The tunnel tree that used to be the park entrance is located in Tuolumne Grove, which is one of just 75 groves of sequoia trees in California. Its cousin, the redwood tree, is the tallest tree in ...

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The giant sequoia known as Pioneer Cabin – one of the Golden State's best-known trees – was unable to bear the brunt of the winter storms that pummeled California over the weekend. It fell to ...

California State Parks ... the former owners of the North Grove squared off the opening, creating a “tunnel tree” extremely popular with tourists. Thousands of park visitors passed through ...

There's also the fun California Tunnel Tree, which is the only living sequoia in Yosemite that features a human-made tunnel carved out the middle of the trunk. Visitors can admire the towering ...

The grove's other stars, the California Tunnel Tree, the Bachelor and Three Graces, and Fallen Monarch, were so far unscathed. Fire suppression foil was not yet used, but it came in handy when ...