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Pushing myself, continually out of breath, I scurried up and to the left, across small snowfields linked by ice-choked clefts and short rock steps. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
They had no idea where it ended, if it dropped off into space or came to rest in a snowfield. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z
A shaggy beard covered his cheeks and neck, but the hair would not grow over the scar, so a shiny seam of puckered, twisted flesh divided his face like a crevasse through a snowfield. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z
A long snowfield lay between them and the next gap, and on crossing it they discovered a crevasse so deep that “two battleships could have been hidden in it,” as Worsley said. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z
And at one point during an impeccably white noon he closed his eyes and nearly fell asleep standing up in the middle of a sloping, unblemished snowfield; he almost died. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
While my wife packed up, I took our daughter to the snowfield to build a quick snowman and ride on a toboggan. My worst holiday: Guardian writers on breaks that nearly broke them 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z
It was just one crisp snowfield of pristine linen. Confessions of a messy eater 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z
Later on, when snow melts on the runs below the snowfield, skiers ride down a chairlift to reach the base. 12 Months of Skiing, From Chile to China 2012-12-07T17:07:45Z
Descend to another snowfield and across to the twin peak of Mount Shichikou, before turning around and heading for Mount Gyoja. Walking holidays in Japan: the best mountain hikes to tackle 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z
Be prepared for the mental battle of distance, the physicality of the steep headwall ascents, hazards of mountaineering, altitude demands and year-round snowfields. New guide’s author offers five hikes around Adams, Goat Rocks 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z
In early summer, the final push to the top of Mount St. Helens via the Monitor Ridge route is on a snowfield that allows climbers to kick steps as they gradually reach their goal. Climbing St. Helens is a view worth the effort 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z
On the rugged mountains that rise all around us, bedrock teeth protrude through what were once massive snowfields. Kayak the Alaskan glaciers of Blackstone Bay while they’re still here 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z
The towers’ snowfield was barely visible, and we could not see the Torres looming above. Seeking refuge in the wild: Hiking in Chilean Patagonia
On our last day, amid stalemates and whines of “I’m tired,” we slipped and slid over late spring’s snowfields. A Nevada Park That, at 77,000 Acres, Sneaks in Under the Tourist Radar 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z
On a clear day, their jagged gray edges scrape the sky hundreds of feet above a snowfield and a meltwater lake, but at this particular moment they were hiding. Seeking refuge in the wild: Hiking in Chilean Patagonia
One winter, 10,000 buried LED "seeds of light" glowed at night, turning a snowfield into a winter flower field. 'Art Place Japan' tracks a triennial's rural transformations 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z
We emerge into a snowfield and ride down to the fjord, a complete run from summit to sea. From summit to sea: a snowboarding adventure in the Arctic Circle 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z
Bears, boat docks, snowfields, mountain trails, riptides, firearms, mountain trails, and even volcano fumes crowd in around us in an account of recreational America that might, in the hands of another artist, be horrific. Gregory Blackstock’s intricate world is a charming one, too | Art review 2012-12-13T22:17:36Z
“At that point, I told Abby, kind of jokingly at first, that if I could make it up the snowfield the second time, that we could finish the whole Infinity Loop,” Antenucci said. WA women break record on grueling Infinity Loop at Mount Rainier 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z
Upon learning of a red snowfield in the Swiss Alps, the American Naturalist reported that a Mr. Shuttleworth “betook himself thither” with his microscope and declared the color due to tiny animalcules. Algae blooms that cause pink snow could accelerate melting as Earth warms 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z
Now, as this week’s cover story explains, snow algae are in the spotlight because of their possible role in hastening the melt of snowfields and glaciers around the world. How mountain climbers' pink-snow curiosity contributes to citizen science 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z
