A 1,000-year-old California tree with a tunnel big enough to drive a car through just toppled over in a storm

Pioneers cabin tree.
(Image credit: Library of Congress)

A famous California sequoia tree estimated to be more than 1,000 years old toppled in a giant storm over the weekend, the Calaveras Big Tree Association reports. Known as the "Pioneer Cabin" tree, the sequoia had a tunnel carved into it 135 years ago that was big enough for cars, horses, and people to pass through:

A photo posted by Bev (@bev_sf) on Jan 8, 2017 at 11:20pm PST

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