What is the local flora and fauna like?
Both sites are located predominantly in a Ponderosa/Jeffrey Pine forest. The 7,000 foot elevation does give us a good variety of plants and trees, as we are a crossing zone between the pinion/juniper forests below us and the alpine areas farther above. You can count on seeing some desert like areas, with cactus, pinion pines, junipers, and sage bush. You will also see cedar trees, coulter pines, sugar pines, fir trees, live and black oak trees, willow trees, manzanita, and more. Most of the time you’ll see towering Ponderosa and Jeffrey Pines, with pine needles blanketing the ground. We are constantly amazed at the diversity of the flora in this area.
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