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Wilderness areas are incredibly important,
荒野的存在是极为重要的
because we need to have at least a few areas that we can go
因为我们需要至少有那么几个地方
and feel like we're still connected somehow to nature.
能让我们感受到我们跟大自然还是有联系的
The wonderful thing is, it's a land that we can all share and we can all use, and not one person owns it.
好在，这片土地不是某人的私有财产，所以大家都能共享、利用这片土地
And so, you can come out and feel like you kind of own it for the day.
所以，来到这里，你可以认为，当下它是属于你的
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is on the Arizona-Utah border.
红崖国家保护区地跨亚利桑那州和犹他州
It encompasses 300,000 acres for public use.
占地面积30万英亩，是一个对外开放的保护区
You can go for days exploring the back country and finding all kinds of new discoveries.
你可以花几天时间探索远离人烟的地区，寻找各种新发现
My first job with BLM was back in 2000.
我在土地管理局的第一份工作是2000年的时候
I was stationed at a remote site out in the middle of all this,
局里派我来这个荒无人烟的地方驻扎，周围全是这种景象
and I fell in love with it and didn't want to leave.
后来我爱上了这里，就不想走了
I feel like my job is to help educate the public to protect places like this.
我感觉，我的工作就是教大家保护这种地方
Vermilion Cliffs is most iconically known for The Wave. It is gorgeous.
红岩最有名的就是“石涛谷”，这里简直美呆了
It is an undulating slick rock sandstone,
光滑的砂岩连绵起伏
but The Wave is not the only feature in this beautiful country.
然而，在美不胜收的保护区里，石涛谷并非唯一的特色景点
There are so many other things to explore if you're willing to make the effort.
只要你愿意下功夫，值得探索的美景何其多
White Pocket requires incredible commitment to get here.
“白口袋”则需要过人的毅力才能到达
Skills to navigate some pretty tough roads
除了毅力，还要有驾驭无比颠簸的道路的技巧
and you're dealing with a lot of Mother Nature's worst elements.
而且，你将面对大自然母亲很多极为恶劣的状况
Getting here is a big reward. I'm free out here.
但是，你一定会不虚此行，在这里我就感到很自由
A lot of us kind of scratch our heads because we don't understand how a landscape like this can be formed,
很多人都会抓耳挠腮，不明白这种地貌是如何形成的
but all of these things are shaped by Mother Nature over about 190 million years.
其实，这一切都是大约1.9亿年前大自然的杰作
And so it's pretty incredible and fascinating to marvel at how long it's taken to create this great sculpture.
能够被大自然创造这一伟大雕塑的漫长历程所震撼，是非常不可思议、非常激动人心的事情
The beauty of this place, you can't compare it to anything else.
这里的美，是其他任何地方都无法比拟的
