b"UrbanTo UntamedCAMEL THORN In the heart of Namib-Naukluft National Park, Deadvlei is one of Namibias most iconic natural landmarks. Here you will find ancient camel thorn trees, estimated to be around 600-900 years old, that are dead but still standing. The trees perished when shifting sand dunes cut off the Tsauchab River that once sustained them. With no moisture in the air, the trees never decomposed. Instead, the extreme dryness of the Namib Desert blackened and preserved the wood, freezing the trees in time. Their dark, skeletal forms contrast starkly against the large, white clay pan floor. Surrounded by rust-red dunes and framed by clear skies, their shifting shadows create a surreal and unforgettable landscape of immense Sequoia National Park beauty.GIANT SEQUOIAKnown for their enormous trunks and red-brown, fire-resistant bark, giant sequoias are the largest living trees on Earth by volume. Native to the western slopes of Californias Sierra Nevada mountains, these awe-inspiring trees grow only at elevations between 1,200 and 2,400 m, where winters are snowy and summers dry. These trees can soar to over 92 m high and live for more than 3,000 years. View the most remarkable of these specimens in California's Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks. The best-known sequoia is the 84-m-tall General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park, estimated at 2,2002,700 years old.Rainbow eucalyptus grove, MauiRAINBOW EUCALYPTUSRainbow eucalyptus trees rise like living art in Hawaiis landscapes. When their smooth trunks shed their bark in strips, they reveal vivid streaks of green, blue, Ginkgos in autumn, Seoul orange, and maroon. Found in groves along the Hana Highway, at the Keanae Arboretum, and other pockets in Maui, GINKGO these trees truly represent natures In autumn, ginkgo trees in Japan, South Korea, and China turn their fan-shapedcreativity. Visitors love to photograph leaves to a gorgeous, fiery yellow. The ginkgo is an ancient tree species that datesthe kaleidoscopic bark, ever so vibrant back to before the dinosaurs. In Tokyo, avenues like Icho Namiki near Meiji Jinguin the tropical sunlight. Native to the Gaien become paths of gold, attracting crowds of admirers. Seoul famously has aPhilippines, rainbow eucalyptus treeshundred thousand gingko trees. The citys ginkgo-lined boulevards transform intoare now found in numerous island SIDE CREDITgolden tunnels, with soft carpets of leaves blanketing the streets. Peak ginkgo countries in the Northern Hemisphere, season is late autumn (end-October to November), when travellers are rewarded growing up to 75 metres high andwith cascades of yellow in cities and parks. 2.4 metres in diameter. 44\x1a HAYES JARVIS"