I saw the big burls at close range. I saw the smooth, purplish bark of the smaller branches. All around me was living tree. I looked up, dizzily, noticing small cracks in the deadwood and channels ...

Two people are lucky to be alive after a tree toppled onto their moving car Monday evening, sending up a huge fireball as a power line snapped. Clackamas Fire responded to the crash around 7 p.m ...