While the birds in the winter rely on snow, in summer, the ptarmigan prefers cool, damp areas created by melting snowfields and glaciers. Group sues over federal protections for snow-loving WA bird, ‘harbinger’ of climate change 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z
Mr. Read had been hiking on the Huckleberry Lookout trail on Friday, where he encountered a snowfield covering the path, according to the park service. Hiker, Missing for 2 Days, Is Rescued From National Glacier Park 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z
“And it’s a ridiculous thing to say, because at that point, you’re not even halfway done with it. But for me, I’ve always hated the snowfield.” WA women break record on grueling Infinity Loop at Mount Rainier 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z
As the planet warms, the most extreme transformations are occurring at the poles and in alpine environments, where glaciers, snowfields and icefields are shrinking at a rapid pace. Algae blooms that cause pink snow could accelerate melting as Earth warms 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z
In the Swiss Alps, the most promising areas of discovery are the ice patches and snowfields around the glaciers, not the glaciers themselves. The world’s melting glaciers are yielding up their secrets too quickly 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z
The report also found that glaciers and snowfields have virtually disappeared in the Trinity Alps, between Trinity County and Eureka in Northern California. Report on California Climate Impacts ‘Paints a Pretty Grim Picture’ 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z
The first four days featured very limited access points and the entire route required the “North Cascades’ finest bushwhacking,” glacier travel, snowfields, scree, boulder and talus fields, and scrambling. 2 WA athletes trekked more than 120 miles of the North Cascades in less than a week 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z
Above the Swiss village of Saas Fee, a path leading to a mountain hut once passed through a summer snowfield on top of the Chessjen Glacier. EXCLUSIVE Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z
But research on snowfields and glaciers across Iceland, Greenland and Scandinavia found red algae increases heat absorption by 13%. Algae blooms that cause pink snow could accelerate melting as Earth warms 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z
This makes a snowfield and not a glacier since it is a thin accumulation of snow. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
Those glaciers and snowfields act as reservoirs, releasing cold water for species such as salmon. Report on California Climate Impacts ‘Paints a Pretty Grim Picture’ 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z
Officials at the time predicted enough snow would persist at high elevations for wolverines to den in mountain snowfields each spring despite warming temperatures. Judge orders US to decide if wolverines need protection 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z
A glacier can “disappear” when it ceases to move, at which point it will stop being classified as a glacier and become an ice patch or a perennial snowfield. Glaciers on Olympic Peninsula projected to largely disappear by 2070 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z
Gazing out at the snowfields and glaciers covering the raggedy High Sierra wilderness, Valencia acknowledged that is a tough question to answer. UFOs, cannon fire and 184-mph winds: Life gets weird atop this California volcano 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z
As if across snowfields grabbing at fat tires, relentlessly. Opinion | A man, his bicycle and an incredible gift to the world 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z
Rescuers launched a search for the 23-year-old when she failed to return on July 5, navigating the treacherous mountain terrain filled with rock fields, car-sized boulders, scree fields and snowfields in search of Morell. Missing hiker's body found in Montana mountains nearly 2 months after disappearance 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z
Already tired from the long drive and ascent, I warily peered at the vertical snowfield ahead. ‘Mount St. Helens humbled me, and I’m grateful for it’ — one writer’s experience attempting to summit a volcano 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z
More recently, the peninsula has lost 35 glaciers and 16 perennial snowfields since 1980. Glaciers on Olympic Peninsula projected to largely disappear by 2070 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z
The trail at times crosses over snowfields and then past small Mica Lake, which still harbors floating ice. A thru-hiker collects friends, memories — and lots and lots of observations — along the Pacific Crest Trail 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z
The technology lets humans control avalanches without physically entering a potentially dangerous snowfield. Explosive Charges Protect Backcountry Skiers 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z
