While I was traveling two huge storms hit Seaside back to back. The rain soaked everything and then the wind knocked down tons of trees, We lost power for a week and had much damage all around. Our illustrious president even declared the Oregon coast in a state of emergency. The largest Sitka Spruce in North America was ripped in half and fell. The spruce was less than 10 miles from our home and had already sustained lots of damage over the years. Al and I went and saw it a couple months back. Above is a picture I took of it. You can see a huge gash that the tree received after getting struck by lighting a few years ago. I guess the tree was on its way out, but its still a shame to see it go.
Friday, December 14, 2007
While I was traveling two huge storms hit Seaside back to back. The rain soaked everything and then the wind knocked down tons of trees, We lost power for a week and had much damage all around. Our illustrious president even declared the Oregon coast in a state of emergency. The largest Sitka Spruce in North America was ripped in half and fell. The spruce was less than 10 miles from our home and had already sustained lots of damage over the years. Al and I went and saw it a couple months back. Above is a picture I took of it. You can see a huge gash that the tree received after getting struck by lighting a few years ago. I guess the tree was on its way out, but its still a shame to see it go.
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