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HOTSPOT - Information sign. The Shrine Drive-Thru Tree.


The Shrine Drive-Thru Tree - Photo 1 of 5    [HOTSPOT]

The price of tourism. Years of cars driving through and people walking around this 5,000 year old tree have compacted the soil around its base so much that the tree is nearly dead. Attempts have been made to save it, but the trunk is leaning on a precarious angle and it is now only a matter of time...