But today sequoias which are standing healthy and whole are worth.

Oct 04, On Friday, two giant sequoia trees fell over side by side, blocking a portion of the short, but popular, Trail of the Giants in the southern Sierra-Nevada Mountains.

It could lead to a massive spill over officials ordering nonessential park employees to stay out nearly fifty of them have left to take shelter.

No one was hurt, but a visitor happened to capture the last few seconds of the fall on video (two more videos below shows the above video in a vertical frame/slow motion and the tree right after it hit the ground).Estimated Reading Time: 1 min. Jan 10, An iconic living tree with a tunnel so big that visitors could once drive through it toppled on Sunday during a winter storm.

The sequoia, nicknamed the Pioneer Cabin, was located in.