Hollowed Out Hope | National Geographic

pick that dirt okay

pick that dirt okay the men dig deeper making Greg feel

the men dig deeper making Greg feel

the men dig deeper making Greg feel optimistic as they expose more of the

optimistic as they expose more of the

optimistic as they expose more of the burl I’m amazed because I see this

burl I’m amazed because I see this

burl I’m amazed because I see this little girl from the start

little girl from the start

little girl from the start dirt coming up to it how deep is she

dirt coming up to it how deep is she

dirt coming up to it how deep is she gonna go yeah now we have this I’m

gonna go yeah now we have this I’m

gonna go yeah now we have this I’m thinking 2,000 pound burl

thinking 2,000 pound burl

thinking 2,000 pound burl I really like that point just getting

I really like that point just getting

I really like that point just getting nicer nicer

nicer nicer

nicer nicer no matter the size if the hole in the

no matter the size if the hole in the

no matter the size if the hole in the trunk does prove the tree is hollowed

trunk does prove the tree is hollowed

trunk does prove the tree is hollowed out all their hard work will have been

out all their hard work will have been

out all their hard work will have been for nothing

for nothing

for nothing this one looks like it’s ready yeah okay

this one looks like it’s ready yeah okay

this one looks like it’s ready yeah okay when I hit it with the truck I’m looking

when I hit it with the truck I’m looking

when I hit it with the truck I’m looking at one two things if it doesn’t move we

at one two things if it doesn’t move we

at one two things if it doesn’t move we got to dig more if it moves we can snap

got to dig more if it moves we can snap

got to dig more if it moves we can snap it out

Oh Al’s truck and lift 10,000 pounds not

Oh Al’s truck and lift 10,000 pounds not happening but the strength of this tree

happening but the strength of this tree

happening but the strength of this tree is too much for it to handle

did it wiggle at all maybe a half inch

did it wiggle at all maybe a half inch it still seems pretty solid some of

it still seems pretty solid some of

it still seems pretty solid some of these roots just go down deep and

these roots just go down deep and

these roots just go down deep and they’re big and it’s hard to break them

they’re big and it’s hard to break them

they’re big and it’s hard to break them Alan Griggs thousand dollar investment

Alan Griggs thousand dollar investment

Alan Griggs thousand dollar investment is still stuck in the ground so they

is still stuck in the ground so they

is still stuck in the ground so they need to hurry and come up with a plan B