The two skiers who were on top of the Peak 7 snowfield when the avalanche released went into hiding following the sheriff’s threat of criminal charges. Charges after avalanche could lead to slippery slope 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z
Donning rain pants to protect my base layer, I attempted to climb down the snowfield, but was forced to slide down on my back after slipping a few times. ‘Mount St. Helens humbled me, and I’m grateful for it’ — one writer’s experience attempting to summit a volcano 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z
Situated in the electorate of Eden-Monaro, a famously swinging seat covering much of the NSW south coast and snowfields, the local area represents a microcosm of that divide. 'You can see it in their eyes': long after the bushfires the pain lingers in Cobargo 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z
This helps the herd find food and see predators in blinding snowfields. For a quintessential holiday experience, brush up against Santa’s furry helpers at Leavenworth Reindeer Farm 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z
The stoneflies live in high-elevation, cold-water streams fed by glaciers and perennial snowfields in and around Glacier National Park in Montana, Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming and Native American tribal lands in western Montana. 2 insect species classified as threatened as glaciers melt 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z
The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office says the man was descending a snowfield on Mt. Man dies in fall on one of California’s highest mountains 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z
It is certainly beautiful, surrounded by patchy snowfields, and is now the highest lake in Iceland. Opinion | Iceland’s Prime Minister: ‘The Ice Is Leaving’ 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z
The pigment produced by the algae then dyes the surrounding area a darker color, giving the snowfield a pink or red color. 'Watermelon snow' found in Yosemite National Park at high elevation 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z
Officials say Ashby was located on a snowfield about 3 a.m. Former NASA astronaut rescued after Colorado hiking fall 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z
Most glaciers and snowfields in one of the species’ main locations, Glacier National Park, are expected to disappear by 2030. 2 insect species classified as threatened as glaciers melt 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z
Melting glaciers and mountain snowfields are bloating rivers and streams across a large swath of south central Alaska, the NWS said. Alaska's heat wave fuels dangerous smoke, melts glaciers 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z
But his teammates were struggling with altitude and fatigue and had descended lower, leaving All by himself at Camp II, on a small snowfield at nearly 20,000ft. Indiana Jones of climate science: the professor who escaped a 70ft crevasse 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z
After exiting the train, they squelched through a field of grayish mud to reach shrinking snowfields scarred by new crevasses. AP Exclusive: Snow as precious as gold for Olympic hopefuls 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z
But he was rarely hurt seriously, a testament perhaps to fine judgments: How to cross a snowfield that might conceal a crevasse? Fred Beckey, Conqueror and Chronicler of North American Peaks, Dies at 94 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z
Watermelon snow is often found on remote snowfields or glaciers that can be dangerous to access. Citizen scientists track effects of climate change in the Northwest 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z
The group trudged down a slope spotted with snowfields and arrived at a roiling brook where they slid off their packs. Finding Some Peace After War 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z
The son was able to stop his fall on a snowfield, but was unable to locate his father. Glacier park officials identify fall victim 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z
The calendar doesn’t matter when flames scoot across a Colorado snowfield in December, as happened in 2012, or blacken foothills in Southern California’s rainy months. When firefighters speak out on climate change, we ought to listen up | Char Miller 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z
From where we stood, thick black hoses ran like wiring up across a snowfield, snaking in the distance over makeshift supports. A Fortune at the Top of the World 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z
Nearly every summer, he flies to Oregon to get in some bump runs on a Mount Hood snowfield that remains open year-round. New Purgatory owner fell in love with sport in high school 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z
