It's mind blowing to think about how majestic the forest must have been when these photos were taken and it is sad that they're gone now. It must have been so beautiful before they were taken down

I fought fires in all these groves. The most unreal images is the landscape of where these trees grew and felled was of prehistoric times during the dinasors. The images of hundreds of stumps that were left after being logged. Incredible. One you may know is the Chicago stump. It was a tree cut down and a thirty foot section was transported by wagon to Chicago for the worlds fair. Everyone thought it was a hoax. They said no tree could be that big. There is a stump called the Chicago stump. We were assigned to protect the stumps from fire. The wood chips are still there. One firefighter found a 50 cent silver coin piece when we were gridding. The coin was of 1907 the same year they stopped logging. The coin was in prestine condition not a scratch on it. It was never in circulation. It no doubt was payment to a logger who lost it before he made the 40 mile trip down to town in Fresno ca. How did they move these trees to the mills down the mountain by horse and wagon is beyond me. Our crew of 15 firefighters slept on a single stump 10 foot off the ground one night. Simply amazing to see this site of stumps. Get off the roads and hike in and see something that will stop you in your tracks and see something a pic will never do... Thank you for this video. We also found a flume when cutting a contingency line down hill on the American river. 3 am came and someone called me on radio and said we need to ID a structure. ??? Im thinking ?? I reach the site of an old flume 15 feet high almost filled with dirt 15' high 15' wide. Hugh unmarked piece of history not marked on any map. Imagine the structure filled with water and trees floating down them. Made of 26 foot by 2" thick by 10" wide planks of wood held together by enormous size beams sunk into the ground on the side of a mountain in the path of a fire. We saved all of it. When we found it it became an assignment to protect we did just that. MMU 4246 crew5.

This is probably the most depressing and eye opening video I've seen. Man imagine what itd be like if the entire west coast was covered by trees of this size. It would be a wondrous and magical sight to behold.

I actually feel a little depressed that so many of these magnificent trees were taken down. Great video though.

I once lived on the ridge of Mt Tamalpais in Marin Co, Ca. Every full moon, I would take a hike down into the forest of Muir woods at night and walk among the giant redwoods. Very grateful that a few of these magnificent beauties were, and still are protected.

Looking back, this is nothing we should be proud of. Thankfully, Teddy Roosevelt's conservation legacy and establishment of 150 national parks helped preserve what we have today.

What a magnificent collection of photos. The awesome size of these trees are hard to comprehend. But it is sad that we've destroyed so much of these giants.

That's sad that a man would even begin to think of cutting those majestic beauties down

Same in Australia, the logging companies would hold competitions with finders fees for the tallest trees, and then chop them down, absolute tragedy. The old logging towns have similar pictures of massive stumps and logs from 100 plus years ago, those eucalypts are hard wood, not as wide as the red woods but records of well over 100m tall trees being felled, now only 1 tree in Tasmania has officially been measured to exceed 100m in all of Australia.

Enjoyed this but made me sad.

My heart sank watching this video (thank you for putting it together!). The people in these photos don’t seem to appreciate or respect the beauty and necessity of these gigantic trees! They look stupidly arrogant. Why take them down? I’m glad you have these photos to refer to of what once existed here. 😢

Several greater than 400 foot Douglas-firs existed outside of Mineral, Washington in 1975. One of them had a big portion of the top blown out and it was still over 400 feet tall.

This says a lot about the mentality of the time, and for too many now. That everything was ours for the taking. Wonder if the thought "how long ya think to grow another" entered anyone's mind.

Could only imagine how big the root structure of these trees would have been.

I live in Benton County, Oregon. I go to this store in a town next to where I live named Alsea and in the shop " The Mercantile" and they have a collection of the biggest record holding trees of the areas history. It's unbelievable.

I feel like the people who took these trees down, stole something from all of us. All those that have destroyed our earth have robbed us of having a better way of life. It’s very sad to me.

My observation is 'why cut them?' There are obviously much smaller trees around them that could be used.

I've lived in Humboldt County California for the past 23 years. Those who venture "behind the Redwood Curtain", would do well to take the scenic alternative to the 101 freeway, called the "Avenue of the Giants". Its 22 miles are full of the Big Trees, ferns, winter streams, etc. Another no miss item would be the Samoa Cookhouse...one of the last few lumbermill cook houses (still in use today for the public). It's just west of Eureka, on the Samoa Peninsula. They also have one of the best logging museums around, complete with displays of original equipment loggers used back in the day.

