"Forty-seven years ago one of these Calaveras king sequoias, . . . more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to London to show how fine and big that Calaveras tree was – as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. This grand tree is, of course, dead, a ghastly disfigured ruin, but it still stands erect and holds forth its majestic arms, as if alive and saying, 'Forgive them, they know not what they do.' "
The Contemplative John Muir, p. 36
Photo: Giant Sequoia, Yosemite National Park, CA, July 28, 2012. If you want to check out my book, go here.
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