Sentences with phrase «winding at high elevations»

The multiple day trek truly is one of the most remarkable journeys on Earth, winding at high elevations throughout Peru and the incredible, Andes mountain range.

Winds at higher elevations, generally, are stronger and more consistent, even in wind - rich states such as Iowa and Texas.

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And because the OCC campus is on the highest elevation in Oklahoma County, and the track is built on an incline above the campus, and its second curve faces the southwest — whence the winds normally come — it can be semiscientifically deduced that the second curve at the OCC track is just about the windiest corner in the U.S. in early spring.

In western Tibet, annual snowfall totals have risen steadily since the 1990s, especially at higher elevations, as strengthening westerly winds bring more precipitation.

At elevations of 11,000 - 14,000 feet, the severe climate is marked by high winds, bright sun and huge temperature swings.

At an elevation of 1500 ft. above the sea, it is cooled by almost constant hillside trade winds, and its high locale provides wonderful views for miles into the distance.

The third challenge involves the plants and their ability to resist the wind and cold at high building elevations.

This takes advantage of the even more forceful winds present at higher elevations.

The subtle whines and chirps of the tiny critters that inhabit the area were easily heard, and at higher elevations, gusts of wind added to the sense of altitude.