THE ICONIC TUNNEL TREE IN CALAVERAS COUNTY CAME DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND. THE ANCIENT SEQUOIA, FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE PIONEER CABIN TREE, HAD THE TUNNEL CARVED OUT IN THE LATE 1800’S….TO ALLOW HORSES (AND LATER CARS) TO PASS THROUGH THE LIVING TREE. PEOPLE HAVE ONLY BEEN ALLOWED TO WALK THROUGH THE TUNNEL IN RECENT YEARS. OVER THE WEEKEND, THE ANCIENT TREE FELL DURING A MAJOR RAINSTORM.
