The location of Hyperion, the world’s tallest tree, is one of history’s best-kept secrets. Although it is known that this majestic tree is within one of the best protected natural parks in the United States, for any adventurer it is an odyssey to find it.
The Redwood National Park shelters a whole colony of wonderful and ancient sequoias worth admiring. Among all of them is Hyperion, a coastal tree of approximately 600 years old that rises about 116 meters into the sky.
Different videos and images reveal the appearance of this arboreal ancestor, but none speaks about the exact point in which it can be found. All this mystery is part of a collaboration in nature protection. Any tree lover or expert who has searched for its presence understands that keeping its location a secret is part of contributing to Earth’s history.
For this reason Hyperion stands as the tallest tree in the world, because it is one of the most sacred protected on the planet. Amid mist-soaked redwoods, air, and majestic silence, Hyperion stands intact. Thanks to the National Park Service, the tree remains a mysterious forest dweller.
Environmentalists and most tree lovers don’t help the curious find Hyperion. It’s almost like an impatient trophy hunt for nature that many want to protect.
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The mythical name of Hyperion, the tallest tree in the world
The name of this redwood was not a casual identification. According to Greek mythology, Hyperion is a Titan who ruled before the Olympian gods. Likewise, he is the father of the sun, Helios: the moon, Selene, and the dawn, Eos. Hyperion was said to be a stunning and beautiful titan whose meaning is “one who watches from above”. He is the one who understands the cycles of the sun, the stars and the moon, a wise and strong giant.
In this sense, we recognize that this tree proudly bears the name of Hyperion. In addition, in the same park he coexists with other giants of nature, other mythical beings compared to the gods of ancient Greece.
Although many of us would like to enjoy its enormous beauty, being the tallest living being on the planet we need to guarantee its protection. Perhaps the human being is not fully prepared to admire it without wanting to have it and that is why camouflaged between the fog and the crowd is how he should remain.
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