The Pioneer Cabin Tree, estimated to be more than 1,000 years old, toppled from its historic height in Calaveras Big Trees State Park in Calaveras County, California, over the weekend.<\/p>\n
In photos captured on Sunday, the \u201cdrive-through\u201d massive sequoia tree could not endure the flooding caused by rainstorms throughout the weekend. Jim Allday, who is a volunteer at the park and took the photos, told the San Francisco Gate <\/em>that the tree fell around 2 p.m. and \u201cshattered\u201d when it hit the ground. He also added people had been walking through it that same day.<\/p>\n Back in the 1880s, the Pioneer Cabin was hollowed out so tourists (and even cars!) could pass through it. It is a stop on the \u201cBig Trees Trail\u201d within the state park.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I went out there (Sunday afternoon), the trail was literally a river, the trail is washed out,\u201d Allday said. \u201cI could see the tree on the ground, it looked like it was laying in a pond or lake with a river running through it.\u201d<\/p>\n The Calaveras Big Trees Association provided information about the historic landmark\u2019s fall on their Facebook page, and wrote, \u201cThe Pioneer Cabin tree has fallen! This iconic and still living tree \u2013 the tunnel tree \u2013 enchanted many visitors. The storm was just too much for it.\u201d<\/p>\n Within hours, the post had over 1,000 comments and nearly 6,000 reactions as people mourned one of their favorite locations.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess I should just be thankful that I got to see it,\u201d one Facebook user said.<\/p>\n\n The Pioneer Cabin Tree, estimated to be more than 1,000 years old, toppled from its historic height in Calaveras Big Trees State Park in Calaveras County, California, over the weekend. In photos captured on Sunday, the \u201cdrive-through\u201d massive sequoia tree could not endure the flooding caused by rainstorms throughout the weekend. Jim Allday, who is a volunteer at …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[391],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n