They lie level on the tops of the dividing ridges, or sloping on the sides of them, embedded in the magnificent forest.

它们或平躺在分界山脊的顶部，或倾斜在山脊的两侧，嵌入宏伟的森林中。

Then the highest of the Sierra domes and dividing ridges, containing distinct glaciers between them, began to appear above the icy sea.

然后，最高的 Sierra 圆顶和分水岭开始出现在冰冷的海面上， 它们之间有明显的冰川。

From this point it described a long curve, descending towards Bitter Creek Valley, to rise again to the dividing ridge of the waters between the Atlantic and the Pacific.

从这里再往前去是一段很长的斜坡，下降到比特尔河盆地，然后将再上行直到距离大西洋和太平洋同样远近的美洲大陆的中央地区。

They are smooth, level, silky lawns, lying embedded in the upper forests, on the floors of the valleys, and along the broad backs of the main dividing ridges, at a height of about 8000 to 9500 feet above the sea.

它们是光滑、平坦、柔滑的草坪，位于高处森林、山谷底部，沿着主要分水岭的宽阔背面，海拔约 8000 至 9500 英尺。