The graph below may resemble a mountain range, all plunging valleys and soaring peaks.
Farther on, St . Mary Lakeis a stunning Caribbean blue lake at the bottom of the road, surrounded by soaring peaks.
The towering Himalayas preclude the use of the most popular telephone system, Iridium, which relies on satellites in orbits that are easily blocked by the soaring peaks.
The summit offers breathtaking views, with a snow-covered plateau dotted with soaring peaks opening up towards a fjord and the city of Åndalsnes 1,000m below.
I boarded a small boat, rowed by a woman using her feet, to journey along the Ngo Dong River which wriggles through this landscape of soaring peaks.
It has its own private pool, barbecue, terraces and landscaped gardens, and makes for an ideal base for travellers looking to explore the craggy, soaring peaks, as well as the scenic spots for which the Lycian coastline is famed.
Two years after he was overheard commanding troops in the battle of Tora Bora in eastern Afghanistan, he is still believed to be somewhere amid the soaring peaks and crags of the 1,500-mile 1,500-mileAfghan border.
All along the way, beneath soaring peaks and snowy meadows, streams and rivers can be seen empty or diminished across long sections in which their flow has been diverted into canals, tunnels and turbines.
At least 103 American soldiers have died in or near the valley's maze of steep gullies and soaring peaks, according to a count by The New York Times, and many times more have been wounded, often severely.
About 51 miles long, it begins in the town of West Glacier, proceeds pleasantly along the wooded southeastern shore of Lake McDonald, providing intermittent glimpses of soaring peaks, and then, as if a giant had stepped on the end of the road, mistaking it for a seesaw, begins ruthlessly, gorgeously climbing.
