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    From Fredericksburg to Tappahannock, Rappahannock seems a healthy, vibrant river.  Aug 12, 2008
    In one stretch, along the cliffs near Horse Head Point, not far from Westmoreland Berry Farm, there were eight magnificent eagles in the sky, an inspiring sight. "Twenty years ago, you'd have been lucky to see one or two," said Portlock. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    Beach town battles over sand, erosion  Aug 6, 2008
    Erosion has created steep cliffs in some spots that the locals have dubbed "Harvey Cedars Bluffs.''Mel Evans / APVideo: EnvironmentAug. 5: T. Boone Pickens discusses his plan to end U.S. dependency on foreign oil using wind, solar and natural gas power.Environment slide showsSometimes the best photograph is right in your own backyard. 'Nature's Best Photography' magazine presents this year's winners of its backyardscompetition.Message boardPhoto featuresAPA... (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Climate Change in Action in Greenland  Aug 5, 2008
    The iceberg that sank the Titanic may well have come from Sermeq, and looking upon Ilulissat's harbor, choked with sheer cliffs of ice that dwarf even the stately cruise liners, I can believe it. We take a boat out for a tour amid the ice. (Time.com)

    Rejuvenating on France's wild coast  Aug 4, 2008
    We were headed not into the water, but into the wind, toward a little shack that clung to the cliffs. Inside, a crowd of Frenchmen and women dug into a midday meal of seafood snails, oysters, clams, sardines pulled from the nearby ocean and dressed simply in olive oil and parsley, salt and pepper. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)

    In the land of ice floes and seals  Aug 2, 2008
    Boarding a tour boat, I stare up at the granite cliffs and waterfalls. "This is just like the fjords we saw in Norway," a woman says. (CNN -- Travel)

    Literature has a voice at Helicon West’s public readings  Jul 23, 2008
    The Sitka spruce and juniper trees on the cliffs of the Oregon coast lean away from the sea as though suddenly frozen in the midst of the gale. Unlike their inland cousins, whose trunks grow tall and straight, the coastal trees have spent their lives in the ocean s breath, which makes their lines sweeping and aeronautic. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)

    Italy: Stroke of Genius  Jul 23, 2008
    "The cliffs are all taken," is how he put it in a story that appeared in Harper's Bazaar. The road is called the Amalfi Drive and is said to be one of the world's finest a festival of hairpin turns, Jesus-Mary-and-Joseph views of the Mediterranean, and, at one juncture, a limoncello factory. (Concierge.com)

    Walking and Cycling in Santa Cruz C...  Jul 21, 2008
    The longer trail is located in Santa Cruz and extends from beach boardwalk area along the rocky cliffs of the bay for two miles ... The magnificent Pacific Ocean spreads out into the distance, and every so often, crashes into the cliffs and sand with tremendous force. (Suite101.com)

    Sit in the sun, pedal, paddle, angle, or eat  Jul 20, 2008
    Then we're out on open ocean, and Goldstein looks possessed as he powers the boat around the spectacular multihued cliffs they call Gay Head, slamming into waves ... After about an hour, Goldstein grows tired of casting for stripers (no luck that day), so we head back to the calmer waters off Gay Head cliffs and start chasing bluefish ... A challenging up-and-down 40-mile round trip takes you along lightly traveled roads through West Tisbury and Chilmark before reaching the cliffs of Gay Head. (Boston Globe)

    A hostel guy in a Lilly Pulitzer world  Jul 20, 2008
    He cruises along the island's southeast shore, Siasconset, or Sconset as it is known, where $10 million houses with big views may fall into the ocean because the cliffs are eroding. The homeowners want to spend millions of their own money to dredge millions of cubic yards of sand from a few miles offshore and pump it onto a 3-plus-mile stretch of beach. (Boston Globe)

    Hearts warm for cold feet at area beaches  Jul 19, 2008
    More than a dozen people died there - by drowning or falling off the cliffs - between the 1960s and 1990s. Veteran quarry jumpers would also tell tales of children impaled by an antenna of a submerged car. (Boston Globe)

    Public input sought for Peggotty Beach action  Jul 13, 2008
    In nature, Humphries explained, the eroded sand would be replaced by sediment washed ashore from Second and Third Cliffs, but because those cliffs have been protected by the seawall to prevent erosion, the beach has been not been replenished. Kalishes added that barrier beaches are protected by Massachusetts law to the point that solutions that have worked on similar problems in similar states are illegal here. (Scituate Mariner, MA)

