Posted 8 years ago
roddyq
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Good day everyone,
Back in the early 1970's while driving to Mexico with a couple of friends we decided to check out the drive through trees along the California Highway. We were driving a 1958 ford 3/4 ton truck and to this day I haven't been able to find the photos taken that day. One day I came across about 20 black and white mini photos roughly 1 5/8" x 2 3/4" which brought back great memories of a long ago wild Mexican trip all the way from Canada with a stop in the Redwood forest tourist attraction. They were probably sold as a set in the gift shops and also were sold in post card size 3.5"x 5.5".
Pictured above are 3 photos of The Chandelier Tree Park. The 4th photo is from confusion hill an attraction along the way.
History: WIKI
The Chandelier Tree in Drive-Thru Tree Park is 276-foot (84 m) tall coast redwood tree in Leggett, California with a 6-foot (1.8 m) wide by 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m) high hole cut through its base to allow a car to drive through. Its base measures 16 ft (4.9 m) diameter at breast height (chest-high). The sign claims 315 ft. high and 21 ft. wide, but a Certified Arborist experienced with tallest redwoods, using a laser rangefinder, measured the tree as 276 ft. high and 16 ft. diameter. The name "Chandelier Tree" comes from its unique limbs that resemble a chandelier. The limbs, which measure from 4 to 7 ft (1.2 to 2.1 m) in diameter, begin 100 ft (30 m) above the ground. The tree is believed to have been carved in the early 1930s by Charlie Underwood.
CONFUSION HILL
Confusion Hill is a roadside attraction in Piercy, California. The attraction, which opened in 1949, includes what is dubbed as a "gravity house," a structure built to give the interior visitors tilt-induced optical illusions, similar to the perspective on a gravity hill. Occupants experience the need to stand upright when they actually already are.
I'll have to visit the Redwoods sometime. Been a long time since I have seen them.
I'm glad we decided to check it out it was a good break from so many hours of just driving.
Have seen some photos with cars driving through, and this looks familiar. Love the leaning guy and when viewing that there seems to be a lot of alcohol involved :)
Most of the photos I saw online are usually the same or similar cars Phil as these minis I have are pretty common I guess.
Thanks for dropping by Roy always appreciated.
Very cool! I heard that that tree no longer exists? One of my sisters is going to the giant redwoods this June. She is driving. She wants me to go, but I cannot take a month of of work.
Hi iggy,
I think that the Chandelier tree is still standing. The Pioneer Cabin tree has fallen! This iconic and still living tree - the tunnel tree - enchanted many visitors. The storm was just too much for it. This weekend, Jan. 7 or 8, 2017 amidst a torrent of rain, one of California’s most iconic sequoia trees fell and shattered. Pioneer Cabin Tree was likely over a thousand years old. Exerts from the internet.
There are still others remaining for your sister to see on her holiday and maybe you will be able to go with her:)