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| Photo by Cliff West |
The next stop on my family's 1992 California trip was the Shrine Drive-Thru Tree Auto Park in Myers Flat, California. Unlike other drive-through trees, the opening in the Shrine Drive-Thru Tree is natural, created by fire long ago (though it has been widened over the years as vehicles increased in size).
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| Photo by Cliff West |
The trunk of the Shrine Drive-Through Tree was completely hollowed out by the fire and left an opening at the top, as shown by this view looking up from inside the tree.
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| Photo by Cliff West |
The Shrine Drive-Thru Tree is 5,000 years old. It is 275 feet high and has a diameter of 21 feet and a circumference of 64 feet.
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| Photo by Cliff West |
Another interesting feature of the Shrine Drive-Thru Tree Auto Park is the Tree House Village with two-story "tree houses" made of hollowed out redwood tree trunks.
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