Solid Kauri Tree Stair Case

Solid Kauri Tree Stair Case

JIGGS' Flickr pool has some great images of a staircase carved from a solid Kauri Tree trunk. She writes:

"Magic Kauri Kingdom, Awanui, North Island, NZ. The kauri log that this staircase was carved from was dug out of an ancient swamp. Thousands of years ago a tsunami wave devastated the area, felling trees and everything else in it's path. The wood of the kauri tree is so durable that it was still viable after all that time, and so large that this massive staircase could be made from it."

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