We took a day trip yesterday a bit further north to see a huge redwood that is unique in two ways – first it has several large branches coming out of the main trunk about 50 feet up in the air.  Most redwoods are like other pine trees – one straight trunk with many very small branches out from the trunk.  The second unique feature is that back in the 30s people who owned the land this redwood is on cut through the trunk so create a space a car or small SUV can drive through!  It’s on private land where the owners have created a small park and picnic area and gift shop.  The pictures below show the tree: