Further east, high desert plateaus give way to the mountains of the northern Sierra.

In the sparsely populated northern Sierra, the timber economy is struggling to survive.

The first, due in Thursday afternoon and Thursday night, will bring a modest snowfall to the northern Sierra and above the lower valley floors in northeast California.

My wife, Barbara Whitaker, and I had once spent a week in a snow-swamped condo at the Heavenly Resort, high above Tahoe in the northern Sierra.

Mountain hemlock may be the most common tree species in the subalpine zone, especially in the central and northern Sierra.

The Cora inhabit the northern sierra of the Mexican state Nayarit which is named after its indigenous inhabitants.

Some peasants, especially in the northern Sierra around Otavalo, supplemented their farming with profitable crafts production.

The headwaters are in the Shasta Cascades and the northern Sierras along the Pit River and Eagle-Honey watersheds.

Now, see, Mount Lochan is marked as the highest in the northern sierra.

Most still hold large amounts of lands, mainly in the northern Sierra, and live in Quito or Guayaquil.

Further east, high desert plateaus give way to the mountains of the northern Sierra.

In the sparsely populated northern Sierra, the timber economy is struggling to survive.

The first, due in Thursday afternoon and Thursday night, will bring a modest snowfall to the northern Sierra and above the lower valley floors in northeast California.

My wife, Barbara Whitaker, and I had once spent a week in a snow-swamped condo at the Heavenly Resort, high above Tahoe in the northern Sierra.

The result is a localized climate on the eastern side of the Rockies that is akin to a climate on the west slope of the Cascades or the northern Sierras.

Mountain hemlock may be the most common tree species in the subalpine zone, especially in the central and northern Sierra.

About 85% of Plumas National Forest lies in Plumas County, but smaller portions are found in eastern Butte, northern Sierra, southern Lassen, and northeastern Yuba counties.

Some peasants, especially in the northern Sierra around Otavalo, supplemented their farming with profitable crafts production.

The headwaters are in the Shasta Cascades and the northern Sierras along the Pit River and Eagle-Honey watersheds.

Most still hold large amounts of lands, mainly in the northern Sierra, and live in Quito or Guayaquil.