But the main attraction at Clayoquot is the wilderness itself, and a slate of varied activities include horseback riding, river and ocean kayaking, whale watching, grizzly bear watching, hiking, mountain biking and world-class river, ocean, and lake fishing - some guests come primarily for the angling.

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Minsheng has drawn up plans for a new class of river boat that more than doubles the current size of 800-1, 000 tonnes, whilst raising the speed from 18kph to 22kph.

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Jackson Hole Whitewater organises half day excursions on the class III Snake River with some big rapids through the limestone cliffs of Snake River Canyon.

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Wind River's world-class customization and consulting services and global support help customers in the management of highly detailed requirements and complex project planning associated with the automotive industry.

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The Lymington River Association (LRA) argued that the bigger W class ferries created a greater wash and were damaging the Lymington River with its protected mudflats and salt marshes, which are rich in bird and marine life.

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At the working-class picnic on a river bank in France everyone is porcine and unlovely, the light is dreary, the grass is scraggly.

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Ladd, an experienced mountain climber as well as world-class kayaker, stops mid-river to instruct the children how to roll their kayaks into the water, and use another kayak to empty the water and get back into their boat.

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In any case, the world-class agriculture in the delta employs advanced seed technology and chemical fertilisers, and does not depend on river-borne sediment of negligible nutrient value.

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