Fallen Monarch - 1986

Das erste PiP ist toll...so blankpoliert von all den Händen, die diese Formen nachfahren...

It's thought now what finally kills giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is falling! They don't die of old age, but at some point (if nothing else) the ground they're rooted in eventually erodes away around them. That's why there's been a big push in recent years to keep foot traffic away from the base of the trees--much less things like automobiles!

Roots are very flat, so erosion is a big problem. Today there are much more fences around the better known trees, than in 1986....

Kaum zu glauben, dass das ein echter Baum ist, und kein Pappmache. Klasse!