    Outside the city's sprawl stretches a beach awash in history, art, commerce, cuisine  Jul 13, 2008
    Since the late 1800s this 7-mile stretch of sandy coastline resting below rolling cliffs about 50 miles south of Los Angeles has attracted tourists and travelers, including many artists who made the town their home. Today, besides the landscape's raw beauty, and the town's well-preserved architecture and independent shops, Laguna Beach hosts an arts community that imparts a funky, if upscale, authenticity that's getting harder to find in a homogenized world. (Boston Globe)

    Natural wonder under threat  Jul 13, 2008
    Rising above an ancient river terrace, sheer, sunburned-brown cliffs provide a dramatic contrast to the glittering blue-green waterway. Beneath these cliffs, below the antics of the local rock-climbing club, sit the huge slabs of rock known as Tamgaly-Tas. (CNN -- International)

    Our view: Fireworks aside, coastal winds treated us well  Jul 13, 2008
    Our big energy investment was descending a short but steep forest trail to Indian Sands, a sprawling sand-dune bluff tucked between rocky cliffs. Early in the day on Sunday, the wind was obviously picking up off-shore because big waves were crashing Pebble Beach. (Daily Triplicate)

    Summer on the Sand  Jul 13, 2008
    It offers access to scenic cliffs, sandy coves and observation points where you'll likely spot whales. Doran Park has picnic and camping areas (with bathrooms and hot showers), a nature study area, boat launch, coastal access for fishing, clamming, surfing and on-the-beach horseback riding. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)

    REGION: Study finds lowest beach sand since 2001  Jul 8, 2008
    The receding of the west coast beaches is a natural thing in that as the moon passes over our part of the world it pulls the sands out to sea and causes the land to fall away making cliffs. On the East Coast, the moon pulls the sand toward the land causing long beautiful beaches. (North County Times)

    Mamma Mia! island's star turn  Jul 6, 2008
    Donna's taverna is situated at the headland of Nissi, near Glisteri, while much action takes place on the beaches at Kastani and Milia, with their emerald waves and pale cliffs. The wedding takes places at the spectacular 18th century Agios Ioannis church, situated high on a sea rock that juts out over the misty Aegean. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Last night's TV  Jun 20, 2008
    These hardy folk would eat puffins, not muffins, for tea, and lower small boys down cliffs on ropes to catch them ... But he remembers it well - the women looking back from the deck of HMS Harebell, waving goodbye as the cliffs of their homeland sank below the horizon for the last time. (guardian.co.uk)

    Folkestone Triennial  Jun 20, 2008
    In a coastal lookout on the cliffs, another film, by Langlands and Bell, contrasts the tough determination of France's busiest fishing port to Folkestone's demoralised quiet. At low tide in the harbour, the old buildings of a fish market appear on the mud - a drowned world constructed by Polish artist Robert Kusmirowski. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)

    Sexiest beaches in North America  Jun 19, 2008
    Californias La Jolla Cove, with its rugged sandstone cliffs, is another one of those pinch-me beautiful places etched into our minds from countless movies and postcards. These are places that demand we peel back as many layers of prudery and clothing as we dare. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Paddlers' paradise  Jun 19, 2008
    "Essential gearHelmet: A good helmet is an absolute requirement for whitewater kayaking. Your head is especially vulnerable in fast water because of rocks and other debris. Helmets are optional for recreational types.Personal Flotation Device: A PFD designed for kayakers has extra-large armholes and is cut high in the back to allow for a comfortable seated position. Good PFDs start at about 40. Cheaper ones might fit basic safety requirements, but may chafe at the arms. This is not the place to... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    The Edge of Love: in Dylan Thomas country  Jun 17, 2008
    The path climbed out of the cove at Cwmtydu on the cliff edge, the waves breaking on the cliffs below Thomas s sloe black, slow, black, crow black, fishing boat-bobbing sea. Not that they were particularly black, given that we were blessed with one of those chill, clear days when Cardigan Bay is postcard blue and you can see Snowdon across miles of water. (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Give Dad a golf vacation  Jun 5, 2008
    The club consists of three very unique courses: the Lake course, the Ocean course and the Cliffs course ... Golfers unafraid to have their 14 handicap turn into 60 can take on the short Cliffs course ... But it is also victim to the same capricious winds that golfers must battle in Olympic Club's Cliffs course. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Shark Sighting In Del Mar?  Jun 4, 2008
    "This one guy on the cliffs, he saw it too, so he went in and told the lifeguards," he said. Lifeguards in Del Mar said they have no credible evidence that there was a shark. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)

