We hiked a mile or so near Cape Perpetua, OR to see this 500 year-old tree. It was purely amazing! It is 15 feet in diameter, which gives it a ~40 foot circumference!
You know how much has happened since the year 1500? Let me give you a run-down:
Hernan Cortes invaded Mexico, completing his conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519), the Puritan Pilgrims arrive in the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock, Cape Cod (1620), the American, French & Industrial Revolutions took place (1700's), the LDS church was restored (1830, now the 4th largest denomination on earth with over 13 million members), the Olympic games were revived in Athens (1896), Vaccines were developed for Polio, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria and the first airplane was flown (1903)... You get the point.
This thing was HUGE and such a wonder to look upon! It has lived through so much history! It apparently grew off of the dead bark of an existing fallen tree, took root in the ground while the "mother" tree rotted away. That is why there is a void beneath! It was so fun for the girls to play in the "cave." One of my favs of the trip!
Adalin was being such a winkie here!
To put the enormity of the tree into persepective for you...
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What a gorgeous tree! I'm loving all these pictures!
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