Standing on the doorstep of the doctor's office we see a cross section of an enormous tree trunk strapped to the side of a home.
(I don't like the picture of me so I made it as small as possible and still get the story across...)
This was logged in 1970 from the Mt. Baker National Forest in the Cascade Mountains of central Washington. According to the growth rings, the tree probably germinated in the year 1200. That's not a typo: 1200 A.D. That was during the Middle Ages! That was during the Crusades in Europe! (Think "Indian Jones and the Last Crusade," when he and his dad (Sean Connery) were searching for the Holy Grail, Jesus' cup from the Last Supper. If you don't know what the Last Supper was all about, go to any of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. That's the meal Jesus had just before Judas betrayed Him to the Romans and He was tried - against all laws of the day - kind of Kangaroo court style - and He was crucified. Did you know the Christians were crucified by the thousands back then?)
This tree exhibited in Walla Walla was almost 800 years old when they cut it down. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
This tree exhibited in Walla Walla was almost 800 years old when they cut it down. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
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