华卡雷瓦雷瓦森林的红木纪念树林，新西兰北岛 Redwood Memorial Grove in Whakarewarewa Forest, North Island, New Zealand (© Michael Breitung/Huber/eStock Photo)

华卡雷瓦雷瓦森林的红木纪念树林，新西兰北岛 Redwood Memorial Grove in Whakarewarewa Forest, North Island, New Zealand (© Michael Breitung/Huber/eStock Photo)

A walk among the giants

On the New Zealand's North Island, Whakarewarewa Forest is home to a diverse range of native plants and animals. There's also a series of lakes as well as hot springs, bubbling mud pools, and even active geysers. But Whakarewarewa Forest features something that no other forest in New Zealand can claim: a grove of majestic redwood trees called the Redwood Memorial Grove. The trees in the grove were introduced from their native California at the beginning of the 20th century.

Today, the Redwood Memorial Grove is a popular hotspot for tourists hoping to walk among the giants, with an elevated walkway that winds through the roughly 600 acres of redwoods. Some of the trees have grown as high as 230-feet in the century since they were planted. These California transplants seem to have taken to their new home quite well.

在巨人之间散步

在新西兰北岛，Whakarewarewa森林是多种本地动植物的家园。这里还有一系列湖泊、温泉、冒着气泡的泥浆池，甚至还有活跃的间歇泉。但Whakarewarwa森林的特色是新西兰其他森林所不能声称的：一片雄伟的红杉林，称为红杉纪念林。树林中的树木是20世纪初从他们的家乡加利福尼亚州引进的。

今天，红杉纪念林是希望在巨人中漫步的游客的热门景点，它有一条高架人行道蜿蜒穿过大约600英亩的红杉林。自种植以来，其中一些树木在本世纪已高达230英尺。这些加利福尼亚州的移植物似乎很好地适应了他们的新家。