National Park News | Access To Tallest Tree Blocked, Mobsters In The Bottom of Lake Mead

America’s National Parks Podcast

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🗓️ 4 August 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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In this episode, we share the news about Hyperion, the world's largest tree, and the attempts at Redwood National Park to keep people from making the dangerous trek to visit it. Plus, Lake Mede is receding, which is creating some interesting surprises, including possible bodies of mobsters at its depths. All that and more on this edition of our National Parks News Roundup. Today's show was sponsored by L.L.Bean, follow the hashtag #beanoutsider, and visit LLBean.com to find great gear for exploring the National Parks. And by Campendium. Find listings and reviews for thousands of campsites for your next national park adventure at campendium.com. Make sure to follow the America's National Parks Podcast on Facebook and Instagram, and join us on the RV Miles podcast the hear our travel stories as we journey across America.

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0:00.0	This summer, L.L. Bean invites you to simply step outside and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.
0:08.0	We'll be your guide with tips and advice to get more out of every moment outdoors. Here's one. Next time you go camping,
0:15.0	add some zip to the zippers on your tent by rubbing them with wax.
0:18.6	Goodbye noisy sticky zippers., smooth polling gear.
0:23.2	For more fun ideas, easy howtus and inspiring stories, visit L.L. Bean.com.
0:28.8	guide. The world's tallest tree is now off limits and three bodies have been uncovered as Lake Mead recedes.
0:42.0	Are they long missing mobsters? I'm Jason Epperson and it's time for the
0:46.0	latest in National Park News. You can no longer visit the world's tallest tree according to the
0:52.4	San Francisco gate.
0:54.0	Back in August of 2006 a Sequoia in California's co-managed Redwood National and State Parks
1:00.4	was identified as the tallest known tree on earth and its location was kept a secret.
1:05.6	The tree's name is Hyperion after the Greek Sun God, one of the 12 Titans.
1:10.9	It's 380 feet tall, nearly 75 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty.
1:15.0	It's estimated to have 550 million leaves and to be between 600 and 800 years old.
1:22.0	It would have grown taller if it weren't for a woodpeck between 600 and 800 years old.
1:22.6	It would have grown taller if it weren't for a woodpecker
1:25.2	that stunted its growth.
1:27.0	Biologist James C. Spickler first ascended the tree
1:30.0	and measured its massive height,
1:31.8	but the parks decided to keep the location a secret to protect
1:35.1	it from humans.
1:36.4	It's in a remote area through dense brush with no nearby trails, no cell signal, and
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