On all tours there is a "magic moment" (or more). A time when, despite the many miles traveled and visited multiple scenarios, nature surprises you, gives you something unexpected, leaves you breathless, speechless. In Argentina, to mention our last campaign CSIC & RTVA scientists, this gift gave us a December morning in the waters of Patagonia, where southern right whales gave us only for us, the best ballet, and even sang with sound harsh and primitive.
Yesterday, Tasmanian live one of those magical moments. We were lucky to walk among giants, walking the path, and rightly, the locals have dubbed "The land of the giants." Eucalyptus monumental 400 year old and 90 feet high, dot the forest ("forest or jungle?) Lined with ferns that grew above our heads what little light filtered down to the ground. We were at the heart of Mount Field National Park, but we all felt at the scene of "Jurassic Park", hoping that the dense vegetation, appeared a dinosaur.
Eucalyptus trees that give name to this area are Eucalyptus regnans trees considered highest in the world (in stiff competition with North American redwoods). In Tasmania the record is held by a specimen of 97 meters, although there are official records of eucalyptus, and missing, which exceeded the 110 meters. Even more surprising is the rapid growth: in good conditions can grow 10 feet in just 15 months ... And from seed!
walked among giants and not feel small, very small ...
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