Lee and Karen Duquette,
The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
drove through two of the three big Redwood Trees.
This is the tree in Klamath, California
June 13, 2015

Avenue of the Giants features three (3) trees in Northern California that visitors can drive through.

1 - The southernmost of these trees, Chandelier Tree, is located in Drive-Thru Tree Park in the town of Leggett.


Sixty minutes north of Eureka, the newest of the drive-thru redwoods sits atop a hill near Redwood National Park and Yurok tribal lands along the Klamath River. The craftsmen who carved the opening to the Klamath Tour Thru Tree in 1976 carefully avoided critical areas of living wood, safeguarding the health of the tree. The tree is about 785 years old, and at some time in the distant past, it was scarred by fire. The tunnel through the tree was completed in May 1976 and opened to the public the following month.

The opening is 7 feet 4 inches wide and 9 feet 6 inches high. The tree is 17 feet in diameter at eye level. It is about 90 feet tall to the point where the top was blown off. Below is a view of the tree looking upwards while standing in the tree's tunnel.

Warning: Because of a steep grade, a sharp curve, and limited parking at the tree site, trailers and large motorhomes are prohibited beyond the parking area at the toll station, Motorcycles are advised to use low gear.


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Section 1 of 4: San Diego
Entering the state of California	Mount Helix Park
USS Midway (CV-41) & several memorials	A National Salute to Bob Hope and The Military
Unconditional Surrender Statues (FL 2013 & CA 2015)
Artwork - "Our Silences"	Beaches in San Diego
Balboa Park	Sunset Cliffs Natural Park
San Diego Botanical Gardens	Cabrillo National Monument
Pio Pico Thousand Trails	Hotels
Section 2 of 4: Los Angeles County
Fairflex Los Angeles KOA in Pomona	Mt. Baldy Park
Los Angles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Section 3 of 4: San Francisco
Fisherman's Wharf and the seals	Lombard - The zig-zag street
Golden Gate Bridge - 2009 and 2015	Eureka KOA
Section 4 of 4: The Redwoods - Giant trees and more
Willits - Gateway to the Redwoods	Travel photos and some elk
Avenue of the Giants
The Drive Thru Tree #1	The Drive Thru Tree #2 (this page)
Beach at Redwood National Park	Trees of Mystery
Aerial Tram at Trees of Mystery	Tall Tale trail at Trees of Mystery

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