You’ll travel under the shade of pine trees and, in the right season, spot native wildflowers, including the funky red snow plant. To start, park at the Buckhorn Day Use area or the large ...

Zeleznik points out that trees that hold their leaves into winter have been most affected, and ironwood and Ponderosa pines in his own yard are still bent from the extra weight of ice and snow ...

Snow covered grassy surfaces in Pine Valley could be seen during the winter storm Monday. The snow caused slick roadways and chains were required to head north from Pine Valley toward Mt. Laguna.

Michael Taylor first sighted the tree in 1981, on a high school camping trip. He had ditched his group and went exploring on his own, coming across a sugar pine so impressive that the nearby giant ...