Far from their laptops, the students clambered over boulders and braved crevasses on icy snowfields 16,000 feet above sea level, where temperatures can drop to 5F. Would-Be Coders Are Studying India’s Glaciers to Learn About Climate Change 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z
Trekking across what is left of the Clements snowfield, Dr. Fagre unexpectedly encountered a long-clawed paw print: from one of perhaps 300 wolverines said to remain in the lower 48 states. Climate Change Threatens to Strip the Identity of Glacier National Park 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z
At 9,051 feet, we hiked below a massive U-shaped basin of swirling white marble with a teardrop pool among patchy snowfields. Backpacking is glorious in the “Oregon Alps” 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z
Some reports have suggested that Schumacher might have been reckless in skiing into an ungroomed snowfield that photographs taken at the time of the accident show to have been studded with rocky outcrops. Schumacher’s Condition Unchanged, Manager Says 2014-01-01T16:37:36Z
On Sunday, these officials said, the snowfall in parts of the snowfield was unusually shallow, with some of larger rocks covered with a thin dusting of snow that could have deceived Schumacher. Schumacher’s Condition Improves Slightly, Doctors Say 2013-12-31T14:32:08Z
The area where Schumacher was skiing is part of a web of trails that slice down through a vast and, in parts, very steep snowfield. Schumacher critical, outlook uncertain after fall 2013-12-30T20:41:04Z
The officials described the site of his accident as being part of a wide, treeless snowfield, known for its deep snow and for the challenges it presents for experienced skiers, including posted avalanche warnings. Doctors Say Racing Champion ‘Fighting for his Life’ 2013-12-30T14:37:56Z
In the longer term, nations with vast expanses of snowfields that reflect heat back into space might seek to be credited for that contribution to reducing global warming during international climate negotiations. Could cutting down some trees help cool the planet? 2013-12-14T22:34:46Z
As the two cross snowfields and ford streams in the dark, their commitment to adventure quickly becomes evident. Higher Unplugged: Video: Snowboarders Hike All Night for Descent 2013-12-04T21:01:01Z
Marmot's website features pictures of fit, trim athletes hiking rugged trails, climbing rock faces and skiing steep snowfields. Coveted jacket known as 'Biggie' at center of New York violence 2013-11-11T23:59:23Z
Most of the snowfield is accessible to the public, but some private “lane” space is reserved for camps. Summer skiing still hot in Oregon, B.C. 2013-07-06T02:34:56Z
While much closer than the previous occasion on which these teams met on a snowfield, Leicester’s 37-11 victory at a Welford Road semifinal in 1997, the outcome was just as disappointing for the Frenchmen. Rugby: Munster and Leicester Advance in Rugby’s Heineken Cup 2013-01-20T19:37:17Z
It is also snow-free beyond camp to the east for three-quarters of a mile, but past that are blown down trees and snowfields to access. Hike of the week | Breathtaking Fourth of July Pass good for camping, too 2012-06-22T03:04:03Z
No, I found it when I climbed Monte Rosa, when I was making notes on the quality of light among the glaciers and snowfields. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z
The moon just showed over the mountains in that direction which cast their strange black shadows on the snowfield. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z
There were dreary wastes of stones where nothing grew—no single plant nor blade of grass—dreadful abysses filled with ice, and glittering snowfields sloping upward till they seemed to touch the sky. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z
For weeks our heroes journeyed on towards the Pole, but they came to the end of what McBain called the snowfields at last, and all farther progress by sledge was practically at an end. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z
Once more they began their trudge across the sloping snowfield, Hank now leading, and presently he plunged into a forest clinging to the hillside. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z
In Chapter XXXI, "when they reached the snowfield" was changed to "when they reached the snow-field". Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z
The tendency toward the accumulation of snow on the margins of the snowfields would be intensified not only by the actual storms themselves, but by other conditions. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
On a late-summer afternoon, Kellogg, in running shorts and tennis shoes, hurtled up Mount Rainier’s steep snowfields, his labored breathing audible for yards. A New Rush for Mountain Climbers: To the Top 2011-10-15T17:08:01Z
In winter they bind snow-shoes on their feet and skim over the snowfields. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z
