As we ascended up over mountains and down into a deep valley, my pilot, Melissa Hough, pointed out Disappointment River.
More impressive is the cause that has propelled her all these miles through heat and rain and over mountains.
The Graf Goetzen was then transported in parts, in 500 crates, from Hamburg to Dar es Salaam on the coast of East Africa - and from there over mountains to Lake Tanganyika where Germany, Britain and Belgium were all engaged in colonial jostling.
The home has views of the sunset over the mountains in the west, all the way south to Long Beach and Catalina Island as well as of the city lights of downtown Los Angeles and easterly views of the sunrise over the San Gabriel Mountains.
You know you're going to land, but it's not always fun going over those mountains.
The moon was rising over the mountains, aglow there opposite the lingering light of the setting sun.
Joel, a chef, was last seen at 11, 000ft (3, 350m) heading into a cloud as the weather changed over the mountains.
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So we turned left and flew over lower mountains, under clearer skies.
Snow was forecast for Thursday in eastern Syria and over the mountains.
If the plane's lone engine were to punk out over the mountains, the pilot could pull a parachute that floats the airframe and occupants to earth at 10mph.
Cleared at the checkpoint, with the hot sun setting over the mountains, I stopped at a gas station to buy two Modelo Especial beers to drink in the car.
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As they did this, they scattered, climbing over the mountains of useless scrap and down into the amphitheatre, where they found themselves forming a huge circle in the middle.
Some 57km over the mountains from Shipka lies yet another historic settlement - Veliko Tarnovo, the "City of the Tsars" - famous for being the medieval seat of Bulgarian power.
Tonight I will cook dinner, tell my husband how much I love him, curl up with the dogs, watch the sun go down over the mountains and climb into bed.
With average yearly snow accumulation of 33 feet, a vertical drop of 3, 500 feet and 3, 500 acres of skiable terrain ranging over three mountains, Sunshine is one of Canada's most inviting locations.
The story is about a mysterious man named Smelty John, who is the only one to notice a certain beauty that wafts across the ocean, over the mountains and though snow-bound fields toward him.
All Americans should know that one act of kindness extended to a family of a soldier, a sailor, or a Marine, a Coast Guardsman, reverberates across water, over the mountains, and through the deserts, into the heart of the warrior who is standing there alone, thinking as much about his family as his family is thinking about him or her.
Jackson made the fine decision to use a song during the final credits (composed by Neil Finn), called Song of the Misty Mountains based on the original Tolkien poem, Over The Misty Mountains Cold.
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Sitting on the edge of an overcrowded train car, feet dangling over the side as the green mountains take over and the picturesque coastline fades away.
Paddle across Lake Constance from Lindau, an impossibly pretty town that is watched over by blue mountains.
The proposals reflect growing concern within the EU over the growing mountains of waste that darken this heavily populated region.
The Met Office has warned walkers and climbers to expect wintry conditions in Scotland's hills and mountains over the next few days.
The sites (495.3 ha) and their surrounding forest landscape reflect a persistent and extraordinarily well-documented tradition of sacred mountains over 1, 200 years.
And he said you could always tell when Eric would show up in Nashville, just after growing season was over in the mountains.
There is an excellent view from this meteor-created landmark, looking out over the surrounding mountains and the St Lawrence, with picturesque fields and villages in between.
It created auroras over the Rocky Mountains so bright that the glow woke campers who began preparing breakfast because they thought it was morning.
April's disappearance on 1 October led to a massive police search operation in and around Machynlleth, and over terrain including mountains, gorges, streams and waterfalls.
In the evening, the setting is magical as the sun sets over the Congo Mountains in the distance, and tiny lights from fishing boats flicker across the lake.
Some of my favorite trips during the years between 1996 and 2000 were those I took east of Nashville, in the fall, over the Smokey Mountains.
File away all the fine words and big promises you hear in the Swiss mountains over the course of this week and re-examine them in 11 months time.
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