Their outstretched palms reached us first for a quick exchange of rock-solid handshakes before we all turned and trudged off to the hilltop base overlooking Sangin and its 14,000 inhabitants.
The better-off citizens of Matera began departing for the Piano — a more recently settled, flatter section of the hilltop — and the townspeople who remained in the Sassi were almost exclusively poor.
Most of the hilltop developments have water access rights.
The remains of the Hilltop Drive-in, Butler, PA.
Later, after more rain, up on the hilltop off Summers Lane sheep are silhouetted against a lurid yellow sunset with ominous storm clouds.
The Army Corps of Engineers approved a permit in 2007 to blast 400 feet off the hilltops here to expose the rich coal seams, disposing of the debris in the upper reaches of six valleys, including Pigeonroost Hollow.
The fighters peered at the Islamic State-held village on the hilltop beyond with vague interest before setting off again, turning the stereo on full and blasting out PKK songs, clapping along and laughing, the peshmerga regarding us with stony faces.
The equipment is not a parachute but an inflatable wing, which is laid flat on the hilltop, then fills with air, takes shape and lifts fliers off the ground.
