When it comes time to descend, there are two ways down: walk back down along the crest you climbed up or sand-ski down the slope.
The lorry was reported to be carrying either gravel or sand.
He also said the government should consider mixing salt with grit or sand to make it go further, providing supplies to towns and villages so communities could "help themselves".
Furthermore, key areas of the Samsung SL605, including the bottom, buttons and areas surrounding the 2.7-inch TFT-LCD (230, 000 pixel), are rubberized to further protect the camera from elements such as dust, dirt or sand.
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Whether from natural catastrophes, economic collapse or the slow encroachments of sand or water, it seems likely that at least some of today's cities will meet the same fate as Ozymandias, the king of kings who built a monument to himself.
Boys, on the other hand, may become stuck on less typical activities, such as lining up blocks or running sand through their fingers.
And while towns fortify beaches and dunes and put up sea walls, rock barriers or even sand-filled fabric tubes to guard against future storms, state governments are readying hundreds of millions of dollars to buy out homeowners in flood-prone areas who want to leave.
Bar: fully or partially submerged mound of sand, gravel or other unconsolidated material built on the sea-bottom in shallow water by waves and currents.
Otherwise, we are trying to build on sand or air or something equally insubstantial.
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These are the funny-looking Swiss-made shoes that mimic the experience of walking barefoot in sand or on soft grass.
Tombolo: accretionary deposit of sand or gravel joining a small islet or rock to a larger island or landmass.
Berm crest: ridge of sand or gravel deposited by wave action on the shore just above the normal high water mark.
You can "hold the line" with expensive sea walls, retreat and leave the beach, or compromise with sand dunes and beach replenishing.
Fracking uses high-pressure mixtures of water, sand or gravel and chemicals to crack rock formations and release oil and natural gas deep underground.
Not every kid in the world gets a chance to swim, twirl around the uneven bars, dig a volleyball out of sand or swing a bat.
Spit: accretionary deposit of sand or stones located where a shoreline changes direction, formed by wave action and joined to the shore at one end only.
Steamers are usually harvested from sand or mud tidal flats.
Use a shovel to clear snow out of the way of the wheels and pour cat litter, sand or gravel in front of the wheels to help get traction.
What was once sand or native grasses became fairway or very friendly short rough, to the point where there was a sea of green as far as the eye could see.
This posh dining experience can be enjoyed anywhere throughout the pristinely private island you have been strutting through-next to the pool, under a palm tree, in the sand or your guest room.
Although feet were designed to walk barefoot on Earth's natural surfaces (grass, sand or gravel), they were not prepared to endure the concrete, asphalt and steel that covers so many landscapes today, Thompson said.
On the debt limit, I want to make sure I understand the reason for sort of drawing a line in the sand or talking about how important it is to have a clean bill.
Fire ants, he explained, could build stable tunnels in sand or soil with almost no moisture to bind it together, so learning from them might enable designers to build and programme robots that solve these same engineering problems.
Hartman died in 1991, but the do-it-yourself ethos among U.S. expatriates continues to pave the way for better tourism in the Exumas, a chain of 365 Bahamian islands and cays (pronounced "keys"), low reefs of sand or coral.
The bottom is mainly brilliant white sand or greenish grass, but we were searching for the vaguely brown and yellow hues that indicate the rocks and coral where Caribbean spiny lobster (commonly referred to as "bugs" for their insect-like appearance) live.
It was not the miles of palm-fringed, white sand or the ludicrously blue sea that stunned me the Caribbean is littered with beaches fit for postcards it was the fact that there was virtually no development in any direction and hardly a soul in sight.
Carbo Ceramics ( CRR - news - people )(CRR, 73) , a Houston firm that makes various forms of "proppant, " particles (sand or a synthetic substitute) injected along with the fracking fluid to keep the fissures propped open after the pressure is withdrawn.
In case of the latter, pack an emergency kit for the trunk that, at the least, contains jumper cables, a flashlight, ice scraper, flares or warning triangles, extra gloves and hats, blankets, snacks, a first aid kit and a small snow shovel and a bag of sand or cat litter to help should your car get stuck in the snow.
When you stick your head in the sand, or deny what is obvious to everyone around you, it is inevitable that you will lose respect.
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