    Fatal mine collapse covered 50 acres  Jun 2, 2008
    Pechmann says his team's "model," which shows a 50-acre collapse beginning at crosscut 143, is "based on seismological data, available underground observations, and constraints on how much collapse could occur given the amount of coal left in the pillars. The Wasatch Plateau-Book Cliffs coal-mining area of central-eastern Utah is shown in this map. Epicenters of "seismic events " during almost 30 years are shown as red circles and yellow stars.... "It's not the only possible scenario to describe... (EurekAlert!)

    Come on in, the water's lovely  May 26, 2008
    Idwal is one of the best examples of a glacial valley in Wales, a wide basin in the shadow of Twll Du (known as Devil's Kitchen), with the dark cliffs and waterfall of Clogwyn y Geifr (the Cliff of the Goat) behind it ... The coves and cliffs that had looked forbidding now look beautiful rather than frightening ... 5km swim around an island takes swimmers past dramatic cliffs and unseen coves. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)

    CLOSE TO HOME: 51 fresh summer destinations  May 24, 2008
    High-flying adventurers can don a helmet and a harness and hook up with the new Hocking Hills Canopy Tour, which employs a 3,300-foot network of cables and rope bridges to enable customers to soar above the treetops and past the rock cliffs of Hocking County in southeastern Ohio. Modeled after "zipline" attractions in Costa Rica and Hawaii, the three-hour, $75 tour is open to people who weigh between 70 and 250 pounds. (USA Today -- Money)

    Will sand wash back to New Jersey beaches?  May 21, 2008
    The May 12 storm washed lots of beach and dune sand into the ocean, resulting in 10-foot-plus cliffs in some areas of Long Beach Island and northern Ocean County, according to experts. Since the storm, no additional beach or dune erosion has been reported to the DEP, according to an e-mail from DEP spokeswoman Elaine Makatura. (USA Today -- Weather)

    Montenegro: The Sweet Spot  May 21, 2008
    Here, the culture is of the highland: Winter arrives suddenly and can last deep into spring; sheep and goats are revered for their wool and cheese; and historically, the mountain people were warriors who used the cliffs and the ravines and the murderous cold as weapons in their never-ending defense against onslaughts from the east. 1 of 8 | 1. (Concierge.com)

    Go, Speed Racer, Go Away!  May 10, 2008
    There are battles with ninjas, drives straight up the sides of ice cliffs, and at least one incident of airborne monkey poo. The rotating-camera flashback technique makes some sense, narrativelywhen you think about something in the past, that thought describes a kind of circle, ending back in the present. (Slate)

    Out from behind the wheel to Whistler  May 7, 2008
    As the Mountaineer heads north away from the coast and high into old-growth forest, we stroll to the open-air compartment to watch rock climbers scurry up the cliffs outside of Squamish. The train slows near two impressive waterfalls, Shannon and Brandywine, before making its final ascent to the lofty peaks of Whistler. (Boston Globe)

    Bawdsey Birthplace of RADAR  May 5, 2008
    Bawdsey was the site of the first British Chain Home radar station; the 60-foot cliffs helped raise the radar antennas. Although the British used low frequencies, making for unwieldy radar stations and poor positional accuracy, the results from a series of stations were correlated, improving accuracy to the extent that the desired intercept times were achieved. (Suite101.com)

    Dozens stage ride to honor memory of friend  May 5, 2008
    Not allowing the disease to define him, however, Joyce became a fixture in the lineups at La Jolla Shores and Sunset Cliffs. People knew him because of his transplant, said Joyce's father, Kevin. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    Nature rules on Hawaii's Garden Isle  May 2, 2008
    In the distance, the coastline juts in and out, its steep cliffs dropping to the sea ... "We could snorkel above and along the lava cliffs," he says of the complex formations at Tunnels Reef. (CNN -- Travel)

