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giant sequoias 巨型红杉massive 大横截面积incredibly humbling experience难以置信谦卑的经历vastness幅员辽阔，巨大wrap your arms around a giant sequoia tree缠绕as wide as a building. 建筑物Californias?Sequoia National Park加州红杉国家公园is lined with 被内衬着vertical behemoths 垂直的庞然大物skyward and outward向天空向外soak up more than 2,000 to 3,000 litres of water 吸收超过tree biologist生物学家/travel/storythe-us-national-parks-turn-100US National Park Service’s 100th Anniversary.国家公园服务百周年纪念日tree biologist生物学家/travel/storythe-us-national-parks-turn-100US National Park Service’s 100th Anniversary./UC Berkeley?加州大学伯克利分校ultimate caretaker 最终的最好的看守者giant sequoia巨杉the oldest living things on Earth生物undergrad and graduate student本科生研究生redwood trees红木树taller but skinnier tree更高但更瘦的thrives along the state’s Pacific Coast蓬勃发展生长the 200- to 300ft-high canopies树冠the enduring California drought 持久的加州干旱most ancient species最古老的物种/US Geological Survey?美国地质调查局/Carnegie Airborne Observatory卡内基天文台water stress 重力to shed 流出up close, fire scars更近一步，火的伤疤lightning strikes雷击resilient nature of these living elders.韧性fallen sequoias 倒下的红杉a personal, spiritual attachment to this entire forest个人的精神的联系寄托five to seven metres in diameter直径sprawling crowns庞大的树冠massive scars 大规模的伤疤full view of Mount Whitney全景in the contiguous United States辽阔的连绵的a tremendously beautiful area非常美丽的地区physically demanding, 要求体力的adventurous climbs冒险攀爬 every inch of Sequoia National Park每一寸can access.可以接近的a few favourite spots 景点granite dome overlooking the middle fork of the Kaweah River花岗岩圆顶watershed分水岭Other must-sees其它必看景点Wildflowers野花the springtime春天foraging on the grasses 觅食most ancient species最古老的物种is no mystery. In their presence不再神秘。在他们面前gaze at凝视take pictures照相venture to Sequoia National Park 冒险去limitless awe无限的敬畏General Sherman 谢尔曼将军living tree on Earth在地球上活着的树National Geographic国家地理杂志slightly smaller by width volume 宽度略小stands out脱引而出，突出something to see up close近距离观看an unmatched view无与伦比的风景Ambrose’s perspective视角is lined with these vertical behemoths 被