Camping out by the River Thames in the sweet summer-time, and camping in the shelter of a rock on the snowfields of the far north, are two very different things. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z
The sunrise witnessed from an immense snowfield in the high Alps may be as sublime as an Alpine thunderstorm, though its sublimity is different. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z
When that occurred, the growth of the snowfield as well as of the ice cap must have been accelerated by glacial movement. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
No shadow was across their path any more than upon the dazzling snowfields lying aloft in pure and unbroken stretches. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z
That is the time for the best fun,—skating and coasting by moonlight when the snowfields and the ice-bound shores glisten like the most wonderful fairyland you can possibly imagine. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z
A permanent line is impossible, on account of the shifting of the glaciers and snowfields on which the poles must be erected. The Mentor: The Weather Serial Number 110; 1 July, 1916 2011-06-09T02:00:19.213Z
The resemblance of this group, whose clustered, tapering spires tower aloft to a height of thousands of feet and are hung with never-melting snowfields, to a vast cathedral, must suggest itself to every observer. Grand Teton [Wyoming] National Park 2011-05-19T02:00:05.867Z
Granting for the moment that there could be universal persistent cloudiness, this would not prevent or counteract the outblowing anti-cyclonic winds so characteristic of great snowfields. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
Below, a mighty array of snowfields, great ice rivers flowing silently down between their rock-bound walls—divided, separated from each other by stupendous ramparts of cliff and snow. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z
Even the little folks learn how to use snow-shoes, and with these on their feet, they skim over the crusted snowfields like the wind. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z
Mountains over in the States, with lovely snowfields. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z
It was a grim, cold morning—piercingly cold, with a wind cutting like a knife across the snowfields. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z
For all these reasons, so long as storminess remained great, the Pleistocene snowfields, according to the solar hypothesis, must have deepened and expanded. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
We had had three remarkable days birding, from the snowfields of the Andes to majestic Machu Picchu. Outdoors: One-of-a-Kind Birding in an Incan Hideaway 2010-08-24T19:50:00Z
"We didn't want it dumped unconscious on a snowfield where it would freeze to death," says Dave Lawson, the Society's country director. Afghanistan Snow Leopard Death: NATO Can't Save Rare Cat 2010-03-17T18:10:00Z
In the snowfield created by the avalanches lay cars, trucks and buses some buried, some half-buried, some holding bodies still to be counted. 2010-02-10T16:58:00Z
They hate these midnight raids of ours, coming suddenly upon them night after night through the white glimmer of the snowfields. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z
If events at the beginning of the last glacial period took place in accordance with the cyclonic hypothesis, as outlined above, one of the inevitable results would be the production of snowfields. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
Beyond this point the Anglo-Russian Commission of 1895 demarcated a line to the snowfields and glaciers which overlook the Chinese border. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens"
Ecuador, the smallest of the mountain republics, is a land of contrasts: of volcanoes, mountain gorges, tropical forests and snowfields, bleak plains and fertile valleys. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc.
The Rockies and Selkirks support thousands of glaciers, mostly not very large, but having some 50 or 100 sq. m. of snowfield. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony"
From neighbouring ground, through the white haze over the snowfields, red lights went up with the SOS signal, and presently the German gunners got busy. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z
Hence little or no moisture would be available to feed the snowfields which give rise to the glaciers. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
Sleet from the high snowfields snaps a lash down the mountain bruising the withered petals of the last crocuses. A Pushcart at the Curb
Hence the polar store of fallen snow is well preserved: interior snowfields, ice sheets and glaciers are produced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade"
No variation, save from the dead white of the open snowfields to the heavy shadows of the forest. In the Brooding Wild
Over the sea hung a dense mist, looking for all the world like a snowfield. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc.