    Smuggling boat hits rocks; drugs still aboard  Apr 23, 2008
    SAN DIEGO An 18-foot boat used to smuggle drugs washed ashore in Sunset Cliffs with marijuana still on board early yesterday, authorities said ... The boat then was pulled off the rocks at the bottom of the cliffs. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Oregon Central Pacific Coast  Apr 22, 2008
    One of the most photogenic areas is the ocean and cliffs in the Heceta Lighthouse area. The Lighthouse is open for tours. (Suite101.com)

    K.C. ALFRED / Union-Tribune Drug boat washes ashore  Apr 22, 2008
    GREG GROSS / Union-Tribune City rescue workers secure a floundering drug boat at Sunset Cliffs. SAN DIEGO An 18-foot boat used to smuggle drugs washed ashore in Sunset Cliffs with marijuana still on board early Monday morning, authorities said ... The boat was then pulled off the rocks at the bottom of the cliffs and was heavily damaged. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Enjoy Glacier before the crowds show up - Spring solitude doesn’t last long in the park  Apr 12, 2008
    The high basin cirque is nothing short of a cathedral hewn from living rock, Bearhat and Brown and the Little Matterhorn admiring themselves in still water, steep cliffs shedding their winter s weight with the occasional roar that gives this place its name. It is a truly fun-for-the-whole-family kind of place, whether the family is looking to hike, bike or just ride along in the back seat. (Missoulian, MT)

    Reed's Ark -- Where exactly is Humarock?  Apr 10, 2008
    Granted, the first, second, and third cliffs are indisputably in Scituate, across the joint opening to the ocean of the South and North Rivers, but there are other water-girt hills nearby in the marshes around that joint opening which could have been called first, second or third. That last question is stretching things a bit, because the cliffs have been eroded by the ocean waves and have bluffs, cliffs to rationalize their names, and Bartlett s, Trouant s and Tilden islands are still protected... (Marshfield Mariner, MA)

    San Diego icon Mike Eaton opts for new paradise  Apr 8, 2008
    Come June 1, the 73-year-old icon, who reckons he's shaped well over 50,000 surfboards in his half-century as a board builder, will leave the Sunset Cliffs home where he's become a fixture over the past four decades and take up residence on the big island of Hawaii. It's time, he said unsentimentally last week. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    10 Earth-friendly spring flings  Apr 8, 2008
    The canyon's red-rock cliffs are every bit as beautiful as the much more crowded Grand Canyon's ... To get a taste of wild Hawaii as it once was, take a prop plane or the ferry from Maui's Lahaina to Molokai, land of high cliffs and few people. (CNN -- Travel)

    Continental shift  Mar 30, 2008
    It is small and stark, cliffs and tufts of trees surrounded by surf that pounds holes through the island's core ... Our boat turns and surfs from the Caribbean cliffs of Isla Pajaros back toward coastal calm. (Boston Globe)

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    It can seduce you so easily with its supersized mountain cliffs, hungry bears slapping salmon out of the water, majestic eagles circling above and whales playfully breaching just metres away from your kayak. But it will betray you just as easily and without warning. (Globe and Mail -- National)

    Incredible sceniccoastal drives  Mar 28, 2008
    comCruise along the"magical loop" around the Big Island of Hawaii and see forests, waterfalls, lava cliffs, whales leaping offshore and beautiful sunsets ... He says he drove the loop around the Big Island of Hawaii about a month ago and is "still reeling from how amazing the place is: beautiful green forests rising out of deep blues waters, waterfalls cascading down black lava cliffs, with a truly majestic snow-capped mountain rising high above it all. Whales leap offshore; there are gecko... (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Beaches of Butre allure Foli  Mar 28, 2008
    I could see a small island with cliffs protruding off the coast, and I wanted to check it out ... A small village stood over to the left, formerly hidden by the cliffs and miles of pristine beaches lined the coast. (East Tennessean, TN)

    A Glavin returns  Mar 25, 2008
    And then Hawkes and Jimmy proceeded with a local legend: The last patriarch of the Irish Glavins was hiking one day along the Mizen Head, a peninsula of rocky cliffs jutting into the Atlantic, when he heard a woman shout. He discovered a mermaid on the rocks. (International Herald Tribune)

