Is the General Sherman still standing?

Jan 09, The Pioneer Cabin Tree in earlier days. Library of Congress. There once was a giant old sequoia tree with a tunnel in the center so big you could drive a car through it. It sounds like a tall tale Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. Jan 05, Two notes. The iconic Wawona Drive-Thru Tree in Yosemite fell over decades ago. Only the Redwood Coast has standing, living drive-thru trees. Secondly, can you drive through Sequoia National Park to Yosemite? The most scenic entrances to the parks are Highway from Visalia for Sequoia and Highway 41 from Fresno for Yosemite.

Did the chandelier tree fall down?

When you visit the Redwoods, you just have to drive through a tree! The rental company upgraded us to a huge Ford Expedition that made it through with barely an inch to spare on either side, but hubby's driving skills were top-notch while I took pics.

Just past the entrance, there's also a small restroom that's inside a tree. Fun, quick stop! Feb 16, And to complicate matters further, this famous sequoia, the Wawona Tree, fell over in early The tunnel through Yosemite's famous Wawona Tree was cut in as a tourist attraction.

It was the second standing sequoia to be tunneled (the first, a dead tree, still stands in the Tuolumne Grove in Yosemite). The Wawona Tree stood for Jan 10, Why California’s Ancient Sequoia ‘Tunnel Tree’ Toppled. The drive-through giant was part of a group of trees estimated to be over 1, years old.

There are three drive-through coastal redwood not giant sequoia trees on U.

WATCH: The iconic"Pioneer Cabin" tree. Jan 10, The hole in the tree was cut in the s to compete with"drive-through" trees in nearby Yosemite National Park. The San Francisco Chronicle reports cars once drove through the tree, but in Estimated Reading Time: 50 secs.