Baku itself frequently runs out of water, despite the snow-capped Caucasus mountains a couple of hours' drive to the north-west.
On many mountains a chute this treacherous wouldn't get skied.
But today, we are alone and as the late afternoon sun turns the dull brown mountains a richer, deeper shade of ochre it is time to head down and start the long drive back to Erbil and the complexities of modern Iraq.
The sun beams down on a tiny glen in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains-a radiant afternoon for an outdoor wedding.
Or for a taste of the South, head to the Appalachian Mountains for a trip along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, which runs through Virginia, North Carolina and into Tennessee.
Last year a group of young bearded Salafi men drove to the mountains for a picnic, stopping on the way in a small town where they were attacked by local Sufists.
The second day I was a bit wobbly but went with my hosts deep into the rugged steppe for a traditional barbecue capped by races to the top of mountains and a clifftop midnight wrestling match.
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Then it is a twisting drive past tumbleweeds and saguaros on the way to the Black Mountains and a final push to Kingman.
After recuperating with sleep and espresso (every room has a Nespresso machine), the first stop was Wolgan Valley Resort in the Blue Mountains, a three hour drive away (including the last half hour on a spine rattling, studded dirt road).
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Take Delaplane Cellars, a family winery owned by Jim and Betsy Dolphin that boasts panoramic views of the Northern Virginia mountains in a spacious, contemporary setting.
New South Wales police said the man, who was on holiday in Australia, was in a group of eight friends and had travelled from Sydney's Bondi area to the Blue Mountains for a picnic and a walk along a bush trail.
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The mountains in the state's northwest region roll off the southern tip of the Rocky Mountains, and a maze of mountains and valleys funnel the wind into extreme speeds by the time they pass over ridge crests and mountain tops of the Guadalupe and Davis mountains.
Blakeman has yet to diversify into trips down the world's largest mountains in a canoe.
White Mountains has a negative rate of return of 1.97% and earnings yield of 11%.
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He hauled timber or pulpwood out of the mountains in a flat bed truck.
Researchers believe that the mountains hide a wealth of species as yet unknown to science.
But the air in the mountains around a glacier lake seems to carry threats to everyone, from every direction.
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Today, the Usambara Mountains are a quiet, peaceful corner of northeastern Tanzania, rarely visited by outsiders -- invading or otherwise.
Deep gorges, verdant mountains and a mild climate make the Central Balkan park an easy-to-explore biodiversity hotspot.
The formation of table mountains is a result of the erosion of softer rocks by wind and rain.
It is here that the Apennine Mountains drop a thousand feet straight down into the turquoise Ligurian Sea .
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The Blue Mountains are a languid work in progress that is, so far, 150 million years in the making.
In Southern California, you can view snow-capped mountains from a warm sandy beach.
It has active volcanoes, such as Etna and Vesuvius, few plains, lots of mountains and a flurry of fast-flowing rivers.
Police and dozens of volunteers hiked into the cold mountains for a second day Thursday to search for Emerson, a University of Georgia alumna, Verdone said.
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Mountains need to be higher than 1, 100m above sea level and be separated from other mountains by a drop of at least 150m on all sides.
The television ad for Suntory mineral water looks as idealistic as it did ten years ago, featuring vistas of snow-covered mountains and a perfect Japanese family.
The view of the town is equally impressive during the day, or at night, when thousands of lights climb the darkened mountains in a dreamscape of illumination.
In the living room, with floor-to-ceiling glass doors and large windows that overlook the mountains, a stone fireplace is topped by a white mantle and a round mirror.
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