Up the riders went as the route skirted some precipitous drops.
Their route skirted the dead forest, and this was fortuitous because there were few other hazards here.
Passing several riverbeds, the route skirts the northwest side of Nogales International Airport before turning north.
The route next turns northeast, away from the river but still skirting the mountain's base.
The business route runs downtown, while the main route skirts the southwest edge of town.
The route skirts many of the region's notable vineyards and wineries located in the picturesque Napa Valley.
In Clear Lake, the route skirted the downtown area to east before ending at US 18.
A major east-west route of the Union Pacific railroad skirts the eastern edge.
This is why all the previously-proposed routes that had ventured into the area had skirted the Pequest Valley.
The route chosen by Rohde skirted the deep drifts, but he did not like the way they tended to lose altitude.