Thursday, November 10, 2005

California - Avenue of the Giants - Myers Flat



o/~ ...If the log rolls over we will all be dead... o/~




Shrine Drive-Thru Tree
Placards read:

Age 5000 years - - Height 275 feet
Diameter 21 feet - - Circumference 64 feet

Notice that this tree is hollow and 3/4 of the wood is dead. However, 1/4 of the tree refuses to die. The limbs on the tree are evidence of the living material still within. Higher up, a double top reaches toward the sky. The tree itself continues to grow and produce cones. It is a prime example of the hardy redwood species.


Two views looking up into the Shrine Drive-Thru Tree





2-story treehouse



3200-year-old tree! Click to see detail.

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