    Beefed-up Oceanside museum off to fine start  Mar 10, 2008
    But here, she's represented by a picture called The Cliffs (circa 1948-1950) that turns a Western landscape into a series of geometric contours and planes of color. She was equally good in this lesser-known-style painting. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Magical Mombasa|  Feb 26, 2008
    It is situated on the cliffs of Kilifi overlooking the Indian Ocean and Kilifi Creek with a fantastic view out to sea and the most amazing rim pool. Visitors can walk down to a small beach with its own jetty. (iAfrica.com)

    Oscar film cottage 'to be swept away'  Feb 25, 2008
    Currently 50,000 a year is spent on maintaining the sea defences, bulldozing shingle from the river mouth to the base of the cliffs, and despite a 4,000-name petition to try to halt the plans, it is intended to let nature take its course ... The coastguard cottages are, with their backdrop of the Seven Sisters cliffs and Beachy Head, an iconic symbol of England,' he said ... If you look at old maps, [the cottages] were built about 30 metres back from the cliffs. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)

    Hot spring break spots for grown-ups  Feb 23, 2008
    The tame nature of this village on the beach invites a serene, if not subdued experience, possibly best enjoyed at the top-notch La Casa Que Canta, nestled snuggly into the cliffs. Dont tell Costa Rica that ecotourism is a new trendtheir travel industry began adopting environmentally friendly practices 25 years ago. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    High-Powered Storm Ready To Hit Bay Area  Feb 23, 2008
    The Coast Guard said in a statement it "strongly urges boaters to remain in port during this time and that people remain vigilant to stay away from beaches, rocky shorelines, and cliffs. High surf, strong winds and dangerous waves will make walking near the shore very dangerous.". "Recreational boating is not advisable for the next couple of days," said Capt. Paul M. Gugg, Commander, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco. (NBC 11, CA)

    Catch a wave with Ireland's surf scene  Feb 20, 2008
    And finally, County Clare hosts a number of key surf spots, namely Lahinch which is a revered name among Irish surfers and offers lessons, shops and rentals, just a stone's throw from Ireland's famed Cliffs of Moher and renowned Lahinch Golf Club. Organizers chose County Clare as the locale last year for a new three-day surf and music festival Cois Fharraige, translating to "Beside the Sea'" in Irish with the surfing competition scheduled for Spanish Point Beach. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Cars that will impress women on first date  Feb 16, 2008
    While watching rather violent Pacific shore waves break over rocks, sand and cliffs, we sat in the Z's cozy leather seats and noted how its driving mechanics feel so much like driving a Corvette -- pure power, racy cockpit and over-the-top masculine styling. The exterior design definitely calls out to a more hip crowd of daring men who like the Z Roadster's sexy curves and oversized haunches. (CNN)

    Surf and seafood at Europe's end  Feb 14, 2008
    Running south from Lagos is the Costa d'Oiro -- the golden coast -- a string of sandy coves tucked among crumbling sandstone cliffs leading the saltwater caves and weird rock formations at the Ponta da Piedade headland -- the ideal place for romantic sunsets ... For those willing to climb down the steps cut into the cliffs, Praia do Beliche is a wide triangle of pale sand sheltered from the wind by the twin capes of Sagres and Saint Vincent. (CNN -- Travel)

    It Was A Falling Moose. I Swear It Was!  Feb 13, 2008
    It turned out to be a moose that fell from cliffs next to the highway. Drivers often see Dall sheep on the cliffs but rarely moose. (CBS News)

    Bondi Beach Placed on Protected Heritage List  Jan 29, 2008
    SYDNEY - Australia's Bondi Beach, the country's most famous strip of sand, was placed on the National Heritage List on Friday to protect its sand, cliffs, waves, parks and surf lifesaving clubs. Sydney's Bondi is Australia's third most visited landmark and local officials say it is being loved to death, with traffic gridlock on summer days and massive amounts of day-tripper rubbish. (Planet Ark, United States)

    Extra layer of protection for a beach that's under our skin  Jan 25, 2008
    The heritage-listed area encompasses 65 hectares of the beach, surf lifesaving clubs, pavilion, parks, promenades, cliffs and waters between Ben Buckler and Mackenzies Point. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Life afloat - Missoula trio finds adventure during 1,400-mile expedition to survey changing face of the Colorado River  Jan 21, 2008
    Nothing compares to the adventure of Lodore Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument, a tight section of muddy whitewater that cut its way down as the mountains uplifted on either side, creating 3,000-foot cliffs. Once in the canyon, there is but one way out: down through Disaster Falls, Triplet and Hell s Half Mile. (Missoulian, MT)

