Here at Yosemite National Park, trees have mastered the art of aging gracefully. This is redwood territory, home to majestic sequoias that tower over humans and animals. In a remote area of the park you’ll find Hyperion (‘the high one’), a 380-foot-tall sequoia—named after a Greek god of light—that’s more than six centuries old. Nearby you’ll find its relative, the General Sherman tree, famous for both its age (roughly 2,000 years) and its size.
National Park Week: Yosemite National Park, California
Today in History
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Hut, hut, hike!
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The Tour de France begins
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Once in a pink moon
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Flamingos of the Chilean desert
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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Wander the ancient medina
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Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
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World Lizard Day
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Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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Christmas Eve
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International Museum Day
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Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
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A wassailing we go
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Ahh-tumn
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It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball
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Let the Highland games begin
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Here s looking Atchafalaya
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Gazing down on planet Earth
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Darwin s Arch
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High tide at the walled city
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A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
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National Park Week: Wind Cave National Park
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I ll call for pen and ink
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Pi Day