desert crossing

It brought up the long desert crossing to this place.

However the most wonderful sight will be waiting for Rebecca and team when they complete their 220-mile desert crossing.

Even one extra infant, during a desert crossing, would consume water that might prove critical.

"A day, if it comes to a desert crossing.

Never mind the monsters; failing to take enough water on a desert crossing can be fatal."

Many die during desert crossings or suffer at the hands of smugglers and ruthless employers.

Western companies advised stranded employees not to risk a desert crossing, citing the risks of getting lost or caught by Iraqi troops.

I remember the desert crossing, vividly.

Cirocco let them rest, recover from the jungle, and gather strength for the desert crossing.

Adams suffered his second great desert crossing, once again drinking camel urine to survive and avoid dehydration.

They knew the stories of miraculous feats of strength, desert crossings, nighttime raids.

The feasibility of the desert crossing had been demonstrated the year before by John C. Fremont.

With prospects grimmer than ever before and three fewer people in their company, the Joads move on toward the feared desert crossing.

He understood that his soldiers would have to be in the best condition possible if they were to have any chance for success after the desert crossing.

Almost every day fugitives drifted into the city, having braved the desert crossing to escape the tyranny of the false pharaohs.

Unwilling to face the border patrol and the desert crossing more often than is absolutely necessary, illegal immigrants are returning home less than they used to.

T'Vysse's voice in Karatek's ears felt like water after a long desert crossing.

First "cohabitation" (1986-1988) and "desert crossing"

Their mounts were both beautiful racing camels and carried bulky saddlebags and waterbags for a desert crossing.

Gaullist Party and Fourth Republic: opposition and desert crossing (1947-1958)

Some hardy souls make the long desert crossing into Niger via the Libyan border post at Tumu.

This cutoff eliminated most of the waterless desert crossing of the Sublette Cutoff.

Among Broach's publications are the acclaimed novels Shakespeare's Secret, Desert Crossing and Masterpiece.

The Taos rebellion had broken out, so they were in fear of attack by Mexicans in addition to the danger of the desert crossing.

The sun climbed to its zenith, seemed to hang there more briefly than it ever had during the desert crossing, and then passed on, giving them back their shadows.