Timphoto wrote in post #19148522
avondale87 wrote in post #19148269
Great photos Tim
Any idea what the log is?
Looks an old mill.
Timber and all its aspects has always been of much interest in my life
Great photos Tim
Any idea what the log is?
Looks an old mill.
Timber and all its aspects has always been of much interest in my life
It is a Redwood log. Sturgeon's Mill is a working sawmill museum open on 4 weekends a year.
It is 106 years old and is steam powered.
Western Sonoma County has some significant stands of Redwood trees. Nearby Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve has two remarkable Redwood trees, one is over 1400 years old and the other is over 310 feet tall.
Unfortunately in the 1800's and early 1900's much of the Coastal Redwood forest was logged. Museums are rife with historical photographs of loggers with their saws, sitting on huge Redwood stumps.
Very interesting! Very cool they keep this sawmill open even if only 4 weekends per year!
Thank you for sharing this information!
