There are swift-flowing rivers which dash through jagged canons; and there are enormous plains, which in winter are white with snow, and in summer are gray with the saline alkali dust.
KEVIN BENHART BROWN: When your standing out in the river with the power of these rapids, rushing down a - - a canyon and somehow you're able to harness that energy and all this water just, kind of, flowing under you.
Now, from where we're standing, you've got a good view of the river over there and it was because of this fast-flowing water that this site was a natural place for manufacturing works.
Perrault was in a hurry, and he prided himself on his knowledge of ice, which knowledge was indispensable, for the fall ice was very thin, and where there was swift water, there was no ice at all.
Meanwhile, the fast-moving water near the outside bank sweeps out of the curve with enough momentum to carry it across the channel and slam it into the other side, where it starts to carve another curve.
We can swim upstream, trying to reach a place to rest with all our might, using all our efforts to fight the rushing water and still not get close to where we need to be.