I was looking through some old vacation pictures and came across this one. It sure gives a perspective on how big these trees are.
Super cool picture, but it’s absolutely disgusting that all those awesome, ancient trees were clear cut :(
This is the Mark Twain stump in Kings Canyon National Park. In 1891 they fell this tree to display it at the Museum of Natural History. So not too sure if clear cutting occurred, but the stump is 16 feet wide either way!
I love chopping down trees, unironically. It is super satisfying, feels ooga booga good.
I don’t think I could ever cut down a tree like that. It would just feel so fucking wrong. It’s a goddamn miracle it’s beautiful holy shit it’s so big.
Sigh
Fun fact, General Sherman (the biggest tree on earth by volume) is officially measured in baths. This is an actual sign at the
statenational park
I remember that tree. The sign wasn’t so pretty back when I went.
It’s cool because we killed the tree.
