六月初和老公去Yosemite和大峽穀玩了一趟。第一站先去了南山最有名的景點Mariposa Grove,網上也有把它譯成蝴蝶森林的。
據說當初Yosemite國家公園成立的初衷,是為了保護這一大片千年古樹林的。
從舊金山開車到Yosemite南門的古樹公園Mariposa Grove,花了半天時間,到公園時都中午了,門口的停車場都滿了。咱們運氣不錯,正好有車出來,給咱們的車騰出一個位置。
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接下來乘著這部Shutter Bus到達古樹林子
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到底是千年古樹啊,奇高無比
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咱們時間太有限,隻走了1mile左右,不過牌子上的Grizzly Giant還是看到了
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公園成立以前,樹林被大批砍伐,而Mariposa Grove能夠幸免,主要是因為這裏的樹木不夠堅實,被砍倒之後的樹木,跌下來就斷成了許多截,使得木頭沒有經濟價值。在棵一定是當年被砍伐後來又被山火燒烤,有著悲慘經曆的古樹
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這棵被山火燒烤很頑強地聳立著。真是條好漢!
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這棵很不幸啊
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這棵運氣不錯,傷害比較小
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這棵就是大名鼎鼎的Grizzly Giant
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網上資料--據說早期為了吸引遊客,人們還在樹幹上挖洞,讓馬車從活樹中通過。可是紅杉樹雖然長得又高又粗,它的根部係統其實非常淺。人們不斷地走近其樹幹會把根部附近的泥土壓緊,影響根部吸收水和養分,更何況是讓馬車 從中來回奔馳了!1969年年初寒冬時,那棵能容馬車通過的大樹Wawona Tree就倒下來死掉了。現在在Mariposa Grove還有另一棵類似的樹叫“加利福尼亞樹”(California Tree),也是早期在樹幹上被挖了一個洞,可是洞口稍微小一些,尚未倒下。
這棵就是至今還幸存的California Tree
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這幾棵也是有點名聲的 Bachelor and Three Graces
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照片有點亂了,這個是Grizzly Giant
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