A bird flies high above snow-covered mountains in the high desert Monday morning. Jeff Zimmerman/For The Signal
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Protestors hold up signs on the corner of McBean Parkway and Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia in November at a demonstration in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington and other such demonstrations. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Rick Pratt holds up a sign at a protest in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington and other such demonstrations at McBean Parkway and Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Rick Pratt takes a picture of Joyce Woodford at a protest in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington and other such demonstrations at McBean Parkway and Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Louise Logan, right, and other protesters gather on the corner of McBean Parkway and Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia on Saturday to demonstrate in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington and other such demonstrations. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Tyson Favish, 6, breaks a board that Jared Dodley holds up for him at Bright Star Martial Arts in Santa Clarita on Saturday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Kara Franklin, middle, and her friends prepare her property for Sunday’s storm on Saturday afternoon along Iron Canyon Rd in Sand Canyon. Samie Gebers/ Signal
A property along N Iron Canyon Road in Sand Canyon is lined with sand bags and haystacks on Saturday to prevent damage from Sunday’s potentially heavy storm. Samie Gebers/ Signal
LA County Public Works moves mud and debris from within a structure at the end of Iron Canyon Road in preparation for Sunday’s storm. Samie Gebers/ Signal
Officials have placed signs at Placerita Canyon Road Sunday morning to indicate the road is closed going up into the mountains. Samie Gebers/The Signal
A vehicle clears mud off of Placerita Canyon Road on Sunday. Samie Gebers/The Signal
Water flows onto Beverly Road on Sunday due to the storm. Samie Gebers/The Signal
The rain has washed out Vale Verde road on Sunday and residents are being advised to stay in place. Courtesy photo from L.A. Country Department of Public Works
Lynne Winner watches Jeff Zimmerman’s slideshow of various pictures involving brush fires at the Old Town Newhall Library on Saturday. Samie Gebers/ Signal
Fire Photographer Jeff Zimmerman speaks about the history of fires and how they interact with the environment. Samie Gebers/ Signal
The storm causes damages at Canyon Palms Mobile Home Park in Canyon Country on Sunday. Courtesy Photo
A car is washed away by rain and mud flow on Placerita Canyon Road Sunday. Courtesy of Steve Lunetta
Snow falls in Agua Dulce On Jan. 23, 2017. (Courtesy: Shannon Henson)
car stuck in mud Jan. 23 in Placertia Creek downstream from Meadview. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.
Brienne Shepard’s children playing in the snow in Green Valley, Calif. Monday. Courtesy of Brienne Shepard
A man walking his dog across the street in snow-covered Frazier Park Monday. Jeff Zimmerman/For The Signal
A man walking across a street covered in snow and ice in the high desert Monday morning. Jeff Zimmerman/For The Signal
Public Works crews respond to SCV flooding. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.
Marchers hold signs as they look up to a helicopter flying over head as they make their way to Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal
A marcher holds a sign that says “Resist!” near Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. More than 700,000 people were estimated to have gathered for the Women’s March LA. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Marchers walk down Broadway Street in downtown Los Angeles as they hold signs during the Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal
A woman wears names of women who weren’t able to march in the Women’s March in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal
A bird flies high above snow-covered mountains in the high desert Monday morning. Jeff Zimmerman/For The Signal
Sheriff’s deputies in tactical gear make their way down Sumac Court in Canyon Country on Tuesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Spokes person Philip Germain, center, joins a group of 23 Santa Clarita Valley citizens as they express concerns over the reorganization of the Affordable Care Act in the Santa Clarita district office of Congressman Steve Knight on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
A group of 24, Santa Clarita Valley citizens climb the stairs as they approach the Santa Clarita Valley district office of Congressman Steve Knight to express concerns over the reorganization of the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Los Angeles Homeless Services Commissioner Larry Adamson, left, welcomes the dozens of volunteers who registered for a homeless count in Santa Clarita in 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal
Los Angeles Homeless Services Associate Director of Homeless Services Victor Hinderliter, left, and Jennifer Del Toro of the City of Santa Clarita look at a map of Santa Clarita as they prepare for the 2017 Point-In-Time Homeless Count at The Center at the City of Santa Clarita’s Activities Center in Santa Clarita on Tuesday evening. Dan Watson/The Signal
Newly-appointed city councilman Bill Miranda is sworn in ahead of the meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal
A missing person flyer issued by the Los Angeles Police Department hangs from a light standard as a woman walks her dog at Golden Valley Park in Canyon Country. (Austin Dave/The Signal)
Copter 15, a Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter drops part of a 300-foot hoist cable to the ground near the Santa Clara River Wednesday. (Austin Dave/The Signal)
Kiana Lopez, 9, has a chance to play the violin for the first time, one of several musical instruments on hand for youngsters to try at the STEAM(science,technology,engineering, art, mathematics) Night event held at Valley View Elementary on Thursday evening. Dan Watson/The Signal
Evan Gayton, 8, uses a magnifying glass to get a close up look at a goldfish in a bottle as he examines an ecosystem exhibit, one of several leaning exhibits at the STEAM (science,technology,engineering, art, mathematics) Night event held at Valley View Elementary School in Newhall on Thursday evening. Dan Watson/The Signal
Gerrell Cain, center, laughs as 2004 College of the Canyons national championship football teammate Will Caldwell, right, gives him “rabbit ears” while they take a group photo at the COC Hall of Fame induction outside of the Hyatt Valencia on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Caldwell and Cain were both running backs during their time at COC, and were numbers 29 and 30, respectively. Katharine Lotze/Signal
College of the Canyons alumnus Justin Tryon wears his New York Giants Super Bowl, PAC 10 championship, and 2004 national championship rings at the 2017 Hall of Fame ceremony at the Hyatt Valencia on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
In this panorama, brown dust clouds rise above Canyon Country as seen from Golden Valley Park Friday morning. (Austin Dave/The Signal)
Monica Roberts, left, and daughter Jordan Roberts, right, try to get dogs Toby, a Great Dane and Akita mix, left, and Lilly, a Great Pyrenees, right, to pose for the camera. Both Toby and Lilly take Canna-Pet supplements daily to help with pain and digestion issues. Both are also rescue dogs. Katharine Lotze/Signal
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Flags flap in the wind at the Saugus Swapmeet. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Katharine Lotze
Katharine Lotze is a photojournalist and columnist at the Signal, and can be found photographing daily life in Santa Clarita, or writing personal essays about her own daily life.