Strange tree trunks in California

Creating tunnels through huge old trees for cars is a way to promote interesting travel in California, USA.

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The giant trees here can be as high as 90 meters and 3,000 years old.Over time, the trees grew wide enough for the locals to create a large tunnel for cars to pass through.

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The most impressive thing about these tunnels is that although the bottom is emptied, some trees continue to grow and thrive.

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The first trunk tunnel was created in Tuolumme Grove in Yosemite National Park in 1875 to promote tourism.Follow Amusing Planet, visitors have to pay to go through this special tunnel.It was carved from a 2,500-year-old giant tuberous tree that had been struck by lightning, then cut down.

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This trend continues with more and more trees being hollowed out.Visitors will sit in the classic cars and go through the amazingly structured tunnels from the trunk.

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Today, due to concerns about environmental issues, people no longer create car tunnels through trees.However, visitors can still admire and experience carefully preserved specimens, a relic of a period of tourism in a national park in California.