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Iconic Sequoia 'Tunnel Tree' Brought Down By California Storm
NPR ^ | January 9, 2017

Posted on 01/09/2017 12:19:10 PM PST by nickcarraway

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1 posted on 01/09/2017 12:19:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Obamabare.


2 posted on 01/09/2017 12:20:12 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: A CA Guy

Obamacare, if you want your roots you can keep your roots.


3 posted on 01/09/2017 12:20:59 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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Compromised foundation for over a century did not contribute to the collapse.


4 posted on 01/09/2017 12:22:40 PM PST by Delta 21 (The minority demands NOTHING !)
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To: nickcarraway

I have a photo of myself and that very tree from 1978. I know, big deal.


5 posted on 01/09/2017 12:23:17 PM PST by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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nothing to do with islam
nothing to do with islam
nothing to do with islam

ohhhh wait...this actually does have nothing to do with islam, or feral teens for that matter...weird


6 posted on 01/09/2017 12:25:10 PM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: nickcarraway
Was this the one in the Geico commercial?
7 posted on 01/09/2017 12:27:42 PM PST by jonsie
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Not surprised that the tree is reported to have shattered when it fell.

Signs in the Sequoia National Park report that the mighty trees were saved from the logger’s axes in the 19th century because wood from the tree is too brittle for use as either construction lumber or in making furniture.


8 posted on 01/09/2017 12:38:34 PM PST by Captain Rhino (Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
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Trumps fault.


9 posted on 01/09/2017 12:46:11 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Captain Rhino

Tons of outdoor furniture was made from Redwood. Insect and Rot resistant. Owned some myself.


10 posted on 01/09/2017 12:52:07 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: nickcarraway

Sucks....we are taking the kids there in late May...


11 posted on 01/09/2017 12:54:31 PM PST by oust the louse (The LEFT has no principles, it only has goals! They are the party of death and taxes.)
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To: nickcarraway

Caused by Global Warming no doubt.


12 posted on 01/09/2017 12:55:02 PM PST by kempster
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To: dainbramaged

Me too. With one of my ex GF’s.


13 posted on 01/09/2017 1:15:24 PM PST by max americana (For the 9th time FIRED LIBERALS from our company at this election, and every election since 2008)
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To: kempster
Caused by Global Warming no doubt.

I don't know about that, but the damned fools at the DUmp are blaming it on Trump.

For real.

14 posted on 01/09/2017 1:27:28 PM PST by OldSmaj (The only thing washed on a filthy liberal is their damned brains.)
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To: dainbramaged

I saw that tree in about 1951. I’d like to say we drove through it but I think we didn’t. My memory has gotten a little fuzzy.


15 posted on 01/09/2017 1:33:11 PM PST by Ditter (God Bless Texas!)
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To: nickcarraway
Nature is indiscriminate in its forestry methods.
16 posted on 01/09/2017 2:17:43 PM PST by crz
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Never be the tallest tree in the forest.


17 posted on 01/09/2017 2:24:11 PM PST by HandyDandy (Don't make up stuff. It wastes time.)
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To: Ditter
I saw that tree in about 1951. I’d like to say we drove through it...

I would bet you probably did, it hasn't been closed to cars for that long. We did it about 20 years ago I think.

18 posted on 01/09/2017 2:47:11 PM PST by keat
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To: Mollypitcher1

Sequoias and coastal redwoods are actually two different species within the same giant redwood tree family. Only the coastal redwoods are the valuable source of lumber.

Wikipedia has good articles on each.


19 posted on 01/09/2017 3:08:03 PM PST by Captain Rhino (Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
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To: nickcarraway

Oh no, that’s sad. My family drove through it years ago with the kids.

That whole area up there is fascinating. It’s worth the trek. There’s a miniature train you can ride through the spooky forest, and several other kid-friendly, rather quaint touristy attractions tucked into the trees.
They’re run by local rednecks and hippies. If you’re lucky, they’ll treat you to some fine banjo-picking.

I believe, IIRC, that the Jurassic Park sequel was filmed around there.

Also, Bigfoot sightings are supposedly common. LOL. There’s a Bigfoot Museum and gift shop on Highway 1, and it is built into the trunk of a giant redwood.
My family had a blast touring and camping in the area.

Many of those trees were alive when Christ walked the earth.


20 posted on 01/09/2017 3:18:27 PM PST by mumblypeg (Chicago called. They want their village idiot back.)
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