Myers Flat in Humboldt County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Shrine Tree

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 8, 2006

1. The Shrine Tree Marker

Inscription. Notice that this tree is hollow and 3/4 of the wood is dead. However, 1/4 of the tree refuses to die. The limbs on the tree are evidence of the living material still within. Higher up a double top reaches toward the sky. The tree itself continues to grow and produces cones. It is a prime example of the hardy redwood species.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 40° 16.092′ N, 123° 52.506′ W. Marker is in Myers Flat, California, in Humboldt County. It is on Avenue of the Giants. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13078 Avenue of the Giants, Myers Flat CA 95554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s North Coast,

specifically on the Coast Ranges,

and in the Klamath Mountains.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast

and in the Pacific Northwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Colonel Raynal C. Bolling (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Giant Redwood Tree (approx. 3.2 miles away); Redwood Time-ring (approx. 3.3 miles away); Mother Nature Cannot Be Tamed (approx. 4.8 miles away); Humboldt Redwoods State Park (approx. 4.8 miles away); Laura Perrott Mahan & James P. Mahan (approx. 6.1 miles away); The Tangled Roots of Founders Grove (approx. 6.4 miles away); "Ltcuntadun" (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Myers Flat.

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Shrine Drive-Thru Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 8, 2006

2. Shrine Drive-Thru Tree

Age 5,000; height 275 feet; dia. 21 ft.; cir. 64 ft; Myers Flat, California

The Shrine Tree-Car entering image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 8, 2006

3. The Shrine Tree-Car entering

The Shrine Tree-Car leaving image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 8, 2006

4. The Shrine Tree-Car leaving

The top of the Shrine Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 8, 2006

5. The top of the Shrine Tree

The Tree House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 8, 2006

6. The Tree House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 741 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 29, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.