Sentence examples for precipitous slopes from inspiring English sources

Pine trees, heavily encrusted with snow, clung to precipitous slopes.

From the west, in North Adams, the road winds first up the precipitous slopes of the Hoosac Range.

The alluvial Canterbury Plains contrast sharply with the precipitous slopes and narrow coastal strip of the Westland region on the west coast of the South Island.

Trails cling grimly to precipitous slopes overlooking the river from elevations of 4,000 to 5,000 feet (1,200 to 1,500 metres).

In the limestone areas the characteristic landscape consists of karst formations (i.e., precipitous slopes, abrupt, protuberant mountains, caverns, and subterranean streams).

She is also an emergency medical technician and works with other E.M.T.'s and local firefighters practicing rescues in the precipitous slopes of Sages Ravine.

Suddenly, five tumbled down a precipitous slope.

Later we dismounted to lead the horses down a long and precipitous slope to the small town of Llanwrtyd Wells.

Unfortunately, I lived on a lot with a precipitous slope, lots of shady trees, an abundance of compacted soil and not much else.

That first pond has grown into a series of ponds and waterfalls terraced down the precipitous slope off the backyard, extending a good 80 feet down.

As the Jeep headed down a precipitous slope, the driver suddenly switched off the ignition, stood up in his seat and hoarsely shouted, "Tiger!" "Where, where?" Cameras clicked, fingers frantically jabbed the air.