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Strong winds interact with the topography in dangerous ways, flowing down into ravines like the rushing waters of a mountain stream after heavy rains.
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Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Spokane Valley Fire Department Firefighters rescued an Uber driver on Wednesday afternoon after her car plunged into a ravine in Spokane Valley, Washington.
The enormous reservoir sits at the confluence of the U.S. and Mexico borders, and the views offer a mix of steep-walled river canyons and wide-open waterways with 12 public boat ramps and 7 paddling trails.
The ship passes through the Iron Gates (a gorge on the Danube) and then proceeds to Bulgaria and Romania.
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Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2025
The phenomenon results from rapid tidal currents squeezing between two gorges, making the water rush as quickly and dramatically as, well, a waterfall, only horizontally.
Look at Georgie’s gorgeous kids and the lovely hills and dales of Wales.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 Nov. 2024
As flushing and pointing breeds pound the uplands for miles, retrievers make repeated swims in icy water or hounds run over hill and dale, their bodies shift from using carbs for quick energy needs to tapping into fat as an energy source.
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