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
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National Bird Day
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Welcome to the Alien Egg Hatchery
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Black bear cub emerging into spring
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The desert blooms
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’Chess on ice’
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Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
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It’s NASA’s 60th birthday
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Honoring our veterans
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World Meteorological Day
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Barcelona bids farewell to summer
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It’s Canada’s national day
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Denali National Park
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Bobbio, Italy
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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International Zebra Day
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Puma in Patagonia
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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Listening to the sea
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Happy holidays!
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World Elephant Day
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Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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Adorable activism
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Ludwig’s palace
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World Book Day
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Tall, taller, tallest
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Midwinter freeze