Giant Sequoia Tunnel Log by danapommet
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Description
This Giant Sequoia fell, December 4, 1937 and was left where it fell, with one minor adjustment. The tunnel is 8 feet high and 17 feet wide. Before it fell it was 275 feet high and 21 feet in diameter.
The Giant Sequoia National Monument now encompasses 353,000 acres. The Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron Giganteum) are the world's largest trees. It occurs naturally only in a narrow 60-mile band of mixed conifer forest generally between the 5,000-8,000 foot elevation, on the west slope, of the Sierra Nevada Range. There are 65-75 groves of sequoias in the Sierras and 33 sequoia groves in the Giant Sequoia National Monument. Amazing, giant sequoia is one of the largest organisms on earth and grows from a seed less than half an inch long! When fully grown, the sequoia pushes its craggy tree top more than 250 feet into the sky. A few rare specimens have grown taller than 300 feet. But it is the sequoia’s huge girth that sets it apart from all other trees. Sequoias are commonly more than 20 feet in diameter and at least one has grown to 35 feet across. Six people would have to lay head-to-toe to match this distance. Info from the Sequoia web site.
This photo taken in the early 1980s and recently scanned.
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (26)
Man, that makes you look like a Smurf lol!
Where's Smurfette? Great shot
Fantastic sight and a wonderful capture! Just think, you could curve a house in one of these trees. :)
When a tree like this comes down, it really shows how huge it is---great shot!!
The magical tree
WOW! That's one big tree! Impressive! That's you standing under it, right? It makes you look so tiny! I really like this.
Another jaw dropping pic, must be wonderful to see in the natural state!!!!
Amazing!
Great capture. I have never seen this landmark before. Thanks for the worthwhile info on this species. Humor like your character is showing tends to entertain us forever. Will you ever forget the time you bench-pressed 9 zillion pounds? Olympic! Wonderful POV!
Fantastic image Dana!!! :)
Wonderful shot!
wow thats huge ! excellent shot
Thank you for sharing this. I've always wanted to see this...heard alot about it.
This is quite stunning for me, something that we don't chance to see in Europe. Excellent capture! Thank you for sharing.
I have stood exactly in that same spot years ago...of course I could reach it without standing on my tippy toes....lol...Nice Capture Dana! -Will-
amusant,bonne photo!!
Wonderful Dana, marvelous tree, excellently done! ********
wonderful shot.
LOL very funny! great shot!
impressive shot!
Stellar capture of the utterly awesome sequoia, which I did visit many years ago, Dana.
Very cool capture! :)
Wonderful capture and shot , Dana !
Hé, this is fun. A pure nature tunnel! This looks great (in 1980);-)
Remarkable work!
And you know this tree made a sound when it fell!!!