Sky Islands
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Yosemite National Park: Throughout the Sierra Nevada, high flat plateaus are found at elevations around twelve and thirteen thousand feet. These isolated sky islands are the home to unique plant communities that are found nowhere else.
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A wall of green leaves shifting in the slight breeze at Ephesus, behind some cacti. The videographer can be heard speaking, and the leaves can be heard rustiling.
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