My Dad and Uncle were loggers right after WWII. I have a picture of them with a log that was as wide as their log truck. I've watched big timber get cut down before. It's not easy and large ones take several men, as you see in the photos. The are very proud of the accomplishment, as they should be. It's very dangerous and very physical. Remember, they didn't understand anything about old-growth forest. That wasn't even a blip on the radar. Nothing was titled Old Growth. I was just the forest to them. They were paid by the board foot from mills to log. So they logged. Logging literally built The Pacific Northwest and Northern California. Without logging there wouldn't have been a gold and silver rush. There would have been no water flumes to haul water through the mountains for the residents. So, for the conservationists, I solute you but quit villainizing innocent people. It's the greedy ones who screwed it all up, not the residents trying to earn a living and feed their families. Young folks don't understand. One day, when they're 40 or 50, they'll realize, like I did, how misled and radicalized they are. That's when they will begin to grow up. Sad, because in my day, people grew up before they married and had families. They relied on their parents to guide them through life and how to survive. It sounds like a harsh, but this is how family units bond. With very little social pressure, families banded together to help each other and make sure everyone survived the winter or rebuild their barns, rounded up cattle. Communities were a team effort. Everyone participated. We lost that. This is because our government has been manipulating everything we see, hear and speak for decades and it's on steroids as of April 2023. Today, you can't go to the gas station without running into a mentally ill person and they come in all flavors. I blame the media, the press, the government. But I don't blame US. We're the victims here. My whole life has been a psyop on the American citizens. They've turned us from men like we see here to couch potato, drunken, vulgar shells of human beings, tamed and distracted, fat and clueless, both men and women. Recipe for tyranny, wouldn't you say? Hmmm Thanks for listening and I hope I sparked someone's mind. Look in the mirror first. Firing arrows at something you actually know nothing about is dangerous, mean, and very destructive with all kinds of ripple effects on others. It also assists the alphabet agencies do their "job" for their overlords, whoever they may be.

It is sad to see how they all stand in front of these giants proud of their own destruction . It is very sad to see what humanity does to these gentle giants that are our best friends here on earth

I've been there as a young person. At the time I felt that was so wrong I cried. Family just looked at me like I was crazy. I've always been aware of the spirit ,Ora of plants ,trees,even people. I've been to places like garden of the gods in Colorado and old 🌎 structures ,forest of Europe. U can really feel the age of these places. It has always had a very strong part of the way I see and feel .

Imagine that there are houses built somewhere from these old giants with 1000 year old lumber, and the owners don't even know.

Something amazing: *exists* Humans: "Let's destroy it!"

"Largest tree to ever exist" Humans: CUT IT DOWN!!

There are no trees left. They cut all the trees down. What you see are shrubs

I lived on the Olympic Peninsula for 3 years. Was able to do so without working for 2 of those years. Hiked nearly 2,000 miles throughout that forest. Happy to say - there are still sections with original old growth. Even in areas that were clear cut 100 years ago…patches of old growth remain. The spacing between the original trees was amazing.

Yes, from shear determination and grit these men were determined to bring down an unconceivably beautiful living creation from the divine. How misguided we are.

There are mountains that were once trees. Giant tree stumps that are petrified. Thanks for sharing.

I've been to Sequoia National Park....and it is unreal to see trees that large. Doesn't even seem like real life......it's kind of sad to see these ancient giants being taken down. Knowing there will probably never be a time in human history where things will be able to attain this stature.

Vancouver, WA, Seattle, WA, Bellingham WA, Vancouver BC area valley bottom land all had 500-1000 year old Douglas firs that averaged 200-400 feet tall. There are reports of douglas firs topping 400 feet. Its absolutely mind boggling. One that was reported at over 450 ft tall on the Nooksack river nicknamed the Nooksack Giant was claimed that the first branch was well over 200 feet up the tree and that it was around 500 years old if I remember correctly. Imagine if it was still standing...

RIP Mother of the Forest, and all the other trees we will never get to see. I grew up near a grove of Giant Sequoia, and there's nothing like walking underneath them. The redwoods are a treasure we need to protect.

Incredible image's but it the same time truly heartbreaking. Why do we seem to destroy any beautiful or majestic natural thing on earth & all for the greed of money non the less. Countless generations of humans before then had the common sense to leave those trees alone & it wasn't because they didn't have the means of chopping them down I mean look at the ancient structures they built they had far more ability & skill then we do today yet not until the last 100 years or so were we so ignorant & detached from nature to begin chopping down practically ever giant ancient tree around among other mindless damage to our home & the place that supports us. It makes me ashamed to be a tied too the species.

Amazing. I love the old pics, they say so much in one photograph. The tall huon pines in Tasmania were some of the biggest trees I've ever seen.

