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After More Than 100 Years, California's Iconic Tunnel Tree Is No More
After More Than 100 Years, California's Iconic Tunnel Tree Is No More
The Pioneer Cabin Tree, a giant sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park that was tunneled through in the 1880s, has fallen due to severe winter weather. It was believed to be hundreds of years old. Since it was first hollowed out in imitation of Yosemite's Wawona Tunnel Tree, thousands of tourists and vehicles have passed through the sequoia.
gizmodo.com




Well, at least that's one item to cross of my list of things to do when I visit the West Coast. In all seriousness, it's very sad to hear about the tree's demise and know that such an icon will not be replaced any time soon.