I'd sure love to go back in time and sit in the cafe and watch those trucks roll by.
Is it common for old growth Doug-fir to get a partially fluted butt like in the butt log pic?
I guessed Sugar Pine as well - based on the bark.
Oh yeah a 15 ton log in a 50 ton lathe .I'd like to turn one on the lathe.
Most volume of clear lumber, very little wane, tight grain, it was worth the effort