Pechunga Tree of Life

This trip was one of the craziest and most interesting Indian Reservations that we visited on our adventures of our class. I was under the impression that we were going to park at the gas station next to Pechunga casino and have to walk from place to place, looking at all the interesting and Native pieces and spots they had to offer on their reservation. But to my surprise, there was a bus that sho-fered us from spot to spot and helped us not freeze to death in the chilling wind. As we started out tour, we first stopped at the Tree of Life. This was a sacred spot off the golf course the casino had, and it was unlike any other tree i have ever seen. It was like it's own little forest with roots that grow abovethe ground and were as wide as most large size trees that you seen in in parks today. The great canopy of leaves and branches looked and stretched at least 60 feet high and the diameter of the wide circle we stood in had to have been at like 100 feet. The tree was massive and really up held and represented the name it was givenz, "The Tree of Life". The vibe and emotions that you felt when you walked underneither this ancient creature was undescribible and unlike another thing I have felt. Just the history and I change this tree has been through is crazy to think about and the fact that the tree is still standing and growing shows it is among God's greatest creations.