Posted on 01/09/2017 6:28:27 AM PST by Rebelbase
CALAVERAS COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — A giant sequoia tree known for the huge tunnel carved through it has toppled during California’s weekend storms.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the historic Pioneer Cabin in Calaveras Big Trees State Park in Calaveras County came down during heavy rains on Sunday. A Facebook post from the Calaveras Big Trees Association confirmed the news.
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Haven’t seen it since I was a kid. Another tree I want to see http://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2009/09/redwoods.html
Good Lord!! It’s a skyscraper.
Back in the 60s I well remember driving through a large redwood in Yosemite in my uncle’s 1962 Ford pickup. The West coast mirrors which were popular at the time barely made it through. That tree fell many years ago as I recall.
That would be New Yorker's description of it:)
Perhaps a big memorial group hug this Friday at Noon PST?
I think there is more than one tree that has had this done to it. Having a driveway through it that is. Toppling is what happens to giant sequoias since they have a relatively shallow root structure. The largest like the General Sherman tree are fenced off to keep people from disturbing the ground around them.
Who wants a pencil made from the wood of the giant sequoia tunnel tree?
Could be they should have kept letting cars go through.
I walked through the tunnel several years ago.
Unfortunately, Sequoia redwood is too brittle to be a good building material. It may be ok for other redwood uses though, such as yard furniture, or decking. But that would depend on how much it splinters.
And countless pieces of patio furniture.
I loved her in “The Shining”. ...
Its downfall came when they decided to cut a hole in its base.
Man screws up again
If you ever go west: Sequoia & Redwood trees, Glacier National Park, Mount St Helens, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon North Rim. Just to name a few.
Here on the east coast we have the 600+ year old Oak Trees. The Sequoias out west make them look like twigs.
LOLOLOL
It’s a plant. Plants have life cycles. Some are longer than others, but no plant lives forever.
Spicoli is not age ing well
I’ve driven a mini-van through that tree!
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