Until 1982 or so it was not terribly uncommon to see chunks of redwood like the one pictured being trucked down the highway.

Hurry up and come back Wheel. It's no fun to beat up on ya if ya ain't here! LOL

In the process, I saw 200-300 acres of large (4'-10') trees that had been blown over by big winds. Flattened. Nothing standing but what little brush was growing beaneath them. Really looked like the aftermath of a big bomb or volcanic eruption.

Sadly, redwood is a brittle wood and when it blows down like that, the trunks splinter up the first 60' or so feet (the most valuable part) of the log, making the log worthless for anything other than grape stakes.

I was looking at 100's of millions of dollars of practically worthless logs.

And how nice is it now that the wackos that wanted to save the spotted owls (and lied about old growth) have found out that there is an invasive aggressive owl that is actually responsible for their decline.

They are actually talking about killing these owls now to save the stupid spotted owls. And most of these folks believe in Darwinism, very ironic.

LOL!

"I was looking at 100’s of practically worthless logs."

I know what you mean.

**snort snort**

I love a good paradox.