An amazing image of a huge tree that washed ashore in Washington State last year. Click through to the source link for the full story on the log and the conditions that can cause a gigantic tree like this to end up in the ocean.
Can you imagine paddling around in a canoe or kayak and coming across this? You’d think it was a whale at first. I wonder if you could carve a tree this big into a boat… -Mike
This “piece” of driftwood is actually called a drift log. It wasn’t measured, but finding trees in the forest between 5 and 10 feet (1.5 and 3 meters) in diameter and a couple hundred feet tall isn’t uncommon, Manse said.
Powerful winds accompanied by high tides are required to bring these monsters ashore.
“We can get some huge winter storms that cause the rivers that flow through the forest to flood and trees on the edge can topple in,” Manse said.
Source: Enormous Driftwood Washes Ashore in Washington | Our Amazing Planet – StumbleUpon.
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