Mount Laguna News

I was attacked by red ants. Sat on a cactus. Almost stepped on a rattlesnake. And given the chance, I'd take the same vacation again.

What began as a mild storm gained more powder and started pushing out the white stuff on Monday.

Rain and strong winds swept through San Diego County Saturday, resulting in slick roads and some traffic accidents.

I tried posting a report on Sunday, but my computer kept redirecting me away from the site.

Rain caused some street flooding and lots of traffic accidents on the freeways Saturday as the storm moved through the county.

Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 8:02 a.m. Finally. Measurable rain was recorded between 6 and 7 this morning at Lindbergh Field.

It has pretty much been bone-dry for 156 days. The dry-spell is officially over.

" It won't be much, but at long last, rain is coming this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Wispy clouds lazily sail with pale blue sky. A prevailing offshore flow ripples through the autumn-tinged oaks.

This photo was taken on highway 79, the road that winds through the Cuyamaca Mountains toward Mt.

The arrival of autumn brings more than just Santa Anas. It's also the time of year the leaves start changing into their fall colors.

A solar-energy source in Mt. Laguna, Calif. Finance and clean technology - alternative energy, energy efficiency, the smart grid, etc.

Posted August 8, 2009, 9:05 a.m. Towering thunderheads have been seen hovering over the wall of mountains east of San Diego in recent weeks.

Posted August 8, 2009, 9:05 a.m. Towering thunderheads have been seen hovering over the wall of mountains east of San Diego in recent weeks.

This weekend, San Diego County fire departments will hand out a fire preparedness kit that includes a DVD to help residents ready themselves for possible wildfires.

From the coast to the mountains, San Diego County has something for just about everyone.

Sideqi, 45, was with friends at Kwaaymii Point off Sunrise Highway near Mount Laguna about 7 p.m. when he lost his footing and fell about 40 feet, sheriff's Lt.

Fire Chief Gil Turrentine considers it his department and his equipment. At 73-years-old, this fire chief is still passionate about his job with the San Pasqual Volunteer Fire department.

" A slow-moving fire burned 5 acres in a remote "pristine" area of Mount Laguna Wednesday, and one firefighter suffered a minor injury.