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September, 2011. california's giant sequoia national monument and forest. this german couple are on a dream vacation to the only place in the world where these massive trees grow. >> it was one of my main, main goals in america. i wanted to see these huge trees. >> they have no idea that an astonishing scene is about to unfold as they follow the 1.3 mile look known as the trail of 100 giants. the path takes them directly beneath the towering trees. the oldest of these sequoias have been stretching skyward for 3,000 years but they have root systems sustaining their dramatic heights. as they a...

This german couple are on a dream vacation to the only place in the world where these massive sequoia trees grow. >> it was one of my main, main goals in america. i wanted to see these huge trees. >> they have no idea that an astonishing scene is about to unfold as they follow the 1.3 mile look known as the trail of 100 giants. the path takes them directly beneath the towering trees. the oldest of these sequoias have been stretching skyward for 3,000 years but they have root systems sustaining their dramatic heights. as they approach one of the sequoia trees, they're alarmed by unusual sounds....

Majestic yosemite national park is a little mountain hideaway called the evergreen lodge. when brian anderluh and his partners discovered the historic lodge was for sale, they knew they had found the perfect place to test their vision for a new kind of company. >> we want to run a profitable business, but we also want to prove we can do good as part of it. the social mission was part of this from the start. >> reporter: their goal is to run a top-notch business that not only provides healthy returns to their investors but also helps a segment of the population often ignored. >> we wanted to st...

An idea of sort of the model of taking young people out of the city and getting them to the outdoors. >> yesterday, we went to see the sequoia trees. they're huge. >> hiking up mountains. we're going to go see the falls and stuff like that. it's just really amazing up here. >> reporter: just six years ago, the evergreen lodge was a sleepy little mom-and-pop roadside motel with a couple of cabins and an 85-year history. with money provided by investors interested in the owners' unique double mission of both a financial and a social return, they upgraded and expanded the lodge into a 70-room mou...

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