Reader Eric Wilson captured this breathaking view of the mountains after the February snowfall.
by Timothy Rutt
A look at some of the things to see during the year past, after the jump.
Alec Baldwin, angered by Danny's Farm getting tossed out of Altadena, responded by hosting a successful fundraiser in San Marino (Revvell Revati)
Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) in the Altadena Library parking lot in July.
Paul Ayers recorded the teardown of an illegal wall at Rubio Creek.
Snow -- or at least graupel, a snow/sleet hybrid -- fell in Altadena during weird weather on Feb. 26. Thanks to reader Robert for the picture, and to Isaac Garcia for the video taken at the Loma Alta/Porter area.
Altadena also had its share of outdoor arts and music:
A young Irish dancer performs with the Irish Volunteers at the Sheriff's Support Group summer concert series at Farnsworth Park.
The band Upstream rocked the house during a return visit to the summer concert series
Actor Jack Black, left, talks to Dave Melrose. Black performed a tribute to Black Sabbath during a fundraiser for Melrose's cancer treatments that raised $20,000 (Gary Altadena).
A young female mariachi performs at "Big Night Out," a fundraiser for the AIDS Service Center.
The Jenny Luna Trio performed standards at an August folk festival at the Zorthian Ranch.
Cowboy western singer Juni Fisher performs at the Big Hat Productions backyard concert series.
Baba the Storyteller weaves a tale at the Pasadena Waldorf School Elves' Faire ...
... while John C. Reilly goes country.
Steve Gerow was there when the major roads to the Angeles National Forest were re-opened, two years after the Station Fire.
Luminaria at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Farnsworth Park.
And to finish: the video that made Paco Altadena's celebrity of the year ....
Do you have any images of 2011 you'd like to share? Share them with us: altadenablog @ gmail.com.
