Redwood Photography of Mario Vaden

I received a comment on my blog entry "High"-perion from Mario Vaden, an arborist and landscaper from Oregon.  He’s put together a remarkable website with photo galleries of remote redwood valleys, including images of Hyperion, the tallest tree in the world.

The existence of these photos is impressive, for many of these trees stand far from redwoods accessible to the general public. Hyperion was only discovered in 2006, and the locations of many landmark trees are kept fairly secret to protect them and their habitat. Having grown up enjoying the much more ordinarily proportioned woodlands of New England, I’m somewhat envious of Mr. Vaden’s adventures documenting this magical forest.

The photo at the right is from his site, used by permission. I encourage you to visit http://www.mdvaden.com/grove_of_titans.shtml for hundreds of wonderful redwood photos and much more information.