I'm only at min 6, but I'm still puzzled as to what kind of saws, or blades, were used to make such a clean cut? How was such a tool transported into the forest? Where is the woodcutters' protective gear? Why don't I see more sawdust or chips on the forest floor? So many questions, I know!

These photos make me want to time travel back to 1800 and become the first tree hugging hippie.

The tallest recorded tree to ever exist was called the nooksack giant. I actually live less than 40 miles away from where it was speculated to be, (barely any records were kept) it was said to be 465 feet tall.. many more were likely around here, but cut down by early settlers in the 1850s-60s. The species was douglas fir. The tallest douglas fir to exist rn is in oregon. Around 327 feet tall. The location is kept private though for good reason.

always good stuff Jarid, super cool pics

They cut the huge Adirondack spruce almost into extinction. The huge poplar and chestnut were all destroyed in the Appalachia mountains. Not to mention the 3 million Buffalo that were killed just because they wanted to!

A great thing to have this video as a reminder of what has been lost. Thank you for making it

3:10. That humongous tree with those giant burls is cool as hell

Kinda heartbreaking really. Spent much time in California forests in my life. Hard to imagine what it was like before we chopped it down...

I relate to trees more than I do most people, so I just found that terribly sad....couldn't watch much of it. 😩

Great Video Jarid! You found some photos of interesting trees 🌳. Thanks 😊!

Thank you, really enjoyed watching this video. Loved seeing those magnificent ancient trees.

Great collection of pictures! I always love the Giants! The size of pine cones is equally amazing!🌲

It’s tragic…they were the lungs of the world…god knows how old they were!😳

IT IS HEART BREAKING THAT THEY JUST CUT THEM DOWN.

Great picture compilation. Id rather still have the trees tho. The music is kinda relaxing but it also reflects the anxiety & stagnation of spirit in the modern day, as i keep expecting to hear.. " We are experiencing an unusually high call volume. Your call is important to us & will be answered in the order called. Thank you for your patience."

A veritable banquet for the eyes - thank you Jarid!!!!

No way they were using axes and hand saws to make such smooth sliced sections lol…

When I went to visit my family in Washington my uncle told me a story about a huge petrified tree. He found it on accident, went to lean over and fell back. Looked up to see a tree that was well over 20ft tall looked like it was cut perfectly he said. Was as wide as 3 1/2 car maybe 4. I laughed and said nuh uh. Then he pulled his phone out 😂 got pictures with this ginormous tree. Stone. Beautiful. Awe inspiring and breathtaking just to see part of it. He then showed me a video of the state rangers putting a mini fence around it to preserve it. After he notified the state, never got any real attention but this video made me think of that day he told me. :) thank you

Very sad to see these massive giants destroyed ..

This honestly makes me sad. But great collection of history.

"Wow! Look at the size of those trees. They must be giants, the largest ones ever. Let's cut them down."

ABSOULUTLY AMAZING !good job guys on this Historic video .

Thxs for making this bud

Thank you great video 🙏🏻 It makes me super sad tbh 😭 I live on Vancouver Island BC Canada and we are continuing to cut the big forests down until there is none left ! At this moment logging continues to decimate the big old coastal forest and now only a few people profit from this while many lose ! The majesty and feeling of walking through a huge grove of trees in an untouched forest is something most will never enjoy . And the trees that cleaned our air and water and gave homes to countless species of life are gone and never coming back until humanity is gone 🤷🏼‍♂️sad 😱

Can just imagine how beautiful it was to see these majestic trees and smell the fresh clean air. I wonder what type of trees they were. Do you have the photos saved some where shareable? Thanks For sharing

This has to be my favorite, thank you

In themid-1970s I was working in San Diego, helping to renovate Victorian houses built in the 1880s-1900s. We were converting them from private homes to office space, etc. We had to be careful removing and rebuilding windows, floors, woodwork, etc. because they were made from California Redwood - a fairly soft wood compared to pine, etc.

The largest trees take around 1000 years to reach these sizes, yet almost none of this timber is still in use today a mere 120 years later.

i live in the yosemite region close to the mariposa grove of giants. A lot of train tracks and flumes as well as large trees. I have always questioned how they would have processed it. the flume closest to me goes from over 5000' elevation to virtually sea level in a short amount of time. keep up the good work.

"I want to build a 50 passengers boat." "Alright. I will sell you these two trees."

It's just unimaginable that they would cut these trees down

I live in Kokomo Indiana , and in Highland park we have a sycamore tree stump , it says it's 57 feet around 18 feet wide and I'm not sure how tall it was but back when I was a kid we could actually go in it , but they stopped that due to vandalism .

