February 26, 2013 (Descanso) — Julie Salmons shot these photos after this week’s heavy snowfall blanketed her community in Descanso. 
A headache for motorists when I-8 shut down nearby, the unusual weather created a tapestry of beauty from a photographer’s eye.
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