Curious hikers, beware! According to the Guinness Book of Records, Hyperion, the world’s largest living tree, can result in a $5,000 fine and even six months in prison. The promised punishment for the “crime” was announced in a press release issued by Redwood National Park (Northern California), which hosts the 115-meter-tall conifer, which is estimated to be 800 years old.
According to the teams at the UNESCO World Heritage site, many degradations have been observed around the sequoia, the exact location of which has never been published since its discovery in 2006. every year in search of Hyperion, despite the lack of said track. The effects are now visible around the site: erosion at the base of the tree, damaged vegetation, waste…
“Make the choice to preserve or destroy.”
Faced with these degradations, the park had no choice but to promise sanctions to those who break the rule;As a visitor, you have to make a choice whether you will work to preserve or destroy this environment. ? cynically added the park in its statement, which also tries to prevent any fires that occur more often in the summer than the rest of the year.
In a final attempt to convince any recalcitrants, the park revealed that the area adjacent to Hyperion has little GPS and phone coverage. If a rider gets lost or injured on the road, it would be difficult to save him. You have been warned.
Source: Le Figaro
