Alex Moore, 10, cries while holding the hand her mother, Robin, as Moore is wheeled to an ambulance after being injured in a car accident.

Firefighters work from above and below to extinguish a blaze that gutted Granzella's restaurant, a beloved landmark in Williams, Calif.

Kyle Burns, 10, center, is pulled along a zipline ride by Chris Vonderwerth, 10, left, and Issac Sampson, 10, all of Folsom, Calif., at the Golden Empire Council Scout Expo at Beale Air Force Base.

Mylaina McMurray,9, washes the window of a car during a fundraising car wash Saturday. The car wash was organized to raise money for the family of Willie Dean Roberts Jr., who was brutally killed during a robbery.

Alex Pinto lifts Andrew McCleary onto his back during a cake batter wrestling match at Wheatland High School. Wheatland High School students participated in the cake batter wrestling as part of Spirit Week.

Jordan Hartman, left, and Chelsea Holman grapple in a sea of chocolate cake batter during lunch at Wheatland High School.

Feather Falls

Here are some from a recent hike to Feather Falls. We hiked through the steady rain to Feather Falls, which plummets 640 feet down, making it the fourth highest waterfall in California, and the sixth in the continental US.

Cheers.

The red bark of a fallen tree glistens after an afternoon downpour.

One of the smaller tributary waterfalls along the path.

The ground seems to move as hoardes of ladybugs scurry along the forest floor near Frey Creek. Several million ladybugs come to this part of the forest for the winter and can be seen completely covering most of the foliage.

One of several redwood bridges that spans the meandering tributaries.