]

A spectacular journey through Peru's varied landscape encompassing coastal desert, snow - capped Andean peaks, the high altiplano and lush cloud forest.

The trek takes you past amazingly blue glacial lakes, through a strange sandy desert that feels like a mountain beach and on the last day (depending on which way round you do the trek) over the Punta Unión mountain pass of 4,750 meters with stunning views of the high peaks (Tauliraju, Rinrihirka and Paria) which feel so close you can touch them.

Zipline Through The Desert In the hills of Bootleg Canyon, thrill seekers can hike the hills and zipline through four separate zipline runs that cover 1 1/2 miles that will have them soaring high above the Mojave Through The Desert In the hills of Bootleg Canyon, thrill seekers can hike the hills and zipline through four separate zipline runs that cover 1 1/2 miles that will have them soaring high above the Mojave through four separate zipline runs that cover 1 1/2 miles that will have them soaring high above the Mojave Desert.

From the dangerous, almost unmakeable waves at Panaitan Island, through the pure natural - foot perfection of Lagundri Bay, to the ocean - going adventure off the Mentawais, the dense jungle lifestyle of Grajagan, volcanic power at Canggu, madness and fun at Halfway Kuta, impossibly long lines at Impossibles, shallow green reef barrels at Padang, mellow high tide at Geger, the «waiting game» at Desert Point and Sumbawa's crowded Lakey Peak.

It does mean that you get plenty of different settings for the gameplay, such as wandering through snowstorms, battling through deserts and sniping high above the streets in Russia, but the constant jumping, poor dialog and pretty bland writing mean that Future Soldier's story ends up feeling more like bookends that are only there to hold the gameplay in place and provide a reason as to why you're assaulting / blowing up the next place.

Today, Cunning Stunts takes GTA Online racing to epic new heights with a series of 16 brand - new, high - octane Stunt Races that feature everything from winding tubular tracks amongst Los Santos» tallest skyscrapers to technical courses through canyons, over water and across the desert.

Bigface served as instructor at the inaugural Ballroom DJ Camp in 2010, bringing knowledge gained through his years as a teacher at Austin's DJ Dojo to the high desert grasslands.

Rodman's project Gradually / We Became Aware / Of A Hum in the Room is on view through August 2015 at High Desert Test Sites with a second phase opening at Art In General, New York, September 2015.

As I settle in to working in Santa Fe through the spring, I feel the effects of physical elevation in the high desert coupled with a heightened interest in ideas of ritual and duration as they relate to artistic practice.

I don't know for sure, but I imagine all it would take to crack the housing on this is a single misstep or a child running through the yard, and living as I do in the high desert, I know that plastic devices that sit outside all the time have a short lifespan before they become brittle and broken.

The open - world stealth action of Metal Gear Solid V played wonderfully on the PC at 2560 x 1440 with graphics set to high, allowing me to ride through the desert on horseback and gun down enemy soldiers at a slick 60 frames per second.