1,000 Year-Old Tunnel Tree Falls by Storm
mnn.com
After more than 1,000 years of standing tall in Calaveras Big Trees State Park in California, the iconic “Pioneer Cabin, giant sequoia is no more,’’ stated mnn.com.
The tree recently allowed motorists to pass through a tunnel carved into its trunk, it was toppled on the ground January 8, 2017 by a powerful storm that swept through the state of California over the weekend, according to nytimes.com.
On Sunday, January 8, 2017. A volunteer at the state park reported that the Pioneer Cabin had not survived. “The storm was just too much for it,” The Calaveras Big Tree Association wrote on Facebook, stated npr.org.
“The iconic and still living tree-the tunnel tree-enchanted many visitors,’’ officials for the park wrote on Facebook, according to mnn.com.
The Pioneer Cabin Tree received its iconic tunnel in 1880, when the land surrounding it was private and the owner was eager to boost tourism. The massive opening in the 32-foot-wide diameter trunk was carved into an existing fire scar, reported mnn.com.
Joshua Cosmas • Feb 2, 2017 at 8:33 pm
Great Article, I love how you gave us all the details about the tree, so that we know what we are reading.
Ashlee Holmes • Feb 2, 2017 at 7:15 pm
I enjoyed this article because I have always wanted to visit “Calaveras Big Trees State Park” to go under that very tree. It’s sad to hear that after 1000 years it finally fell.
Hafsa Nasir • Jan 31, 2017 at 3:01 pm
I enjoyed reading this article because it had a lot of details and I couldn’t believe that a tree stood strong on the ground for more than a 1000 years.
Mathew Tang • Jan 31, 2017 at 1:15 pm
Good job on citing the source after a quote or information you get from an outside source.
Bryce Dunnuck • Jan 30, 2017 at 1:37 pm
I enjoyed reading your article because you went into great detail about how the tree collapsed and why.
Riley Pietsch • Jan 30, 2017 at 1:28 pm
I enjoyed reading your article because I learned that a tree that large could fall over from a storm!
Hailey Abler • Jan 26, 2017 at 6:22 pm
Great article!!! Can’t believe a tree that would just fall over in a storm and not an earthquake or something else.
Jayden Pritchett • Jan 25, 2017 at 9:59 pm
I enjoyed reading this article very much. It interests me how something so old and huge could topple over because of a storm. Very well organized and amazing detail.
connor vedder • Jan 25, 2017 at 8:48 pm
I really enjoyed this article because have went through that tree as kid and was surprised it finally went down.
Abby Franklyn • Jan 25, 2017 at 8:37 pm
I find this article very interesting. Great work!
David Sanchez • Jan 25, 2017 at 8:28 pm
This was an interesting article. I enjoyed reading it because it was interesting to hear that a giant tree from 1880 has finally fallen.
Matt Kim • Jan 25, 2017 at 8:24 pm
Awesome article, so sad that a 1k year old tree fell. I hate storms now.
Ryen Hernandez • Jan 25, 2017 at 7:56 pm
Great article, I was surprised that the tree was knocked down by the storm, that tree was massive.
Nathan Le • Jan 25, 2017 at 7:55 pm
This article’s information is not expected. A tree that’s been alive for 1000 years. Also, the tree is huge. No one would expect something so massive would topple over. Nice work!
Dylan Smock • Jan 25, 2017 at 7:26 pm
After reading your article, I was surprised that the tree was knocked down because of a storm. I mean it made it this long and a storm is what dropped it
William Castillo • Jan 25, 2017 at 7:17 pm
Great Article! I didn’t know there was a tree over 1,000 years old.
Kyle Saba • Jan 25, 2017 at 5:50 pm
I loved the article. Is amazing how just out of nowhere this tree falls down.
Monika Dailydaite • Jan 25, 2017 at 5:29 pm
Great article Ethan. I was surprised to learn from reading your article that a 1000 year old tree would fall by a storm. I would like to know more about if it fell from the roots or if it broke by the trunk.
Nyomi Mansoor • Jan 25, 2017 at 5:17 pm
Great article I can’t belive that the tree was that old and fell over during a storm.
Ashlynn Hudak • Jan 25, 2017 at 2:01 pm
This was a great article I really enjoyed it. I am so sad that the tree fell my family and I would always drive through it when we drove to Oregon, I am so sad about that. But on the other hand great article!!
Chris S • Jan 25, 2017 at 1:35 pm
Excellent details my friend
Daniel Jochum • Jan 24, 2017 at 10:59 pm
I feel surprised that the cause of the tree falling over was a storm.
Matthew Yee • Jan 24, 2017 at 6:00 pm
It is sad to see a 1,000 year old tree fall in one of our famous National Parks. Well written article Ethan! Great detail and lots of interesting facts!
Phoebe • Jan 24, 2017 at 4:54 pm
Amazing! I didn’t know that there was a tree with a tunnel that was carved into it. But it was also sad that the tree fell over during the storm.
Krissy Kuwahara • Jan 23, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Great article, and I was surprised that the tree was that old.
Hannah Arritt • Jan 22, 2017 at 11:54 am
I can’t believe the tree was over 1,000 years old!
Evan Sun • Jan 21, 2017 at 7:45 pm
Great article Ethan,
Thanks for updating us on the recent news that have happened in one of our most famous National Parks.
Katie Davila • Jan 21, 2017 at 5:57 pm
I am surprised how such a large tree that many tourists have visited would fall over all of a sudden during a storm.
Collin Chavez • Jan 20, 2017 at 3:09 pm
Your article is very detailed. Who knew a tree like that would fall over. It’s massive!
Eric Stratford • Jan 20, 2017 at 1:27 pm
I enjoyed your article because it was about an interesting topic. It’s sad to see a tree like this go down just 12 days ago.
Kabir Singh • Jan 18, 2017 at 9:06 am
Fantastic detail!