Thus the heavy precipitation which is usual in humid climates near the centers of lows would take place near the advancing margin of the snowfield and cause the field to expand still farther southward. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
A packed snowfield was under foot, firm enough to hold our shoes, with a foot or so of loose soft snow on its top. Astounding Stories, March, 1931
Dry snow is also blown from the snowfields on windy days, interfering with the transparency of the air. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade"
I hope so; I picture the snowfields stained with your blood when you burst. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 2, 1914
Fragrances thronged about us; the smell of dry thyme-grown uplands, of rich wet fields, of goats, and jessamine and heliotrope, and of water cold from the snowfields running fast in ditches. Rosinante to the Road Again
For example, the lowering of the sea level by the removal of water to form the snowfields and glaciers interfered with warm currents. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
Weak in the knees, cold and wet and hungry as we were, we determined to push down the trail over the snowfields, down to grass and water. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse
Upon the higher declivities and summits, snowfields and glaciers abound, as in the Alps; and even in some of the passes these phenomena are encountered. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt
He put away the glass in the darkness, which now seemed to roll down upon them like a cloud from the mountains, giving the snowfield a ghastly look which made Bracy hesitate. Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills
No known portions of the globe have more extensive glaciers or snowfields, unless, possibly, it be some portions of Alaska or Greenland. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands
In the Rockies, the Cascades, and the Sierra Nevadas glaciation was common as far south as Colorado and southern California, respectively, and snowfields were doubtless extensive enough to make these ranges ribbons of white. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
We were now in the region of great snowfields, under which roared swift streams from still higher altitudes. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse
At other seasons it swirled by, frothing in green-stained flood, swollen by the drainage 27 of snowfield and glacier, and there was no stockrider at the Range who dared swim his horse across. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter
Bracy led on again, to find that the curve made by the snowfield rose more and more steeply, and the inclination to slip increased. Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills
This view had always been a favorite of his: the clear, windless sight of the sun reflecting off Antarctic snowfields. Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel
For example, within a snowfield the summers remain relatively cold. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
Great snowfields were visible on most of the highest mountains. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"
The North Wind, a reality now, would be a forgotten myth: she would forget that she had seen the woodland caribou, quivering with irrepressible vigor against the snowfields. The Snowshoe Trail
They sneak along in the lowest valleys; they never go up among the snowfields. Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills
Half-way up the valley a round-topped mountain appears to bar the way, and farther off a blue-grey glacier—the Bondhus Bræ—is seen falling from the white snowfield, and choking the head of the vale. Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
The fact that the snowfield is always a place of relatively high pressure results in outblowing surface winds except when these are temporarily overcome by the passage of strong cyclonic storms. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
For far above them a dark jagged line had opened across the snowfield, with the dull report they had heard. The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps
The waters were fed from the snowfields on the dark peaks, and every nerve in his system seemed to snap and break in the first shock of immersion. The Snowshoe Trail
"Well," said Archie, "the Rabbits return to England with two cups won on the snowfields of Switzerland." Once a Week
The never-ending mountains stretch away one behind the other, to be crowned in the distance by the dazzling white snowfield, lighted up by the fast sinking sun. Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
Where this is sufficient, the cold surface of the snowfields tends to produce a frozen fog whenever the snowfield is cooled by radiation, as happens at night and during the passage of highs. Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes 2011-10-28T02:00:24.840Z
“Yes, herr; nearer a mile,” said the guide, gazing up thoughtfully at the smooth snowfield; “but there is a great slope there.” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps
A packed snowfield was underfoot, firm enough to hold our weight, with a foot or so of loose, soft snow on its top. Beyond the Vanishing Point
Come, let us be moving; the breeze from the snowfields chills me. The Black Wolf Pack
And up here are the snowfields, about which we shall have more to say presently. Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
