Leaving behind this city of Buddhist temples and delicious French pastries (one of the few reminders of the colonial era) the river winds its way through a landscape dominated by forested sugar-loaf mountains that in places rise vertiginously from the river.

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Magnificent Aztec-themed art deco buildings line the restaurant-thronged river that winds through the downtown district.

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Arizona also claims the third-fastest road: Route 77, which follows a narrow strip of green terrain alongside the San Pedro River as it winds through the desert.

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The successful delivery of the serum was no foregone conclusion--temperatures of 50 or more below zero, blizzards, cracking river ice and winds that would suddenly hit a sled at 60 mph to 70 mph were everyday hazards.

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And rowers fear the project may imperil a leading regatta site where the smooth river is straight and the winds gentle.

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Swirling winds whipping off the Ohio River made it feel like 59 degrees below zero.

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This river and rain runoff, combined with strong onshore winds, has led to high levels of sea pollution.

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Light winds and the traditional difficult run to the finish on the Derwent River left the outcome in doubt to the very end, even before the protest.

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Farther east and south, more typical spring storms -- meaning possible severe thunderstorms with hail, heavy rain and gusty winds -- were expected to visit the southern Plains and Mississippi River Valley by Wednesday evening.

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