The tree was held upright by huge cranes during the cutting process to prevent damage to limbs were it allowed to fall. It was then gently lowered to the waiting truck having never touched the ground. It was viewed later that day in the nearby town of Newport, Washington, but then was wrapped for protection before its journey to Washington, D.C. The trip would first take it to Seattle, then southward through Utah to as far south as Dallas, Texas before heading northeast to its final destination.
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