    Sea Search For Missing Oxnard Teen Continues  Jan 14, 2008
    The they are a frequent scene of tragedy, and numerous drownings and injuries from falling from the crumbling shale cliffs have occurred there. Copyright 2008 by and. (NBC4.tv, CA)

    Dense fog not expected to repeat  Jan 14, 2008
    Lifeguards said they expected the surf to affect San Diego's Sunset Cliffs and the beaches in La Jolla, including La Jolla Cove. The surf is expected decrease Monday to 3 to 6 feet, Isla said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Californian rides off with big-wave title  Jan 13, 2008
    Some perched on cliffs to watch the surfers through binoculars, while others gathered in front of a big screen on the beach. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)

    Marvelous Myrtle Beach: Mild weather, few crowds make East Coast getaway perfect for winter  Jan 13, 2008
    No cliffs or Morro Rocks or treacherous coastline drives along the Grand Strand. Just 60 miles of broad, smooth, white sand. (North County Times)

    California flora surpass muster in Fort Bragg  Jan 7, 2008
    - By the time you've driven this far north of San Francisco (more than three hours), the ocean's rhythmic thunder against the cliffs lining Highway 1 has hammered your senses into a state of numb awe ... Soon the ragged curtain of pines parts for a view of dark cliffs and rolling swells ... On the other side of the path, the familiar dark cliffs plunge into green-black water. (Boston Globe)

    Neanderthals may be ancestors of modern humans, scientist says  Jan 3, 2008
    Morin examined animal bones recovered from an area of limestone cliffs in Saint-C. saire from that transition period. (Globe and Mail)

    Cliff daredevils risk their lives in search for a thrill  Jan 3, 2008
    JUMPING off cliffs into the spectacular Warriewood blowhole is a popular pastime, and sometimes a deadly one. Several people have died and many others have been left permanently injured after leaping off the 13 metre-high cliffs ... Surf Life Saving's director of rescue services for the northern beaches, Steve Faddy, said lifesavers were frequently called to rescue people who were injured or in trouble after jumping from the cliffs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Caves offer adventure at Pismo State Beach  Jan 3, 2008
    About a half a mile north of the Pismo pier, the beach ends as cliffs encroach into the ocean ... The caves were formed in weak parts of the cliffs. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Chasing the Perfect Beach, Kangaroo Steak in Western Australia: Elin McCoy  Jan 3, 2008
    It's a mix of rugged granite headlands, sheer limestone cliffs and -- my goal -- secluded coves of wild, sandy beaches. I pick my way down a steep streambed, climbing over rocks and roots of gum and Melaleuca trees. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)

    Blue sky, big race: summer gets off to a flying start  Dec 27, 2007
    The other battle featured more numerous warriors as powerboats and charter vessels gunned their engines and positioned themselves off the cliffs at Dover Heights to escort the super-maxis down the coast past Bondi Beach ... With north-easterly winds gusting to 15 knots, most boats, including Leopard and Skandia, hoisted spinnakers after the seaward buoy, a great pleasure for the thousands of people lining the South Head cliffs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    3 years after tsunami, Asia aid dries up  Dec 24, 2007
    The facility, sandwiched between a surf-lashed beach and limestone cliffs, is also getting a new 32-megawatt power plant. An Irish firm announced a plan last year to turn the island of Sabang off northern Aceh into a shipping hub, but squabbling among local politicians has delayed the project, according to Sabang officials. (MSNBC -- International)

    No need to move, dream's right here  Dec 17, 2007
    We traveled throughout Europe, experiencing treasures like the Eiffel Tower, the Roman Forum and the cliffs of Moher in Ireland. I was convinced that I would return to London after graduation, or at least relocate to a more urban environment, like New York City or Boston. (Albany Times Union)