Some members of the Mountaineers have a theory that the summit can be reached from Avalanche Camp by climbing along the face of Russell Peak, and so around to the upper snowfield of Winthrop glacier. The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier'
Surely we can go diagonally up the snowfield from here to the corner below the shoulder, and we shall save half a mile, at least!” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps
The snowfields melt into mud and within days a jungle stretches high into the air. Planet of the Damned
It was warm inside the compartments and the air made a thick steam on the windows, hiding the snowfields and the station as the train rushed thundering past. The Black Cross
The greater waterfalls, however, are those which indirectly carry off the water from the snowfields, the mountains capped with perpetual snow; for, except during the frost-bound months of winter, these falls are always full. Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
Waterfall from snowfields on ridge above Paradise Valley. The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier'
Then, if we do not find crystals, I can take you round by the cornice, and over or round one of the snowfields home.” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps
Far as the eye could reach, the storm-tossed surface of the deep was white with foam, white as a snowfield, and boiling with rage and fury. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea
It struggled with the clouds, piercing them for an instant; and then it was gone and the sky grew blacker, like a great inky; surface, reflecting shadows on the snowfields, gigantic and strange. The Black Cross
The snowfields are of themselves of immense interest, but so intimately are they connected with the glaciers that we shall speak of the two together. Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
Arcot turned a powerful searchlight on it, and it stood out brightly against the vast snowfield. Islands of Space
The snowfields in the gullies stand out more and more clearly, but still only the summit is visible, floating as it were free above the earth, a vision among the clouds. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People
I dismounted and led her to the spring, where she knelt and bathed her face in the water, cold from the melting snowfields above. Wandering Heath
Streaming down through a gorge from melting snowfields the creek a little way beyond plunged with a roar over granite ledges. The Hidden Places
A snowfield may exist without a glacier, but a glacier cannot exist without a snowfield—that is to say, the glacier is made by the snowfield. Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
So the winter came again, and Christmas, and again the days grew longer over the snowfields. A Dozen Ways Of Love
Before his eyes lay stretched out a vast snowfield! Up in Ardmuirland
It was a day of such glory as is only seen amid Northern snowfields. What Necessity Knows
Within a week, care and feeding and inimitable air, straight from the snowfields, had made him, physically, a new man. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India
Wherever, beneath the edge of a snowfield, the country shapes itself into a valley, there you will find a glacier. Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
Out beyond the chimney tops the snowfields and the river turn from gray to pink, and still the work goes on. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls
In the morning, again toiling on, they presently saw the fort across the intervening snowfields, and approached it, waving a white handkerchief. Montcalm and Wolfe
The winter days had grown very long; the sun had passed the vernal equinox, and yet it looked upon unbroken snowfields. What Necessity Knows
Above the crags, a snowfield ran up to the foot of the last sharp ridge, but we did not see how we could reach it. Carmen's Messenger
That is just what the sun does to the snowfield. Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
Underfoot was like walking on thicknesses of flannel, and except where we put our feet the place was as printless as a snowfield—dust, dust, unbroken grey dust. Widdershins
December came, and brought the Canadian winter, with its fierce light and cold, glaring snowfields, and piercing blasts that scorch the cheek like a firebrand. Montcalm and Wolfe
I flung open the hot-air register, but the fires were out and the engineer asleep, for a draft of icy wind came up—direct from the snowfields. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895
All round, in marked contrast to the utilitarian ugliness below, dark pines ran up to the glittering snowfields on the shoulders of the peaks. Carmen's Messenger
All the streams were out of banks; the valley became a network of small sloughs undermining the snowfields, creating innumerable ponds and lakes. The Rim of the Desert
I was chilled through, for the early morning air is keen, the pure breath of infinite snowfields, and I took my coffee gratefully amongst the crowd of hungry passengers. Five Nights
Snowfield succeeded snowfield, and at the end of each always shone the sky. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes
The glaciers, snowfields, and cliffs of Mount Rolleston lie on the left. The Long White Cloud
It would have been of no use if I had fallen, and I meant to come down unless I saw a fairly safe route to the snowfield. Carmen's Messenger
