Sequoia Smashes SUV Car - Sequoia National Park DVD Tree

Excerpts from a bonus feature on Sequoia Kings Canyon DVD. Available on location and from www.finleyholiday.com. What are the odds? A tree stands for 1,000 years and waits until you park you car next to it to fall. Was this driver extremely unlucky or extremely lucky? He lost his SUV, but could have just as easily been in it. Videographer Steve Bumgardner was on the scene shortly after the big tree fell.

DVD Extras on this Sequoia-Kings Canyon DVD include:
• Bears of the Lower 48
• Caves of Sequoia
• Hike to Mt Whitney
• 27 New Species Discovered
• Sequoia-Kings Canyon Quiz
• Sequoia Music Video
Wildlife, park history and more!
Sequoia and Kings Canyon are home to a fascinating mixture of wildlife - black bear, deer, chickaree, pine marten and a variety of birds. Learn about the amazing Sequoias, the role of fire and park history. Photographed and edited by Steve Bumgardner. Part of Finley-Holiday Films National Parks Series DVDs.

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[highcountrytimber]

See mother nature can be a cruel person to. This why logging is good it removes these trees before they fail and come crashing to earth uncontrolled.

[finleyholiday]

Yes, we are such short-sighted nation that no one in our government had the foresight to cut down the sequioa giants so they wouldn't fall on our SUVs. BUT you are wrong about Mother Nature being cruel. If she was cruel, she would have waited until the young man got back into his Cherokee before crushing it! This was just a warning not to fool with one of Mother Nature's most magnificent creations.

[finleyholiday]

That's one the best comments we've had this year. Creative.

[checkfoldcallraise]

hi this is onstar. we received a signal that a giant sequoia tree just landed on top of your vehicle. are you ok?...sir?............sir?

[ancientastronomer]

Look at the bright side. How many people on this planet can make YOUR claim that their vehicle was utterly destroyed by a Giant Sequoia falling on it? I am certain that YOU are the FIRST and ONLY person in the history of our Planet that can truthfully make that claim. I'd like to see a Mathematician perform the calculation for the Mathematical odds of YOUR

misfortune. It would HAVE to be QuinZillions to One. The REAL Question here is; HOW LONG WERE YOU OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE IT FELL?

[grangeroo]

shakey shakey...

[snowman3856]

oh the airbag didn't deploy

[edjcox]

Now do you feel lucky, well do you? You ought to .... The tree waited ...

[jibaradepr]

mama mia!!!!!

you go down in history!!!!

[Bllackguard666]

Man, sorry for what happened, glad you are ok. Really shows the power and weight of these old trees. To flatten a Cherokee like a pancake must take some serious weight and force. Just glad no one got hurt or worse.

[zerocool310]

Holy crap man! Like your attitude towards this! WOW!

[XProLukeX]

holy crap thats my brother

[mikefromspace]

Wow.. I just realized I've been standing up for over 5000 years now... maybe I should uh, lay down on that nice silvery pillow over there.

"Only in a Jeep".