Logging mural #2

Another of the logging murals in downtown Forks.

Downtown logging murals

This is one of six murals painted and placed in frames of a downtown building. I don't know the story behind the making and placing of them, but do enjoy them when we go by. (I'll have to learn the story and relate it with a future picture of one of the other murals. )
This is a scene that can still be seen today - a loaded logging truck going down the road, although you won't see anyone sitting atop the logs anymore.

Sitka Spruce slice

This log is smack dab in the middle of downtown Forks, the Logging Capital of the World, as the sign says.

The sign says, "This Sitka Spruce log came from a tree which was 11 ft. 8 in. in diameter, or 37 ft. 1 in. in circumference, and 256 ft. tall. The tree was already 259 years old in 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Sitka Spruce is native to the fog belt of North America's West Coast."

Loggers Memorial

This is part of the Loggers Memorial at the Forks Timber Museum. It's a chainsaw carving that's about 10 feet tall or so, done by a very talented local carver, Dennis Chastain. The detail on the face and hands is wonderful. There are some neat pictures and details on the surrounding boards, and the inside of the museum has a lot of interesting displays about logging, logging camps, timber and the local forests. Worth seeing.