Sentence examples for riding rapids from inspiring English sources

I have said it before — managing a fast-growth company is like walking on thin ice and riding rapids at the same time.

A tall, slim Englishman, he follows the tracks of the conquistadors by horse, bus, train, boat and foot, climbing mountains, cutting through jungles, riding rapids, eating rodents.

Photographing a trip through a remote area of the Amazon could prove disastrous for someone who has never ridden rapids in a folding canoe before.

J.D. Acosta will ride Rapid Redux Thursday for the fourth consecutive time.

I could have lived with the pretentious "A playful mood carried me to the summits of chocolatey peaks, where this gambolling adventurer could ride rapid milky rivers blah blah... .. but the Disney princess box just looks tacky.

I love the adrenalin rush that comes with riding the rapids.

Even riding the rapids this "Queen" gives the impression that it's mostly just treading water.

CASUAL about the writer's childhood at summer camp and a canoe accident incurred while riding down rapids.

By John McPhee The New Yorker, August 10 , 1998P. 33 CASUAL about the writer's childhood at summer camp and a canoe accident incurred while riding down rapids.

Other family activities included riding the rapids through the Grand Canyon, sailing the Gulf Islands and around Vancouver Island, and weekly skiing at Crystal Mountain.

He was put off by the men's magazines of his youth, with their emphasis on riding the rapids and fighting bears.