The most famous redwood in the US is no more

[Sarc]

Originally Posted by ltusler

Did anyone hear it fall?

I see what you did there. Great minds....

[Baz]

This is just a metaphor for the baby boomer generation....sigh......

[tevake]

Come on Baz, post New Years let down,
or are you losing friends left and right too?

And remember tree's lives matter too!

Cheers Richard

[masraum]

Originally Posted by aigel

There are plenty more drive through trees - in the coastal redwoods. The Chandalier tree is much bigger and cut more centered - should last!

Good to know.

Interesting, Where is the Tree you can drive through - https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev3_058751.pdf

Big Tree Drive-Thru, Avenue of the Giants, California

Still, very sad that one was lost.

[sammyg2]

If only they hadn't outlawed plastic bags .....

[stevej37]

They estimate it at about 1000 yr old tree. Hard to imagine that when Columbus first sailed to America, the tree was already 500 yrs old!

[bkreigsr]

Second most famous tree casualty? (oak)

[Don Plumley]

The tree is overrated. I prefer trees that do not fall down. Sad.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by tevake

Come on Baz, post New Years let down,
or are you losing friends left and right too?

And remember tree's lives matter too!

Cheers Richard

I remember when I was young and the subject came up about certain celebrity deaths - Harpo Marx, Alan Ladd, Nat King Cole, Walt Disney, Montgomery Clift, etc., etc....

Although I somewhat appreciated the gravity of the situation, I always thought this was something that meant more to my parents than me.

But in the back of my head....I also knew at some point it would catch up to me - and others of my generation.

Well, it has.

Not only "celebrity" deaths but classmates and close friends of mine. There is no more elephant in the room. We are finally coming face to face with the grim reaper.

Sorry to sound so negative. I really don't carry this around with me day in and day out. But once in a while when a death happens....you can't help but feel an attachment to that which left the earth.

Carpe Diem...truer words have never been spoken!

[sand_man]

Originally Posted by bkreigsr

Second most famous tree casualty? (oak)

VIR? Yeah, that tree is sorely missed!

[aigel]

It is correct, without the big hole in it, it would still stand. But then, it probably wasn't 'famous', it'd only be another big tree. As you can probably guess, no new trees are cut to drive through these days ... all of them are "sins" from long time ago. The ones in the national parks are closed to vehicles, but the privately owned ones like the chandelier tree I posted, still are open to traffic.

My truck / camper didn't fit through the chandelier tree, but we still got a kick out of it last summer.

G

[sammyg2]

The combined total area of groves of giant sequoias is approximately 35,600 acres.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_giant_sequoias

[sugarwood]

If it weren't for that single iconic sacrificial drive-thru tree,
the whole of Sequoias may not have been appreciated, treasured, preserved.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by aigel

Without the friggen hole through the middle, I am sure it would have survived it.

There are plenty more drive through trees - in the coastal redwoods. The Chandalier tree is much bigger and cut more centered - should last!

Thank you! Shame the tree fell but if you are willing to hike a mile or two into the Sequoia's you will see trees that make that one look like a twig.

[R K T]