Why the World's Tallest Tree is Kept Hidden

California's Northern Coast is home to the tallest trees on Earth- but their height has been more of a curse than a blessing. I spent a snowy week in the Redwoods exploring this forest and its history.

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[OntarioFreshwaterFishing]

As someone who lives in the wilderness in Canada, I can agree.. the only way to keep some areas beautiful is to keep them a secret. Humans are incredibly destructive. It’s a sad reality

[Jane_]

We used to have redwoods all over the west coast, and now there’s so few. Those researchers are heroes

[wesellis]

It's a sad reality that we, as a species, are so hell bent on destroying what nature has blessed us with. We truly bite the hand that feeds.

[Reneelwaring]

Years ago I found a giant white oak in a State Park in PA. This tree was massive, probably 700 years old, its two main limbs were bigger in diameter than I am tall. Just beautiful! One week later it was hit by lightning and fell. The park says it has other giants within the park but I haven't been back.

[Not_Built_For_This_World]

He did state the most obvious "problem with being the tallest tree".
In Michigan, there was a giant sequoia near the coast of Lake Michigan. So the people put up a plaque, made it a monument and cleared the trees from around it. The next day it was struck by lightning and killed.
By trying to separate it from the near by trees, they basically turned it into a lightning rod.
There's still a few giant sequoia in Michigan. One in Manistee planted in 1942 and over 100' tall.

[alfredstewart]

I makes me really angry and anxious how these beautiful locations are being destroyed for short term profit and long term suffering. Love your videos!

[RanndiMarie]

I’m currently in Humboldt county as a travel nurse and I can’t get enough of these trees! Since I learned about this forest in a book in 3rd grade it’s always been at the top of my bucket list. I feel so lucky to be living less than an hour from the national park for a few months. This forest is such a spiritual place for me. It’s hard not to look at it as a mystical place with so much rich history. If you travel here please explore with care and respect so people can enjoy it for years and years to come. ❤

[Louie_Ponce_Motography]

The production and amount of value in these short videos is unmatched. What an inspiration to get out. Thanks, man.

[insertphrasehere]

Minor correction: a Fairy ring isn't caused by seeds, it's caused by new trunks spawning around the perimeter of the fallen tree (from it's existing and still living root system. This creates a clonal colony in a ring shape of redwood trees, but really they are the same tree, both genetically and also connected physically through the roots.

[Silvasvisuals]

Dude. Honestly wow, This is one of my favorite docs yet. The way you paved the story leading into the ending and the secret tree to finish off with a wonderful message is incredible.

[saljavin]

The camera filming, Editing, Voice over, History, and journey in this video is absolutely incredible! Really good work to whoever helped to make this video <3

[SHIFTYreal.]

As a person who lives in Humboldt. These trees can be a blessing, and a burden. They can be really intimidating but are also really calming. You feel so small that all your problems seem to go away

[Adventures_with_nick]

From one videographer to another, this guy is top 0.1% of videographers AND he is a documentary genius! Well done

[rafaelperalta]

I felt a roller coaster of emotions in just a span of 10 min. Well done!

Anyway, props to those 8 people who went there, saw the tallest tree without creating a mess, and left without telling anybody its location.

[villafanmart]

my guy, i have no idea why your video was recommended to me on my home page, but honestly, absolutely well done. i do care and respect nature, however i am no tree hugger, but you, with your absolutely perfect pace, soft narration, intresting story. you had me hooked for 10mins 48 seconds. honestly, fantastic.

[deneseiB]

I am an old sailor, SCUBA diver, camper, hunter, hiker, fisher-woman, horse/bicycle/motorcycle rider, photographer, painter, writer, and have done probably anything else you can think of. I lived up and down both coasts of the US including Alaska. We tried to tell you on Earth Day [today] 1970 to reduce, re-use, recycle, and take care of the planet. It sickens me to know that no one paid attention, and the beautiful country I grew up in is now a pile of reeking garbage I'm ashamed to show my grandkids. Thanks, America. I hope you enjoy your 15-minute cities, fake-air, indoor lives~🤬

[timwootton]

As a supposedly 'intelligent' species, humans do some pretty dumb and shortsighted things, and we are not learning from our mistakes! Great documentary Aidin!

[xpda]

The tallest tree we had in Norway was just a few meters from a road, and everyone living in the area knew it as "Goliat" after the giant.
In 2005, someone took a chainsaw to the base, just for the heck of it. The tree died a few years later from the damage.
If nature gives us something beautiful, keep it secret, keep it safe.

[garynettles]

I visited Yosemite valley in 1979&1980 as a teenager and visited the redwoods. It was life changing the magnitude of the beauty. Bless the people who fought to keep these areas protected.

[reecequinn]

I grew up in the gorge, and I left to live and work in Southern California then Hawaii and these are both incredibly beautiful places, but there is this specific feeling being back home in the trees, I didn't know that trees were some of the oldest organisms on Earth but maybe we feel their wisdom and old spirt similar to how we can feel emotions from animals like our pets (not suggesting trees are pets lol). Anyway I miss trees.