    Wrap artists return to their hard rock roots  Dec 15, 2007
    After their long flight from New York to Sydney on Thursday, Christo and Jeanne-Claude made straight for the cliffs at Little Bay, which they famously wrapped in fabric almost 40 years ago ... "But the cliffs are still there, and the sharks and the surf and the wind," said Jeanne-Claude yesterday ... A Sydney rock climbing club swarmed the cliffs to secure the ropes, and local art and architecture students helped on the ground. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Yendys shows mettle in tricky winds  Dec 15, 2007
    Ross says he loves sailing off the Heads, what with the rebounding waves off the cliffs and fickle winds ... After their long flight from New York, Christo and Jeanne-Claude made straight for the cliffs at Little Bay. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Coolangatta gold: Gilmore makes history with title win  Dec 15, 2007
    After the heat she then sat back on the spectacular cliffs of Honolua Bay to watch Lima crumble against unheralded South African Roseanne Hodge ... After their long flight from New York, Christo and Jeanne-Claude made straight for the cliffs at Little Bay. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    A humiliation - but at least it wasn't Jonesy  Dec 15, 2007
    After their long flight from New York, Christo and Jeanne-Claude made straight for the cliffs at Little Bay. Noise pollution: Has there ever been a better time for 0000199D women in the music industry. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

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    Neither rough seas nor the upset stomachs stopped Garibaldi and customers from lauding the new ferry service or gasping at rainbows and surreal views of waterfalls cascading down cliffs on islands en route to Maui. The Alakai left five minutes after its 6:30 a.m. scheduled departure from Honolulu without any hitches, Garibaldi said, adding that vehicle inspections proved efficient. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Wild Cape Cod: On the edge  Dec 14, 2007
    Standing on the cliffs of Wellfleet, looking east and a little north, on a day when the sky and sea meet in different shades of blue, one can see the Earth s roundness. The long gentle and almost imperceptible crescentic horizon, providing an image of hugeness, but reminding us just how small this water-covered ball of rock called Earth actually is. (Harwich Oracle, MA)

    Debris indicates medical helicopter crashed in fjord  Dec 10, 2007
    Even with pockets of beach, the shoreline terrain rises quickly into cliffs. Bolin described it as a "canyon.". (Daily Herald)

    Blue greens|  Dec 10, 2007
    The course is poised precipitously along jagged cliffs ... Golfers are entranced not only by the height of the cliffs, but also by whales and dolphins surfing the waves ... Theres a short par-4, the eighth, where powerful strikers can hit their tee shots directly across a 200-metre wide chasm in the cliffside, and onto the green. (iAfrica.com)

    • Surgeon Takes A Scalpel To Words  Dec 9, 2007
    He has asked that when the dissection is done, his remains be cremated and his ashes scattered from the red cliffs of East Rock, where he used to take his sons birding. "I wouldn't mind going now," he said casually, as if discussing a trip to the store. (FOX61, CT)

    Surfers, onlookers stoked by monster waves  Dec 7, 2007
    A sheriff's helicopter carried two Del Mar lifeguards later in the morning to survey the coast for landslides and check for any surfers trapped against the cliffs. At several well-known surfing spots, the waves were too large and too close together for anyone to paddle out yesterday morning. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Get a rush on the island that never sleeps  Dec 6, 2007
    Ten minutes later, I can clearly make out the white cliffs ... Now, the limestone cliffs fence in monkeys, giant iguanas and birds found nowhere else ... Overhead, the sky is full of birds and bats that spill out of the caves in the limestone cliffs each time a large wave breaks at full speed against the landmass. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Pollution risk closes some beaches  Dec 6, 2007
    Farther north, warning signs also went up at the lower portion of Sunset Cliffs Park and the tide pools at Cabrillo National Monument. That closure was prompted when 7,200 gallons of treated sewage spilled from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant on Gatchell Road between 8 and 9:30 a.m.. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    San Diego Braces For Dangerous Surf  Dec 5, 2007
    "You need to be prepared in case your board breaks away.In Northern California, one surfer died Tuesday in the unforgiving break at Ghost Trees, a Monterey County surf spot known for its 20-foot and better waves.Peter Davi, 45, of Monterey, lost his board and was attempting to swim to shore, but never made it, witnesses told authorities. Friends of Davi lost sight of him and later found him floating in the water unconscious.Monterey County Sheriff's Sgt. Dennis English said a department search... (NBCSandiego.com, CA)

    Mother City summer|  Dec 5, 2007
    Spend the day boulder hopping, swimming and jumping off cliffs as high as 15 metres. For R495 you will get lunch and snacks and will be transported to and from the gorge. (iAfrica.com)

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