A massive sequoia tree that was carved into a tunnel in the 1800s toppled to the ground during a winter storm in California on Sunday, according to Calaveras Big Trees State Park officials.

Though the tunnel was eventually closed off to cars, it remained a renowned landmark for hikers. Visitors pose beneath Pioneer Cabin, a famous sequoia tree in California, in 1899. The opening in ...

was one of several tunnel trees in California that had been hollowed out as amusements. It was not immediately clear what would become of the sequoia. The base of the tree was carved out in the ...

An iconic giant sequoia tree with a tunnel carved through its base that drew thousands of visitors every year fell over the weekend during heavy rains in California, according to the New York Times.

An ancient tree, which had a living tunnel carved into it 137 years ago, was felled by an intense winter storm in California‘s Calaveras Big Trees State Park on Sunday, according to SFGate.com.

Allday said there are only a few “tunnel trees” remaining in California. Yosemite’s Wawona Tree failed in the late 1960s during a severe winter. The National Park Service blames heavy snow ...

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 ...

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 ...

A powerful winter storm in California has brought down an ancient tree, carved into a living tunnel more than a century ago. The "Pioneer Cabin Tree," a sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park ...

Vistors used to drive through the giant sequoia tree named the Pioneer Cabin, one of the oldest residents of Northern California. By Arlene Washington A popular sequoia “tunnel tree” — an ...

Vistors used to drive through the giant sequoia tree named the Pioneer Cabin, one of the oldest residents of Northern California. By Arlene Washington A popular sequoia “tunnel tree” — an ...