Land of the Giants: Part 1 Documentary Trailer

A documentary film from CB Media Productions about the history of Washington State's Snoqualmie and Squak Valleys.

The synopsis:
The Valleys, rich in lore, have the distinction of being located in the heart of what once was the world's greatest source of raw timber, Some of the trees were over 1,500 years old. The Snoqualmie & Squak Valleys were The "LAND OF THE GIANTS"! Deep Forest of Old Growth Hemlock, Western Red Cedar, Sitka Spruce and the Fir later known as the Douglas Fir, once covered the entire Valleys including Issaquah.

In the Video, the "Land of the Giants", the story unfolds the history of the Snoqualmie Pass from an Indian Trail to the seven lane Interstate Highway I-90; from the Ski Resort at the Pass down into the Forest of Giant Old Growth Trees which existed in the Snoqualmie Valley West on Interstate I-90. The Old Trees stretched north of the Canadian Border and South into Northern California, a distance of over 640+ miles and from west of the Cascade Range slopes to the Pacific Ocean, further than the eye could see.

The documentary shows shots taken of these Old Trees from the late 1890's when they were often photographed by professional photographers of Tourists gathered around the O.G. trees. One of the Old Growth Western Red Cedars was over 1,500 years old and was claimed to be the LARGEST TREE in Washington in 1896. The tree was measured to be over 100 feet in circum-ference. Photos are shown of Loggers cutting down these O.G. trees wearing their Sunday-best clothes.

Old Photos of North Bend and the Big Centennial Tree, displayed in the town of Snoqualmie, Washington are shown, as well as old photographs and recent movies of the 268 foot, Snoqualmie Falls. Live stands of Old Growth trees photographed along I-90 and the Mid Fork of the Snoqualmie River in the Pratt River Valley are included in the video.

The closing segment relates the History of the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, whose ancestors claim to have lived in these Valleys for over 10,000 years, is presented along with photographs of their longhouses. The written history and photographs were provided to CB Media Productions, LLC from the Tribe's Archives. A CD of the Snoqualmie Indians originals songs was recorded and sung by the Tribe's Canoe Family and used as background music.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• History
• documentary
• Filmmaker
• Snoqualmie
• Valley
• Squak
• Douglas
• Fir
• Largest
• Tree
• Washington
• Indian
• Tribe
• Pacific
• Northwes