If only we could be Mary Poppins for one afternoon—we'd soar over people's gardens, make way through the trees, maybe even befriend a few birds.
It turns out we can—well, at least the part about wandering through the treetops. Here are four "canopy walks" that make it easy to walk from tree to tree at an altitude typically reserved for birds. Blending innovative design with natural surroundings, each of these structures offers unusual aerial views of the trees, animals, ground, and sky.
如果我们能变成“玛丽-波平斯”(迪斯尼动画中的玛丽阿姨)一个下午,我们会翱翔在花园上空,飞过树梢,或许还能更几只鸟交上朋友。
现在这成为现实,好吧,至少我们可以在树梢上徘徊一下。以下介绍的四条“树梢步道”使得我们更轻松地在离地一定高度地方,在树与树之间行走,而这样的空间从前是留给鸟儿的。将创新设计融合到自然环境中,这些结构令树木,动物,地面与天空呈现出不同寻常的视觉效果。
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Above: A view from all angles. The Out on a Limb tree adventure exhibit has won several architectural awards in Pennsylvania, and is described as having created a balance between "perceived danger, actual safety, beautiful materials, and real trees." Photo by Paul Warchol.
上图: 各角度视觉效果。 这个树梢冒险的展示已经在宾夕法尼亚州赢下许多建筑奖项,他被描述为创造出在“可感知的危险,实际上的安全,美丽的材料和真正的树木”之间找到的一种平衡。
照片由Paul Warchol提供
Above: Another view of the Greenheart; according to the University of British Columbia, one can see "a rare perspective of the natural beauty of the west coast forest canopy ecosystem." Photo courtesy of University of British Columbia Botanical Garden.
上图:另一个视角看“绿心”。根据英属哥伦比亚大学所述,人们可以从这西海岸森林植被生态系统中看到难得一见的自然美景。
照片由英属哥伦比亚大学植物园提供
Above: Ziptrek EcoTours' TreeTrek offers guests a full view of the valley between two ski mountains, Whistler and Blackcomb, in British Columbia. The series of suspension bridges, treetop viewing platforms, and forest boardwalks are suspended up to 200 feet; the waters of Fitzsimmons Creek rush below.
上图:Ziptrek生态游的树梢之旅为游人完整提供了英属哥伦比亚两座滑雪名山,惠斯勒山和黑梳山之间山谷的美景。 一系列吊桥,树顶观景平台和森林步道悬空在离地200尺之处,与此同时菲茨西蒙斯山涧在下方不停奔流着。
Above: At the Atlanta Botanical Garden's Canopy Walk, a concrete pathway extends for 600 feet into the urban Storza Woods. The experience is described as "floating through the hardwoods," where spectators can see a wide variety of flora and fauna, from trillium to flowering trees to red-tailed hawks. Photo courtesy of Atlanta Botanical Garden.
上图:亚特兰大州植物园的树梢步道。此步道有一条长达600尺的水泥行径一直延伸到植物园内的斯托扎密林。这段旅程被形容为“在硬木丛中漂浮而过”。观赏者可以借此看到各种不同种类的植物与动物群,从延龄草到开花的树,再到红尾鹰一应俱全。
图片由亚特兰大州植物园提供
Above: The structure of the Canopy Walk glows during the Georgia evening. Photo courtesy of Atlanta Botanical Garden.
上图:树梢步道的结构在乔治亚州的傍晚熠熠生辉。
图片由亚特兰大州植物园提供