I very much appreciate the work you put into this but it fills me with a deep sadness.

Sad to only see pictures of these knowing that were cut down for money. Some things can never be replaced

Thank you so much for throwing in the bathroom section. Finally, an answer to the missing bathrooms.

Most tree species never stop growing until stopped by disease, pestilence or other creatures like us mainly.

watching from the fiji islands . love your videos . i want to live inside a tree . make my home with many rooms . and the huge ancient giant tree trumps that still can be seen around he world speaks for itself . thank u again .

Thanks for sheering this loved it

Just amazing,thankyou

Higher CO2 back then. Co2 is GOOD!

It's truly a shame that know one will ever experience trees of that size ever again. Man kind has ruined everything that we have touched soon we will meet the same fate as the trees

these kind of things fascinate me. You wouldn't believe it without the pictures. wow!

Magnificently beautiful trees. Awesome post. Really eye-opening as to “our” history.

G'day JB, I really enjoyed the images of those old growth softwoods, the tallest tree that I know of was stumbled across by gold prospectors in the 1860s just a few miles from where I was born 100 years later in the Chum creek valley it had fallen naturally it measured 402 feet the common name is Mountain Ash even though they're not an Ash but a Eucalypt (E Regnans ) to reign, very similar to Oak in density and structural characteristics the largest flowering plant on Earth and up until I watched this video I thought the tallest tree 🇦🇺.

Heart breaking 🥺

Those guys are so lucky to have been able to experience cutting down such large trees. So much resource in one shot and they knew it was special, that's why they took pictures.

Right on! I'm glad I came across your channel. New sub here. 😎👍

Less than 5% of the old growth redwoods remain. They were probably so beautiful. Redwood forests produce 7x as much oxygen as rainforest

JB, the old photos are of large trees of that recent time. They are mere twigs compared to the mega trees that previously covered the Earth. Hangman 1128 channel has hours of video content on this. Cheers 🦘

Super cool videos thanks

thank you! so beautiful

I dont know if you know but all the double pics are actually 3d. If younlet your eyes see through the pic it will pop out at you! Primitive they say...hummm..seems pretty cool to me!

The top of a Redwood tree is a forest unto itself, with hundreds of species, both flora and fauna, a labyrinth of thriving dense intertwined foliage, so dense in fact, that a person at the top structure can lose direction. There is a New Yorker Magazine article on these trees and the biologist climbers from over ten years ago. Worth looking for.

I live in the redwood forests of Northern California. These trees are my brethren. It is sad to see giant trees on flatbed trailers every so often. These trees are older than anything I've ever known. There are many groves that are hidden in secret where the largest trees are protected. I wish I knew where they were to go pay homage to them.

Amazing thank you

They always go for the biggest first. As the chief conservation officer for the only eastern redwood forest in America (Crescent Ridge Dawn Redwoods Preserve), it turns my stomach to think there were once trees over 400 feet tall that were simply cut for "trophies." If you do build with redwood, please keep in mind that Simpson uses only plantation grown lumber; nothing is harvested from the wild.

It's SAD and Despicable raping the land of ALL those Magnificent beautiful old Giants

Heartbreaking!

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

Removing the last remnants of the land of giants

The sawmills must have been GIGANTIC!!!

well done. thank you

The trees were cut down by a handful of men per tree, but transporting the trees was another matter that required much larger teams, including powerful Staffordshire horses, large equipment and trains. I live in Redwood country so I can tell you all about this subject. I happen to have learned quite a lot about it. We have a ton of documentation and equipment that is still surviving. It was definitely quite a feat, but these people were industrious as hell and there were a lot of people who needed work. Work they did. They cut down 99% of the old growth. There was once hundreds of lumber mills out here, but only a few remain in use today. Now there's a bunch of abandoned mills just sitting around and it was thought they would rot and collapse on their own but redwood doesn't rot easily so many are still standing and some have become places for homeless people to gather. Unfortunately a lot of them are also contaminated with creosote.

GOG and MAGOG is over

It would have been nice if they had known to replant more than they took. But damn near everyone of us would have been proud to be apart of feeling these huge trees back then. Us being so small and the tree being so huge. It’s sad to know our biggest tree now doesn’t come close to the size of the old big ones.☹️

Great video keep it up.

Thank you for putting this list of the past tall Redwoods together for a great video! It is very sad to see but everyone must remember it was a completely different time back then. Too bad there wasn't a more plentiful amount of smaller young Redwoods that were easily accessible that the loggers would have gone after instead of these beautiful grand monuments.