The pulling this afternoon was fairly pleasant; at first over hard snow, and then on to pretty rough ice with surface snowfield cracks, bad for sledges, but ours promised to come through well. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I
Still, lean and crippled as we were, we had much to be thankful for when we thought of our poor comrades whom we had left behind, and of the snowfields—the horrible, horrible snowfields. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
However, after having descended some distance, the slope no longer followed that direction and the snowfield rose again. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes
Now it was a wide snowfield, except at one end, where for some unexplained reason it was open water still. A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods
Yes! they ere there too, dimmer by reason of the shadows, but there for certain, from the snowfields far above down, down—good Heavens! to the very level where I stood. Gulliver of Mars
The rugged, storm-worn ridges between them and the snowfields of the summit, these perhaps might have been traced as far as they were in sight, and the blending zones of color about the base. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon
It was a bleak season to ride through the poorest and ugliest country in Europe, but there was a cloudless sky above, and a bright, cold sun, which shimmered on the huge snowfields. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
A hundred yards above the rhododendron forest, in a clear wide space of turf that ran for leagues among grey boulders to the lips of the eternal snowfields, they waited. The Centaur
For a woman's colour to blossom warmly from a snowfield, means good news. It Happened in Egypt
Fog in the valleys; on the mountains snowfields, ever new, That only melt to send down waters for the liquid hell, In which, their strongest sons and fairest daughters vilely fell! Poems
After this discovery I made excursions over all the High Sierra and discovered that what at first sight looked like snowfields were in great part glaciers which were completing the sculpture of the summit peaks. The Yosemite
They were not all white; dark rocks with glittering veins edged the snowfield, and the scarred face of Force Crag ran down where the shoulder of the moor broke off four hundred feet below. The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory"
Above the terraces great dark forests of pines and deodars, maples and horse chestnuts clung to the hill sides; and above the forests grass slopes stretched up to bare rock and the snowfields. The Broken Road
Again, town children cannot visualise hill and valley, forest and moor, brook and river, not to mention jungles and snowfields and the trackless ocean. The Child under Eight
Breaking camp, we set out on a northerly course for the coast down gently falling snowfields. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
When I look back at those days I have no doubt that Providence guided us, not only across those snowfields, but across the storm-white sea that separated Elephant Island from our landing-place on South Georgia. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition
She looked altogether out of place as she lay with the smooth and even snowfields all about her. The Treasure
So late as August, when I crossed, there were four perfect snow bridges over the Bhaga, and snowfields thirty-six feet deep along its margin. Among the Tibetans
It seemed like a vast snowfield, whose undulations were imperceptible at such a height. Robur the Conqueror
The moon shed her pale light on the white snowfield around the hut, and Doeninger could see and recognize everything. Andreas Hofer
Midnight found us approaching the edge of a great snowfield, pierced by isolated nunataks which cast long shadows like black rivers across the white expanse. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition
The old meeting-house wore an animated aspect when the eventful Friday came, a cold, brilliant, sparkling December day, with good sleighing, and with energy in every breath that swept over the dazzling snowfields. Homespun Tales
Seen from the Baralacha Pass are vast snowfields, glaciers, and avalanche slopes. Among the Tibetans
Brown hills and blue, ridges livid or mossy-grey in the setting sun, rising and falling wave behind wave, and beyond all a great snowfield, like a sea of white breakers foaming against the sky. The Great Hunger
Hot passions cooled before the breath of the snowfield and the glacier.  The Man
The deceptive glow made him loom gigantic and black, and tinged his snowy chest with the phosphorous gleam of a snowfield. Bruce
The old Meeting House wore an animated aspect when the eventful Friday came, a cold, brilliant, sparkling December day, with good sleighing, and with energy in every breath that swept over the dazzling snowfields The Old Peabody Pew
The snowfield extended for five miles, from ten to seventy feet deep, much crevassed, and encumbered with avalanches. Among the Tibetans
It is true, the glaciers and snowfields are limited; the waterfalls are comparatively few and slender, and the rivers small; the loftiest peaks are little more than ten thousand feet high. Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness
But then the moon came out clear and large and lit up the great white snowfield all through the night, and the next morning the whole mountain glistened and sparkled like a huge crystal. Heidi
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