October 10, 2005 Fortsat fra sidste side ~ Continued from last page Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Ferie Vacation Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, California  Mariposa Grove is located in Yosemite National Park, a few miles east of the southern entrance to the park. Mariposa Grove is not accessible in the winter.

Syd for Yosemite, på vej til Mariposa Grove ~ South of Yosemite on the way to Mariposa Grove

Mariposa Grove, Yosemite, California Et rådyr i Yosemite i Mariposa Grove, der langsomt gjorde sig gode venner med os. ~ A deer in Yosemite in Mariposa Grove that slowly made friends with us.

Mariposa Grove ligger i den sydlige del af Yosemite Nationalpark, og er en lille lund af kæmpe rødtræer, verdens største levende organismer. De bliver fuldvoksne på ca. 800 år, og kan leve omkring 3000 år. Mariposa Grove is in the southern part of Yosemite, and is a small grove of giant sequoias, largest living organisms on earth. The trees are considered full-grown at 800 years of age and can live about 3000 years. Kæmpe rødtræer er stort set immune overfor sygdom, insektangreb, og brand. Det eneste der kan slå dem ihjel er at vælte, hvilket de ofte gør, fordi rodsystemet er ret lille i forhold til træets størrelse. Giant Sequoias are largely immune to disease, insects, and fire. The one thing that can kill them is falling over, which they do frequently, because the root system is rather small compared to the size of the tree.

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