Bingham, left, and Griffiths in their tent, living in much
the way early explorers did — except for some modern conveniences.
Not exact matches
Who could have known in those
early days, that by 2017, a landscape once loomed over by companies like Microsoft (Internet
Explorer) and Netscape (Navigator) would fractionalize and give
way to totally new players like Google (Chrome)?
Like
early explorers mapping the continents of our globe, astronomers are busy charting the spiral structure of our galaxy, the Milky
Way.
Early explorers actually used watermelons as canteens; water bottles are a bit more practical these days, but filling up on watermelon remains an especially delicious
way to stay hydrated.
It was a great diversion tactic that sent
early explorers merrily on their
way to discovering a true land of ice and eventually, a northern route to North America.
We were very aware that we were travelling in the footsteps of those that had gone before us - the warring warrior tribes, the
explorers, the adventurers and the brave
early settlers who had fought their
way across the continent, carving this magnificent country out of the wilderness.
«Alameda» is a Spanish term for «tree line,» a sure
way to find a creek for
early explorers of the region.
Step into the past and imagine coming here as an
early explorer, hacking your
way through the jungle to the crumbling steps.
Originally built in the
early 1900s by miners and homesteaders, the Rogue River Trail was the sole
way in and out of the canyon for these
early explorers.
Doubtful Sound Also overlooked by
early explorers such as Captain Cook, the Doubtful Sound was so named due to Cook's severe misgivings that, if entered, the combination of the narrow entry -
way, steep mountainsides and unpredictable wind patterns would put a retreat in doubt.
It's tempting to work on stockpiling frequent flyer miles and points the
way you would save for a child's college education or retirement, but unfortunately frequent flyer miles in particular are subject to devaluations, sometimes massive ones and sometimes unannounced (for example the United Award Chart Devaluation
earlier this year, the elimination of AAdvantage
Explorer Awards with no notice a few months ago; the numerous Aeroplan devaluations; no award chart provided in advance of the British Airways Executive Club Avios devaluation, etc..)